"Roots revivalist Victor V. Gurbo and his four-piece  backing band create original folk ballads infused with an Americana spirit...voted the Brooklyn Borough  Champion at WNYC & WQXR's Battle of the Boroughs, Gurbo & Co. pay homage to the canon of American song  and poetry with a raw, bluesy, foot-stomping sound  that’s both classic and contemporary.”      
 Brooklyn Academy of Music

      “I liked that your music wasn't just a nostalgia trip.  There was the sound of old New York there, but there was also the sound of modern New York.  And it wasn't just because you were playing electric - there was kind of an edge; a snarling punk edge to this music, while at the same time it was really evoking sounds we probably heard in New York City from the late 20s early 30s.  You pulled that off, and made it.”
 John Schaefer (host of NPR’s Soundcheck)

   “I loved the theatrics of your performance, I love the air of ‘we know something you don't know, but we're just going to have fun and you catch up if you need to.’  If a firetruck passed outside I'd think they were coming to get you.  And I would never see the group of you walking down the street together, which makes it so amazingly wonderful that you're so together - which is the world that should be the world.  I'm a country boy from central Florida, so all the bluegrass concerts didn't go to waste on me.  There was  a lot of stuff going on in your music, from a lot of different  worlds, but it came together…I just had a great time. 

    Marion Caffey (Producer of Amateur Night at The Apollo Theatre)

   "Victor V. Gurbo sounds like a scrappier, more feral spin on Eastern European-flavored New York City folk-rock that fans of groups like Firewater and Gogol Bordello would totally appreciate."
Spin Magazine

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"Brooklyn’s own Victor V. Gurbo has long existed in a musical space where time feels fluid.  A folk-rock and roots songwriter, artist, and custom guitar maker, Gurbo’s work traverses decades of American music while remaining distinctly contemporary…From the first strum, Gurbo’s influences are clear yet transformative. Gurbo channels blues legends like Robert Johnson and Howlin’ Wolf, the storytelling of Hank Williams, and the lyrical depth of John Prine, Tom Waits, and Leonard Cohen. Yet his voice, at once warm, gravelly, and intimate, feels unmistakably modern, bridging eras with effortless authenticity…In a world of fleeting digital releases, Gurbo feels enduring.  His records respect tradition without feeling nostalgic, and honors legends without being derivative."
Earmilk

"Gurbo is presented to us as a folk musician, but he's more than that. He is also a fine interpreter of quality pop songs. If you're in the mood, Outrun the Invisible Man is an album to love during some quiet time."
Bloggerythms