Skipping around the genre spectrum can prove successful for bands in few circumstances. WookieFoot is one group that seems to slip in its effort to create cohesive sound.

Billed as “hippie-hop” and a blend of today’s notables in dub and hip-hop, WookieFoot comes up short in its own production.

The group is promoting the online release of its album “Out of the Jar” (which can be found on their Website - wookiefoot.com), including an Oct. 24 opening slot at the Boulder Theater. The album features moody, wandering melodies and rants of dubious effect.

Some tracks are bass-driven, jam-band guitar experiments, other tracks feature thrashing metallic rifts, and still other tracks are a genuine display of freestyle skills. Tracks range from parables to protestations, and the seven-piece band rambles through a disconnected journey.
What the album fails to accomplish is the building of an interconnected feel.

Given the eclectic variety the tracks individually showcase, WookieFoot may be one band that reveals its talent better on the stage than in the studio.

Mark Murphy and Jo Jo Lash, who started WookieFoot in Minneapolis, call their collective group the Wookies and they reportedly live under one roof.

While the communal style may mean that everyone brings something different to the plate, “Out of the Jar” shows that a slice of everything makes for an aimless dish.

WookieFoot will be bringing their hippie-hop to the Boulder Theater on Oct. 24 at 9 p.m.

The Boulder Theater is located on 2032 14th St., Boulder. The show is 21+ and there will be sushi and drinks served. Tickets are $45 for BMOCA members, $55 for non-members, and $100 for VIP tickets.