“Creole String Beans do the best straight up swamp pop in New Orleans. They’ve got feel, soul and humor.”
– Offbeat Magazine, French Quarter Fest Preview

"But seriously...the Creole String Beans are a steaming pot of accomplished and talented musicians who have picked songs that otherwise may have wilted and died out on the lost vines of classic Louisiana music. The Beans have harvested these songs and are dishing em up with their own blend of New Orleans seasoning for a treat sure to satisfy whatever you're hungry to hear."
- Music preview for the Downtown Alive Concert Series, Lafayette, LA

"In and of itself, Shrimp Boots & Vintage Suits is a great recording, but the fact that there are still musicians making and playing classic New Orleans R&B with the Gulf Coast sound bodes well for fans of this music as well as those uninitiated to this wonderful genre."
-- David Kunian, Offbeat Magazine/Offbeat.com

“The best tasting band in New Orleans.”
– Chef John Besh

"I’ve long championed Louisiana as the birthplace of blue-eyed R&B. Led by photog/rocker/coonass Rick Olivier, the band is comprised of musicians with long, local and impressive pedigrees. Song selection is interesting and entertaining, with a predictably strong local favor. The energy dial is on 10 from beginning to end, but the best way to experience these guys is live, with a durable dance partner and several adult beverages. It’s good to know some folks still give a damn about the music that made this city great."
- Jeff Hannusch, Offbeat Magazine/Offbeat.com

"The self-titled debut CD from the Creole String Beans is a vintage jukebox of swamp pop and rhythm & blues favorites all rendered with obvious affection."
- Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune

"If you like to dance and you love the classics, The Creole String Beans is the band that you're going to fall in love with if you haven't fallen in love with them already."
- Sally-Ann Roberts, Eyewitness Morning News, WWL TV

"I absolutely LOVED your group. Can you go ahead and put our event on your 2009 schedule? I'm serious, you guys were fabulous. You really added to the event and its success!"
- Julie LaCour, Director of Special Events/Celebration in the Oaks, New Orleans City Park

"I saw The Creole String Beans at the Rock and Bowl and it was the most fun I've had in 7 years."
- Trey Ball, Stuart Hall first grader, 7 years old

"The Creole String Beans, a charming ensemble of nattily-hatted dudes, are playing a great string, so to speak, of old R&B and rock hits, like "Mother-in-Law" and "Unchain My Heart." We've got some good dancing going on over here"
-Molly Reid,  The Times-Picayune, blogging from French Quarter Fest on NOLA.com

"The Creole String Beans are a house party personified!"
-Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune, 2012 Jazz Fest Preview

"Threadhead Records is set to release the new album from the Creole String Beans, who'll be at the Best of the Beat Awards on Friday night. The band's roots are in swamp pop and the heyday of Louisiana R&B, but at Jazz Fest last year, they managed to make Frankie Ford and The Cramps make sense in the same set."
-Offbeat Magazine's Weekly Beat,  Best of the Beat Awards Preview