Press

“Julia Haltigan’s timeless voice, look, and persona make her something of a period piece. Her effervescent performances are also known to entrance entire crowds. Haltigan’s entire life is music: When she’s not singing, she can be found attending another show. Whether she’s crooning about motorcycles, old flames, or mermaid’s tails, Haltigan’s jazzy, sixties sound and Spanish rhythms shine through.”
-Interview Magazine

“The youthfully exuberant Julia Haltigan, a modern descendant of a caste of strong female country singers conjured an air of sultry class.”
-New York Times

“There’s a singular, sexy sound emanating from the concert halls of New York’s East Village and Lower East Side. The sultry, seductive music comes from Julia Haltigan, a gorgeous singer-songwriter whose combination of country, jazz and blues into catchy, romantic ballads has put her at the top of my make out playlist.”
-Glamour Magazine

“Julia Haltigan’s eclectic brand of roots music is reminiscent of iconoclasts such as Tom Waits, the electric blues of Chess records, and the atmospheric soundscapes of golden age Hollywood. Haltigan’s cryptic lyrics and blues-inflected vocal timbre sit right at home amongst a backdrop of lush guitars, old-timey horns, and a driving rhythm section. The pedal steel guitar, a mainstay in country music since the time of Hank Williams, adds an eerie ambiance that appropriately ties together Haltigan’s sound.”
-Deli Magazine

“A delightful songwriter and singer with whom I have lately become enamored.”
-Vin Scelsa of “Idiot’s Delight” on WFUV 90.7

“Julia Haltigan….looks and sounds like a rockabilly Scarlett Johansson—a singer who holds an obvious affection for Sun-era Elvis on the bluesy tunes of her latest, ‘Julia Haltigan and the Hooligans’”.
-TimeOutNY

“New York singer Julia Haltigan is blessed with impressive pipes… Julia and her band, the Hooligans, carry on the tradition of sharp-witted lyrics wrapped in a warm blanket of music that you can dance to, using jazz, folk, country and bluegrass.”
-Here Comes The Flood

“Julia Haltigan adds a sinister beauty to the blues. Her sultry voice is the illegitimate child of Tom Waits and Betty Boop. Her style is a wholly unique blend of the past and her own whimsical present, and is a refreshing addition to the modern music scene.”
-UnRated NYC

” Julia Haltigan’s music is all leather boots, smoky rooms and whimsy in a way that makes us want to burn our bras while wearing pretty lace and red lipstick; confusing, wonderful, inspiring and astoundingly infectious.”
-Gopher Illustrated

“The local gal can sing you under the table. She’s has this torch-song singer meets country gal meets rockabilly girl. If you want to compare to somebody else, I can think of Katharine Whalen and the Squirrel Nut Zippers. ”
-Music Snobbery