"Linda seduces like a siren. Like an actress, she fits each with a specific role in mind. And like a poet, the lyrics challenge and enchant”   ~ San Antonio Express-News, Hector Saldaña

"combines the best of torch-singer tradition with Latin and blues touches to create a mesmerizing and personal style"
~ SF Jazz Examiner, David Becker

"a sultry voice and true presence" ~  North Coast Journal, Bob Doran

"We enjoyed the beautiful, sultry voice of Tara Linda...Great fun and festive music. What atmosphere! What fun! What a nice variety!"   Real Roots Cafe | Netherlands

"a songstress who has absorbed into her style an entire spectrum of traditions, from Texas-style Western Swing to Tango, Jazz and indeed the folklore of Latin America.  And with an incessant pounding energy that hearkens back to her history on the drums in the Punk scene"  Wasser Prawda Magazine | Germany

"one of the very best [releases] of 2010" ~  Rootstime | Belgium

Editor's Choice Award for Jazzy Blues 5/5 stars  "abstract blues...simultaneously landing in the depths of jazz"  - Fool's Journey CD review  ~  CD Baby 

"Oakland’s Tara Linda creates a kind of Tex-Mex-rock gumbo, her songs built around guitar rhythms both swaggering and delicate, while crystalline trumpet and accordion flourishes add flair. On Tortilla Western Serenade, her second album, Linda is smart enough to use all these elements as seasoning. Taking center stage is her voice, a warm, husky instrument that effortlessly spills tales of departed soldiers and unreliable lovers, wives on the run and missionaries long dead. All of it is peppered with references to tumbleweeds and cactus, arroyos and Gila monsters. Guest turns by Flaco Jimenez on accordion are a bonus.  Linda’s voice is worthy of the spotlight. By turns defiant, coy, vulnerable and sassy, she manages to express an impressive range of emotion. Somehow she manages to make the line “You make me want to put my boots on” simultaneously tender and dirty as hell. Time to head south, kids."  ~ Pop Matters, David Maine

"There is a truth in these songs you don’t find very often - both poetic and whimsical at once... gorgeous, inspiring music you can’t help but move to"   - Texas Roothog Radio

"mesmerizing....There is only one other performer who pierces right through the soul with her music- Lila Downs.  Tara has that unique quality about her voice...."  ~ Hohner USA, Gilbert Reyes

"has the effect of transporting you to idyllic distant places you've never been or where you want to be....irresistible..bellissima raccolta"  Rootshighway |  ITALY

"torch songs to light the border"  Soundroots World Music & Global Culture, British Columbia

"Du beau boulot!" ~ "Beautiful work!"  Le Cri du Coyote Magazine |  France

"Tara's expressive vocals are framed perfectly by this band of all-stars. ...sultry..spicy..brisk accordion and soulful violin, conjures up visions of sleepy, dusty desert towns with endless blue skies and cantinas that serve very cold beer.  10/10"    ~  Muses Muse, Don Sechelski

"interesting, edgy, and creative effort that taps into vibes very old, and very new, at the same time. Her sultry voice enthralls...Her innovative poetry captivates." ~88.9 KPOV, Oregon, Charley Engel       

"mesmerizing desert cabaret" - TimeOut Oakland Tribune / San Jose Mercury News

"excellent work, surely one the best debut releases of the year"  ~  Highway 61, ITALY Massimo Ferro

"gorgeous album. Buy it!" ~ WZBC Boston "Kate's Country"

"incredibly invigorating...sexy and sinister...heartily recommended for anyone into Calexico, Los Lobos or even Ry Cooder"   Blabber n Smoke | Glasgow, SCOTLAND,  Paul Kerr

"it is music of the border...filtered through the punk sensibilities and an inquiring mind" ~ FAME, Bob Gottlieb

"fantastically studied" ~ East Bay Express

"high drama...whimsy too." ~ Latin Connection Texas

"sparse mystery" | "Top 10 World Music Albums, December 2008" ~ Soundroots/ Spin the Globe, S.A. Stevens,  Luna Nueva CD Review

"An unusually distinctive rootsy hutsepot.  Entirely original...and very enticing!  majestic soundscapes clearly inspired by Ennio Morricone.  Fans of Lhasa, Lila Downs, Los Lobos, Calexico will enjoy "  ~ "Ctrl.AltCountry"   BELGIUM

"Refreshingly unique."  ~  Clay Edwards, President, Hohner USA.

"a musical gem" ~ Svarten, Uppsala SWEDEN

"Tara has grabbed a little of this and that from all the booths at the musical farmer’s market. She serves up a spicy Tex-Mex roots rock stew, and a steamy jazzy/blues espresso...[with] liberal use of fresh button accordion"   ~ KOOT 88.1 FM New Mexico,

"People need to get aboard the whole Tara Linda bandwagon" ~ NPR's 88.3 KETR, Commerce Texas

"rich vocals"   8/10     ~  Americana UK  Luna Nueva CD Review

"rich sultry vocals...her love for this music is evident in her passionate delivery...at once familiar and exotic."  ~ The Muse's Muse, Don Sechelski Luna Nueva CD Review

"relaxing, yet upbeat and eclectic style.  Bistro with a beat, sensual and hip" ~ "Come for the Wine", Napa CA

"grabs you and doesn't let go.   A very unique and interesting sound."   ~ PT's Roadhouse

"Tantalizing.  Who else but Tara Linda could blend adventurous, high noon lyrics with this poetic sensibility?...Country, torch songs, jazzy blues and a bit of Spanish, she has it all. 10/10  Texas Roothog Radio, L.H. O'Connor

"the suggestive melancholy of the border cadence,  Delicious desert cabaret" Innana

"Tara Linda mesmerized the crowd with her sensual voice and button accordion" - La Voz, Sonoma CA

"Sultry and smooth - a sparse tapestry"  -  San Francisco Mutiny! Radio

"Tara Linda deftly juxtaposes the accordion’s old-time aura with contemporary references" Gazette Times, OR

Accordionist Tara Linda
The North Coast Journal ~ Bob Doran