The Saltine Ramblers are a zany alt-country band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sometimes we play music that is very beautiful, sometimes we'll melt your face off with a shredding electric guitar solo, sometimes we'll make you laugh so hard that whatever it is you're drinking at the time comes out of your nose, sometimes we perform in hot dog suits, we've got a squeezebox and a fiddle and a mandolin and some guitars and a bass. We all sing and occasionally we nail it, big time. Seriously, it's like a heavenly choir descended from on high and entered your ear canals. Here's what some people think about us:"First of all, what other musicians can you think of that are as influenced by Ween as Bill Monroe...They're a people's band, and they play...whatever they want to play. Which is usually what the people want to hear." -undergroundabq.com"The Saltine Ramblers can tear off hoedowns, but that’s not the proof of their mettle. On their latest album, a fine version of Blue Grass Boys’ upbeat “Southern Flavor” is propelled by David Ivey’s double-tracked fiddle and mandolin in the style of Chubby Wise and Bill Monroe. Cory Minefee’s muted electric guitar answers proficiently, suggestive of classic country / western pickers like Smitty Smith. A cover of Joe West’s heartrending “Human Cannonball” stands in low-key counterpoint. As music boundaries crumble, decidedly un-country instruments like tubas or congas are awkwardly shoehorned into Americana. But here, Dave Payne’s squeezebox slides in effortlessly. Kevin Strange’s vocals aren’t typical country-croon smooth but possess an appealing matter-of-fact quality. Saltine's original “Y” kicks off as an upbeat stomper but effortlessly de-escalates into a soulful memory of lost love." -alibi.com