it's the underdog world strike!

be it punk, hip-hop, be it a reggae sound
it is all connected through
the gypsy part of town.
LET'S GO!

eugene hutz: father of the gypsy punk revelution

yes, you do have that shirt

i want your drum...and your makeup

the band in all their glory


he's looking right at me?!

Trip Itinerary:
-four hour bus ride to bratislava
-wandering looking for the venue
-turns out to be the most awesome venue ever
-opening band skindred plays thirty minute set, entering the stage to the darth vader theme
-gogol bordello comes on
-crowd loses its mind
-gogol bordello lose their minds
-i lose my mind
-moshing, thrashing, jumping, shouting, laughing, smiling, sweating
-giant drum
-fight my way to the front
-touch eugene hutz...twice
-'start wearing purple'
-flying bucket of microphone and red wine
-become soaked with wine and sweat
-show ends, die of happiness

probably one of the best shows i've ever seen. so much energy. so much fun.

i have to be honest and say it was actually comparable to seeing radiohead.

yeah. that's how fucking awesome it was.