[11] Tenement and their relation to contemporary punk, hardcore, and DIY was the subject of The New York Times ' June 2015 Popcast; which was hosted by author Ben Ratliff and featured special guests Maria Sherman and Liz Pelly.
In reference to Tenement and the DIY scene in which they operate out of, Pelly noted, "It's pretty clear that for these musicians punk is more something they relate to on an ideological level.
"[12] In 2016, Tenement was invited to play Eaux Claires, an outdoor music festival curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner of The National.
An underground basement band from Appleton, Wisconsin that continues to proudly fly the DIY flag never forgetting where they came from no matter how much attention they receive.
[15] Actor and comedian Chris Gethard curated a playlist for Brooklyn, New York club Shea Stadium in 2016, compiling his favorite performances at the venue.
"[20] For many, setting foot in The BFG was an experience that brought them to a closer understanding of what drove Tenement as a group and how they fit- personally and creatively- into the greater scheme of music and art in America.
"[21] Heartbreaking Bravery 's Steven Spoerl commented in 2015 on how the environment of The BFG hinted at Tenement's eclectic taste in music and how it came to define them as a band: "It was impossible to spend thirty seconds flipping through any one of the thousands of [records] that littered that house and not jump from 80’s hardcore to free jazz session recordings to sludge to the golden era of soul, all of which would be directly underneath an unending murderer’s row of killer flyers for (increasingly strong) bills that the house hosted.
"[26] In a live review for La Crosse Tribune in 2017, Randy Erickson sympathized with Tenement's short set lengths, calling each song an "energy-sapping eruption".
It was like a fuse was lit, and they exploded into each song, with Pitsch moving with the lethal confidence of a bullfighter," and elaborated, "The soundman at the Cavalier said he didn't even run the guitar amps through the sound board because they were loud enough to fill the theater on their own.
"[27] In August 2012, Jonathan Garrett from NME attended a house show in St. Paul, Minnesota and wrote, "On the first night of their absurdly long tour, Tenement don't seem the least bit fazed- by the lack of a stage, the terrible acoustics, or the swarming crowd.
By way of introduction, frontman Amos Pitsch simply drops his already busted glasses onto the top of the amplifier, plugs in, and unleashes a hissing peal of feedback.
(...) By the time they reach the climactic midpoint, the entire basement is pure chaos, a ricocheting mass of limbs, some occasionally clipping the exposed air ducts overhead.