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 (spotlights@sonicbids.com) "...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)