Metro Santa Cruz March 19, 2008

“Rockabilly siren Ruby Dee is a hell of a singer- think Neko Case before her indie-rock rebranding  and you’re not far off- but hooked in with a band like the Snakehandlers, she’s a veritable powerhouse. The band lays down rockabilly the way it was meant to be played, with a guitar chick-a-chicka borrowed directly from Johnny Cash’s “Hey Porter” and mournful steel guitar. But without a great singer, the band wouldn’t be any more capable than countless great twang-bar bands, which is where it comes full circle. Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers are the complete package, and a must-see for any lover of traditional, sassy roots-rock twang delivered with no fealty to modern trappings.”