Quotes, References, and Publications ...Puente's a 'roots' band... not 'roots rock', just ROOTS... they do REAL ROOTS MUSIC... I'm talking AMERICA, here, folks...'The Grapes of Wrath', or a blues bar in the backwaters of the French Quarter in New Orleans pre-Katrina... or in a hobo camp in the Thirties, or at one of the dances my granny took me to as a young child, or in the Cotton Club in Harlem in NYC in the fifties...could've been the 1890s, the 1930s, the Fifties, or last night...I LOVE PUENTE... ~ Mick Darwin 'This is from the heart of the real feeling of how music is supposed to be done...This is where you really express yourself' ~Stevo Schlemmer (KEOS 89.1 FM) I just sent you a selected message for the Sonicbids Spotlight (yay!) and I loved your songs so much... ~Aimee ([email protected]) '...This project looks fun...' ~Eliot E. Rich (Bookings and Event Management, Castaways. Ithaca, NY) 'I would definitely call it Delta Blues.' ~Edison Freeman (Recording Engineer, Musician) "I would like to introduce you to Puente. ...fun, entertaining and dynamic... very original and insightful. Just keeps getting better. ' ~Graham Warwick (Blues Man, Booking Agent) "Hints of ragtime and swing co-mingle in a solid folk rock blues sauce to serve up a distinct and tasty dish we call "Progressive Americana a la Puente" ~Victoria Winters (Writer, Artist)