Much to my chagrin, I’ve apparently been listening to a “genre” of rock called Gypsy Punk. (At least, according to Wikipedia…)

I discovered this on accident, as I was simply looking to see what bands were covered on Devotchka’s “Curse Your Little Heart” EP, when I noticed in the sidebar that good ole’ trustworthy Wikipedia had them listed under a genre I had never heard of.

So I says to myself, “Self, you should click on that link and see what all of this nonsense is about…” LO and BEHOLD!, there were a few other bands that I listen to also, like Beirut. I’m sure the others get tossed into my Devotchka Pandora station too.

Now, I’m not a giant fan of labeling types of music, but there is something to be said for being able to search for a common term and being able to have relevant results. For instance, if I Google “Post-Punk”, I know for a certainty that I am gonna find Joy Division in the results.

Self, you should click on that link and see what all of this nonsense is about.Me. A few paragraphs up.

So now, if I search for “Gypsy Punk”, I know that certain bands that I like will show up under that term, as well as others that I hadn’t previously known about.

Very cool.

Enjoy this video of Devotchka playing their song “How it Ends” live from 2006