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DAVID Z / PRODUCER / JOHNNY LANG, PRINCE, ETTA JAMES
“FINDING AN ARTIST THATS AN ORIGINATOR IS A RARE THING. TY CURTIS IS A BRIGHT NEW UNIQUE TALENT"
RODNEY OQUINN / BASS / FOGHAT, PAT TRAVERS
“GREAT UP AND COMING TALENT TY CURTIS! A LOT OF SILKY SMOOTH LICKS COMING FROM HIS FINGER TIPS"
ROOTSTIME / BELGUM / BLUES MAGAZINE
“BACKED BY LONG TIME DRUMMER JERRY JACQUES, TY AND HIS FELLOW MUSICIANS BRING US TIGHT SOUNDS AS IF THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER FOR DECADES ON MANY PODIUMS WITH THIER COMBINATION OF BLUES & FUNK"
DO512.COM / AUSTIN TX / NOV 2017
"WHILE RELATIVELY NEW TO AUSTIN, TY CURTIS HAS QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF THE TOP BLUES ARTISTS IN TOWN. IF YOU LIKE TO SEE PASSIONATE GUITAR PLAYING, CRAZY GOOD VOCALS AND ALL OUT ENERGY, COME SEE TY CURTIS"
BLUESROCKREVIEW.COM / JULY 2014
“TY'S NEWEST ALBUM IS PACKED WITH SOUL, BLUES & RIPPING GUITAR RIFFS. THE LATEST EFFORT ALSO FEATURES SOME OF THE MOST HEART FELT EMOTION TUGGING VOCALS TO COME OUT IN SEVERAL YEARS. ITS A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY BLUES ROCKERS COLLECTION"
WYCE 88.1FM / GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN
“LOVED IT. PRETTY BLUESY FOR SURE. I WOULD THROW HIM INTO THE MIX OF JONNY LANG AND DAVEY KNOWLES. HE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF SOUL AT TIMES, BUT CAN BE SOME DEEP DOWN BLUES AS WELL”
OREGON MUSIC NEWS/ FEB 2017
“TY CURTIS IS ONE OF OREGON’S BEST BLUESMAN AND IS QUICKLY CARVING OUT A MAJOR SPOT FOR HIMSELF IN THE GENRE AND CREATING A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE BLUES COMMUNITY”
TIM ALLER / TOUR MANAGER / ROBERT CRAY
“WATCH OUT FOR TY HE IS A STRONG ARTIST WITH A LOT TO SAY"
MARY 4 MUSIC / DEC 2016
“HEAVEN SAVE ME" IS ONE OF THE MORE RELAXED TRACKS. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BALLAD THAT IS BEAUTIFULLY SUNG AND FLAWLESSLY DONE. THIS VERY SOULFUL VOCAL PERFORMANCE PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON TYS TENDER AND EMOTIONAL SIDES"
THE LATE GREAT PAUL DELAY / HARMONICA
“TY PLAYS IT LIKE A YOUNG MAN SHOULD,
STRAIGHT AHEAD AND FROM THE HEART"
PORTLAND RADIO PROJECT / TERI BRIGGS
“TY IS ONE OF THOSE ARTISTS THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE WORD PASSION FOR HIS PERFORMANCES EXUDE IT IN SPADES. THE MUSIC EXPLODES FROM HIS BEING AND HE WILLINGLY SUCCUMBS TO ITS POWER"
SSGMUSIC.COM / REVIEW OF BUMBERSHOOT SEATTLE WA SHOW
“TY CURTIS MIGHT VERY WELL HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE HIDDEN GEMS OF SUNDAY. WHAT MADE THIS SET SO UNIQUE WAS THE EMOTION WRITTEN ACROSS CURTIS FACE AS HE DOVE INTO RIFFS AND MANIPULATED HIS GUITAR IN A MANNER REMINISCENT OF CARLOS SANTANA"
TOTALLYGUITARS.COM
“IF YOU LIKE TO SEE PASSIONATE GUITAR PLAYING, CRAZY GOOD VOCALS AND ALL OUT ENERGY, COME SEE TY CURTIS. THIS WILL BE EVEN BETTER AS AN ACOUSTIC SHOW WHICH YOU WONT SEE OFTEN"
SALEMWEEKLYNEWS.COM
“TY CURTIS IS A LOCAL FAVORITE. IT'S HARD TO NOT LIKE THE GUY AND HIS BAND. NOT ONLY IS HE A DOWN-TO-EARTH HUMBLE AND GENUINE, HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC IS EVIDENT, PROVING YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION CAN REALLY PAY OFF WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO YOUR CRAFT"
CLEVE BAKER / CONFESSINGTHEBLUES.COM
“TY CURTIS HAS A BLUES MOJO THAT IS ALIVE AND KICKING, A NATURAL MUSICAL TREAT FOR ALL THAT STAND BEFORE HIS STAGE. HIS OFFERINGS HAVE A THROWBACK ROCK AND ROLL FLAIR WITH AN UNDENIABLE SOUTHERN-FRIED AMBIANCE. BLENDED, IT ALL ADDS UP TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF HIS BLUES ROCK STYLE"
WHAT FANS SAY
“TY IS ONE OF THOSE RARE PLAYERS. HE'S NEVER MADE A BAD ALBUM YET HE FINDS A WAY TO PROGRESS, SOMETHING NEW TO TIGHTEN UP, SOMEWHERE TO EXPERIMENT AND EXPAND THE ENVELOPE. TIPPING HIS HAT TO FLEETWOOD MAC AND THE LAST BLAZING OUT WITH A
SANTANA-ESQUE FURY. SUPERB STUFF"
“TY CURTIS IS A GREAT TALENT. A SUPER GUITAR PLAYER, SINGER SONGWRITER! GREAT COLLECTION OF SONGS THAT I HIGHLY RECOMMEND! YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED!"
“RUN DON'T WALK TO BUY THIS GUYS CDS. GOT A VOICE SIMILAR TO MIX OF FOREIGNER, RICHARD MARX, KINGS X AND PAUL ROGERS. GUITAR PLAYING IS VERY TASTEFUL. PLEASE KEEP PUTTING OUT THESE GREAT SONGS! "
“ONE OF THE BETTER ALBUMS OF 2012. TY SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD SOUL TRAPPED IN A YOUNG MAN'S BODY. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD GIVE ANYTHING FOR THE TALENT THAT CURTIS POSSESSES "
“IT'S SIMPLY JUST AN OVERALL GREAT ALBUM THAT GETS BETTER AND BETTER WITH EACH LISTEN. IT'S A MUST IN MY OPINION TO HAVE YOUNG ARTISTS LIKE TY CURTIS CREATING NEW AND CURRENT MUSIC ROOTED IN OLD BLUES AND ROCK. IT'S TRULY A BOLD AND SINCERE ALBUM!"
