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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Casa Gogol Holiday Tour Gogol Bordello Jon Spencer, Grace Bergere

Doors | 6:30 pm // Show | 7:30 pm

Gogol Bordello

Since 1999, International punk band Gogol Bordello, led by Ukrainian frontman Eugene Hütz, has been filling up rooms with an energy that could run a whole city. Their latest album Solidaritine is no exception, going back to their hardcore roots. The band has lit up stages around the world alongside System of a Down, Primus, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, dueted with Regina Spektor, appeared in films like Liev Schreiber’s Everything Is Illuminated with Elijah Wood and Filth and Wisdom helmed by Madonna, cutting albums with legends Rick Rubin and Steve Albini. Russia’s war in Ukraine is personal for Eugene & the band, who have been tirelessly advocating for Ukrainian solidarity, partnering with Nova Ukraine, ArtDopomoga and beyond. In 2023, documentary Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story (Executive Producer Liev Schreiber) held its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, leaving with a Special Jury Mention for Best New Documentary Director Award.

Jon Spencer

Jon Spencer has been an influential and innovative force in the independent music scene since the mid-80s. An acclaimed live performer, he has toured all the continents except Antarctica and has released over 25 albums. Jon is the creator of fierce punk-influenced music that encompasses everything from American roots styles such as Hill-Country Blues and Rockabilly to Industrial Noise and Hip-Hop.

He has led the bands Pussy Galore, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Heavy Trash, and Jon Spencer & the HITmakers as well as played in Boss Hog, The Honeymoon Killers, The Gibson Brothers, and Taxi Girls.

Jon has played and/or collaborated with Steve Albini, Add N To X, Nicole Atkins, Beastie Boys, Beck, Black Devil Disco Club, Bomb The Bass, R.L. Burnside, James Chance, Coldcut, Chuck D, Dan The Automator, Jim Dickinson, DJ Shadow, Doo Rag, Einsturzende Neubauten, Guitar Wolf, GZA, Tom Hazelmyer, David Holmes, Japanese Popstars, Dr. John, Calvin Johnson, Steve Jordan, Khan, The Micragirls, Moby, Money Mark, The Muffs, The North Mississippi All Stars, Powersolo, Prince Paul, Princess Superstar, Puffy AmiYumi, Eros Ramazzotti, The Sadies, Nancy Sinatra, Solex, Solomon Burke, Southern Culture On The Skids, Speedball Baby, Rufus Thomas, The Tremolo Beer Gut, UNKLE, Unloved, We Are Hex, Andre Williams, Workdogs, and Bernie Worrell.

He has produced albums for Cheater Slicks, King Brothers, Demolition Doll Rods, Experimental Tropic Blues Band, Perrosky, Mike Edison, Bikini Machine, D’NT, Mama Rosin, Jesper Munk, Sunshine & The Rain, The Bobby Lees, and Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton.

Now Jon teams up with Kendall Wind & Macky Spider Bowman – the ferocious rhythm section of Woodstock NY’s The Bobby Lees – to revisit, revamp, and reignite classics from his catalog as well as forge some hot new tunes & further explore rock’n’roll’s sonic frontiers. New sounds & vinyl dropping soon!

Grace Bergere

Grace Bergere sings of love, loss and redemption. Having cut her teeth on the streets and the open mics of the East Village, this native New Yorker has drawn comparisons to fellow wayward souls such as Elliott Smith and P.J. Harvey. She bares her heart in her lyrics, unfettered from shame, leaving you with the feeling that she’s told you her secrets. Her songs are atmospheric and dark, complimented by her floating etherial voice. Repetition and surprise are very present in her work. As a songwriter, she’s not fragile flower, but like most great artists, she is always vulnerable, yet defiant in her uniqueness.