Gogol Bordello Brings Wonderlust to Catalyst

Words and Photographs by Luke Pimentel, Editor

May 27, 2009

In the ongoing quest for the ultimate in Memorial Day entertainment, there is perhaps no better fortune for alternative rock fiends than witnessing a pair of gigs by fusion outfit Gogol Bordello.

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Titus Andronicus Air Grievances in San Francisco

by Luke Pimentel, Contributing Editor

August 13, 2008

Anyone who’s participated in a local music scene has been here.

You know the place: It has wobbly little tables, drab-ass lights, and plastic strips borrowed from a meat locker hanging in the doorway. Those meat locker strips are particularly appropriate, since the whole place is but a shrine to the butchery of livers, auditory canals, and guitar strings.

It’s the Dank, Alcohol-Saturated, Back-Room Hovel.

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