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Press

Some selected stuff that people have said in print or online.

 
 

For press inquiries and hi-res photos, please contact Marty at martyallen(at)gmail dot com or via THIS CONTACT FORM 

Marty, Martystuff, and Sock Puppet City sometimes gets written about. Weird! Here's a list of some articles and blog posts :
(Know of others? Let Marty know! Adding your own? We love to post them! Your blog or Tik Tok news channel rules!)

September, 2022 - New York Times features Marty’s show A Perfect Party for Trees
"...perhaps the greatest gift this new play offers its audience is intangible: the freedom to be themselves."

-The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/theater/a-perfect-party-for-trees.html

November, 2018 - Interview with Goomba Stomp for Marty’s book, Retro Games
https://goombastomp.com/retro-games-marty-allen/

March, 2016 - Rhode Island Morning News, "The Rhode Show" had Marty as a featured guest in celebration of his artist's residency at AS220. Antics ensued.
http://wpri.com/2016/03/28/puppet-making-classes-at-as220/

December, 2014 - GeekDad selects Uncle Monsterface's "Rise of the Lava Men" an "Indispensible Album of 2014"
http://geekdad.com/2015/01/nerdy-dozen-albums-2014/

December, 2013 - ABC News, like a foolish people, put me on the news:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/specialCoverage?section=Happy-Holidays&id=8878859&vid=9360984

March, 2013 - Wired.com gives an amazing review to "Sock Puppet Madness"!
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/03/sock-puppet-madness/

February, 2013 - Mindhut  wrote a great review of Marty’s book, "Sock Puppet Madness"
http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2013/02/21/book-review-sock-puppet-madness

December, 2012 - Mindhut does a great piece on Marty’s puppety pictures!
http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2012/12/11/these-sock-puppets-are-creepily-cute

July, 2012 - Cool photo-blog tribute: http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Think-Its-An-Art/2393145

May 2012 - Cool blog! - http://www.sending-postcards.com/2012/05/sock-puppet-portraits.html

August, 2011 -Cool Indie profile - http://hvtbm.com/2011/08/05/marty-allen-uncle-monsterface-and-sock-puppets-the-art-speaks-for-itself/ 

June, 2011 - Crain's Business Journal, Online and Print Feature, "Gotham Gigs" -