Dr. Doom

"When Mr. Mac pulls out that ol slide geetar, boy, the sound of the delta comes a crashing in."

"...Dr. Doom is loaded with all manner of blues, which is one reason why it's such a cool record.  As he's proven in the past, John Mac has an incredible fluency in so many blues idioms, from the grit of Muddy Waters to the harp of Sonny Boy Williamson, from the slide of Tampa Red to the jerky solo motions of John Lee Hooker.  Personally, I believe the guy is devastating when he trots that Dobro out and strums a few big, reverberant chords.  I'll be damned if it doesn't rattle your bones."

          - The Providence Phoenix

"Mac keeps both his tradition-oriented blues (Chicago, Delta, Furry Lewis' Memphis) and his idiosyncratic 21st century blues on a serrated raw edge."

".....he gets the last laugh on an indifferent, hostile universe."

          - Down Beat Magazine

End O' Time Blues

"John "Crawlin' Snake" Mac is tweaking the old ways with the evocative lyrics and edgy slightly twisted vocals.  His guitar and Dobro playing is as rhythmic and deep as any fella down on the Delta;."

"The combo makes "End O' Time Blues" a lot more compelling that the works of those folks paying such obvious and respectful tribute to the old styles that the listener would almost certainly be better served by going tack to the originals."

I'd recommend checking him out be3ofre he goes postal, and from the sound of things that could be right ar4ound the corner."

          - Blues Access Magazine

"Given the diversity of musicians, Mac has played with and the original songs on his independent release.....sizing him up is no easy task."

"If Mac is an anomaly, he presence is a re3lief."

          - Narragansett Times

"He appears to be many things - first and foremost a consummate musician who has played with a long list of big names....."

          - The Standard Times

"Mac's solo turns are hard-driving Delta style Blues with snapping bass - string rhythms and high end slide."

"Mac comes up with vivid imagery and rhymes.  "End O' Time Blues" gives prewar blues a nervy, energetic update with solid playing."

          - Blues Revue Magazine

"Mac seems to have opened a door were the Blues are at once cognizant of their sources and still somehow fun."

          - The East Greenwich Pendulum

".....capable of bursts of keen clarity, roots anthems, the odd sweaty blued-string weeping."

          - The Providence Phoenix

".....Mac can solo hitting chords rather than just notes."

"You can travel to SF and you can travel to NYC - I have - and you will not find as much talent and fun rolled into one package."

          - The Chariho Times

"Mac's new album "End O' Time Blues"... enjoys an urgency born of spontaneity."

".....Mac's deft Dobro and standard guitar picking on original country blues numbers like "She Too Old" and the title track resonate with the sort of conviction too seldom encountered anywhere these days."

"Mac's singing, something like Delta great Charlie Patton's is distinctive and alluring.  An acquired taste.

          - Experience Hendrix Magazine

".....John "Crawlin' Snake" Mac whose roots are as diverse as Johnson (Robert) in the 30's and Hendrix in the 60's and whose writing and playing brings the blues experience not as a history lesson but as a happening."

".....in one song - even in one moment, (Mac can ) show you where the Blues came from and where they are going."

"a guitar vernacular worthy of any New England blues bar (or Chicago or Memphis for that matter)."

          - Brian Bishop, Production Mgr.
          - The Big Easy Cajun Festival
          - Stepping Stone Ranch, R.I.

"John plays excelled acoustic slide and his voice is very expressive and compliments his slide playing."

His acoustic playing reminds me of Robert Johnson more than anyone I can think of but John is his own man, even though he pays homage to the masters he will soon be in the Master Zone himself....."

"This CD is breaking new ground as far as pushing the blues into a new dimension but not losing any of the roots.  I gave this CD a solid (5) HARP SALUTE!"

          - Bluzharp Online Magazine

"Mac's (Blues) are raw, powerful, in your face."

"The Crawlin' Snake is one mean guitar player!  He gets it cooking from the first note and does not let up.  Particularly impressive in his work on the Dobro resonator guitar through the disc."

"The disc showcases John's writing skills.  You go to love the lyrics for "Wrong House for My Bed" and "I Li9ke to Drink" or the Dylan-like "End O' Time Blues."  Too Much!"

".....about Mac's vocals.  A curious blend of Howlin' Wolf and Jimmie Rodgers.  Or maybe somewhat reminiscent of Johnny Winter on those old Blue Sky recordings with the Muddy Waters band.  Whatever the case, it augments this type of raw, powerful blues as well."

"This one is a must have."

          - The Porcupine Press