UNRB

"You’d have to be comatose to not fall in love with UNRB during one of their live shows." - Ray Roa Tampa Bay Times 2015 - Tampa Bay Times

"The seven-piece band would have brought down the roof, had there been one above them." - SPOT Magazine

"This group of six was an absolute blast" - Rara's Farm

"This is the type of album that starts with a bang and soars from there. I just finished listening for the second time straight through and feel as though I have been shot out of a cannon! If this is an indication of things to come, follow UNRB (while saving up for a parachute!)." - Jeff Donovick

UNRB is an eclectic new ska band from St. Petersburg that’s gearing up for a busy spring and summer. - Tampa Bay Times

"On stage, the band clearly enjoy themselves and this passion for performing along with the fun they have doing it becomes infectious." - The Patch

"...super high-energy and had the crowd dancing and just really digging their performance. UNRB had a huge horn section with lots of talent and charisma, including their tuba player who cruised through the audience during one tuba-showcasing tune." - Story/Photos By Courtney and Surf Guru

"UNRB absolutely, hands-down, unequivocally killed their set" - Cynthia Mulligan - Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay - Mon, Sep 19, 2011

UNRB

In less than a year of being a band, the ska rockers of UNRB have pushed their horn-driven sound to victory, winning a “Battle of the Bands” competition February in Tallahassee and gearing up for another later this month in St. Petersburg, the band’s home base.

The big news, according to the band’s lead vocalist and electric ukulele player Noel Rochford, is UNRB is in the running to play in the Vans Warped Tour when it hits Vinoy Park on July 31 in St. Petersburg. To vote for UNRB, visit www.battleofthebands.com/u/UNRBmusic/.

Rochford said it has been a running joke among UNRB fans to find out what the letters in the band’s name stand for. He said his favorite is “Under Noel Rochford’s Budget.”

“Basically it can mean whatever you want it to mean,” Rochford said, but it originated as “Untitled Noel Rochford Band.”

Rochford’s bandmates are: Nic Giordano, bass; Eric Allaire, drums; Ben Datin, trumpet; Andy Pilcher, trombone, euphonium and tuba; Jeff Phillips, baritone and alto saxophone; and Dan Smith, tenor saxophone.

He said audiences can expect a wall of sound with big horns.

“We’re primarily a ska band,” Rochford said, “but we kind of play music of all sorts of styles, so we do a little bit of reggae, ska, Latin, punk, punk, whatever.”

When the horn players aren’t playing, he said they are singing, clapping or just running around the stage.

“That’s one of the things about seeing us live is we’re really high energy,” Rochford said, “and we jump around a lot.” - Citrus County Chronicle