The Way Downs pull their sound from the gold mine of pre-disco funk—the same deep tracks now widely sampled by DJ’s and producers all over the world. It’s good-time, groove-based, stank-faced dance music with a jazz heart and a funky soul. Playing at the Laurelthirst in a configuration known only to themselves as the Swamptet, they will be playing more of the funky music of their typical catalog, joined by some country tinged down home fun.