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STUFF ABOUT UNCLE LEON AND THE ALIBIS
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"Uncle Leon and the Alibis Raise the Roof at Rodeo Bar"
Lucid Culture - New York, NY - July 26, 2010
"Uncle Leon, frontman of Uncle Leon and the Alibis, is not your typical babe magnet. But he pulls demographics that your average bunch of Strokes wannabes would kill for."
"Uncle Leon and the Alibis play first
ever show in Bloomington, IN"
Bloomington Roller Derby Examiner - Bloomington, IN - June 14, 2010
"The music of Uncle Leon and the Alibis is fun and quirky and original. But there’s a bit more depth to it than the casual listener might realize at first. For girls that don’t meet the fashion-magazine, media-driven stereotypes of the current culture, this band and their music have the power to instill or awaken confidence."
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
"The relationship 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