The band’s style, their passion, their hard-as-nails execution: these aren’t things you can fake. They are exactly what they say they are, and it shows. That’s rarer than you might expect. – The CHATTANOOGA PULSE
A hopeful promise for the future of the genre. – KULTURFORUM
Mississippi Delta blues stripped to the bone, mixed with elements of Captain Beefheart, early Ry Cooder and a touch of Tom Waits. – BLUES MAGAZINE
Tags such as retro or contemporary are rendered meaningless when you crank up the volume of your stereo and tune in to the tunes, and nuanced songwriting. For those who like their rock heavy and deep grooved. Good work fellas. – HARMONIC DISTORTION HERE
Mariani is no macho cock rock shouter – no matter what backdrop he stands in front of, he’ll always have that slightful soulful, melodic power pop voice, backed here, as everywhere, with creamy vocal harmonies. Check the folk rocking “Not For Me” and “The City of Lights” and the overtly psychedelic “Cat On a Roof,” breaths of fresh air that meld Mariani’s pop sensibilities with the period sounds he evokes elsewhere. – BLURT HERE
June 1 @ GoatFest — Clarksdale, MS
June 8 @ Southgate House Revival – Super Satan Fest — Cincinatti, OH
June 27 @ Mod — St. Petersburg, RU
June 28 @ Wild Mint Festival — Moscow, RU June 29 @ 16 Tons — Moscow, RU
June 30 @ Raut Oak Festival — Riegsee, DE
August 8 – 10 @ Haldern Pop Festival — Haldern, DE
Blessed is the Boogie is ten tracks of pure vintage goodness, a hard-driving rock and roll album with its blues roots proudly on display. – CHATTANOOGA PULSE HERE
