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NEXT SHOWS:

Thurs July 3

UNCLE SAM JAM

Lafreniere Park 

Metairie, LA

  6:00 pm

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Friday July 4

SLIDELL HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Slidell, LA

5:30 pm

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Sunday July 6

MANDEVILLE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

Fontainebleau State Park - Mandeville, LA

2:45 pm

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CD Reviews

”WHAT A GREAT CD!!!!! This CD is a giant leap for a band that has now created their own sound; Christian's writing has become even more interesting and the Ghost Town band is at the top of their game. Six originals and a  smokin' cover as bonus cut. How good can this band get? This CD moves Christian Serpas and Ghost Town to another level."  

- Eddie Edwards, WNOE 101.1 FM  

“A LOT OF ROCK IN THEIR COUNTRY. Serpas and his bandmates grew up on a steady diet of Hank Williams and early Elvis Presley, icons of the country/rockabilly canon. But they also rocked Led Zeppelin and the Ramones…As evidenced by “Six Pack” and Ghost Town’s two previous CDs, Serpas is in tune with country songwriting convention, churning out the clever word plays that Nashville adores.”

– Times Picayune Lagniappe, Keith Spera

“It's high-energy, hard-rocking roadhouse country with its boots well planted in the rip-roaring, danceable sound of early rockabilly. Vocalist Christian Serpas is lyrically deft and clever, with the kind of wordplay that makes truly memorable country songs, achieving that excellent balance of heartwrenching and funny lyrics…they're worth catching live; it's rare to see a band have this visibly good a time onstage.”

- Gambit magazine, Alison Fensterstock  

“A boot-stomping CD. Boot-stomping American roots music, high-energy modern country, a little bit of rock, blues and rockabilly and a lot of sizzling fun. A listen to "Six Pack" also confirms its solid standing in another south Louisiana musical niche: this is perfect river tubing, sandbar picnic music.”

- Times Picayune, Richard Boyd

“Christian Serpas & Ghost Town play country in a very interesting way.  You can hear many influences. Country of course, but there is also a heavy rock influence that gives them a unique rockabilly vibe. You can’t help but shake what you got…Track 7 “Folsom Prison” is a fantastic cover of one of Johnny Cash’s biggest hits. They do not do this in the traditional slow pace we are used to, but an in-your-face, punch-you-out rhythm. In my opinion, it is a great cover, they don’t try to copy what Johnny did, but respect the soul of the song…They are fast becoming a favorite at fairs and festivals across the Gulf South. But when you have the different influences that have shaped this band, what could you expect. Christian told me he grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin then graduated to Black Sabbath, the Clash and the Ramones. Is it any wonder their sound is unique?”

- Louisiana Local magazine, Brigitte Reulet

“Excellent honky tonkers from South Louisiana.  When it comes to the world of saloon shaking country, we usually think only of the Derailers, BR- 549 and Dwight Yoakam, but with their third album "Six Pack", Ghost Town claims their place next to their larger brothers…Ghost Town appears to me a must -see live act, which raises the question...who will bring these boys to Europe?”

- Rootstime (Belgium), Francois Braeken

“Tuneful honky-tonk… Serpas has the requisite twang in his voice and his songs have an unassuming, country boy charm. He understands his idiom well…They wrap up this EP with a Georgia Satellites-like take on the Cash classic Folsom Prison.”

- Offbeat magazine, Alex Rawls

contact: CPSerpas@CS.com