The members of Mad Sweet Pangs met in 1975. The drummer was encouraged to play by his music teacher. The lead singer wanted to start a group since he was in college. Mad Sweet Pangs started performing at Beach, a local club. The group used to practice at the lead singer's basement.

Mad Sweet Pangs was offered a record contract after their single was heard on X102.9. The band regularly played at Coward before making it to the big time. Mad Sweet Pangs always wanted to hear themselves at the top of the charts and they got their wish with the release of their first single. The group plays plenty of arenas, but would rather play in the smaller bars in which they began.

Mad Sweet Pangs accepted that they had a real chance to become a headlining national act after Mary Nicodemus started the first fan club for the group in 1985. After playing country wide, the group’s fan club exploded from the handful of fans around Portland to thousands in every city throughout the country.

The latest release from Mad Sweet Pangs is a refinement of their previous sound. The band recently completed their most current release, but they are already thinking of their next move. After this past non-stop year the members of Mad Sweet Pangs will spend some time apart to recharge.

Generally critics will commend Mad Sweet Pangs for their ability to rile up the crowd at live performances. A music critic from Cleveland, Cypher Tettleton, has always mentioned band’s lead singer. Mad Sweet Pangs’s new release is receiving positive reviews from Tom Cotroneo, a music critic out of Charleston, and Trent Casas, from New York.

Mad Sweet Pangs respects the fact that their fans love their past releases, so they go to great effort to incorporate the older hits with the latest ones. The band’s tour schedule and concert information is outlined on TheSeats.com, along with the latest Mad Sweet Pangs tickets and seating charts available.