Orgone’s never-ending tour lights up The Bishop Bar in Bloomington, IN, May 30, 2012

Orgone lit the stage on fire Wednesday, May 30th at the Bishop Bar in Bloomington, IN. Having made a stop in the city during their fall 2011 tour, the crowd was filled with many dedicated Orgone fans as well as newly converted funk fanatics. A full set of old hits and new jams left the crowd in a sweaty, melted, synergistic state of funk.

With a new album coming out in a few months, the group’s energy and groove are as tight as ever. This hard touring band will be covering the country this summer with a jam-packed set of dates. Check their schedule and hit up a show for a real taste of Cali fever.

Check out the videos below, and the full SBD audio download here.

Orgone
May 30, 2012 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop Bar

Rock Me Again & Again & Again (Lyn Collins cover), Strike (Union cover), Sabi:

Orgone
May 30, 2012 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop Bar

Cynthy-Ruth (Black Merda cover), Lovemaker:

Check out past Funk It features on Orgone: here and here.

Also, if you’re wondering, Fanny Franklin, Orgone’s previous singer, has released an album of her own and I highly recommend it: http://soundcloud.com/fannyfranklin.

And finally, a bonus video:
Orgone with guest artist at large Jonathan Lloyd (trombone)
November 11, 2011 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival

Cali Fever, Break In The Road (Betty Harris cover), Rock Me Again & Again & Again (Lyn Collins cover):

And, another bonus video:
Orgone
June 23, 2012 Cleveland, OH @ The Grop Shop

It’s Serious ( Cameo cover) (inc. tease of The Clash‘s The Magnificent Seven):

The AM Sessions (Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr, Marco Benevento & Johnny Vidacovich) – NOLA Jazz Fest Late Night 2012

New Orleans Jazz Fest late night. 2:15am start time at the House of Blues Parish (the small room), right after the sold out Original Meters gig at Howlin’ Wolf. It don’t stop.

Improvisation:

Junco Partner:

Improvisation:

Thanks to Jon Prins of Transcendental Photography for the use of his stellar images.

Meanwhile, Picklemic has been posting several A+ audio recordings of Johnny Vidacovich from 2nd weekend of jazz fest, including:
this gig, May 5, 2012 at House of Blues Parish,
May 4, 2012 at Howlin’ Wolf with New Orleans All Stars,
May 3, 2012 at Maple Leaf with George Porter, Marco Benevento & Skerik,
May 2, 2012 at Maple Leaf with George Porter Jr, June Yamagishi & Ivan Neville.
Applause to Picklemic for pulling off all these SBD + on-stage matrix audio recordings. And he tells me his next upload is the May 4, 2012 Maple Leaf late night James Booker tribute with Marco Benevento & James Singleton.

Snarky Puppy, Barry Mando Project & Sexual Disaster bring jazz fusion & funk to Kentucky

UPDATE: This original post contained videos of Snarky Puppy‘s May 24, 2012 performance at Cosmic Charlies in Lexington, KY. Since then, Snarky Puppy returned to Cosmic Charlies on August 16, 2012, and I have added videos from this performance also.

Snarky Puppy
August 16, 2012 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies

Bent Nails (ending), Mr. Montauk, Earflower, Thing of Gold:

Barry Mando Project
August 16, 2012 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies

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Snarky Puppy SBD audio can be streamed or downloaded from Live Music Archive.

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Snarky Puppy
May 24, 2012 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies

Binky (ending), Strawman, White Cap:

Snarky Puppy
May 24, 2012 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies

Flood (with Amber Baker on drums) (daughter of Terry Baker, drummer for Kirk Franklin), Bent Nails, Quarter Master:

Sexual Disaster
May 24, 2012 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies

Now Or Never, Improvisation:

Full soundboard audio downloads located here for Snarky Puppy and here for Sexual Disaster.
The Snarky Puppy audio can also be streamed or downloaded from Live Music Archive.

Also, check out another Snarky Puppy video I shot at Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival last year: http://funkit.virose.net/?p=1366

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