What people are saying about the band:

"This is the blues at it's best...pick up a copy of - what I'm thinking just might be a "Best New Artist Debut" nominated disc at the 2011 Blues Music Awards - "Playing The Game". - Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro, Blues Editor @ Mary4Music.com, May 2010

“Selfe plays with rare thoughtfulness and taste...his clean tone and deep well of approaches keep things fresh.”  - Blues Revue, April/May 2010

“Kevin Selfe is a guitar playing son-of-a-gun...[they] consistently prove originality and versatile competence in their craft. - James Walker, Blues Blast Magazine, April 2010

“Kevin draws the crowds to the band with fiery fretwork that gets “wanna-be” guitar heroes excited and professionals listening closely.  As a band, the three together all fall in complete synchronization with one another on stage as a true ensemble that just may be one of the best outfits on the West Coast.” - Greg Johnson, President, Cascade Blues Association

"Real Blues comes from Real Life from the Real Deal - Kevin Selfe and The Tornadoes are the Real Deal! One of the hottest Trio's blazin' their own Pacific Northwest Trail! - Jonathan "Oogie" Richards, The Blueshouse KSER 90.7FM - Everett, WA - www.kser.org"

"Kevin Selfe and The Tornadoes are a first class outfit that matches up to the best Blues bands out there today. Just like their namesake these guys tore through the venue picking people up and putting them back down on the dance floor. The night was a party for sure!" - "Biggdaddy" Ray Hansen, Blues Therapy Radio-Walla Walla, WA

"This is one of the tightest bands I've seen in a long time. The band offers Kevin's soulful vocals, outstanding dynamics, solos by all three musicians, tight rhythm section, along with their well crafted originals got everyone at Sapolil up and dancing and wanting more! We can't wait for them to come back!" - Patty Keyes, President, Walla Walla Blues Society

“Playing fine harmonica as well, it is his superb deep voice that resonates throughout” - Blues Matters (UK)

"Punishing guitar work..." - Ralph Berrier, Jr., The Roanoke Times

Read the review of 'Playing The Game' Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro, Blues Editor @ Mary4Music.com, May 2010

Great review of 'Playing The Game' in the April 15th issue of Blues Blast magazine!

Read the review of 'Playing The Game' in the Apr/May issue of BluesRevue!

"Playing The Game" - CD Review, by the Cascade Blues Association here...

'Playing The Game' named Best Self-Produced CD by the Cascade Blues Association!

Written by Greg Johnson (CBA president) Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    "There were six entries submitted to the Cascade Blues Association this year to be considered for our organization’s representative in The Blues Foundation’s Best Self- Produced CD competition. Held annually in Memphis during the International Blues Challenge, the CBA has previously entered four discs in the contest’s four year history, including Joe McMurrian’s “Rain Of Days” which landed in the five finalists in 2007

    The six submissions to the CBA this year were: Boogie Bone “Bone-a-fied!,” David Brothers “Corn Flakes & Gin,” Steve Cheseborough “Fetch It!,” Eddie Courduroy “My Riverside,”  Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes “Playing The Game,” and the Rick Welter Band “I’m All Yours.”

    A panel of four Board Members met on a Sunday morning to listen closely to the six offerings. A scoring system based closely on the International Blues Challenge Judges score sheets were used, with weighted scores based on a 1 – 10 scale with 10 being the best. The five categories weighed were Blues Content (X4), Originality (X4), Sound (X3), Talent (X3) and Artwork (X2).

    The scores for all the discs were close, but in the end the judges’ scores revealed the CD that will be entered to The Blues Foundation will be Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes’ “Playing The Game.” From here, there are two rounds that’ll drop the number of discs submitted by associated Blues societies from around the world to five finalists. Then during the IBC, a panel of top record label people will gather to listen to the final five and select this year’s winning CD.

    Thanks to all the entries this year and good luck to Kevin and the guys in Memphis."

CBA BluesNotes Article (July 2008)
here

"Selfe-Contained" - CD review from Blues Matters here!

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Podcast with the Roanoke Times here

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