Sugar Jones in the News

When Sugar . . . first began calling his sound "Southern-fried indie rock," it was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. The description is now more accurate, as those Louisiana roots shine through in his writing.
mp3.WashingtonPost.com, August 17, 2004

[Sugar's music] answers the question, "What if David Byrne had gone to LSU instead of the Rhode Island School of Design?"
Arlington Connection, May 8, 2003 (Feature article)

"'Sugar' helps southern-fried rock go down
Montgomery Gazette, February 12, 2003 (Feature article)

"Thevenot's onstage presence [has] a distinct confidence. He says he feels rejuvenated, and his performance certainly channels the excitement found in re-birth."
mp3.WashingtonPost.com, May 9-15, 2002 (Feature article)

Bring Your Own Insanity "is a tasty musical stew prepared by a songwriter with versatile abilities."
Music Morsels, April 2002 (Review)

OffBeat, Louisiana's largest and most prestigious music magazine, says, "Insanity is the most thought-provoking funk CD of this young year ... This is partly because Jones has a real need for musical exploration ... It also helps to come with a truckload of personal blue-eyed soul, and Jones puts those cards on the table most effectively in "You Must Be Heaven," which manages to embody the sort of silky ’70s R&B that more famous practitioners like Lenny Kravitz can only sporadically get real with.... But what really sets Sugar above the crowd is his ability to craft tight and gently romantic songs for the grooves to anchor. Getting George Porter on your album is a neat trick; giving him something worthy of his talent is a much better one."
OffBeat magazine, March 2002 (Review)

"You can take the boy out of Louisiana -- Baton Rouge native Chad Thevenot (aka Sugar Jones) now resides in Washington -- but you can't take Louisiana out of the boy. Witness the kind of insinuating Crescent City funk that underscores the best songs on "Bring Your Own Insanity...."
Washington Post, January 17, 2002 (Review)

The Post lists Sugar Jones' Bring Your Own Insanity as "one of two dozen of the most satisfying releases by area artists in 2001."
Washington Post, December 28, 2001. (Year in review)

"Sugar Jones shows promise of carving out a reputation here."
Washington Times, December 22, 2001 (Review)

"All Things Considered" on National Public Radio (NPR), December 3, 2001
A recording of a live performance by Sugar Jones ends the story

On Tap, the biggest entertainment magazine in the DC-metro area, says Bring Your Own Insanity is "One of the most musically satisfying indie discs to cross our desks in a while."
On Tap magazine, October 25-31, 2001

"You might call the Eastern-spiced 'A Chemical Dream' rajah rock ..."
Baton Rouge Advocate, October 19, 2001 (Review)

"Thevenot's lyrics are infused with a healthy dose of intelligence and irony."
Toasterhead Music News Network, October 2001 (Review)

Georgetown Hoya, September 28, 2001 (Feature article)

Onstage magazine, September 2001 (Feature article)

"Thought-provoking songs of love and love lost, race, compassion, introspection and violence contribute a worldly consciousness to this colorful frontispiece of words and music."
Austin Arena magazine, April 1995 (Review)

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