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Press Quotes
“….əkoostik hookah is not only one of the most prolific jam bands, but is one of the best.”
– Mick Skidmore, Relix Magazine“hookah seems to be the jam band who’s gained the most heartfelt prominence over the last year or so. Sure, every 365-er band worth their salt has their own festival now, but the biannual Hookaville should soon be overtaking the behemoth extravaganzas of Phish. Get in on the hookah phenomenon on the ground floor while the getting’s still good.”
– Village Voice“əkoostik hookah’s songs offer a tight synchronicity bespeaking the solid musical prowess so often missing in the rash of self-described “jam” bands that seem to spring up almost daily. The sound is fluid and jazzy, but it rocks with cascading, virtuoso keyboards and powerhouse guitar work.”
– Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC“High Times is officially declaring Hookahville the coolest place on the planet.”
– Steve Hagar, editor, High Times at Hookahville X“…unscripted, unchoreographed, unrehearsed spectacular display of non-corporate rock.”
– Everybody’s News, Cincinnati, OH“Its sound is polished – the product of endless hours on stage and in the van. And it comes from a melting pot of influences as diverse as the nationalities were on Ellis Island.”
– Daily News, Breckenridge, CO“It’s much harder to describe than it is to enjoy.”
– Scene Magazine, Cleveland, OH
əkoostik hookah in the News
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The Show Must Go On: 10 Concerts Held During Blizzards (Jambase, Jan 2016)
- Hookahville Announces Initial Lineup, Return to Frontier Ranch
- Jam Central Station: əkoostik hookah (a history of sorts, Oct 2014)
- The Ville Music Festival: Hippies, Hugs, and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
- Honest Tune: The Ville Festival (September 2014)
- Ekoostik Hookah to bring the jams to Tangier
- The Greatest Story Ever Told Radio Show: Interview with Dave Katz (video)
- Jambands.com: The Ville (Sept 2013)
- The Ville Summer 2013: Jambase
- King of the Ville: Ekoostik Hookah Rechristens its Annual Labor Day Weekend Festival
- Newport Music Hall review from Buckeye Music(October 2011)
- Fall Hookahville review, Cincy Groove(September 2011)
- Resilient əkoostik hookah bounces back to Erie (December 2010)
- Yonder Mountain String Band and Slightly Stoopid Set for Spring Hookahville (December 2010)
- Jam Central Station 6.12.10: Hookahville XXXIII Review (June 2010)
- Sweney and Haynes steal the show at Hookahville XXXIII (June 2010)
- Jam Central Station 5.29.10: əkoostik hookah (May 2010)
- Familiar Faces in New Places at Hookahville
- Hookahville keeps growing, evolving (May 2010)
- Hookahville festival returns with Ekoostik Hookah, Govt Mule, more (May 2010)
- Hookahville 33 (May 2010)
- Ekoostik Hookah hosts annual music festival (May 2010)
- Ekoostik Hookah at the Savoy Wednesday with New Line-up (May 2010)
- American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Sits in with əkoostik hookah (Jambands.com, March 2010)
- It’s a new era for Ekoostik Hookah, Phil Risko talks about his first show with eH (Cincy Groove, February 2010)
- Phil Risko (The Recipe) Joins əkoostik hookah (Jambase, January 2010)
- Leaving Hookahville (Cliff interview with John Petric of The Other Paper) (December 2009)
- Columbus Alive – Headliners: Ekoostik Hookah (December 2009)
- The Other Paper (cover: The Evolution of əkoostik hookah) (December 2009)
- Ekoostik hookah unsure about jam-band label
- Music fans invade Frontier Ranch for Hookahville (Newark Advocate May 2009)
- Spring Hookahville 2009 (February 2009, Jambase)
- Interview with Dave Katz (The Star Press, 2/11/09)
- Interview with a Fan (January 2009, Huntongton WV Herald-Dispatch
- Ekoostik Hookah jams again in Chillicothe (Chillicothe Gazette, January 2009)
- Hookahville draws thousands (Newark Advocate, September 2008)
- Ekoostik Hookah rekindles past vibes (Kalamazoo Gazette, 8/13/08)
- The Gathering (GoErie.com Showcase)
- Music review: Hookahville 29 – Slideshow – (Columbus Dispatch May 2008)
- By hook or by crook, band’s jam always jells (Columbus Dispatch, May 2008)
- Interview with John Mullins (Cincy Groove, May 2008)
- Interview with Dave Katz (Toledo Blade)
- Cincygroove.com: Interview with Dave (January 2008)
- Video Interviews with MoBoogie.net: Part One, Part Two (December 2007)
- Toledo Free Press: Ekoostik Hookah to hit Headliners
- Huntington Herald-Dispatch: Columbus-based band brings the jam to V Club
- Erie Times & News: Smooth Sailing
- Jambase Under Full Sail cd review
- KyndMusic: Ekoostik Hookah Just Does It (August 2007)
- Jambands.com Review of Under Full Sail: It All Comes Together CD
- Columbus Alive: Full Sail, full circle
- Everything Old is New Again: A Conversation with əkoostik hookah’s John Mullins
- Ekoostik Hookah smoking with original lineup
- An Honest Tune: Review of Southgate House show, 12/06
- əkoostik hookah flies under full sail
- Let’s Go! Central Ohio Entertainment Guide
- Cleveland Free Times: Hippie Valley – Ekoostik Hookah Brings Hookahville Back To Thornville
- Jambands.com: Fall Hookahville Confirmed
- Mullins Back on Hookah
- The Schwa Remains the Same
- High Times: Fall Hookahville 2005
- Gratefulweb: Spring Hookahville 2005
- əkoostik hookah is making waves on jam-band circuit (Pittsburgh Tribune/Review, March 2005)
- Take the First Train to Hookahville: KyndMusic Feb 2005
- Hookah Opens the Cleveland House of Blues
- Plain Dealer: Cheap Trick, Ekoostik Hookah to open House of Blues
- Pollstar: Ekoostik Hookah
- Jambands.com: 15 Questions with əkoostik hookah
- VH1: əkoostik hookah
- Glide Magazine: The Soul of əkoostik hookah
- Ekoostik Hookah Invaydz the Planet
- The Current: Ohio Grown Review
- For the Want of a Water Pump: An Oral History of Hookahville
- Pataskala Standard: Hookahville
- idNews.com
- The Cavalier Daily
- ink19: Ohio Grown Review
- Cincinnati City Beat: Ekoostik Alchemy
- The Free Press: Interview with Cliff Starbuck
- New Year’s 2000 – Cold Rain, Hot Show
- Cosmik Review: Ohio Grown
- High Times: Review of Fall Hookahville 2003
- Charleston.net: Having a “Jam” Good Time
- An Honest Tune: Interview with Eric Lanese
- Dave Kirby
- High Times: Last Train to Hookahville
- Free Times: Hookahville High
- Jambase: All articles about əkoostik hookah
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