Hungarian gypsy polka meets New York punk.
“Hungarian gypsy polka meets New York punk” is what my guy (he’s like the mafia on new music) described Gogo Bordello. That was over six months ago. I just stumbled across them again tonight. My guy is so knowledgeable about new music that he’ll tell me months, sometimes years, in advance of bands to check out. He introduced me to the Yeah-Yeah-Yeahs, Muse, Rock Kills Kid, TV on the Radio, and many more I can’t think of.
I hadn’t given Gogo Bordello enough of a listen. I think I checked out a YouTube video and was a little weirded out because it didn’t fit the mainstream top 40 influences. Now that I’ve listend to a few more songs I like them. They sound super fun. Hopefully the snow has cleared tomorrow and I can make a run to the Big Blue store.
[...] Bordello. First of all, I picked up their super energetic album back in January last year, so I new what to expect. The concert was like polka on steroids. The band was super energetic, the [...]