September 12, 2007
The Best Live Band in the World...

...Right now is Gogol Bordello. To get you started, we have...

  • "Start Wearing Purple"

They've done this all three times I've seen them live, and I always remember the mustachioed Eugene Hutz riding across the crowd on a drum, pounding the rafters at Chop Suey the very first. Was it 2002? 2003? It escapes me.



You can see him drum-surfing again in this clip from a live show in Camden...



These personal touches really make the show. Do try to wriggle to the front of the crowd. The theatrics are almost as important as the music. Have you never seen a wild-haired old man rock out on a violin? You will...




Posted by aloysius at September 12, 2007 05:37 PM |