SWARTZ and his band elevate pure blues and roots music with great respect.  --Jim Santella (Southland Blues e-weekly)

Swartz's  deep love of the blues and deeper love of his hometown are unmistakable  ..it's a rousing good time ...Geno Thackara (Elmore Magazine)  

Carrollton Station. The guitar work on it is beautiful and heartbreaking..........Professor  Johnny P,s Juke Joint

 "  I grew up near Woodstock and the voice of Rick Danko was something that  always gave me chills,that feeling from youth an everlasting warm  memory that sometimes borders on a dream.When I arrived in New Orleans  many years later I heard another voice that blurred my fond memories  with my dreams.That voice is Ken Swartz. His guitar and band only make  that experience greater.See him and regain that magical youth."
W.e.MURRY
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 KEN   SWARTZ & THE PALACE OF sin
“Soundcheck:  Five Questions with Ken Swartz This is the kind of album I grew up  with. Rock ’n’ roll albums used to have old time blues. Little Feat  would have a Howlin’ Wolf song that sounded almost exactly like the  Howlin’ Wolf version. When I go back, I think about how it always meant  so much to me that they would keep the roots in there.”Stephen Maloney -  OFFBEAT magazine

 There  may be no single person better in New Orleans at smiling away the blues  than Ken Swartz : weather it be Peidmont , East Coast , or Country  Blues ,Ken likes to keep things whimsical and upbeat.....Robert Fontenot  (Offbeat Magazine) april 2017     

"Ken Swartz and  his band,The Palace of Sin have put a collection of traditional blues  songs together on their record When The Roots Hit The Fan.They cover  such artists as Mississippi John Hurt,Sleepy John Estes,and even Bob  Marley! My favorite track is the cover of the Van Morrison song "The Way  Young Lovers Do". On this one the band totally rocks the song out and  Ken's voice fits especially over the music,having a tinge of a young Van  Morrison coming through the mic......."
Brian Serpas - WHERE Y"AT MAGAZINE

"As the rain hits the bricks and the awnings,you can hear every note ever played by Louis Armstrong,Trombone Shorty and everyone in between.Following the vibe  back to Frenchmen Street,I make a beeline to The Spotted Cat, digging on  Ken Swartz and The Palace of Sin as they bear down on some boot  stompin' slide blues."
Drew Moss - LONG ISLAND PULSE MAGAZINE
 

  "We commander front-row seats at The Spotted Cat Music Club and settle in to hear local blues band Ken Swartz and The Palace of Sin belt out Drop Down Mama."
Laura Bly - USA TODAY