La Unica Press Kit
Songs You Know
A Style You'll Love!
What do Led Zeppelin, Men at Work, and Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee have in common? All are covered by La Unica (pronounced “La-Ooh-Knee-Ka”), a Washington, DC-based five piece band which plays carefully-selected covers and originals in a high-energy style that turns shy guests into party animals. La Unica's outstanding musicianship and unique "Irish Latin Rock" style greatly expand the band's repertoire and appeal to a huge range of listeners who expect to hear familiar-sounding songs and love hearing them in a new way. In its fourteen year career, and throughout nine states (including DC!) La Unica's played high-profiled music festivals, venues, concert series', private parties, weddings, and even a prison. La Unica is also the DMV's best St. Patrick's Day band, playing recognizable songs in an original, high-energy style on authentic Irish instruments.
Live Videos
Covers
Fool in the Rain (Led Zeppelin)
With or Without You (u2)
Jump in the Line/Shake Senora (Harry Belafonte)
Guantanamera (Celia Cruz)
Love Song (311)
Originals
She’s the One (La Unica)
D. Alice's (La Unica)
Isabel (La Unica)
Dame Sabor (La Unica)
St. Patrick’s Day
If I Should Fall from Grace with God (The Pogues)
Irish Rock Song (La Unica)
Black Velvet Band (Traditional Irish / La Unica)
Whiskey in the Jar (Metallica / La Unica)
Promotional
Logos
Website
Media
La Unica has appeared in The Washington Post, The Washingtonian, DC Fray, Greenbelt Online, the Cape Gazette, the Frederick News Post and on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, Another Wasted Hour, and WOWD-LP FM.
Bio
America's Best Irish Latin Rock Band. Energetic, Different, Creative. La Unica is a Washington, DC-based band who's been bringing their "Irish Latin Rock" sound to audiences for 13 years. The Washington Post called La Unica a “pan-genre party band”, and their fans call them “exciting”, “creative”, and “high-energy”. A celebratory atmosphere at every live show, La Unica will catch you by surprise as you’re invited to dance, laugh, and join the fun. La Unica defies boundaries by creating a modern approach to new world music. Pronounced “La-Ooh-Knee-Ka”, this group is absolutely one of a kind. In a style all their own, La Unica's 5 musicians seamlessly harness sounds from Latin America and Ireland to create a patented "Irish Latin Rock" musical experience. La Unica plays a mix of original creations and familiar-sounding cover songs which are sung in both English and Spanish, appealing to, well, everyone! La Unica offers a truly original sound and provides a high energy show which gets even the shyest of guests dancing and excited to party.