File this under one of those very LFK moments.

John Svoboda, Sky Smeed, Mike and Katie West (of Truckstop Honeymoon), and percussionist Dylan Bassett (of SUNU) all came together as No Bow Tie, to “take the bow tie out of classical music and instill it with a groove.” Here, the works of Bach or a Spanish ballet from 1893 were reinterpreted with banjo and bongoes. Naturally, this meant quite a few ended up becoming toe-tappers, and in Lawrence that means a few whoops and hollers at the end of some songs. “Ain’t classical music just fun?!” Svoboda quipped in response.

Here’s a sample of what they sounded like: