"Cosmic cartoon music" careens through Chicago blues, soul-jazz, Vince Guaraldi impressionism and Minutemen punk energy.

With just piano & drums, the Claudettes create their own fanatical fusion of blues, jazz and soul--like Ray Charles on a punk kick.

Imagine an amped-up hybrid of Otis Spann, Ray Charles and Mose Allison, joined by a jolly madman drummer and conducted in gonzo fashion by Raymond Scott.

File under: post-burlesque? Neo-vaudeville? Cosmic cartoon music? You've never seen an instrumental duo like this.