Self-described purveyors of "acoustic mayhem," the Waybacks -- violinist and mandolinist Chojo Jacques, guitarists James Nash and Stevie Coyle, bassist Chris Kee, and drummer Peter Tucker -- range from Charlie Parker jazz tunes, chicken-pickin' country, Irish reels, and Parisian swing to agnostic gospel, cowboy tunes, eccentric originals, beat poetry, and cliché-free folk. Veterans of some of the leading Bay Area bands, including Large & in the Way, the Frontmen, the Ten Gallon Cats, and plainjane, the group's air-tight arrangements swing with fervor and intensity, spotlighting spine tingling vocal harmonies and some of the hottest instrumental playing you are likely to hear on either side of the Rockies. The group recently released its first album, Devolver.