Sweet Apple Recording New Album in Los Angeles.
Release Date - Spring/Summer 2012.

Space rock, psych, swampy, pop,12 string acoustics, special guests ...



August + September 2011

New Photos Posted from Sweet Apple West Coast Tour.

John took some cool pix on the road...
Sweet Apple Facebook page.
Sweet Apple Flickr page.
March 2011

Sweet Apple in Las Vegas on Valentine's Day.

Performing at the Palms for Thrasher Magazine/Maloff Skateboarding Party.

Click here for more information:
http://www.magiconline.com/2011/01/skate-has-a-new-home-at-magic-ride-unltd/
February 2011

The Huffington Post Picks Sweet Apple CD #5 Best of 2010.

Read the article here.
January 2011

Sweet Apple West Coast Tour Dates Announced -
Shows in January with Dead Meadow.

Visit the Shows page for cities, dates, and venue information.
December 2010

New Photos Posted from Sweet Apple + Guided By Voices Tour.

Visit the Photos page to view images.
November 2010

Sweet Apple with Guided By Voices - Sold-Out Shows in Atlanta, DC, and NC.

Visit the Shows page for more information.
October 2010

Sweet Apple Live at The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn.

September 2010

New Shows Added: East Coast Dates in September, plus October Dates with Guided By Voices.

August 2010

Visit our shows page for more info.

Elijah Wood picks Sweet Apple for iTunes Compilation.

June 29th, 2010

Sweet Apple fan Elijah Wood included the song 'Do You Remember' on his new compilation
'Elysium: A Benefit for The Art of Elysium' - a charity album benefiting the Art of the Elysium foundation. Other artists include Sonic Youth, Black Mountain, and The Kills.

Click here for more information.

Sweet Apple Performs at Rachael Ray's Block Party.

June 19th, 2010

Sweet Apple rocked in Brooklyn on Saturday at Rachael's Boozy BBQ. Thanks to Rachael and her staff for the hospitality and the tasty Rachael chow.

Two New Shows Added. More Show Announcements Coming Soon.

June 1st, 2010

July 9th, 2010 | The Grog Shop | Cleveland, OH

July 10th, 2010 | Abbey Pub | Chicago, IL

Two LIMITED 7" Singles Now Available.

May, 2010

UK 7" single | I've Got a Feeling (That Won't Change)
Damaged Goods

7" single | Do You Remember
Secret Serpents

Visit the Releases page for more information.

'Love & Desperation' CD Release Party at the Mercury Lounge
Tuesday, April 20th.

April 20th, 2010

Sweet Apple is set to celebrate the release of 'Love & Desperation' Tuesday, April 20th at the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan (217 East Houston Street, NYC, 10002).

Purchase tickets to the show.


'Love & Desperation' - on iTunes.

'Love & Desperation' CD - from Amazon.

'Love & Desperation' Vinyl - from Amazon.

It's Sweet Apple Week at Magnet Magazine.

April 20th, 2010

Every day, through Sunday, Magnet will run two things Dave, Tim, J and John chose to say something about, from music to clothes to spiritual leaders to movies. Magnet will update the "Guest Editor" section twice a day, with two new items. There's also a Q and A on the band. If ...you wanna check it, go to www.magnetmagazine.com/?s=sweet+apple

'Do You Remember' video now up on YouTube.

April 14th, 2010

Sweet Apple to release 'Love & Desperation' - April 2010

February, 2010

Most bands are brought together by guitars, amps and drums. Sweet Apple formed after tragedy, out of friendship, on a miserable day in Vermont. At first glance, the rock ‘n’ roll quartet might seem like one of those "indie-rock supergroup" sideshows. (editor's note: "stupor group"?)

Yes, J Mascis (drums/guitar/vocals) plays in Dinosaur Jr. Tim Parnin (guitar) and John Petkovic (vocals/guitar) play in Cobra Verde. Dave Sweetapple (bass/vocals) plays in Witch. But Sweet Apple was born of a death - and a cross country drive. Totally by chance.

It was rainy morning in December when John Petkovic got in his car heading eastward. He had no destination in mind, let alone plans for a band. He just wanted to drive away. "My mother had just died after a long, horrible illness," he says. "And I’d been totally devastated by so many things, all at once. I’d lost so much weight. I couldn’t eat or sleep. All I did was smoke cigarettes, one and after another after another." John got in his car and went for a long smoke. Four hundred miles from his hometown of Cleveland, and out of the blue, he received a phone call from friend Dave Sweetapple.

"I couldn’t believe he was driving around aimlessly," says Sweetapple, of Brattleboro, Vt. "When I found out he was so close to Vermont I told him to come over." Dave also called their mutual friend J Mascis, who lives nearby in Amherst, Ma., and told him to come over. J did, and told John to start writing a bunch of songs when he got back home - so they could start a band. John hadn’t played guitar for months. He came up with four songs on the ride home - including "I Can’t See You," with its haunting refrain, "I drove and drove and drove and drove. And drove and drove and drove and drove."

Within three weeks, John was jamming with CV bandmate Tim Parnin - and they whittled 25 songs down to 12. "Out of the blue, we had an album full of catchy tunes," says Parnin. "It’s one of the weirdest things I’ve experienced playing in bands." Even weirder, many of the songs are upbeat - fun and mockingly funny, with loud, brash guitars. "

Do You Remember" is a driving singalong. "I’ve Got a Feeling That Won’t Change" is wounded pop. "Flying Up a Mountain" is a nihilist singalong. "Love & Desperation" was recorded in Cleveland and Massachusetts. It was mixed by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady) and Don Depew (Guided By Voices, Cobra Verde).

"I tell people that I saved John’s life by starting this band," says Mascis. "But they don’t believe me."


Sweet Apple is:
J Mascis - Guitar god in Dinosaur Jr.; drummer in Witch. Played with Cobra Verde for a spell. Owner of hundreds of guitar pedals and dozens of Adidas. Favorite color is purple. Has worked in a coffee shop in India, even though he doesn’t drink coffee. Spends a lot of money in Whole Foods.

Tim Parnin - Guitar player in Cobra Verde. Plays guitar with former Faith No More singer Chuck Mosely. Former clothing designer. Cleveland Cavaliers season ticket holder. Partied with Shaq.

John Petkovic - Frontman for Cobra Verde. Still gets acting residuals from "The OC." Played in Guided by Voices. Former aid to the Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. Writes about bars and movies for the Cleveland’s daily newspaper. Working on an underwear-themed art exhibition. Smokes less, eats more gummy bears.

Dave Sweetapple - Bassist in Witch. Native of Newfoundland, Canada (where they beat baby seals). Prefers rock over free jazz. Grew hair long after seeing a photo of the Alice Cooper Band. Collects rare mushrooms. Owns a best-in-breed Irish Wolfhound named Cyril.