This is the fifth album by A. W. Cardinal (vocals/ guitar) and Jasmine Colette a.k.a Badlands Jass (vocals / upright bass / drums). Cardinal is a stylish, eloquent guitarist in the jazzy tradition of T-Bone Walker and Pee Wee Crayton, who sings in a raspy deep tenor reminiscent of somewhere between Tom Waits and Chuck E. Weiss. Notably, Cardinal was nominated for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards for the album Bare Knuckles and Brawn. Colette is a lovely, honey-voiced, sultry singer and a swift, versatile bassist. Together they make a potent duo with refined musical taste and boundless virtuosity in the foundational blues genres, with a strong backbeat groove and wailing, swinging horns….

Mark Smith, Jazz & Blues Report

Blue Moon Marquee is the duo of A.W. Cardinal on vocals and guitars and Jasmine Colette on upright bass and vocals. They are supplemented here by keys, horns, drums and guitars, all of which add well balanced seasoning to the tasty stew of blues, folk, gypsy jazz and swing found on the thirteen cuts included on this, the duo’s 5th disc. Think Tom Waits and Maria Muldaur fronting Leon Redbone guesting with a New Orleans street band and you’ll be in the right neighborhood for the sound and vibe of this disc.

While much of the disc rides a fluid jazzy vibe. . .

Chris Spector, Midwest Record, Chicago, Il

Is it the duo? Is it Duke Robillard in the producer’s chari? Is it the stars in the right place at the right time? This Canadian duo has got smoky, dirty blues that doesn’t start until way after dark down like they’re to the manor born. Using DIY freedom to passionately take you where they want to go, there’s no pretending going on here. Pure badassery that delivers.

Patrick Dallongeville, Paris-Move, Blues Magazine, Illico & BluesBoarder

“Without claiming to be a revivalist, our tandem nevertheless proudly anchors its inspiration among the 20s and 40s of the last century.”