Funk flows over from New Orleans

On the weekend of the Fourth of July, Flow Tribe, a young indie funk/groove band from New Orleans, will perform at The Funky Blues Shack in Destin.

“We have so many good friends and family out there, so it is always a blast,” said vocalist and trumpet player of Flow Tribe K.C. O'Rorke.

This combination of New Orleans rhythm, blues and funk band got its start in bassist Chad Penot’s backyard among the humid summer heat of the Big Easy in 2004. Meeting each other in high school, the members collaborated and eventually found their sound by the end of that summer.

The band’s progress halted when the members split ways to attend various colleges, but when Katrina hit in 2005, it brought the members back home. By 2006, the band was back together.

“Pretty much since 2006, we have just been playing and recording albums,” O'Rorke said.

Currently, the band’s next adventure is to complete building its own recording studio in order to release more singles. Most recently, Flow Tribe produced a new single “Walk like an Animal,” which they have been playing live for many years.

“I am really excited it about getting it out there,” said O'Rorke.

Still, O'Rorke said the band loves the response Destin gives its “back-bone crackin’ music.”

“A lot of people from New Orleans and the Gulf kind of converge on Destin for the Fourth of July, and it is such a beautiful spot on top of that,” O'Rorke said.

O’Rorke said the members are ready to bring everyone together, bring some funk to the people of Destin’s lives and wave that red, white and blue. Mentioning they might be preparing a couple of covers for these performances, O’Rorke promised a couple of surprises for their fans that weekend.

O’Rorke said, “Get ready, strap yourself in because it’s going to be another great weekend with the Tribe.”

WANT TO GO?

Who: Flow Tribe

When: Friday, July 3- Sunday, July 5 at 8 p.m.

Where: The Funky Blues Shack, 707 Harbor Blvd, Destin, Fl

Cost: $10

Ages: 18-plus