"If
youre into rock n roll and you have yet to discover
one of the best tunesmiths in Minnesota history, theres
no reason you cant start here." --Duluth News Tribune
11/22/12
"Like summertime lakes and sleepy hometowns, Ol' Yeller is
something you don't realize how much you missed until you soak
up its comfort once again." -VitaMN 12/5/12
"Ol' Yeller is as authentic as a wet, crumpled
dollar next to a whiskey sour and Rich Mattson is Minnesota's
cross between John Fogerty, Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer."
--City Pages, "Gimme Noise" 12/7/12
"Its nice to see that Ol Yeller are still defiantly
kicking ass in that way that people used to, sounding like a damn
great live rock and roll band cranking up terrific songs in some
dark, smoke-filled studio somewhere in the Iron Range that smells
a little bit of old beer and a little bit of man-sweat. And believe
me, thats no bad thing - thats the way it should be
done." --Jon Hunt, L'etoile Magazine 11/28/12
"..it's
awesome to hear that not only are Ol' Yeller reuniting..but they're
also in the midst of recording a new album." ..Andrea Swensson,
The Current blog "Friday 5"
MN Music Awards "Rock
Recording of the Year" 2006: 'Good Luck' by Ol' Yeller
MN Music Awards "Rock
Artist/Group of the Year" 2006: Ol' Yeller
"Whats
not to like?" --Americana-UK 7/25/06
"..if this band doesn't make it big, I'm gonna kick some motherfucking honky record company radio programming executive fat fucked-up ass. --New York Press 7/19/01-Vol.14, Iss. 17
"..quality Americana for anyone who likes a glass of wine with their meat and potatoes." --No Depression Sept-Oct 2001
Best Songwriter-Rich Mattson CITY PAGES
Best of the Twin Cities May 2, 2001
"There
really isn't a bad track on this record.." --Rift Magazine
"Minneapolis quartet Ol' Yeller is the latest in a long line of worthy roots-rock acts from the Twin Cities." --Time Out New York
April 12-19, 2001
"One
of [their] best cd's yet.." --Star Tribune 6/9/06
"Perfect
pop.."--Minneapolis City Pages, 6/7/06
"..a
reliable source of rootsy rock that goes down well with a Grain
Belt." - The Onion 6/8/06
"Ol' Yeller 's Rich Mattson is one of my favorite singer-songwriters in town.."--Chris Reimenschneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune, September 3, 2004
"..another
picture-perfect snapshot of a place, a time and an era.."--Pulse
of the Twin Cities 5/31/06
Although we've come to expect a lot from Rich Mattson throughout the years, he is not one to let down. --Ripsaw News, 3/20/2002
Awarded
best ROCK GROUP and best ROCK ALBUM (Good Luck) by the Minnesota
Music Academy, 2006
VOTED
BEST AMERICANA GROUP/ARTIST by the MINNESOTA
MUSIC ACADEMY; SEPTEMBER 22, 2004