Orgy

Synth rock is an extremely exciting genre of music for me, and Orgy’s adaptation of the style to what they have coined ‘death pop’ is an innovative manipulation and fusion of genres. Their catchy tunes and choruses reminiscent of mainstream pop music encourage the audience to dance and sing along, which has the band in an ideal position for putting on great shows.
Although the line up has changed since their hiatus, Jay Gordon has held together the roots of the band, and along with their new member, their authenticity hasn’t been lost at all, and their shows are as strong as they ever were. To remind everyone of this, they opened the show with the track Blue Monday, from way back in 1998. The crowd was full predominantly of long time fans, so we were all singing along to the famous song.
Their talents on their respective instruments are incredible, and the guitar solo battles had everyone screaming for more. When they played their tracks from Punk Statik Paranoia, they encouraged everyone to sing along, and taught us some lines of the chorus, and held out the microphone when we got to them. The performance was like nothing I’d seen before, band members jumping off the stage, guitar solos with epic dancing, and s really tight and competent band.

I tripped out when such a solid band FROM 1998 was touring, and coming through San Diego. I had to see what that looked like.

I was SO SURPRISED. Loved the performance.

Not only did Orgy ROCK the House of Blues downtown, they out-performed the headliner. Found myself wishing it was Orgy headlining.

Their energy and vibe are AWESOME. The "new band" fits perfectly with Jay Gordon, who is such an amazing front-man. When I looked him up later and found out he is 49, my mind was blown because he has the enthusiasm and explosiveness of someone in their 20's. Clearly 50 is the new 30. They had their kids playing off stage watching ( I could see back stage from where I was ) and it was really refreshing to see that.

These guys are so gracious and clearly love what they do. I caught Nik Speck sneak around to the back to peek at Filter performing; I tapped him on the shoulder to say "Great Show!" when I recognized him, and he immediately shook my hand solidly and sincerely, thanking me. You get the vibe from those guys like they are extremely hard working and really love their fans and music.

The Orgy concert was beyond amazing. There wasn't many people, which made it a more intimate show. I had the best time, they did amazing job. Even met with their fans after. My night was made. Even though people were singing the wrong lyrics... Get it right people! Haha. I give it 10 thumbs up!

Good show, minor technical difficulties to start but otherwise they rocked the place. Played some great old songs and a few new ones I'd never heard before. The openers were just mostly loud. Very loud.

FYI, Trees is small and really f'ing loud. Bring earplugs or you'll regret it.

I wasn't much of a fan, even, until seeing them live last Spring. They bring a ton of energy and put on a fun show! Jay is a fantastic performer. I definitely recommend catching Orgy live!