While snow fell outside, the temperature inside The Orange Peel Asheville Wednesday, February 9, rose with the hot music being played inside.

The Los Angeles-based Orgōne opened the evening promptly at 9 p.m. by laying down some funky grooves reminiscent of late 1970s and early 80s funk-infused soul. The band came out and hit the crowd hard right from the start with its full sound. Orgōne offers two horn players, two percussionists, a bass player, a guitarist, a keyboardist, and a lead singer.

Vocalist Fanny Franklin proved she had the pipes to lead this accomplished group of players. Her voice was powerful and she showed a lot of spunk chatting with the audience and announcing it was the band’s first time in Asheville. “We’re here to have fun!” she yelled, and the crowd roared back in approval.

The group was joined on stage briefly by trombonist Derrick Johnson of Asheville’s own Yo Mamma’s Big Fat Booty Band. Overall, Orgōne jammed through about eight songs before giving up the stage to Galactic, the evening’s main act.

New Orleans-based Galactic came to the stage at 10:25 p.m. and rocked the crowd for a full two hours, playing about 20 songs over the course of the night. The long set and the crowd made the Peel feel like a summer outdoor festival despite being indoors in the cold of winter.

Galactic offered its own special guests in vocalist Corey Glover (formerly of the band Living Colour) and trombonist Corey Henry of New Orleans’ Rebirth Brass Band.

By the time Galactic got a few songs into its set, the near-capacity crowd was clearly into the music and having a great time. Glover showed the strong voice that made him famous with songs such as “Cult of Personality” and Henry added some extra punch to the band, adding some occasional vocals of his own.

By the time the evening was over, the crowd was exhausted but content after more than three hours of getting its groove on.