The New Mastersounds are all about the pocket, the groove, and getting you out of your seat. This Leeds, UK band is one of the funkiest around, blending fusion chops and a vintage funk/soul aesthetic.

Think Isaac Hayes. Think Marvin Gaye. Think infectious drums, and ultra slick bass. With shimmering organ and chunky guitar work, NMS is out of control hardcore funk.

Moon Hooch captured the imaginations of thousands with its infamous stints busking on subway platforms and elsewhere in New York City: two sax players and a drummer whipping up furious, impromptu raves. This happened with such regularity at the Bedford Ave station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that the band was banned from playing there by the NYPD. The trio’s subsequent tours with They Might Be Giants, Lotus, and Galactic as well as on their own have only broadened the band’s appeal. Wherever Moon Hooch plays, a dance party soon follows.