Roots of Creation is, from left, Mike Chadinha, Brett Wilson, Tal Pearson and Chris Beam.

To get a sense of where Roots of Creation is coming from, you just have to visit their MySpace, at www.myspace.com/rootsofcreation.

There, on the main page, you can stream the New Hampshire quartet’s reggae-fied cover of O.V. Wright’s soul classic, “That’s How Strong My Love Is.”

Then, click on the blog and scroll down a bit, and you’ll find the band’s arena-ready take on that touchstone of political rap-rock, Rage Against The Machine’s “Bulls On Parade.”

Reggae. Soul. Hip-hop. Rock. Even a little electronica. The guys in Roots of Creation leave few stones unturned in their quest for the ultimate groove, and that quest will bring them back to Bend on Saturday for the Green Party, the official nighttime event of the Bend Earth Day celebration (see “If you go”).

The funny thing is, Roots of Creation in 2009 is a much more focused outfit than the band frontman Brett Wilson started way back in high school in 1999.

“It was really just kind of a party band, a quarter reggae, a quarter funk, a quarter rock, a quarter jam-band,” Wilson said in a telephone interview Monday from a tour stop near San Francisco. “It was still the sound, but it was just kind of a little all over the place.”

That sound evolved and narrowed a bit when Wilson met drummer Mike Chadinha and keyboardist Tal Pearson in college. The three were “kindred spirits musically,” Wilson said, though Pearson — a “guitar player wrapped in a keyboard player,” according to his band mate — brought a heavy piano influence to the sound.

“He had played pipe organ in church … and liked real rock bands,” Wilson said.

“He got turned on to a whole different side of music, but at the same time, he turned us on to his music, so it was kind of a cool thing,” Wilson continued.

After college, the band hit the road, playing about 150 shows each year, naturally tightening their sound. And two years ago, they added bassist Chris Beam, who had a past in electronic music.

“We had always wanted to incorporate some elements of that, but just didn’t get around to it, so he brought that in there,” Wilson said. “It just made sense, because our fan base is really into dancing and stuff, so any kind of dance music works well with what we’re doing.”

These days, Roots of Creation calls their sound “dubtronica,” and it’s as good a label as any for the band’s dynamic, jam-friendly blend of reggae, funk and electro-rock.

Last summer, when Roots of Creation played The Bite of Bend, I noted their affinity for Seattle noise rockers Kinski, their cover of the Talking Heads, and their drumbeat-driven momentum. Indeed, these guys like to actually rock out, and it gives their sound a heft that sets them apart from so many reggae-flavored jam-bands that pass through Central Oregon.

That’s OK with Chadinha.

“I think people who actually like more of a rock and pop thing tend to be drawn to us more than the real reggae heads,” he said. “People who are traditionalists with reggae, if you mess with it in a weird way, they don’t really take to it that well. We’ve opened for some big reggae acts and that crowd doesn’t seem to stick to us like a rock crowd.”

Of course, it could be that after 10 years and the gradual addition of new members (and influences) to the lineup, Roots of Creation is finally hitting its stride.

The band has left behind the schizophrenic early days, which Chadinha described thusly: “It was like, ‘What the hell are we doing? Are we, like, a jazz-funk band or a reggae-rock band? Are we a dub-electronica band? What the hell are we doing?’”

Now, Roots of Creation seems to have settled into the style that suits them best.

“We were always striving to be a little more cohesive. We always took a lot of influences and I think that’s a good thing,” Chadinha said. “I think taking those influences and trying to find a cohesive sound, instead of being erratic with all of it, that’s the hard part.

“And it’s just kind of happened,” he continued. “That cohesiveness we’re looking for, I think we’re finally starting to get it.”

As for what you call it, well, that’s up to you.

“We’re all pretty eclectic as far as what we listen to in the van,” Chadinha said. “It shows. We could never just be a reggae band. It could never happen.”

If you go

What: The Green Party, with Roots of Creation and El Dante

When: 8 p.m. Saturday

Where: The Tulen Center, 20 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend

Cost: $10

Contact: 541-550-7260, gabe@inthepocketartists.com or www.bendearthday.com.