“They sound like they’re inspired both by Charlie Mingus and some great New Orleans jazz band. I can’t quite make this band out, but I do know they sound very different from most of the mostly guitar-based bands here.”
-Bob Boilen on NPR’s All Things Considered, SXSW: Out Of 1,800, Three Artists To Watch

[The Hobo Banned] brought to mind a Salvation Army band playing in a junkyard while tripping on acid.
-Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun Times

“Composed of multi-instrumentalists, the ramshackle loping of the [eight]-piece solidifies into a pounding assault of chaos like a runaway horse carriage. While light and uplifting at times, the sound tends to offer an eerie darkness.”
-Andrew Ritchey, Independent Weekly of Durham, NC

“Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned … is a passionate collection of brass centric gypsy folk rock featuring a community of spirited voices and an array of instruments that sound like weathered antiques given new life.”
-Obsession Collection

“…c’est un bordel mi-joyeux, mi-fataliste, la jolie excuse pour une trompette qu’on aimerait entendre plus souvent sans avoir à sortir ses disques de jazz, ou de blues.”
-La Blogotheque

No matter who you hear in their sound or compare them to, there is loads here to love.
-My Old Kentuky Blog

Bordélique? Plutôt. Jouissif? Sûrement.
-The Man from Rennes Steals Our Hearts

Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned live – All Over Albany
Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned – The Hippodrome
A Family Affair – Metroland
Best of the Arts: 2007 – Metroland
The Thing About Time – My Old Kentucky Blog
Under The Radar – My Old Kentucky Blog
SXSW 2009 Preview – NPR: All Songs Considered
Mountain Jam Winners to Hear – Obsession Collection Music
Sgt. Dunbar Packed Full of Sound – Obsession Collection Music
Show Review – Retrad Music
Review: ‘the Weight’ – Said the Gramophone
Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned – Well That’s Just Unreasonable