When Ames-based band The Workshy brings their rollicking, high-energy jams to Little Big Fest, the crowd better be ready to rock out.

Having gained a following across the Midwest in the two years they’ve been playing together, The Workshy is known for their energetic, raucous live performances.  Beginning in high school and reuniting as students at ISU, each of the band’s five members brings an array of individual musical tastes and inspirations to bear on the band’s overall sound.  Separately, they like jazz, bluegrass, blues and funk, and cite artists ranging from Zappa to Miles Davis to Phish as influences. Their drummer is a member of the ISU drumline. Such an eclectic conglomeration of inspiration results in an equally funky and infectious sound, so it comes as no surprise that they’ve been asked to open for bands such as Radio Moscow and Mooseknuckle.

Get a taste of The Workshy on their myspace page or check out their first live CD, "The Workshy: Live at Vaudeville Mews" on CD Baby. Better yet, see their notorious live show in person this Saturday, November 21, at the DMMC’s fourth annual Little Big Fest. The Workhy will shake the Mainstage at 8:15 pm.