Insatiable improvisation and glorious grooving are what you will find tonight at Pat's Blue Rib'n Barbecue in Aggieville. The Floozies, a jam and electronic band based out of Denver is scheduled to play at 9 p.m.

The Floozies is a duo consisting of brothers Matt Hill, guitar, bass and keyboards, and Mark Hill, drums. Both brothers are former K-State students. Matt graduated in 2007 with a degree in social science and a minor in jazz studies, while Mark attended K-State from 2007 to 2008. The brothers formed The Floozies in January of 2008, but Mark said they had been playing together for as long as he could remember.

The band's style, like so many these days, is difficult to label. It is a combination of improvisation and electronic with obvious hip-hop and funk influences. Of particular importance to the band's style and sound is live-looping, a process by which a musician records himself during a concert and loops this recording, allowing him to play over the loop and build onto it. Live-looping is important to The Floozies' style because it allows them to create music that is more complex than the duo could make otherwise. Looping also enables Matt to play guitar, bass and keyboard simultaneously.

The Floozies began making a name for themselves in the Lawrence music scene when they began experimenting with live-looping and playing house parties in early 2008, before beginning to play regular shows at clubs and music venues and were soon opening for bigger names in the genre.

A turning point came for the band at the end of 2008.

"There was one gig we did in December 2008 ... and it was one of the best we'd had, and since then we haven't had a bad turnout, especially in Kansas," Matt said.

Since that time, the band has toured across the Midwest and began a rapid ascent within the electronic and jam scene. This summer they played at Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in Arkansas. Over the past year, they have shared the stage and played with a number of notable musicians, like edIT of The Glitch Mob, Galactic, EOTO and Lotus.

Matt said the majority of touring bands who come through Kansas only stop in Lawrence, and Manhattan is often overlooked. He said The Floozies were lucky to have the opportunity to fit Manhattan into their touring schedule.

For more information on The Floozies, visit Flooziesduo.com. The band's three studio albums are available to download for free from the Web site.