Sauce Pocket’s debut will have vocals on it, but for now it’s one of the Bay area’s best instrumental bands

Split between Tampa Bay and Jacksonville, members of fusion outfit Sauce Pocket have a new album out (Noodle Brain), but it’s best to get wet with a 2024 live album, Electric Boogaloo.

The offering is a true representation of of how the sextet seamlessly blends its love for bands like Parliament, Lettuce, Hiatus Kaiyote, Chick Corea and even Tito Puente into songs that have a thematic home, but beg to be busted open for minutes of improvisation.

Drummer Riley O’Brien told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that Sauce Pocket is adding vocals from renowned Colorado soul singer Jessica Jones on its full-length debut, so shows like the band’s headlining gig on Aug. 17 in Tampa is probably the last chance to see this iteration of the sauciers.

Tickets to see Sauce Pocket play the music hall at Tampa's New World Brewery on Saturday, Aug. 17 are still available for $10. See a list of the best Tampa Bay instrumental bands you can listen to right now.

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