And now for something totally different. The Budos Band are an 11 piece that brings some pretty sensational instumental music to the forefront with their new album Budos Band II. The group consists of drums, bass, guitar, electric organ, two trumpets, baritone saxophone, and a percussion section employing bongos, congas, tambourine, guiro, clave, shekere and cowbell. Whew…..

And they manage to mix it in and make it more than satisfying to any musical palette. To put it very simply, the music sounds like it would fit really well on any 1970′s film soundtrack, (especially one involving Shaft or Foxy Brown). The Budos Band met playing in an after-school Jazz ensemble at a community center in Staten Island and later released their debut in 2005 on Daptone. The new album sees a release tomorrow and is worth a shot.

It’s always nice to step outside the indie rock boundaries from time to time and expand our tastes a bit more, Budos Band are the perfect way to do that.

The Budos Band – Chicago Falcon

And check out some tour dates from the band after the jump, two are in Ohio!

Thu – Aug 09 Budos Band @ Joe’s Pub, New York, NY
Fri – Aug 10 Budos Band @ World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
Sat – Aug 11 Budos Band @ Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Wed – Aug 15 Budos Band @ AVA, Pittsburgh, PA
Thu – Aug 16 Budos Band @ Ravari Room, Columbus, OH
Fri – Aug 17 Budos Band @ Darkroom, Chicago, IL
Sat – Aug 18 Budos Band @ Onopa Brewing, Milwaukee, WI
Sun – Aug 19 Budos Band @ Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
Wed – Aug 22 Budos Band @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA