Cool It Reba was an American band from New York City, that was part of the downtown post-punk and no wave scene in the early 1980s.
Their music combined elements of James Brown funk, Television's guitar interplay and David Byrne's lyrical paranoia to a danceable beat.
The band was formed in the Autumn of 1981 by vocalist and guitarist David Hansen, who was previously a member of Rhode Island's The Young Adults, and drummer Kevin Tooley who was in The Mundanes.
The original line-up was completed by John Fredericks on lead guitar and bassist Baker Rorick (who later played in The Baxters, The Scarecrows and Purple K'niF).
They regularly played such venues as CBGB's, The Peppermint Lounge, The Mudd Club and Danceteria NYC.