Press & Media

John Speziale has been described as “quirky and charming.” He’s performed both solo, and with backup bands of crack, seasoned musicians. Check out what others have had to say…

John Speziale’s song Mondo Condo chosen for CD compilation of East Coast Singer/Songwriters

— Fall 2008

You feel the vibes. You feel the immediacy. You connect with John’s artistry.

— Roger Zotti, The Resident

John gives voice to his and our demons within. He will comfort and console you. He will rock and roll you.

— Willie Alexander, Poet/Rocker

These tunes are nighthawks at the diner, Guernica, dejeuner sur l’herbe…Revelation is absolute, in full color, and a gas, gas, gas.

— Fred Buck, from CD Liner Notes

He presents a broad variety of sub-genre styles in an intimate fashion: travelogue, blues, solitary rumination, poetic musing.

— Francis DiMenno, Boston’s The Noise

Recommended New Release

— Dirty Linen Magazine, April-May 2008

“Forest for the Trees” from the new Speziale CD peaked at #69 out of 2500 songs on Neil Young’s Living With War Website chart.

— Press Release, Spring 2008

Gloucester was lucky that he had chosen his former home to unleash this show, and the fans were an enthusiastic and appreciative audience… There was that blending of talent that produced something so right that people were dancing with their hips, never leaving their seats.

— Susan Emerson, The Gloucester Daily Times

It was great music. We need more like you. A packed house on a sunny Sunday afternoon says it all.

— Paul M., a Fan

When I left the theater, I felt energized and dreamily happy for hours.

— Susan Emerson, The Gloucester Daily Times