Photos of Gogol Bordello at 2021 Riot Fest in Chicago
Photos of Gogol Bordello at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA on March 24th, 2019
Photos of Gogol Bordello at 2017 Riot Fest
Photos of Gogol Bordello at 2018 Emerald Cup in Santa Rosa, CA
Photos of Gogol Bordello at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on June 12th, 2016
Photos of Gogol Bordello at The UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA on May 27th, 2016
Photos of Gogol Bordello at 2015 Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL
QRO’s review of Gogol Bordello at Terminal 5 in New York, NY on January 2nd, 2015
Photos of Gogol Bordello at Stubb’s in Austin, TX on November 1st, 2014
Photos of Gogol Bordello at 2014 Riot Fest
Photos of Gogol Bordello at The Space at Westbury in Westbury, NY on July 18th, 2014
QRO’s review of Gogol Bordello at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on July 23rd, 2013
Photos of Gogol Bordello at O2 Academy in Leeds, U.K. on December 11th, 2013
The issue of immigration has become only more prominent in recent years, from nativist Brexit to ‘Build the Wall’ Trump voters, but it’s hard for alternative music to really get into the subject, since it’s still a genre dominated by white first world citizens. That’s why it’s key that Gogol Bordello is releasing Seekers and Finders now.
Photos of Gogol Bordello at Sound Academy in Toronto, ON, Canada on May 27th, 2012
Photos of Gogol Bordello at 2011 Sziget Music Festival in Budapest, Hungary
QRO’s review of Gogol Bordello at Ram’s Head in Baltimore, MD on April 29th, 2010
Photos of Gogol Bordello at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, NY on June 20th, 2008
The self-described “gypsy punks” have long advocated for immigrants like them, amid their eclectic, uproarious music, but Seekers take on the cause even more. There’s their immigrant punk on “You Know Who We Are (Uprooted Funk)”, but also the party-ode to the family “Familia Bonfireball”, low-key immigrant ditty “Clearvoyance”, and strong working immigrant song “If I Ever Get Home Before Dark”. Plus there are the big Gogol group-anthems, such as the title track (featuring fellow immigrant Regina Spektor) and the bar sing-along “Still That Way”.
Interestingly, singer Eugene Hutz doesn’t direct fire at Trump or his ilk specifically, or even go after nativism. Instead, this is a positive piece for all immigrants of the world.
