BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is Gogol Bordello

Today our BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is Gogol Bordello. Gogol Bordello will definitely be bringing the party to BottleRock this year with their free spirited gypsy punk music. The band brilliantly fuses together a multitude of influences and cultures into one of the most vibrant and eclectic sounds of today. They have just announced a tour with Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls as well as a date at the UC Theatre in Berkeley. Make sure to visit their socials to stay up to date on all of their touring news. About their album Pura Vida Conspiracy,

“I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he says. “I try to avoid it. The message of this record is the quest for self-knowledge beyond borders and nationalities. Every culture is a useful mask, but it is just a mask. To get to know your actual human self, you have to get behind all the masks. With all the time I’ve spent in Latin America, living and loving, I realized I’ll never be Argentinean or Brazilian, just like I’ll never be Ukrainian. If you have true human spirit, you can’t fit into any genre, nationality or culture. To be a true citizen of the world, you can only be an ultimate outsider.”

So make sure not to miss them playing at the JaM Cellars Stage on Sunday, May 29th at 4:15.

Gogol Bordello is:

• Eugene Hutz (Vocals/Guitar)
• Sergey Ryabtsev (Violin)
• Thomas Gobena (Bass)
• Pedro Erazo-Segovia (Vocals/Percussion)
• Elizabeth Sun (Vocals/Percussion)
• Pasha Newmerzhitsky (Accordion)
• Boris Pelekh (Guitar)
• Alfredo Ortiz (Drums)

Music: Pura Vida Conspiracy can be purchased directly on their site http://gogolbordello.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=16160_61502

Song to Check out: American Wedding

Video to check out:  Wonderlust King

~ Marisol

Information & Links:

• Website: http://www.gogolbordello.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gogolbordello/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/GogolBordello
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gogolbordello/

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