Andy Frasco & The U.N.
Andy Frasco & The U.N. are an American blues rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 2007. The band consists of Andrew Frasco, Sam Kelly, Shawn Eckels, Andee "Beats" Avila, and Floyd Kellogg. Historically, the band has also included a rotating and evolving cast of additional band members to form the U.N. Additional featured members of the U.N. include Daniel Avila, Supa Man from the band Philosophy of Soul, and Matt Owen of Eclectic Tuba, as well as members of the Kris Lager Band: Kris Lager, Jeremiah Weir, Brandon Miller, and John Fairchild. Dutch musicians Jelmer Olsman, Niels Kant also toured with the band.
To date, the band has released ten studio albums: Love, You're Just Too Expensive, Road Life Revival, Just a Good Ole Time, Half a Man, Happy Bastards, Change of Pace, Keep On Keepin' On, Wash, Rinse, Repeat, and L'Optimist., Growing Pains.
In 2017, the band released their first live album entitled Songs From The Road, which was recorded in August 2016 at the Tucher Blues and Jazz Festival in Bamberg, Germany. In September 2021, they released Live On the Rocks, an album recorded live at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on May 27, 2021.
Sound
Their sound has been described as "blues-rock fueled by reckless abandonment and a disregard for the rules, with witty lyrics to back it all up".Performances
Andy Frasco & The U.N.’s performances have been described as a "boisterous blend of harmonic funk and jazzy influences, all topped with boundless energy". Frasco frequently calls additional guest musicians to join his band on stage during sets, as well as fans. Shows are highly improvisational, featuring impromptu “battles” between band members, who graciously hop off stage into the crowd to contest their instrumental fortitude against one another in a sporting display of individual musicianship. Frasco's shows are also highly interactive, often stopping the show to speak directly to audience members, as well as invite people in the audience up on stage.Andy Frasco & The U.N. are recognized for their heavy tour schedule and D.I.Y. work ethic. The band has toured the U.S. numerous times over, as well as Europe and China, performing at festivals such as Wakarusa, Electric Forest Festival, Sacred Rose Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival, Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Festival, String Cheese Incident's Festival at Horning's Hideout, Cotai Jazz & Blues Festival, Zwarte Cross Festival, Paaspop, Koningsmiddag Festival, Geuzenpop Festival, and the Tucher Jazz & Blues Festival.