Roots and Blues

PETER NOVELLI BAND

from New Orleans: an original blend of swampy, funky roots & blues-rock with a twist of zydeco-cajun

Peter Novelli solo/duo

originals and cool/unusual covers

Shows

May. 25	Decatur St French Quarter NEW ORLEANS	BOOTLEGGERS BLUES
Jun. 4	Skaneateles, NY	RED ROOSTER
Jun. 8	ALBANY, NY	2nd Annual RIBB'N & BLUES FEST

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News

Apr. 30 - - LOUISIANA ROOTS & BLUES NEWS

JUNE- AUG Peter Novelli Band continues the highly successful LOUISIANA ROOTS & BLUES TOUR, with its 2nd CD of the same name. For bookings, go to CONTACT on this website.

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST watch for Peter Novelli Band shows around New Orleans April 25 - May 6

FEB-MAR 2013 Novelli's 2nd tour to Caribbean, North Coast of DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Many shows in this beautiful country with a large population of American, Canadian and European expatriots.

PETER NOVELLI BAND LIVE
New Orleans guitarist Peter Novelli starts with the blues and ends with the blues. In between those indigo goal posts the man throws in zydeco and swamp boogie. He shreds thick and heavy, funky and mean. He’s like a cape-less guitar hero one minute, or a gently strumming Delta troubadour the next, and then he careens into live polyrhythmic jams. It’s red hot throughout. He has shared the stage and the studio with cats like Dr. John and Chris Thomas King (“O Brother Where Art Thou?”) to name a few. Genuine road-burnin’ blues.
— by Frank DeBlase, CHOICE CONCERTS, ROCHESTER CITY NEWS June 20, 2012

"Louisiana Roots & Blues" nominated for BEST ROOTS CD 2012, Jimi Awards, Blues 411 / B.B. King's Bluesville

NOV. 2 NOVELLI CD "Louisiana Roots & Blues" reaches No. 15 on Top 50 Blues charts, Roots Music Report

NOV. 9 Novelli's song "Since The Hurricane" with Dr. John winner for Coolest Blues Song of 2012, Big City Blues Magazine

SEPT 18 "Louisiana Roots & Blues" is No. 10 on BB King's BLUESVILLE Radio "Picks To Click"

JUNE 29 NOVELLI CD "Louisiana Roots & Blues" debuts on Roots Music Report (Louisiana) Chart at No. 3, National Top 50 Blues Chart No. 32

Older News

Accolades for Novelli's 2nd CD, Louisiana Roots & Blues

...like Sonny Landreth, (Novelli is) an all-round musician that easily fits into the rich musical traditions of Louisiana and is always open to other influences...Peter Novelli is a master of all styles and manages to deliver relaxed and laidback blues combined with the energy of the big city. Like other musicians who landed in New Orleans, he inhaled the magic voodoo atmosphere and it touched him and filtered through his music.

—ROOTSTIME (Europe), January 2013 (PDF)

…a rich blend of south Louisiana blues-rock, touches of zydeco, and plenty of Crescent City grooves and sensibility…Fans of Tab Benoit and Sonny Landreth, as well as those interested in the current New Orleans music scene, would do well to check out Peter Novelli’s Louisiana Roots & Blues.

—Melanie Young, Living Blues Magazine, August-September 2012 (PDF)

...a potent combination of New Orleans street rhythms, swampy backbeats, jazzy infusions, and a most sincere and innovative approach to the blues... Novelli’s second CD demonstrates his clear ability to write and perform songs with the most soulful artists anywhere. His blues are sophisticated and creative in a way that so few blues CDs are today. He deserves attention as one of the best storytellers in the blues today.

—Michael Kinsman, Blues Revue #136 Sep-Oct 2012 (PDF)

Novelli’s guitar work recalls Louisiana’s native son Sonny Landreth. ...If you are unable to make it to this year’s Mardi Gras or Jazz-Fest, pay it no mind. This music will transport you there with the intoxicating effect of losing yourself in the French Quarter.

—Gary Weeks, Blues Blast Magazine Nov 2011 (PDF)

He can appropriate the sharp wit of Randy Newman one moment, the tough blues shout of Tab Benoit the next, and the wistful romanticism of Allen Toussaint the moment after that...

—Nick DeRiso, Something Else! Reviews, August 19, 2012

Peter Novelli is a class act, and a first rate guitarist and singer... Louisiana Roots & Blues is packed from front to back with cleverly written, well performed and slickly-produced songs.

—Rex Bartholomew, Blues Blast Magazine Nov 2012 (PDF)