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River City Hit Squad

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17093 East Little Italy Road, Hammond, LA

About This Vendor

Excellent Entertainment for Dream Weddings

The River City Hit Squad is a wedding band in Hammond, LA. This talented group is made up of eight musicians who love to perform together to entertain you and your guests. The band plays a diverse range of music, from classic songs to current party anthems, ensuring that there is something for everyone to enjoy. The members of the River City Hit Squad can provide music for your wedding ceremony, as well as your celebratory reception. With their natural charisma and years of experience, they aspire to stage an unforgettable performance that keeps you on the dance floor. They can play music from many genres, including rock, pop, and R&B. The River City Hit Squad uses high-quality sound equipment to create an excellent musical experience. The band is happy to learn some of your favorite tunes to cater to your musical tastes. They can also adhere to a do-not-play list, ensuring that they perform only your best-loved songs. Additional DJ services are also available, so guests can enjoy the revelry and keep the party going all night long.

Details

Instruments
Fiddle, Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Violin, Vocals
Music Genres
Classical, Dance, Disco, Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B, Rock
Music Services
Live Music
Wedding Activities
Rehearsals & Parties, After Party, Wedding, Ceremony, Reception

River City Hit Squad Reviews

Reviewed On 5/09/2022 by Anna G
River City Hit Squad was our wedding band for both ceremony and reception. They were incredible and so much fun! All of our guests raved about how great they were. We were apprehensive because we had never actually heard them perform live, b...
ut we were absolutely blown away with how amazing they were!! The dance floor was full the entire reception! If you are on the fence about booking with them, do it now! They also provided ceremony music with a violin, guitar, and piano, and it was everything I hoped for. They truly do it all!
Reviewed On 4/15/2022 by Caroline H
I first saw this band about 5 years ago at my cousins wedding and knew if I ever got married I would want them for mine. The stars aligned and they were a hit at my wedding! Bobby was very easy to contact and answered all my questions swiftly. ...
My guest raved about how good they were and they had EVERYONE dancing to the last song of the night. Would highly recommend to anyone out there!
Reviewed On 2/06/2022 by Sarah P
Outstanding!!! The band handled our ceremony, second line, and reception. They made everything easy and were so talented, versatile, and fun!!! Everyone loved them. 10 stars!!!
Reviewed On 11/02/2021 by Rebecca W
The best! Played and danced for 5 hours at my daughter’s wedding 2 weeks ago! Top quality.
Reviewed On 11/23/2020 by Jacqueline S
Two words: HIRE THEM! Bobby and his team are amazing they knocked it out of the park! So happy we hired them for our wedding!
Reviewed On 1/20/2020 by Cristina A
Amazing is the perfect word that comes to mind when I think of River City Hit Squad! I cannot imagine my day without them because they were the absolute perfect touch. They provided the ceremony music, reception music, and second line. It was s...
o great to work with one vendor for all three of my music needs. I was so dead set in having a fun band and was so very fortunate the band was available to play my wedding. They were the first vendor I booked because music is central to making memories. All my guests keep raving about the band. Working with Bobby was so easy, he is very communicative and accommodating. Don’t even waste your time looking at other bands, book River City Hit Squad immediately!
Reviewed On 11/25/2019 by Lucy B
River City Hit Squad was one of the best decisions we made in wedding planning. Beforehand, Bobby took time to explain everything to us, and took on all of our special requests. At the wedding, the band were so talented, interactive and brought...
great energy to the party - our guests did not leave the dance floor! From the live Louis Armstrong ceremony music, to the New Orleans Second Line exit this band checked every box. We had guests in town from all over the country and overseas, and everyone raved about the band!
Reviewed On 3/13/2019 by Margaret v
This band is AMAZING! When I tell you they made the reception the best party I mean it! From start to finish they brought so much energy! We got so many compliments on our band and I am so happy we chose River City Hit Squad! If you are looking...
to book a wedding band you need to pick them!
Reviewed On 10/25/2018 by Cheryl M
This band was wonderful! They provided a classical trio to play at my daughters wedding ceremony, a quartet to play during cocktails and the full band for the reception. On each occasion they did a fabulous job. They were eager to please , coo...
perative, helpful and very professional. I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again !
Reviewed On 8/27/2018 by Brooke D
I hired River City Hit Squad to play at my wedding reception and it was 100% the right choice. HIRE THIS BAND. They had everyone dancing at my reception and they accommodated all of the requests we made of them and they made the planning proce...
ss so easy! They know how to work the crowd and build up a party! I am still hearing about how awesome they were from my guests. I highly recommend them!
Reviewed On 7/15/2018 by Isobel M
So fun and engaging! They made for a riotous good time, and such a fun second line
Reviewed On 6/30/2018 by Liz G
Absolutely perfect. Fun, engaging, high energy. I don’t have enough positive words for River City Hit Squad. Our wedding was perfect and they were a HUGE part of its success.
Reviewed On 6/28/2018 by Corey F
These guys brought the house down! All of our guests love to dance, so finding the right band was our #1 priority and River City Hit Squad delivered in every sense of the word. Multiple guests even asked for their info after the wedding to h...
ave them play at their wedding as well. Most importantly, they kept the dance floor packed and left our guests in awe at the show. We asked for a wide variety of music, and they delivered on this everything from wedding classics to pop to hip hop. They even performed a Brass version of Juvenile's 'Back That Azz' up during our second line, which was a huge hit. Behind the scenes, they were great. Incredibly responsive, and very accommodating and professional. Thanks RCHS!
Reviewed On 6/19/2018 by Tressa R
River City Hit Squad was AMAZING! They provided not only our reception music (which kept guests dancing ALL night), but they also helped us with our ceremony music AND our second line parade brass band! They were absolutely fantastic throughout...
the whole wedding planning process, and were extremely helpful with answering questions and providing advice. We planned our wedding in New Orleans from afar, and we were slightly hesitant about doing so, especially since my husband is a musician. Our venue recommended River City Hit Squad, and we sure are glad we chose them! They are true entertainers and care about you and your guests having a great time. My only regret from my wedding day is that I did not spend enough time on the dance floor jamming out to River City Hit Squad! This band will help make your wedding one to remember. We are still getting comments from guests on how amazing our band was! Thank you, River City Hit Squad!
Reviewed On 5/07/2018 by Sidney W
Simply THE BEST wedding band out there. We have gotten so many text and calls asking the name of our band and people saying it was the best time they had ever had at a wedding reception. Bobby is so easy to work with and is extremely helpful wi...
th whatever you want and need. You can tell they truly enjoy what they are doing and want everyone to have the best time possible. Thank you River City Hit Squad for the perfect night!
Reviewed On 2/13/2018 by Lizzie M
River City Hit Squad is the BEST! They absolutely made our wedding reception! They were SO much fun and they are so talented. As stated by many other reviews - you should do yourself a favor and book them now!!! They were so easy to work with. ...
They also played our second line and did a great job. They truly seem to enjoy what they do and that makes the party all the more fun. Thanks so much River City Hit Squad!!
Reviewed On 11/03/2017 by Danielle P
This band was a huge hit!! So much fun! Our guests were entertained the entire night and nobody left the dance floor. They did our ceremony, reception, and our second line. During our second line, it started raining. And not just a sprinkle, it...
was a monsoon!! And the band still paraded all around the French Quarter, making the torrential downpour seem so magical! We are so happy we hired River City Hit Squad!!
Reviewed On 10/25/2017 by Sarah M
River City Hit Squad is phenomenal! They were the magic glue that made our wedding the unforgettable party that it was. They are all fantastic musicians to begin — seemed like several were multi-instrumentalists and with some serious vocal chop...
s. Moreover, they are consummate entertainers and know how to get your guests on the dance floor! Some of my most treasured memories of our wedding are of the older people in our lives getting down with abandon. I tell you, there were some moves I hadn't seen before — people were loving it. Thank you, thank you for the good times and amazing memories.
Reviewed On 5/31/2017 by Amy T
Do yourself a favor and hire this band right now! Music is a huge part of my life, so the band was the most important thing for me at my reception. People may not remember the food or the flowers, but everyone remembers a great band, and River ...
City Hit Squad KILLED IT. I initially got some pushback from my mom ("There are so many people in this band!") and the groom ("What if the horns make it too loud?"), but I persevered and everyone is so glad I did! The band was perfect - a good mix of old classics and new hits, awesome vocals, and amazing energy. They got us all involved in their performance, which was great, and numerous guests told me the band was so good they stayed longer than they'd planned! After the reception, we added extra horn players to do our second line, which was equally great - it allowed us to smoothly flow from the ballroom to the street and it meant one less vendor we had to deal with. If you're looking for an incredible band that will bring your guests to their feet, River City Hit Squad is the band for you!
Reviewed On 4/08/2017 by Traci C
Book this band!! We've had relatives and friends tell us over and over that our wedding was one of the most fun they've ever been to, and we have the River City Hit Squad to thank for that!! They took request...even from my young nieces and nep...
hews and made it happen. If you want a band that gets off stage and gets the crowd moving and shaking then this is the band you want! It's a bonus that they also happen to be sincerely friendly and genuine people that look like they're having as much fun as you are! Can't recommend them enough and say how happy and grateful we are for their talents and for having them be a part of our special day!
Reviewed On 3/19/2017 by Andrea S
River City Hit Squad played at our wedding at the Ritz and put together an absolutely incredible experience. The band had the dance floor rocking almost to the point we were afraid guests wouldn't finish eating! No one wanted the evening to ...
end. It was some of the best money we spent on our wedding. Bobby kept planning and coordination easy and stress free.
Reviewed On 2/20/2017 by Craig A
This is the wedding band you want! Huge thanks to Bobby and River City Hit Squad for making our wedding so incredible. They were friendly and professional from the very first phone call to the last email. On our wedding day they handled a bu...
sy schedule effortlessly – setting up microphones for the ceremony, and playing during the Second Line, cocktail hour, and reception – all of which were in different locations. And all it took was a couple of phone calls and emails to plan everything which is a testament to their experience. Most importantly, they were super fun! We selected this band because of all the excellent reviews we read online. Many of them claimed that River City Hit Squad was “the best wedding band they’d ever heard.” I couldn’t agree more! In fact, those exact words were said to me throughout the night from the majority of our guests. They were upbeat and energetic and had the dance floor packed all night from the moment we were introduced. They played classics and the latest hits, and handled some last minute requests. They even let my Dad play a few songs on the drums, and an uncle sing another! I would hire this band again in a heartbeat. End your search now and pick River City Hit Squad.
Reviewed On 2/02/2017 by Meredith L
I cannot say enough about how amazing this band is. They were the absolute best part of my wedding. Everyone had so much fun, they played exactly our style of music, and interacted with all our guests. They did our ceremony music, our second li...
ne, and our reception, and every single thing was perfect! These guys bring the party. We've had so many guests contact us about how awesome our wedding was, and I know River City Hit Squad has everything to do with that! Hire them! It'll be the best decision you make (other than your new spouse, of course).
Reviewed On 12/08/2016 by Ashley M
If I could give River City Hit Squad 6 stars, I would! They were absolutely amazing during our wedding reception and all of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed the night because of the amazing music and interaction from the band. Fro...
m the very start, it was a seamless process booking, picking out songs, and coordinating with this group. VERY professional and easy to work with, and such a TALENTED group of individuals. They really set the tone for our reception and made our night unforgettable!
Reviewed On 9/05/2016 by Hayley G
My (now) husband and I absolutely LOVED this band. River City Hit Squad kept the party going, got everyone on the dance floor, and provided an overall INCREDIBLE performance from start to finish. No need to look anywhere else, their wonderful...
ensemble exceeded every expectation!
Reviewed On 6/04/2016 by Knottie11244938
River City Hit Squad was absolutely AMAZING! They made our wedding reception unforgettable! Their set list was awesome. They are very talented and SO MUCH FUN! They really interact with the crowd. Everyone was on the dance floor! They only took...
one short break during the entire 4 hour reception. They were the best part of our wedding reception! I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a super fun wedding band!!
Reviewed On 1/07/2016 by Mary Frances G
River City Hit Squad was a lot of fun! They kept our guests dancing all night and involved the crowd often. They learned our first dance, father-bride and mother-groom songs. I always got a quick response via email when I had a question and the...
y were very easy to work with. The best part was they agreed to lead our second line outside through the Quarter even though it was raining. The band played nonstop through the rain and did a couple songs back in front of the venue at the end of the second line. Our out of town guests loved that experience and I loved that River City Hit Squad was so willing to do it in the rain! Thank you!
Reviewed On 7/17/2015 by Shanti H
I am SO SO SO happy I chose RCHS for our wedding band. They are such talented musicians and performers and we were blown away by the level of music played. It was like concert level--not wedding band! They really knew how to read the crowd and ...
keep the energy up and the dance floor was packed all night even with the summer heat! We even had a few kareoke moments with guests coming on stage to sing along. Everyone still raves about the band. RCHS, especially Bobby the coordinator, is so easy and a joy to work with. Unlike some other bands we looked at, RCHS offered to play the entire time without extra charge. They played our pre ceremony music, slower music during cocktail hour and then turned it up for the party. YOU GOTTA HIRE THIS BAND!! - Shanti
Reviewed On 4/12/2015 by Allison H
This band was so much fun! First of all, they're good. They're really good. They started off by providing my second line down Canal St. Then they provided a party all throughout the reception. They play fun music. They really get the crowd invo...
lved. The lead singers are so much fun. The band is willing to learn any song you request. I have received so many comments on how much fun people had at our wedding. Everyone wants to know the name of our band. I promise they will not disappoint!
Reviewed On 3/08/2015 by Mallory B
I am from Louisiana but have lived all over since I graduated college and my husband is from Denver. Needless to say, there were many out of owners who attended our New Orleans wedding and River City Hit Squad left our guests in awe of an authe...
ntic NOLA experience. It was easy to see that each member of the band LOVES what they do by the joy exuded from the stage and caught by our guest. They played a the perfect mix of new songs with old southern reception party songs and engaged the crowd by dancing with our guests and inviting our guest to sing with them on stage. Professionally they were so easy to work with and offered to play for extra time free of charge. If you book this band you will not go wrong. They are reasonably priced and worth every penny of the sake of you and your guests good time! THANK YOU RIVER CITY HIT SQUAD!! Love, The Smyths
Reviewed On 6/10/2014 by Brittney B
There were three parts of our wedding that we were willing to splurge on: the beverages, the videographer, and the BAND! River City Hit Squad was so easy to work with and very professional. This band absolutely made our reception. Friends a...
nd family are still talking about our band and that our reception was the best they had been to in a long time. They were able to read the crowd and keep everyone dancing all night. I've been to many weddings with bands of all kinds, and I honestly do not remember the songs or even how they sounded. I may be biased, but people remember the River City Hit Squad. Worth the money!!
Reviewed On 4/12/2013 by Lane A
This band was definitely the highlight of my wedding! I had an outdoor wedding and, of course, it rained on us. We had to have the band set up behind a screened-in porch and we set a dance floor up below the porch in front of the band. It ended...
up being so great because Bobby (vocals and guitar) and the female singer ended up coming out of the porch and down to where we were dancing. They had everyone involved and dancing. People were calling me days after the wedding saying how they wished they could go back in time to the wedding night to dance to this band again. They were so much fun I pretty much ruined my gown dancing in the mud!

Contact Info for River City Hit Squad

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17093 East Little Italy Road, Hammond, LA(985) 507-1749

Meet the Team

meet the owner
Robert Levie
Manager
Playing the latest to the greatest songs of all times with a current flair has made The River City Hit Squad a regional favorite. Live ceremony music and a full second line band on board also makes our unique group all inclusive. We promise an awesome New Orleans send-off to your perfect wedding!
$$$ – ModerateStarting Cost