"His haunting voice will grab you from the very first instant, holding you captive with his Delta blues and modern sounds. This performance is not to be missed."
— Untapped SF
“Every tune here is a gem; sharp, black diamonds flicking with their own sinister twinkle.”
— J. Poet, Crawdaddy Magazine
“This is urban swamp music for which dark alleys and basement speakeasies were surely invented, pure and simple. …What Augustus has created is something uniquely old and new…”
— Ian Fraser, Terrascope (UK)
“This is intelligent, imaginative, and uniquely American music...”
— William Gillespie, Smile Politely
“Augustus has sealed his fate as an excellent modern bluesman.”
— Sarah Moore, Pop Matters
“These dark, snaky, moody pieces may be based in the blues...but they are injected with a decidedly twenty-first century mindset.”
— Babysue/LMNOP
“… gravely chops to match the masters…”
— FensePost
“The apprentice of bluesman Paul Pena has concocted an unusual musical mix influenced by both tradition and experimentation.”
— M Music & Musicians( Mar/Apr 2010)
“This is the music God hears in his sleep when He has a high fever...”
— Spider Robinson, Author
“What floors us is the voice, like no other… A voice that takes to the highway and steals our hearts.”
— Dona Carlotta, Aux Arts Etc., Zurich
"Seth Augustus, Throaty bluesman, between Mongolia and Charley Patton."
— Thierry Porée, Radio Libertaire, Paris
Howlin’ Wolf at the Newport Folk Festival