Ok, I have a serious impairment in updating in a timely fashion. Mostly because I wait weeks and weeks after a show to write about it. Usually that doesn't work out because by now I've forgotten most of my impressions on the night-in-question. I really need to start utilizing my "voice memos" function on my Iphone more after leaving a show; that's when I'm most blabbery. The drinks help too.
The night in question, 5.21.12, Gogol Bordello lit up the Fillmore Charlotte with the Kopecky Family Band. This was... my 3rd? 4th time seeing GB? I've lost track (at least the site archives know for sure!). Well my plan was to forget about taking photos and videos and just enjoy and fully experience the dance manifesto. Did I? Apparently I didn't, I came out with quite a lot of photos (out of which, oh, only a few were decent [scroll and see below]) and a few videos. I didn't even notice until I went back to analyze the camera evidence. But I really kept the documenting as a secondary after-thought to dancing. These were some of my best GB photos, as I was able to get closer than ever before. I really need a nicer camera. Anyone want to make any donations? Anyone?
The place was packed, the people on the general floor were in a bouncy/dancy frenzy, and I'm pretty sure I left the Fillmore soaked with multiple samples of people's sweat. There was someone that was waving around one of those super nice Romanian flags, and I'm talking the thick kind with tassely bits. I gave the guy a shout-out and wrote his name on something that is long lost. My bad, guy. The flag made it to Eugene and he grabbed it with his bony, powerful hand. Caressing it with his fingers he threw it dramatically over his shoulder. He grabbed it and held it up above his head, elongating and showing off his tricepts... As he bend his arm backwards, the flag gently wiped beads of sweat from naked torso... as he threw it back into the crowd... then... oh, ahem... this is going in a separate direction now. Back to the original topic...
Maybe one of these days I'll start keeping track of setlists. Hmmm, but that sounds too clinical for my taste. On one hand, each person will be moved by the songs that they favor (whether that be the 'old stuff' or the 'new stuff') but on the other hand the electricity of the crowd/show as a whole is a completely separate entity. Here's a question for discussion:
How important is the setlist to the general experience of a concert/show?
Videos under the cut!
With this clip I wanted to illustrate the dancing electricity created by the crowd. Thank you wonderful, dancing people!
Kopecky and Eugene Hutz play the song "Alcohol" Do you hear all those people singing along? No, that's definitely not me being a Woo Girl and singing at the top of my lungs. Would I do that?
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