Mad Marionettes

“.the haunting sound of children tinkering with vintage toys and waltzing away their post traumatic tears while bouncing off the wooden floors of a 1930’s French estate.” – The Bat Hours, KUCR Radio
" …(The Mad Marionettes’) music is reminiscent of the sounds of a child locked in a closet with a lot of dolls." - California Times
“…Unlike most bands clinging to punks hyper-energetic legacy these guys don’t stick to the tired blue print. The Marionettes are just as innovative as those early pioneers… - Phil Fuller (I.E. Weekly)”
“…believe it or not, there are still real artistes out there venturing in the world of music just because it’s something they’re passionate about…” – Al Borde Magazine
“…they shoot their songs up with the frenzied festivity of a ghoulish carnival, mixing various genres of world music with the dirty, biting intensity of jangley punk.” – Rich Cane (I.E. Weekly)
“World music influences spanning several decades and genres fuse with punk-rock's raw energy and minor key melodies to produce a sound at once strikingly original and hauntingly familiar.” – Alice Olson
“The Mad Marionettes have been tearing up Southern California with their strange blend of energetic and random instruments.” - Phil Fuller (I.E. Weekly)
“They infuse their sound with non-traditional instruments, with the practiced and precise ear of true sonic savants” – Rich Cane (I.E. Weekly)