Auburn's Bourbon Street Bar went with the flow tonight by hosting New Orleans funk band Flow Tribe.
Bourbon also had an overflowing amount of concert goers with the line to enter the bar extending well past neighboring stores.
After an opening act, Flow Tribe overtook the stage with funk a little after 11 p.m.
Flow Tribe performed songs from their albums in addition to performing covers of songs.
In particular, the band covered Rick James' "Super Freak," which was very well received by the crowd.
Flow Tribe impressed concertgoer Lee McVay, a freshman in software engineering.
"I've never heard of Flow Tribe before but they are actually pretty entertaining and I look forward to seeing them in Auburn again."McVay said. "I was not expecting a performance with such an upbeat and groovy vibe with synced dancing."
Flow Tribe succeeded in bringing New Orleans funk to Auburn with their performance at Bourbon Street Bar tonight.
The bar was filled with a happy, funky vibe as Flow Tribe released their unique flow on stage.
K.C. O'Rorke, lead singer and trumpeter for the band, said that this was their first time back in Auburn since the Auburn-LSU game last September.
Flow Tribe, made up of six long time high school friends, originate from New Orleans but have been playing all over the region according to O'Rorke.
According to the band's publicist, Matt Kelly, Flow Tribe released their new album "Alligator White" in September.
O'Rorke said the album was focused around several genres, not just funk, "Although we are rooted in the traditional New Orleans funky music style, we also infuse swanky funk, back and forth, and bounce hip hop into our music to reflect the musical diversity of New Orleans and pay image to their musical roots while growing up," O'Rorke said.
O'Rorke also said the band enjoys playing covers of other bands' songs in addition to playing their own music during their performances.
"The best way I can describe our music is a feel good, backbone-cracking groove that people can have a good time with." O'Rorke said. "We want people to just come out, have a good time, and get ready for some backbone cracking music." O'Rorke said what he enjoys most about performing is the opportunity to meet fans and seeing different cultures.
"We take our music seriously but not our personality seriously. We like to treat our fans like friends, because that is how we see our fans," O'Rorke said.
When asked if they enjoy playing at Auburn, O'Rorke said, "We love playing in Auburn, we always get a great response from the crowds and love the way downtown is set up with everything being close together, and War Eagle."
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