DIRTY SWEET PRESS QUOTES
"Dirty Sweet is
the musically apt monicker for a San Diego band that at times sounds like it
just stepped out of a time capsule from 1972." -San Diego Union-Tribune (May 24, 2007)
"..has truly brought
back the Classic Rock Sound but with an up to date flavor that taste oh so
delicious.. If you do not see this band you are missing out on something very
special.".-In The Streets JD, All Access Magazine (May 17 2007)
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http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol5/issue05/three_to_see.html
"From the pop-punk weary streets of San
Diego come Dirty Sweet, an intrepid resuscitation to the city’s musical veins
and a musical atlas to the coordinates of when rock “rocked” and you felt
wickedly good while it did it." -S.A. Moore, Overhear.com
(September 24, 2007)
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"Lead singer Ryan Koontz, sings from the top of his lungs to
uplift the audience and get them singing along by the time the song hits the
chorus." –Cecilia Felix, The Mesa Press (October 2, 2007)
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"The band has it all: talent, looks, attitude, and mystery.
Dirty Sweet is just the thing that today’s music industry has been yearning
for." –Audrey Cortes, San Francisco Foghorn (October 11, 2007)
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http://foghorn.usfca.edu/en/2398/scene/598/
"...I guess one could say Dirty Sweet and rock and roll will
save your life after all, and if that ain’t Essential Listening, then I just
don’t know what is.” -
NineBullets.net (October 16, 2007)
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"Dirty Sweet is one of my favorite local San Diego bands. If
you see them now, you can say you heard them before they got really famous!"-Loxie Grant (October
30, 2007)
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http://www.discoversd.com/blog/san-diego-dating-blog/dirty-sweet-san-diego-music-makes-a-great-date.html
"The fictional
band in "Almost Famous" isn't from San Diego, but the
semi-autobiographical film's writer/director Cameron Crowe is, and Dirty Sweet
could totally be that band." –Kyle
Proehl, San Diego Union-Tribune’ America’s Finest’ (October 31, 2007)
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/10/americas_finest_.html
" ...Dirty Sweet
are the new standard bearers for the exalted line of Scrappy Rock Bands. I
think they are poised on the brink of further greatness right now and it would
be wise to check them out." –BlogSanDiego.com (October 31,
2007)
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http://www.blogsandiego.com/dirty_sweet.html
"The Dirty Sweet have a sound
that grabbed me right away upon first listen.
It’s driving, old-fashioned rock music, with hooks that don’t let
go." -Paige
Brodsky (November 9, 2007)
http://www.streetlightrecords.com/Item/5276100084
"The dynamic rhythm section of
Shaun Cornell (Bass) and Chris Mendez-Vanacore (Drums) shakes, rattles, n'
rolls like a freight train fueled by conductor
Ryan Koontz's (Vocals) soulful howl, while stowaways Nathan Beale (Guitar) and
Mark Murino (Guitar) blast roman-candle-riffs into the night sky. Watching the
band perform is not unlike standing too close to the tracks." –Artshound.com (November 10, 2007)
http://www.artshound.com/?app=eventDetail&id=8881
"Patience
on Friday" is evidence that RMB has evolved as a band and will continue to
do so as their years roll on. Their chemistry is unmistakable and their
"real people" attitude stands synonymous with their eclectic mix of
soul, jazz and downright heartfelt lyrics.-The Equinox (October 2007)
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“...Maybe Today has a lot going on. Funk grooves, drumsticks a
rat-a-tatting away, complex mouthfuls of lyrics (some of my favorite lyrics
yet, I should note), a hazy dazy kind of lilt to its melody, contributions from
horns…it’s a busy, bustling kind of song." -Victoria Welch
(October 2007)
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"You want some good ol' rock
'n' roll, sounding sweet and dirty? Up front guitars and all that?.. San Diego
rock band Dirty Sweet is just that and
a bit more, and it's all documented on their new album ...Of Monarchs and
Beggars. Dig out your air guitar and start banging away." -Hans
Werksman (November 11, 2007)
http://blogger.xs4all.nl/werksman/archive/2007/11/11/320209.aspx
"Got the blues? Got some
booze? Missing the soundtrack to your woe? Check out Dirty Sweet…" –Ear Candy (November 13, 2007)
http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_3461.shtml
"Dirty Sweet could spearhead a
revival of throwback rock 'n' roll — the groove-heavy 1960s and '70s-style rock
in the vein of Aerosmith and Free." –Vince
Darcangelo, Daily Camera Interview (November 22, 2007)
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/nov/22/timeless-groove/
"The strength of
their live show… is indeed catching on." -Janie Franz, Gratefulweb.net (November
29, 2007)
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http://www.gratefulweb.net/gwebNews/gwebDesign/musicNews.asp?articleid=1144&zoneid=3
"These guys are ROCK
incarnate. Think Black Crowes meet Aerosmith meet Burt Reynolds. ALL members of
the band have mustaches, goatees, pork
chop side burns or beards. They look dangerous and sound great." –Kevin
Joseph, Falcon Show Newsletter (November 29, 2007)
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Article:
http://thisweekindenver.com/category/event-savant-says/
"...Of Monarchs and Beggars is
the work of a bunch of young musicians who appreciate the Allman Brothers Band
and Led Zeppelin alongside Death Cab for
Cutie, and it's a highly enjoyable listen for anyone with a tolerance for the
long version of "Free Bird." -Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
(2007)
http://www.answers.com/topic/of-monarchs-and-beggars-2007-album-by-dirty-sweet
“As hungry as a
back street beggar, San Diego's Dirty Sweet are mutton chopped, denim sporting
bad asses in the making.” –Dennis Cook, JamBase (December 2007).
http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=12289