Big band polyrhythms

(this piece was published by Planet JH Weekly)Hard driving Afro-beat and syncopated, horn-driven funk via septet Polyrhythmics is of the Fela Kuti nature, modernized by an Antibalas-type hypnotic flare, though perhaps best compared to other all-instrumental outfits like The Budos Band. With over sixty original compositions, this prolific Seattle octet was named “Best Band in Seattle” by Seattle Magazine in Nov of 2011 before venturing outside the state’s borders to take their sound beyond the Northwest.Digging deeper into both live and one-mic-in-a-room studio recordings, deep grooving, consistent and multi-layered funk define the band’s original stamp with equal parts reserved for African influenced syncopation. The end game is tight, talented and titillated dance music in which to shake your moneymaker. Sweaty club music is on tap for the masses. Polyrhythmics, 10 p.m. Thursday at Town Square Tavern. $5. 733-3886.