STUFF ABOUT UNCLE LEON AND THE ALIBIS
Review: "The Bartender"
The Bluesbunny - Glasgow, Scotland - February 13, 2010
"... quite possibly the greatest song ever written, especially if you are a barfly."
Review: Roller Derby Saved My Soul
Fracture Magazine - Atlanta, GA - January 6, 2010
"Inter Derby Interviews the Famous Uncle Leon"
Inter Derby - London, England - September 18, 2008
"She’s got 'Roller Derby Saved My Soul' tattooed in huge letters across her back."
"Country Music Grows in Brooklyn"
The Village Voice - New York City - May 27, 2008
"We'd hold events and were just amazed at how many people came out of the woodwork."
"Big Peter Talks to Uncle Leon"
The Bluesbunny - Glasgow, Scotland - May 1, 2008
"It didn't work out, but that's okay -- I got another song out of that."
"Featured Song: 'The Bartender' by Uncle Leon"
The Bluesbunny - Glasgow, Scotland - January 5, 2008
"Uncle Leon, we raise our glass and salute you!"
Review: Roller Derby Saved My Soul
The Bluesbunny - Glasgow, Scotland - October 30, 2007
"Uncle Leon & the Alibis are turning into the musical equivalents of a cult movie."
"Roller Derby Saved My Soul: The Uncle Leon Interview"
Derby Luv - Montreal, Canada - June 1, 2007
"There's no way they're going to want to do this. 'Go Go Rollergirl'? God, this is so dumb."
Our Music Gets Used on... the BBC?
Midlands Today - Birmingham, England - March 7, 2007
"Album of the Month: Drunk"
The Bluesbunny - Glasgow, Scotland - March 1, 2007
"Simple production, simple arrangements and simple honky-tonk-powered fun. "
"Roller Derby Not for the Faint of Heart"
The Journal News / Lower Hudson Online - Westchester, NY- December 17, 2006
"It wasn't playing anymore, but you could almost hear the chorus echo: 'Roller Derby Saved My Soul.'"
"A Rollergirl Gift Guide"
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati, OH - December 6, 2006
"So there's this dude named Uncle Leon who penned a little ditty called 'Roller Derby Saved My Soul' that now seems to be playing on three out of four roller derby-related MySpace pages."
"Stomp on the Floor and Go: Hootenanny Hijacks the Slope"
The Brooklyn Rail - Brooklyn, NY - October 1, 2006
“The one thing we all seem to share is the love of old-style country music at its rawest, wildest, and most sincere.”
"Country in the City"
The Village Voice - New York City - November 1, 2005
"There's this New York disease people catch where everyone is like, 'Am I going to get big off this?' "
STUFF ABOUT THE BROOKLYN COUNTRY SCENE
"Country Music in Brooklyn? Yee-Haw!"
The Brooklyn Record - Brooklyn, NY - September 25, 2006
"Torchbearers of Urban Twang"
The New York Times - New York City - August 13, 2006
"Country-Western Bands in Brooklyn Attracting Big Apple Visitors"
Travel with Stephanie Abrams - April 29, 2005