Artist of the Week-Gogol Bordello

This week’s Artist of the Week is none other than Gogol Bordello. Not only does the band put on raucous shows, this band is all about the fans as it proves with its persistent touring.

Fusing gypsy music similar to Devotchka’s influences with punk influences, Gogol Bordello creates high-energy, mosh pit-inducing tunes, many of which directly focus on immigrant life. Lead singer Eugene Hütz was born in Ukraine and made his way to New York through a long journey with his family after hearing about the Chernobyl disaster. This journey included many stays in Eastern European refugee camps. This, coupled with his relationship to a line of gypsies, makes for great song writing to go along with the great music.

Gogol Bordello have acquired Artist of the Week for, as we say here in America, keepin’ it real. By sharing the struggles of immigrant life, and even pointing out that we are ALL immigrants in America (unless you’re NATIVE American, of course), Gogol Bordello reminds us that no one has the right to bring others down, even calling immigrants to revolt at points in its catalog.

In the end, it seems Gogol Bordello and Hütz are calling out for justice in America, and for fairness amongst its people so everyone can just have a damn good time. And maybe that’s just what we need!