"Sonny Landreth Interviews and Reviews"
Those with a * next to them are new additions, scroll through the list as there may be some older interviews that I've found recently
updated last 11/10/08
2008
Premier Guitar.com "Playing Behind the Slide" and interview with Sonny Landreth by Brian D. Holland, Oct. 2, 2008
*Guitar Flame Ovidiu Oprescu from Romania discovers and reviews Sonny's music, Oct. 1, 2008
NPR Music "Sonny Landreth's Ghost Notes" by John Burnett, Sept. 27, 2008
NOLA.com The Times-Picayune article by Keith Spera, Sept. 19, 2008
Express Milwaukee.com "From the Reach" review by Todd Lazarski, Sept. 17, 2008
The Independent Weekly "Sonny Shines on the cover of Guitar Player" by R. Reese Fuller, Sept. 10, 2008
offBeat "BackTalk with Sonny Landreth" by Alex Rawls, Sept. 2008
*Blues Wax Sonny Landreth interview re: Crossroads 2007, by Bob Putignano, Aug 28, 2008
Lancaster Online "Blues master Sonny Landreth..." by Jon Ferguson, Aug 15, 2008
Houston Press "Sonny Landreth" by William Michael Smith, Aug 7, 2008
Guitar Vibe "Sonny Landreth Live at Moe's Alley" by Zack Urlocker, Aug 4, 2008
S.F. Examiner "Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler lend Sonny Landreth hands he doesn't really need"
..by Derk Richardson, July 31, 2008
Modern Guitars Magazine "From the Reach" review by Brian D. Holland, July 24, 2008
Northwest Herald Interview with Sonny by Eric Schelkopf, July 4, 2008
Courier Post Online Article re: Sonny's upcoming show at Haddon Lake Park, by Nicole Pensiero, July 4, 2008
The Phoenixville News.com Sonny Landreth article by Rob Nagy July 2, 2008
27 East "Sonny Back at the Talkhouse after releasing blockbuster collaboration album" by Gavin Menu, July 1, 2008
American Songwriter "From the Reach" review by Paul Zollo, July 1, 2008
George Graham.com "From the Reach" review by George Graham, June 25, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald "Ritual axe of worship" June 21, 2008
(article is now archived and available for purchase only)
Redbubble.com Lovers of Blues, Rock and Awesome Guitar Work, Lend Me Your Ears...
..by Joel Murdoch, June 13, 2008
Google Groups review of "From the Reach" by redtunictroll, June 3, 2008
Bullz-Eye.com review of "From the Reach" by Jeff Giles, June 2008
San Francisco Chronicle review of "From the Reach" by Joel Selvin, June 1, 2008
The San Diego Union-Tribune "From The Reach" review by T. Michael Crowell, May 29, 2008
Tucson Citizen review of "From the Reach" by Steven Wine, May 29, 2008
Bluesbunny Independent "From the Reach" review by Peter McGee, 2008
San Diego Weekly Reader "Sonny Landreth" by Dave Good, May 28, 2008
The Independent Weekly "Be My Guest" by Scott Jordan, May 28, 2008
Denver Music Examiner review of "From the Reach" by G. Brown, May 22, 2008
Christian Science Monitor review of "From the Reach", by Stephen Humphries, May 21, 2008 (third article down)
MSN Entertainment Music review: Sonny Landreth throws a fret party, May 20, 2008
American Roots Ev Hodge's review of "From The Reach", May 20, 2008
The Advertiser.com "Elite guests shine on Landreth's latest CD" Herman Fuselier, May 16, 2008
(article is now archived and available for purchase only)
PRX Pieces audio interview from Jazz Fest May 2008
All Music Review of "From the Reach" by Hal Horowitz, May 2008
"From the Reach" review by Bud Scoppa, May 2008
PR-inside.com review of "From the Reach", April 21, 2008
Modern Guitars Magazine Cary Baker reviews Sonny's 9th Album, April 19. 2008
Rochester City Newspaper Interview with Sonny by Brendan Giusti, April 9, 2008
Guitar Player Magazine Harmonic/Fretted-Note Gumbo, by Jude Gold, March 2008
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2007
The News Tribune.com "Sonny Landreth will slide into town" by Rick Nelson, Nov. 9, 2007
The San Diego Union-Tribune "Sonny Landreth, ready for adventure" by Mikel Toombs, Aug. 9, 2007
Crossroads Guitar Fest 2007 Sonny review before Crossroads 2007
Guitar Player Magazine Sonny Landreth: Playing Melodies, by Jude Gold, April 30, 2007
Guitar Player Magazine Sonny Landreth: String Guarding, by Jude Gold, April 12, 2007
Guitar Player Magazine Sonny Landreth, more tips on playing behind the slide, by Matt Blackett, Feb 16, 2007
Guitar Player Magazine Sonny Landreth, Part One: Getting Started, by Jude Gold, Feb 1, 2007
2006
American Routes Audio interview with Sonny Landreth, Nov 2006
*Modern Guitars.com Caught in the Act: Sonny at the San Jose Jazz Fest, by Michael Shea, Oct 9, 2006
Guitar Player Magazine Sonny Landreth on the trio format, by Jimmy Leslie, June 22, 2006
Guitar Player Magazine Guitar Stars Shine in the Crescent City, by Jimmy Leslie, May 2006 (4th paragraph down, "Slide Slinger")
2006 ADDY Awards Megan Barra wins the Gold Addy award for her graphic design of the "Grant Street" CD
(this is now archived and no longer available)
The Music Box various Sonny album reviews and other info
About Blues Sonny Landreth "Blues Profile" by John Babich, March 2006
2005
Access My Library "On a musical journey, Sonny Landreth's still taking chances"
..Sarasota Herald Tribune article by Kevin O'Horan, Oct. 28, 2005
Royer Labs Recording Sonny's live record, Grant Street, by David Klausner
Mother Jones "Grant Street" review by Jon Young, May/June 2005
The Herald-Mail "Hear ye, the 'slydeco' king"... by Julie E. Greene, May 29, 2005
Splendid Magazine "Grant Street" review by Sean Sullivan, April 27, 2005
Hybrid Magazine "Grant Street" review by Embo Blake, April 2005
Palm Beach Post interview with Sonny Landreth by Rock Cesario, March 25, 2005
Richmond Times Dispatch "Grant Street" review by Stephen Thompson, Mar 17, 2005
Wall Street Journal online article by Jim Fusilli, Mar 10, 2005 (guess you have to be a subscriber to see this one)
Mix online great review of "Grant Street" by Jeff Forlenza with some quotes from Tony Daigle, March 1, 2005
Guitar Player Magazine Live, Loud & Loose, March 2005
Guitar Player Sonny interview and review, March 2005
All About Jazz Review of "Grant Street" by C. Michael Bailey, Feb 12, 2005
Pop Matters "Grant Street" review by Jason MacNeil, Feb 11, 2005
Zydeco Road "Grant Street" review by Richard Arfin, Feb 11,2005
Paste music Sonny Landreth Bio
(no longer available online)
Rams Head and Philly show reviews by Zeke, Feb 6, 2005
Sliding To Heaven Jam Base, Aaron Stein, Feb. 4, 2005
Grant Street a review by Cynthia Horen Jan/Feb 2005
Various other "Grant Street" reviews
Pittsburgh post-gazette.com "Grant Street" preview, Jan 28, 2005
River Front Times.com "Grant Street" review by Steve Pick, Jan 26, 2005
Amazon.com "Grant Street" reviews, scroll down for the reviews
Grant Street a review of the new live CD by Bill Babcock, Jan 2005
Top 40-charts.com "Grant Street" review Jan 19, 2005
Commotion PR.com press release, bio, quotes and images from "Grant Street" Jan 13, 2005
Grant Street a review of the new Live CD by Zeke, Jan 2005
Grant Street a review by Robert Fontenot of OffBeat magazine
Grant Street a review of the new live CD by Bill Thames, Jan 2005
2004
Concert Review "The Triple Door", Seattle WA., by Eric Steiner, Dec 1, 2004
Acoustic Music.com review of "Grant Street" by Bob Gottileb,
Dec 2004
The Chattanoogan.com Nightfall Concert series, Oct. 5, 2004
Reno Gazette-Journal interview from August 2004
Answers.com a review of "The Road We're On" by Robert L. Doerschuk
Rambles cultural arts magazine's review of "The Road We're On" by Timothy Truman, July 24, 2004
DIG internet Radio interview by Brian Wise, unsure of date (was after release of The Road We're on)
Guided By Voices by Eve Doster, March 24, 2004
Rochester City News.com "The Sonny Landreth side of slide guitar" by Frank De Blase, Feb 18, 2004
Star Polish interview by James K. Willcox, Feb. 3, 2004
Brookhaven National Laboratory News "Gathering of the Slides II" Jan. 23, 2004
2003
Sidelines Interview with Sonny Landreth by Josh Orendorf, Oct 23, 2003
Blues On Stage review of "The Road We're On" by Tony Engelhart, July 2003
Access My Library Guitar Player article "Wild Side Slide: Sonny Landreth reveals his behind-the-bottleneck secrets" July 1, 2003
Access My Library Sing Out article "The Road We're On" sound recording review, June 22, 2003
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sonny Landreth plays on a colorful past in blues" by Nate Guidry, June 12, 2003
Review of "Third and Lindsley" Show by Les Reynolds May 31, 2003
In Music We Trust Review of "The Road We're On" by Mark A. Lawrence, April/May 2003
Pure Music's interview by Frank Goodman
The Music Box review of The Road We're On by John Metzger, March 2003
Access My Library "The Road We're On" sound recording review by Guitar Player, March 1, 2003
Reese Fuller's interview with Sonny Landreth re: "The Road We're On"
Austin Chronicle "The Road We're On" review by Christopher Hess, Feb 28, 2003
The Phoenix.com "The Road We're On" review by Ted Drozdowski, Jan. 30, 2003
2002
La Louisiane "Megan Barra nominated for a "best recording package" Grammy award for her Levee Town CD artwork" Spring 2002
Blues On Stage (a Sonny review '02)
Rockzilla interview William Michael Smith's great review of Levee Town<
2001
River Front Times Sonny Landreth review by Terry Perkins, June 27, 2001
Austin Chronicle review of "Levee Town" by Jim Caligiuri, Mar 2, 2001
Vintage Guitar magazine review of Levee Town, John Heidt, March 2001
FAME review of Levee Town by Tammy D Moon, 2001
Mercora Music Search Bio, photos, discography and listening room for Sonny Landreth
2000
Time Magazine Online Levee Town review by Jonathan Gregg, Oct. 19, 2000 (2nd article down)
Rambles Levee Town review by Chet Williamson, 2000
Access My Library PR Newswire article re: Sugar Hill's release of Levee Town, Sept. 15, 2000
These are all pre-2000 but I still do occasionally find articles or reviews to post here
updated 10/7/08
Blues Access by Mary-Ann Courtenaye (winter '96)
Answers.com Bio and info up through "South of I-10" by Richard Skelly, 1995
Musician Guide.com Sonny Bio and review up through "South of I-10" by Rick Bowen, 1995
Time Magazine online Hot off the Bayou by Michael Walsh, May 8, 1995 (Sonny is mentioned on pg. 3)
Rolling Stone South of I-10 review, April 20, 1995
The New York Times In Performance: Pop, by Jon Pareles, Feb. 4, 1995
Sonny Interview & Live 1993 Louisiana PBS video
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