The Complaints

The Complaints are a modern rock band led by guitarist/front man Dean Petrella, with bassist Chris Cruz anddrummer Anthony Marotti. Their music is like audio comfort food- it’s new, but familiar. You may hear hints of Tom Petty,Radiohead, Cold Play and Matchbox Twenty, while still appreciatingtheir unique sound.The band formed in 1997 and quickly made their bonesplaying some of the hottest rock n’ roll venues on the east coastincluding CBGB,... More

The Complaints are a modern rock band led by guitarist/front man Dean Petrella, with bassist Chris Cruz anddrummer Anthony Marotti. Their music is like audio comfort food- it’s new, but familiar. You may hear hints of Tom Petty,Radiohead, Cold Play and Matchbox Twenty, while still appreciatingtheir unique sound.The band formed in 1997 and quickly made their bonesplaying some of the hottest rock n’ roll venues on the east coastincluding CBGB, Mercury Lounge, The Bitter End (NYC), Lupo’sHeartbreak Hotel (Providence RI) and The Middle East (Boston).The Complaints have recorded with some of the biggestengineers/producers in the business: Chris Lord-Alge [MatchboxTwenty, Cold Play, Amy Winehouse, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen,Madonna], Shelley Yakus [Tom Petty, Don Henley, U2, SuzanneVega] and Phil Greene [Dropkick Murphys, Mighty MightyBosstones, Steve Earle, Mick Jagger].2020 is lining up to be another great year for The Complaints asthey release their 4th full-length album, Talk to Me. They reunitedwith Phil Greene who engineered and mixed their award-winningdebut album Fear in 1999. The band is currently also writingmaterial for various soundtracks and continue to perform over 150live shows a year.The Complaints have shared the stage with many national actsincluding Gin blossoms, Sugar Ray [w/ Mark McGrath], Young the Giant, Train,Collective Soul, 3 Doors Down, Nickleback, Guster and have wonnumerous awards including ‘Album of the Year’ for Fear in theProvidence Phoenix Best Music Poll, ‘Best Male Vocalist’ and‘Band of the Year’ awards in New England’s Motif Magazine.The Complaints continue to be one of the most successfulindependent artists on the national scene. Less