“If any of you out there have heard of Monte Montgomery, I’ll just assume you’re also a fan.” -– a fan

“At this year’s CITY STAGES, the prize for hands-on technique and originality, however, had to go to guitar wizard Monte Montgomery... astounding notes, chords, harmonics, progressions, picking, fretwork, slide... all of that wonderful stuff came from his instrument, yet he never broke a string. Word is he’s building a brilliant career in Austin, and it was easy to see why. Montgomery had a majority of the audience moved over to his side of the stage, or leaning that way, so they could watch his fingers flick and fly.” -– Mary Colurso, The Birmingham News

“...he’s the hottest draw in town.” -– Vannessa Salvia, Eugene Weekly