“This is forbidding stuff, but Ms. Coloff’s touch is light, her presence warm. She’s not sentimental — and idiosyncratic touches, like a giant red bonnet, an enormous hand-stitched denim cape and tough-to-pin-down lyrics, keep things helpfully weird — but she isn’t unemotional. She is, simply, honest.” – Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times
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“Whether through sung or spoken text, Coloff proved her success as a storyteller—setting distinct scenes with descriptively visual language, viscerally evoking emotion, and allowing the audience to feel part of her personal journey. As part storyteller and part singer/cellist, she seamlessly embodied the two distinct worlds.” – Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh, I Care If You Listen
Coloff’s ability to merge the private and the collective allowed the entire piece of music-theater to become genuinely sincere without being overly sentimental. – Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh, I Care If You Listen
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“her cool delivery offered the refreshing possibility that life can continue after assault […] that a person can be more than a terrible thing that they endured. It’s the first time I recall seeing that perspective […] and it felt transformatively refreshing.” – Brin Solomon, National Sawdust Log
“ThisTree, a show which successfully make the case that if Patti Smith could play the Cello, she’d be Leah Coloff.”
– Editor, Luxe Monitor
“Leah Coloff, accompanying herself on the cello — first with a pizzicato figure, then with a quick, repeating arpeggio — sings “The Soul Selects Her Own Society” with a combination of artful angularity and a rock-inflected assertiveness.” – Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
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“The greatest, most unforgettable performances of the night were by Leah Coloff, who sang Hearne’s most searing songs while ferociously playing the cello part.” – John Schneider, Shepherd Express
Lucibel Crater
“Lucibel Crater surprise us with a schizoid, unpredictable sound made of both live improvisations and thoughtful studio recordings.” – Simone Tempia, Vogue Italia
“Something like Bjork and maybe like White Stripes; But the truth is that their sound is unique and not easy to label, to the extent that even Lou Reed has fallen in love with it.”
– Simone Tempia, Urban Magazine
“Now, close your eyes and imagine if Picasso had a band, and what they would sound like. Can I bastardize the term here and say Cubistic Beats? Ahh…Okay…Hmmm…I’ll just say what I really want you to know, this is totally music to get high too. There, now it’s out.”
– Buzzbin Magazine
“…unabashed writing and combination of instrumentation from song to song. They aretruly a talented group of creative artists.” – Awaken Music