by Keith Spera, New Orleans Times-Picayune ** Thursday July 21, 2011 ** It sometimes is possible to pinpoint the exact moment a band comes of age. Having defined their sound, its members articulate it with confidence. They are rewarded with the hoots and hands-in-the-air approval of an appreciative audience that, going forward, will seek them [...]
Honey Island Swamp Band comes of age
July 22nd, 2011Eye On The Music – Honey Island Swamp Band @ The Mint
July 8th, 2011by Jim Brock, EyeOnTheMusic.com ** Sunday June 26, 2011 ** Honey Island Swamp Band swung into the Westside on Saturday, another NOLA nugget appearing at the Mint. This is a New Orleans band that reflects its Katrina Diaspora-Bay Area birth with chunky and soulful jams, tight arrangements and great material. If you are expecting ballads, [...]
Jackson Hole Weekly – Bayou Americana at Music on Main
July 7th, 2011by Aaron Davis, Jackson Hole Weekly ** Wednesday July 6, 2011 ** Jackson Hole, Wyo. — “Putting a fire out” can mean a lot of things when coming from the mouth of a touring musician. Mandolinist-vocalist Aaron Wilkinson of Honey Island Swamp Band used the phrase when he dealt with a radiator issue on [...]
Waterfront Blues Festival 2011: Honey Island Swamp Band
July 5th, 2011by Marc Nieman-Ross, Oregon Music News ** Tuesday July 5, 2011 ** In 1978, a friend introduced me to a band named “Little Feat”. I don’t remember the exact cassette he popped into the tape player in my Subaru Coupe as we traveled from St. Paul to Ely, Minnesota. But we played it over and [...]
SF Chronicle – Bayou buzz band has San Francisco roots
June 29th, 2011by Joel Selvin, Senior Music Critic — San Francisco Chronicle ** Tuesday June 28, 2011 ** The hottest new band in New Orleans started in San Francisco. Guitarist Chris Mulé and bassist Aaron Wilkinson were playing with guitarist Eric Lindell on tour in San Francisco when Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005. Everything Wilkinson [...]
CNN.com – New Orleans Jazz Fest after hours
May 7th, 2011by Jessica Rosgaard, CNN.com ** Thursday May 6, 2011 ** New Orleans (CNN) — The population of New Orleans isn’t big enough that local bands can play to a new crowd every week, so when New Orleans musicians want to make money and new fans, they usually hit the road. The New Orleans Jazz and [...]
Take Cover and Shoot! – Vinyl Music Hall 4/22/11
May 1st, 2011by Michael L. Smith, TakeCoverandShoot.com ** Saturday April 30, 2011 ** Recently winning the Best Roots Rock Artist Award at the “Best of The Beat Awards” and embarking on their Summer tour (which included…the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama…) the Honey Island Swamp Band started the night off by cooking a delicious [...]
Short & Sweet With Honey Island Swamp Band
April 27th, 2011by Aura Fedora, SoundCloud.com ** Wednesday April 27, 2011 ** Host Aura Fedora talks to Aaron Wilkinson of Honey Island Swamp Band about their influences, their audience, and why roots music never goes out of style…Interview recorded on April 20 live backstage at Wednesdays At the Square, a free concert series in New Orleans. [...]
Honey Island Swamp Band steps up with new "Wishing Well"
July 27th, 2009by Keith Spera, Music writer, The Times-Picayune Friday July 10, 2009, 5:00 AM In Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath, Aaron Wilkinson and Chris Mule found themselves stranded in San Francisco with the rest of soul-blues guitarist Eric Lindell’s band. In need of additional work, they resolved to pool their respective songs and create a new band. At [...]
Offbeat Magazine Wishing Well Review
May 30th, 2009Honey Island Swamp Band Wishing Well Independent By David Kunian In the years since the Honey Island Swamp Band released its first record, it has crossed the country and been the secret force behind swamp soulster Eric Lindell. Now it has released its second record, Wishing Well, a record that shows off its roadhouse-right rock ’n’ [...]
