{"id":159553,"date":"2023-01-03T11:51:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punkoutlawblog.com\/?p=159553"},"modified":"2023-01-03T22:11:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T02:11:32","slug":"gotta-go-go-go-gogol-bordello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punkoutlawblog.com\/2023\/01\/gotta-go-go-go-gogol-bordello\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotta Go Go Go to a Gogol Bordello Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finally got to go, go, go… to a Gogol Bordello<\/strong> <\/a>show and it did not disappoint. After years of traveling Eastern Europe and soaking in the folkloric-inspired sounds of gypsy (Roma) punk rock, I was thrilled to hear that Gogol Bordello was playing three nights at Brooklyn Bowl in, you guessed it, Brooklyn, NYC (they have a location in Nashville as well). They were there to close out 2022, an admittedly difficult year for most and especially for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello gestures “peace”<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, I knew Gogol Bordello’s famous ditty “Start Wearing Purple” but other than that I was kind of a blank slate. That was until Putin invaded Ukraine and I learned that lead singer Eugene Hutz<\/a> and another member were of Ukrainian descent (Hutz was born in Kyiv).<\/p>\n

Despite the international pedigree, the band has its roots in the Lower East Side Punk scene. The band members themselves are a mix as diverse as NYC and indeed, what I love about the punk scene here.<\/p>\n

My interest in the band peaked recently when I read that Eugene and the band traveled to Ukraine to entertain Ukrainian Soldiers and citizens with a secret show in August, just a month or so after I had visited Ukraine to film an episode of Raw Travel’s\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> episode\u00a0“Steadfast in Ukraine.”<\/a><\/p>\n

You can see my visit to film in wartime Ukraine in the video below<\/p>\n