Back in 2018, the concept of Brenda vs. Rob was born. Brenda Sweeney-White had a show booked and asked Rob Kelley to play the show with her. Rob had an idea that could be fun and created the poster. The concept was simple…one person plays a song, and the other plays a song in retort, in essence “battling” the other with their song choices. It was a great back and forth, and these shows were spontaneous and a lot of fun. There was no setlist, they just built off each other’s song choices, and had a blast trying to one-up each other.

But after a couple of years of these shows, the duo wanted more. Not content to just play acoustic shows, they enlisted the help of a few more local musicians (Mindy Pierce, & Jen Schromm) to round out a hard rocking band. The shows became electric, chaotic, and even more fun as a result.

While the dynamic of the shows has changed a bit, what has not changed is Brenda and Rob’s approach to the project. To keep evolving and bringing in new songs to make the other one laugh, to push each other to the brink of their capabilities, and have a super-fun time doing so. And while the setlists are now created ahead of time, their competitive spirit comes alive when they play loud music together. Rob v. Brenda is a high-energy, electric show, full of surprises, great music, and lots of fun.