A collaboration between New York's DJ Logic and Vernon Reid, guitarist for hard rock group Living Colour, is, deeply rooted in colorful logic.

Reid and Logic will perform tonight as The Yohimbe Brothers at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave. The Brothers also include bassist Jared Nickerson, keyboardist Leon Gruenbaum, drummer Guillermo Brown, and vocalist Latasha Diggs.

"It's a project we've been talking about forever," Logic said. "It came about at a good time."

But compared with Reid's rock roots and Logic's funky recordings with jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood, the band combines an unpredictable mixture of genres. Both Logic and Reid rattled off several styles to describe the group's sound, including hip-hop, funk, rock, house and "abstract party music."

Reid said that covering so many styles might seem experimental, but description does not sum it up well enough.

"I think it's all an experiment," he said. "But 'experimental' is just a catch phrase -- it's really loaded. 'Experiential' is what I'd call it."

Logic and Reid have been working together longer than either of them could remember. The Yohimbe Brothers -- named for a root that is supposed to enhance male sexual performance -- began as part of another Reid project called "My Science" with members of the Anti Pop Consortium and Logic.

DJ Logic (aka Jason Kibler) grew up in the Bronx and was exposed to the DJ scene early on. He hit the turntables himself in the 1980s, and then hit the road with Medeski Martin and Wood after recording on the group's Combustication album. This exposure led many other artists to recruit Logic for their own jam sessions, and after several years at it, he became the connecting link between everyone from moe. to Living Colour. "Everyone just wanted to try something creative, and they thought I was the perfect guy for it, and I was," he said with a laugh.

Reid gained recognition as guitarist for Living Colour in the late '80s and early '90s, performing on the group's biggest single, "Cult of Personality." The group released five albums and plans to release another at the end of this year.

Between Living Colour and The Yohimbe Brothers, Reid hasn't been in the mainstream spotlight as much, but he has been keeping himself busy. Since releasing a solo album in 1996, he has provided musical scores for films and orchestras and has continued his solo guitar work, including a performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

The Yohimbe Brothers, Logic and Reid released their long-awaited first album, Front End Lifter, last summer.

They began playing several shows in October to receptive audiences and decided to continue touring this year.

For Reid, the "experiential" nature of the group's live show is what keeps it going.

"You're creating the vibe, but you're also going with the vibe," Reid said, about the group's live show.

"The thing that's really fascinating is when the audience and the band are creating something together. ... When you're seeing a real process as opposed to what's already been figured out, there's something actually happening outside of a comfort zone."

Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9.

Tickets are $10 and there are a limited number of under-21 tickets available.