Of The Lil' Band O' Gold live performances 'Lil' Band O' Gold delivered a virtuoso performance that highlighted the richness and diversity of the state's musical riches.' --Chicago Tribune 'Lil' Band O' Gold tore the place up in an hourlong, yet too short setÖPianist David Egan matched Storm for deep pathosÖAn all-star group of guys ÖLil' Band O' Gold rocked as if their lives depended on itÖ' --Austin Chronicle 'Even though I have seen them perform four shows in the last year, it still shocks me to hear how singularly impressive this Superband really is' --Offbeat 'A bayou version of the Traveling Wilburys' --Blues Revue 'busting-at-the-seems energy that makes the music sound urgent again.' --The Washington Post 'His bandmates were clearly in awe of Storm, a simply volcanic singer. When he sang '7 Letters', Adcock and Riley both gravitated to him and stood smiling as he tore down the house.' --Austin Chronicle The New York Times reporting on the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 'One reason Louisiana has such a distinct musical legacy is that it contains two of the most important catalysts for invention: a diverse supply of ingredients and a compulsion to mix them in combinations. These factors are encoded not just in the regions' history, with African Caribbean, European and Acadian cultures colliding, but also in its present, with schoolchildren weaned on hip-hip taking up brass instruments in hopes of playing street parades. Much of the excitement this year came from watching contemporary musicians escape the homogenization impulse in favor of experimentation. The best example was a performance on Friday by the group Lil' Band O' Gold. Even in a region where the word gumbo is applied to music almost as often as it is to food, this nine piece band stood out as a bizarre combination. There was Warren Storm, a regional star of the 50s known for his crooning swamp-pop ballads, on drums. At the opposite end of the spectrum was Steve Riley, the accordion prodigy who remains one of the biggest draws in Cajun musicÖ Though the musicians hail from Lafayette, La, none of them ever thought they would end up together. ìWhen you are growing up in Lafayette, there's no difference between Warren Storm and Rod Stewart because they're both on the radio all the time,î Mr. Adcock saidÖ' --Neill Strauss-New York Times