Gogol Bordello sells out the Roxy

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Gogol Bordello sells out the Roxy

Gogol Bordello sells out Roxy on Oct. 20, 2007.

Gogol Bordello filled the Roxy with their gypsy punk sounds Friday night.

Ukrainian Eugene Hutz formed Gogol Bordello on New York's Lower East Side in 1999.

Known for its theatrical stage shows. much of Gogol Bordello's sound is inspired by Gypsy music, as some of its members are immigrants from Eastern Europe.

The band has toured tirelessly in Europe and America on numerous international festivals and paired with such diverse bands as Primus, Flogging Molly, and Cake. In an interview with NPR, frontman Eugene Hutz cites Jimi Hendrix and Parliament-Funkadelic as among the band's main musical influences.

Gogol Bordello perform at the sold-out Roxy in Buckhead Friday night.

Gogol Bordello have also collaborated with Madonna. Hutz and violinist Ryabtsev performed 'La Isla Bonita / Lela Pala Tute' with Madonna at the London Live Earth concert on July 7, 2007.

Gogol Bordello's song 'Start Wearing Purple' can be heard throughout the 2005 movie 'Everything Is Illuminated' and is the closing song of the soundtrack. It has also become an unofficial theme song of the Baltimore Ravens football team.

Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hutz.

A colorful and raucous crowd filled the Roxy. Upcoming shows at the intimate Buckhead venue include Michael Ian Black, Charlie Murphy, Cowboy Mouth, Porcupine Tree, Down, Tegan and Sara, HellYeah and Jonathan Davis.

Kenneth Partridge of The Hartford Courant described lead singer Eugene Hutz's voice as 'somewhere between that of Borat and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.'

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Gogol Bordello filled the Roxy with their gypsy punk sounds Friday night.

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