BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:325@jointherevolution.net DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T230000 DTSTAMP:20220408T185031Z URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/gogol-bordello-solidaritine -tour/ SUMMARY:Gogol Bordello - Solidaritine Tour DESCRIPTION:Gogol Bordello never stays in the same place for long. Bandlead er Eugene Hütz started to hear the  songs of Seekers and Finders as he s huttled back and forth between three continents\, and the nine-piece ensem ble developed and refined them on the road. From its inception\, Gogol Bor dello has been a band of  immigrants\, with members hailing from Ukraine\ , Ecuador\, Russia\, and Ethiopia. They tour relentlessly.  Travel is in their blood.  \n\nYet for all the long hours and far-flung adventures th at birthed it\, Gogol Bordello's seventh studio  full-length advocates lo udly for living life in a specific time and place: right now – and in th e real world.  \n\n"People think you explore the world with the latest p hone in your hand\," says Hütz. That's the  antithesis of living for Gog ol Bordello. None of these songs sprang forth from an interesting news sto ry or  an extended studio improvisation. "My focus is always on staying e xperiential. Go for first-hand  information\, transmute it into wisdom\, and share it with the people in a communal celebration."  \n\nThe party kicks off with an incendiary exchange of violin and accordion licks\, bols tered by full throated ensemble vocals ("Did It All")\, and the excitement doesn't relent until the final fade of "Still That  Way." There are pivo tal moments of rippling marimba ("Clearvoyance") and triumphant trumpet co urtesy  of Manu Chao collaborator Roy Paci ("Walking on the Burning Coal" ). The frenzied punk rocker "Saboteur  Blues" flips a middle finger in th e face of French philosopher René Descartes\, while "Familia Bonfireball"   draws on Hütz's earliest experiences in the Ukraine to illustrate how forming a band provides escape from  the demoralizing grind of the indust rial revolution and narrowly prescribed destinies. \n\nTime and again\, S eekers and Finders exhorts the listener to be present and participate. "Br eak Into  Your Higher Self" accelerates the quest for spiritual enlighten ment to lightning speed. On the surface\,  "Still That Way" might sound l ike a simple barroom sing-along\, or even a lighter-waving arena anthem\,   but it rails against getting mired in nostalgia. "I'm still very drawn to the idea of being with the times." \n\nThat Seekers and Finders distil ls lifetimes of experience and emotion into a succinct 38-minute  album s peaks volumes about Hütz's aesthetic. "Bowie always said his main area of expertise was  processing information\, and I can relate to that. My sto rytelling is all about assembling diverse\, disparate  things and bringin g them into focus."  \n\nFor all the immediacy of Gogol Bordello's music \, the process of making a new record doesn't  always happen quickly. Fol lowing the 2013 release of Pura Vida Conspiracy\, Hütz bounced back and f orth  between South America and Eastern Europe. "I was basically living i n Brazil\, and going back to the Ukraine to do all these cultural project s." But it was only after he resumed living in New York City that  someth ing inside him shifted.  \n\n"I never felt content with one home base … I needed three\," the singer explains. "They really  complemented one another\, and I finally felt like I'd found some very solid\, tangible gr ound for myself in  the world." And suddenly\, new song ideas began to co alesce more clearly. "All of this material came out of  that triangle – it's almost an encapsulation of that lifestyle – but it only came into focus after I moved  back to New York." \n\nGogol Bordello formed in New York in 1999\, injecting Eastern European musical influences into  under ground rock to forge their distinctive "gypsy punk" sound. In keeping with the band's roots\, the title  track "Seekers and Finders" pairs Hütz wi th another genre-bending NYC artist who started her career at  the turn o f the 21st century: Russian-born singer-songwriter – and longtime friend – Regina Spektor. "It's  the duet of the wandering Jew and the roaming gypsy by the campfire\, which we represent most  perfectly."  \n\nBut before recording in New York and Washington D.C.\, the band had already in vested countless  hours working up the material. During their extensive t ours\, Gogol Bordello uses nightly soundchecks as  an opportunity to rehe arse and develop new material. "Usually\, I craft the songs and then the b and  arrives and makes them better\, composed adventurous pieces. This ti me\, however\, I welcomed the band’s  creativity from the getgo. Many l ate nights followed as we captured the magic amongst us. It felt like it  did when I was making my first recording ever where capturing that lumine scence is the most important  thing in entire world.” \n\nSeekers and Finders also marks another return\, as Hütz resumes production duties aft er entrusting  them to outside producers including Rick Rubin (Transconti nental Hustle\, 2010) and Andrew Scheps (Pura  Vida Conspiracy\, 2013). " Our path has blessed us with those grandmasters\, but I've always had a st rong  D.I.Y. ethic and knew eventually I wanted to get behind the wheel m yself! It was like being a matador  facing the beast of Gogol’s collect ive creativity.” \n\nAnd what was Hütz's biggest takeaway from experie ncing all those different approaches to record making? A reinforced belief that you should never stray too far from your original idea. "Capture the   moment … the moment is king."  \n\nThere were many stops along the path to Gogol Bordello's Seekers and Finders\, and many more to  follow. As pleasant as it may feel to set up camp for a spell in Brazil or Ukraine or New York\, ultimately  the roving storyteller must move on.  \n\n"W hen I was in my twenties\, that just seemed like a romantic notion\," Hüt z concludes. "But here I  am\, still cruising around with my guitar like The Fool on a tarot card. And there's actually great comfort in  that. Th ere's something rewarding and fulfilling about commitment to a destiny … even if it's a pretty  funky one."  \n\nThus 'Seekers and Finders' com es from a very wide and magical playground\, a playground where  people a re still explorers who climb trees and walls across the world to seduce th e hero of their heart...  The playground where you get to see all sides o f Gogol Bordellos path: The Good… the Bad… and the Snugly.  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.jointherevolution.net/wp-content/upl oads/2022/03/GOGOL_BORDELLO-04.png CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States GEO:26.121358;-80.1461974 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Laud erdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Revolution Live:geo:26.121358,-80.1461974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR