BoingBoing.net go behind the scenes with acclaimed gypsy punk collective Gogol Bordello ahead of the band's July 23rd release of their hotly anticipated sixth album, scroll down to view.
Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hutz chose Pura Vida Conspiracy as the title because it represents everything the band has been moving toward since they burst onto the music scene over a decade ago earning the reputation as the "world's most riotous band" (Rolling Stone).
"We're not a whimsical band with a whimsical message and some languages offer things that others don't. As I made my way through Spanish, the phrase 'pura vida' - pure life - struck me. In Spanish, 'pura vida' has the gusto that true life should have, as opposed to words in English, French or Russian. It sums up my need of joining fragmented parts and pieces to create a worldwide consciousness. It's what we've had in mind since the first song on the first Gogol Bordello album."
Gogol Bordello will bring their self-professed "volcano of music" on a run of American theater and outdoor gigs kicking off July 20th at the Green River Festival in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
DATE CITY COUNTRY VENUE
7/3/2013 Hradec Kralove Czech Republic Rock For People
7/5/2013 St Denis de Gastine France Festival Au Foin De La Rue
7/6/2013 Saint Prouant France Festival Les Feux de l'Eté
7/7/2013 Kontich Belgium Rock Werchter
7/20/2013 Greenfield, MA United States Green River Festival
7/21/2013 Providence, RI United States Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
7/25/2013 Floyd, VA United States FloydFest
7/26/2013 Philadelphia, PA United States Theatre of the Living Arts
7/27/2013 Bristow, VA United States Jiffy Lube Live (w/ Dave Matthews Band)
7/28/2013 Pittsburgh, PA United States Stage AE - Indoor
7/30/2013 Columbus, OH United States LC Indoor Pavillion
7/31/2013 Urbana, IL United States Canopy Club
8/1/2013 Iowa City, IA United States Blue Moose Tap House
8/2/2013 Minneapolis, MN United States Cabooze - Outdoor Stage
8/3/2013 Bonner Springs, KS United States Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
8/5/2013 Salt Lake City, UT United States In The Venue
8/7/2013 Portland, OR United States Roseland Theater
8/8/2013 Seattle, WA United States Neptune Theatre
8/9/2013 Seattle, WA United States Neptune Theatre
8/10/2013 Squamish, BC Canada Squamish Valley Music Festival
8/12/2013 Edmonton, AB Canada Union Hall
8/13/2013 Calgary, AB Canada Flames Central
8/15/2013 Morrison, CO United States Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ QOTSA)
8/16/2013 Omaha, NE United States Slowdown
8/17/2013 Chicago, IL United States Congress Theatre
8/19/2013 Toronto, ON Canada Danforth Music Hall
8/20/2013 Toronto, ON Canada Danforth Music Hall
9/21/2013 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Rock in Rio (Brasil)
9/23/2013 Porto Alegre Brazil Opinião
9/24/2013 Curitiba Brazil Master Hall
9/25/2013 São Paulo Brazil HSBC Brasil
11/19/2013 Paris France Le Bataclan
11/20/2013 Cologne Germany E-Werk
11/21/2013 Hamburg Germany Docks
11/22/2013 Berlin Germany Astra Kulturhaus
11/23/2013 Vienna Austria Gasometer
11/25/2013 Munich Germany Tonhalle
11/26/2013 Zurich 457 Switzerland Komplex
11/27/2013 Milan Italy Alcatraz
11/29/2013 Rome Italy Orion
11/30/2013 Bologna Italy Estragon
12/1/2013 Villeurbanne France Le Transbordeur
12/3/2013 Copenhagen Denmark Store Vega
12/4/2013 Stockholm Sweden Debaser Medis
12/5/2013 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
12/6/2013 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
12/8/2013 Norwich United Kingdom The Nick Rayns UEA LCR
12/9/2013 Bristol United Kingdom O2 Academy
12/11/2013 Leeds United Kingdom O2 Academy
12/13/2013 London United Kingdom O2 Academy Brixton
12/14/2013 Manchester United Kingdom Academy
12/15/2013 Glasgow United Kingdom O2 Academy
