By cave Boze Wolven – Pasta & Blues – 01 June 2025
Yesterday afternoon I found myself in the cozy setting of Pasta & Blues in Zottegem, where Boze Wolven took the stage. It turned out to be special — not just because of the music, but because of what that music represented: a tribute to Gorky and Luc De Vos, without falling into mere nostalgia.
At the heart of the band is Geert Bonne, original drummer and co-founder of Gorky. With Boze Wolven, it’s clear he aims to do more than just revisit the past. This is no ordinary tribute band — this is a group of seasoned musicians keeping a musical legacy alive, with both reverence and passion. His fellow “wolves” are prominent figures from the Ghent rock scene: Luc Van den Berghe (also known as Luce Mudgang, from The Mudgang), Michel Goessens (Goes & Goes), Peter Ysabie (ex-Pink Flowers), and Piet Geldhof and Philippe Gunst from Fragment. Not just names — but histories in their own right.
The alternating lead vocals by Luce and Michel brought a compelling dynamic to the performance. Neither tried to imitate De Vos, and that was exactly what made it so powerful. They delivered the lyrics with conviction and care, in their own voices — not with sacred reverence, but with genuine musical connection.
What struck me most was the authenticity of the performance. It didn’t feel like a re-enactment of the past, but rather something that still matters today. The band played with a natural ease that can only come from knowing the material intimately — and from having something meaningful to add. There was room for emotion, for atmosphere, for connection — and that connection happened. You could feel how each person in the audience was touched in their own way, yet part of the same shared experience.
Long after the last notes faded, it lingered. In conversations at the bar, in quiet glances between strangers, in the quiet recognition that we had just witnessed something truly valuable. Not because it was grand, but because it was real.
Boze Wolven did something remarkable: they didn’t try to bring De Vos back — but they made him present again. And as long as they keep playing with this kind of heart, his voice — and what he stood for — will remain part of the now.
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