Music Events in San Luis Obispo

Orgōne is a pillar of West Coast soul music, maintaining an unmissable touringpresence for more than a decade. The groups arresting intensity, impeccableplaying style, and undeniable, irresistible chemistry have earned them thereputation as one of the tightest bands of the modern era. Fresh off of doubling asthe studio band for discodelic sensation Say She She and circling the globe as thelive band for their wildly successful world tour, Orgōne is back in California andcoming in hot with Chimera, a fire-breathing spectacle of psychedelic Afro-soul.Chimera is an electrifying, dream-like odyssey, tripping through the hazy swamps ofNew Orleans, weaving textures of entrancing voodoo soul, thrumming Afro-funk,and stoney psych-rock.In Chimera, the heavy-hitting new LP from Orgōne, the Los Angeles-based outfitcarves tough, gritty, infectious grooves into heady dance rhythms. Taking its namefrom a mythical beast with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of aserpent, Chimera conjures a state that is at once trance-like and heart-poundinglyexciting. The album offers a spellbinding mix of cathartic instrumentals, dubvoyages, and soulful vocal performances by Jamie Allensworth, Terin Ector, andCongolese musical alchemist Mermans Mofaya Mosengo.Known for their gripping instrumentals and incendiary live show, the band is firingon all cylinders and the earned confidence of this time-tested, cult-favorite crew ison display throughout Chimera and on stages across the world.Drawing on multicultural influences of Afrobeat, Southern soul, psych-rock, and rawfunk, Chimera bridges the darkest reaches of psychedelia to the highest peaks ofjoyful dance music. With easy SoCal swagger, deep New Orleans roots, and aprofound reverence for the sounds of the African diaspora, Orgōne creates aunique, transporting experience that feels untethered to any single place or time.

Following up the international success of Rhumba Country, Pokey LaFarge is set to embark on a SOLO tour this January through March, playing an intimate set to theaters and jazz clubs throughout California and the Northeast. Hell be reimagining songs from his nine-album catalog as well as new interpretations of Gospel, Rock & Roll, and Country classics.