The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, Roberto Santiago: "Remarkable is the only word to describe Buckwheat Zydeco’s performance at Wilbert’s. The master of zydeco rocked the capacity crowd…Buckwheat Zydeco hones down songs to their most basic level and dishes them out with grooves so wicked that they come off sounding better than the originals."

The (Kingston NY) Daily Freeman, Philip H. Farber: "In spite of the elegant atmosphere of the old opera house, it took Buckwheat’s band only one song to convince just about everyone to get to their feet and dance… An opera house is an odd setting for a zydeco party…Take for example the well-dressed, middle aged couple who were sitting next to me. While the rhythms were pulling people by the hundreds off their cushions to dance, these two sat rather stiffly, not a smile, not a single toe tapping. After a couple of songs, they began to smile just a bit, and I could see their heads nodding a little bit to the rhythms. By the end of the concert they were up and boogying down with abandon, arms flying, feet stomping, butts wagging to the beat. It was an awesome sight to behold…Even after a fairly long concert, I still wanted more…Rock and roll may save your soul, but if you just plain want to feel good, zydeco is the answer and Buckwheat Zydeco reigns supreme."

The Traverse City (MI) Record, Nancy Sundstom: "For over 90 minutes, he dazzled the crowd with his exuberant, accordion-powered and r&b-drenched version of zydeco…He didn’t only create a roomful of converts, he and his music did what at the time (the night the U.S. entered the Gulf War) seemed impossible – the crowd indeed forgot its troubles for a while."

The Erie(PA) Daily Times/Morning News, Dave Richards: "If Grape Jam had a roof, Buckwheat Zydeco would send them through it Friday night with its liberating, set-your-spirit-free music."

The Boston Herald, Tristram Lozaw: "Buckwheat Zydeco, the band behind the considerable physical presence of Stanley Dural, took up where zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier left off – creating stomping, bluesy, squeeze box pumped dance riots."

The Milwaukee Journal, Tina Maples: "When it comes to party music, nothing incited a riot of happy feet quicker than zydeco. And when it comes to zydeco, few musicians are better loved in these parts than Buckwheat Zydeco."

The (Utica NY) Observer-Dispatch, Rex Rutowski: "So you say you can’t dance? Buckwheat Zydeco says just try not to when he brings his instant party, otherwise known as zydeco, to your town."

The Fresno Bee, Don Mahew: "By refusing to cater to only one generation, Buckwheat Zydeco has broadened the genre’s audience and made himself a successful career."

City Edition (Milwaukee), Tedd Lookstch: "Buckwheat Zydeco has made a splash among fellow musicians. Everybody wants to work with him. He’s done time with Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) and Dwight Yoakam. He opened for top acts such as U2 and Eric Clapton."

The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Mark Bialczak: "Dural loves to spread his get-happy sound anywhere and everywhere."

Daily Camera Friday Magazine (C0), Steve Knopper: "Forget all the definitions…Buckwheat Zydeco, the form’s most persistent practitioner, keeps proving that zydeco fits perfectly with country, funk, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll…Call it what you want; it rocks."

The Calgary Sun, Mike Bell: "Accordion master Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural may play the blues with his band Buckwheat Zydeco, but it’s the blues like no other blues you’ve heard…Buckwheat Zydeco may relax your brain, but your feet that’s another story."

Jam Entertainment News (Tampa), "Buckwheat Zydeco has one of the best band’s in the genre and, night in and night out, he throws one serious party."

Living Blues, Michael Tisserand: "In the past year alone, Buckwheat Zydeco has exposed more people to zydeco than any player in the music's history… His best albums have been masterpieces in blending zydeco, rock, funk, R&B, and Southern soul."