“From the opening resolution-pleading strains of Blake Miller’s trebly accordion, this is special… These songs and hooks will burrow their way into your subconscious and be your nagging earworms for days on end.” – David Innes Read the entire article here
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Album Review: AmericanRootsUK
In many ways an eastern USA version of Los Lobos with their very own style… excellent lead singing and tremendous harmonies… musicianship is of the highest order… dominated by the sheer joy of playing these songs together… virtually defines ‘good time music!’ – Mike Morrison, AmericanRootsUK.com Read the entire review here.
Safe and Sound in Saunderstown
Every summer, first with The Red Sticks, now with the Revelers we navigate the perilous wilderness of Interstate 95 and somehow reach Kate Vivian’s house in quaint Saunderstown Rhode Island. Kate is what you would call a patron of the arts. She’s not rich, mind you, but she does have a nice house,…
Revelers Receive 4-Star Review in Songlines Magazine
“If you’ve ever been nagged by the feeling that all Cajun and zydeco music was starting to sound a bit too much like the same old thing, The Revelers will toss that notion back on your ears. This is Louisiana-bred party music sustained by the sonorous signature of its native milieu, but…
Post Mardi Gras Update from Chas Justus…
The Revelers have returned to Lafayette after a couple weeks in the great white north. The tour started the day after Mardi Gras, and I was a bit banged up myself, not to mention exhausted. We drove straight up on Ash Wednesday to Saratoga Springs New York for the Dance Flurry festival. They’ve got every…
The Revelers Featured in Paste Magazine
A excerpt from “French Rock’n’Roll” By Geoffrey Himes Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The quintet’s own album, The Revelers, signals its intentions by reviving three swamp-pop classics: Tommy McLain’s “Jukebox Songs,” Jewel & the Rubies’ “Kidnapper” and McLain’s “I’m Glad for Your Sake (But I’m Sorry for Mine).” The swamp-pop genre is best defined as Cajuns…