Unh, get on up! Sometimes you just got to get funky. Did you know funk hails from the classical era? The word derives from fumigare, a Latin word that means "to release smoke." It refers to anything stinky or musty, and funk artists are still putting "stank" on it today. It's a form of music that borrows liberally from West African polyrhythms and Southern black church music, with stress on the downbeat and extended riffs on a single chord. The Grandfather of Soul bequeathed this booty-shakin' style to us by way of Sly & the Family Stone, George Clinton and Chaka Khan, with white guys such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish paying due homage along the way. The 10 Seattleites in DoctorfunK may not look like a prototypical funk band - no bell bottoms, star shades or afrofuturist hairstyles here - but they do have some serious chops. Their music is informed by emphatic, Tower of Power-style horns and Bay Area humanism. As Parliament said, they'll put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.

DOCTORFUNK, 8 p.m. Jazzbones, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, $10-$15, 253.396.9169