Patty Lee Records/Reviews

“Be forewarned, this CD (Sizzlin’) is a mood elevator of the first order! If you are in a low mood or a ‘bad space’ as the shrinks say, keep this CD out of your player, at risk of finding yourself tapping your feet and snapping your fingers. Listening to this CD makes you want to see St. Martin live, as you can hear the great joy of a born entertainer in his big baritone voice. He loves to tell a story with his songs, and you can hear him smiling when you get it; he wants you, the listener, in on the deal, and it works on every song. It is good ol’ New Orleans rock and roll served up ‘sizzlin’ hot!” – Beatstreet Magazine, Bob Compton, music critic

Look for reviews from:

The L.A. Times

The Times Picayune

The L.A. Weekly

The West Bank Guide

Music Connection Magazine

The Beachwood Voice

Beatstreet Magazine

F.Y.I. Magazine

The Tulane Arcade

Entertainment Today

The Hollywood Independent

The Easy Reader

The Santa Monica Outlook

Associated Press

Others

"A friendly atmosphere, high spirits and plenty of dancing rhythms are what St. Martin’s gigs are really all about. Best of all was the undefinable way in which St. Martin connected with his audience. Non-Stop Entertainment!” – The Los Angeles Times, Performance Review, Pop Music

“Uptempo boogie ragtime piano, Armand’s party music has a bit of blues thrown into the gumbo. Armand calls his music, The Pan Louisiana Sound. It’s clear that Armand wants the world to celebrate Mardi Gras. He made me want to catch the next plane to New Orleans!” - The Music Connection Magazine, Music Review

“Armand St. Martin’s Mardi Gras talent is spicy and diverse! The ultimate fantasy experience. This singer has the Mardi Gras spirit throughout the whole year!” – The UCLA Daily Bruin, Most Recommended

"From the old school of New Orleans comes a keyboard shuffler in the spirit of Professor Longhair. Two guys from the French Quarter, St. Martin and his drummer crank out enough boogie-woogie to insure that Mardi Gras should soon be a national legal holiday. Come on down and score some plastic beads!" - Los Angeles Reader, Cindy Lamb, band previews

“A really cool two-piece band, Armand St. Martin's Creole Liberation Front practice New Orleans-styled roots rock and roll for rabid boogie animals.” – The L.A. Weekly, Most Recommended

Backed by his nine-piece hard-hitting band of pros with big reputations, (Armand St. Martin's) ultra-cool, spicy, upbeat, foot-stomping, all-original piano-pumping party of ‘New Orleans Rock ‘n’ Roll’ oozes that rumba-tinged New Orleans rhythm vibration with vigorous good cheer and skill.” – The L.A. Weekly, Critics Choice

“Hot as jambalaya, Armand St. Martin and his incomparable band cook up a spicy New Orleans-styled rock and rhythm. Watch out for this pianist – the man could kill crocodiles with this bare hands!” – KLA-Radio

"...the Big Easy's prime promoter of Mardi Gras...Armand St. Martin is lobbying to make Mardi Gras a national holiday. 'It's the kind of music that makes people feel good about Mardi Gras because none of my songs (St. Martin says) are negative. I think Mardi Gras can be anytime. It's the ultimate fantasy experience.'" - The Times Picayune, Lagniappe, Betty Guillaud

“In an age where pop groups have grown increasingly bland and faceless, Armand St. Martin is the leading edge of boogie-woogie bedlam. He’s a red-hot, two-handed piano pounder in the hallowed New Orleans tradition of Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, and Dr. John. He puts on a Musico-Cultural extravaganza that sets many big bands to shame!” – The L.A. Easy Reader, Feature Story

"The joy of a nationwide Mardi Gras celebration would indeed be something spectacular. I appreciate your sharing your thoughts, and your music, with me. I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors." - former Mayor of Los Angeles, Mayor Tom Bradley

“Armand St. Martin, a former Tulane student and a one-man Mardi Gras is renowned for his musical originality and vivacious everyday-is-Carnival!” – Tulane Arcade

"From the old school of New Orleans comes Armand St. Martin, a keyboardist in the spirit of Professor Longhair, cranking out enough boogie-woogie to insure Mardi Gras should become a national holiday!” – The L.A. Weekly

“I enjoyed your music and am looking forward to hearing your cuts on local radio stations. It’s nice to know you’re taking New Orleans to the West Coast.” – former Mayor of New Orleans, Mayor Sidney Barthelemy

“Armand St. Martin’s unique blend of traditional New Orleans boogie and modern rock and roll is the star of the show. . . a new and exciting sound! The spirit of New Orleans!” – The L.A. Easy Reader

"A down-home New Orleans keyboard player with good-timing lyrics has been getting a lot of notice. Armand St. Martin's New Orleans-style rock music has earned him a large local following." - The Hollywood Independent

“Amid a humid grid of bayous, moonlit carnivals and Ol’ South politics lies New Orleans – a city that torched a romance with the wild life and seldom finds its natives with both feet on the ground. N’awlins hometown boy Armand St. Martin stocked his piano with tales of the Mardi Gras and headed for Los Angeles. St. Martin’s show has melted the wrought iron right off Bourbon Street balconies! This Southern gentleman, if cut, would bleed Tabasco!” – L.A. Weekly, Cindy Lamb, Critics Choice

"By pounding out his own brand of New Orleans music, Armand St. Martin is following in the footsteps of Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and Fats Domino, by boiling down the essense of New Orleans with fiery piano playing." - The West Bank Guide, Feature Story

“Native New Orleanian singer/songwriter/’keyboard wizard’ Armand St. Martin has been packing ‘em in for over a decade of Fat Tuesdays with his rock-solid, sizzling showmanship! - The L.A. Weekly, Critics Choice

“A singer/songwriter performer, Armand St. Martin’s roots go back to sounds of New Orleans, with a musical style he has dubbed ‘New Orleans Rock ‘n’ Roll’, and rightly so! – The Tulane Arcade

"A foot-stomping show!" - The Santa Monica Outlook, Most Recommended

"Armand St. Martin's business card makes an appealingly simple representation: 'New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll. What the pianist-singer had to offer at his annual Mardi Gras party, however, was a bit more expansive, with a parade, Mardi Gras beads and non-stop entertainment!" - The Los Angeles Times, Pop Music Reviews

“Armand’s congeniality was a large part of the evening’s success. Warming measurably to the crowd, he started telling anecdotes about his original songs. When Armand left the stage, the audience demanded an encore. He came back with his lively original, ‘Rollin’ In The Dough’, inducing more than two-thirds of the club patrons to form a human dancing chain which hopped about the concert venue for a good ten minutes!” – The Music Connection Magazine, Performance Review

"No mere slew of Prof. Longhair or Wild Tchoupitoulas covers here, rather, St. Martin specializes in an all-original show; stomping, upbeat tunes that encompass rock, Cajun, jazz and R & B, all put across with a piano that walks, talks, rants and raves!" - L.A. Weekly, Jonny Whiteside, Scoring the Clubs

"St. Martin turns loose high spirits! - romping easily across a range of styles from Professor Longhair boogie and Cajun rhythms to urban R & B and rock and roll. His voice has a strong roots quality. Non-Stop Entertainment!" - The Los Angeles Times, Don Heckman, Performance Review, Pop Music

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