Gigs

Thursday The 24th

A-Beat Combo: fusion. Hidden Bar. 8 p.m.

MT PICK? Alex Sipiagin (trumpet) and the Sasha Mashin Trio. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.

Aspen: Kristina Sotyukova (vocals) and band. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 9 p.m.

Bad Bimbos: blues rock, funk. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

Balls of Fire: rockabilly. Forte. 8 p.m.

Bezymyansky Band: fusion. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Blues Cousins. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

MT PICK? Inna Zhelannaya: beautiful, strong vocals, world music. jazz, trance, psychedelic. Volta. 9 p.m.

Latin American Dances: master class. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.

Lirika: rock 'n' roll. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.

Mari!Mari!: indie, rock, Brit pop from Vladivostok. Mumy Troll. 10 p.m.

Orchestra 2.0: Anton Baronin (piano), Makar Novikov (double bass) and Alexander Mashin (drums). Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Pompeya: pop rock, new wave vocals. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

SKAmbodDja: ska. Birthday party. Brooklyn. 6 p.m.

The Lowcosters: rock, swing, rockabilly, blues. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

Wired Aloud: Moscow rock band. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

Friday The 25th

Betty Boop Lovers: swing, jazz, rockabilly. Duma Club. 9 p.m.

Blues Cousins interpret The Beatles. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Delfin: alternative. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Gruppa Oleg: ska, reggae, rock. Muse. 9 p.m.

Karina Kozhevnikova and Four Tenor Sax. Jazz Esse. 8 p.m.

Korabl: post-punk. Vermel. 8 p.m.

MT PICK? Leonid Fyodorov, leader of Auktsyon, performs solo. TsDKh. 8 p.m.

Little Big: rave. Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Mana Island: indie pop, r&b. 16 Tons. 11 p.m.

Midnight Jazz. Jazz Esse. Midnight.

Mojento: hip-hop, funk, rock. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da Verands. 9 p.m.

Move Band: dance music. DeFAQto. 11 p.m.

Olga Lisikova and The Gracious: Gospel, spirituals, blues, r&b. folk. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Red Rocks: rock covers. Hidden Bar. 10 p.m.

Sin Fronteras: Latino. Pancho Villa. 9 p.m.

Ska Christmas Party with Necondition. Schwein. 10:30 p.m.

Svyatoslav Tekuchev and Good Sound Men Orchestra: smooth jazz, funk, pop. Forte. 8 p.m.

Vasya Lozhkin and Kakiye-to Lyudi: rock, post-ska. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

Vladimir Kozhekin and Friends: r&b, blues. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

Vougal and Esthetix: rock, house, soul, indie pop. Mumy Troll. 10 p.m.

X-mas Heavyweight Dub Party with Dub Division. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Yekaterina Ungvari and Matvei Baidikov: soul, jazz. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Saturday The 26th

Alexei Kozlov and Arsenal: jazz rock, funk, fusion. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Cubamania: Latino. Pancho Villa. 9 p.m.

Dans Ramblers: The Beatles cover band. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Small Hall. 8:30 p.m.

Denis Mazhukov: boogie, rockabilly, rock 'n' roll. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

FEO: Dmitry FEO Porubov (Psikheya) with a solo acoustic program. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.

Gayana: Moscow Brit pop band. 16 Tons. 11 p.m.

Igor Rasteryayev: accordion, vocals. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Insert Band Name: blues, rock, soul. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.

Katya Kandalina and Amsterdam Exotic: covers. FAQ-Cafe. 10 p.m.

Kazoos: cover trio. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 7 p.m.

Konstantin Nikolsky: blues rock. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Levan Lomidze and Blues Cousins. Guest Vyacheslav Gorsky (keyboards). Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 9 p.m.

Midnight Jazz. Jazz Esse. Midnight.

Petrovich and Hot Rod Band: blues. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

Psycho Christmas Party with Stressor, Mosquito, Evil Jokers and others. Schwein. 11 p.m.

Punk Concert features Purgen, The Poseurs and Diagens. Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Real Jam: retro jazz, girl's vocals. Forte. 8 p.m.

Roma VPR and Festival Vsego Na Svete: reggae. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da Veranda. 9:30 p.m.

Stranniye Igry: rock from St. Petersburg. Mumy Troll. 8 p.m.

ENGLISH? Thomas Stwalley: old school blues. Duma Club. 9 p.m.

TomCat: rock covers. Schwein. 7 p.m.

VIA Tantsy: covers. DeFAQto. 10 p.m.

Sunday The 27th

Blues Cousins. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Chizh & Co.: blues rock. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Dvory: Antip Suratov (guitar) and Vladimir Sapunov (trumpet) interpret Indian music. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.

Esh: Brazilian jazz. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Gabriel Linares Latino Show. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.

Jazz Brunch with the Pyotr Vostokov Big Jazz Orchestra. Jazz Esse. 3 p.m.

Live In: jazz, blues, rock. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Mega Brazilian Zumba Party. FAQ-Cafe. 4 p.m.

Modern Blues Band. Forte. 8 p.m.

OdnoNo: hip-hop, funk, rock. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.

Open Blues Jam. Roadhouse. 8 p.m.

Punky Lama. FAQ-Cafe. 7 p.m.

Salt Peanutz: funk, soul. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 9 p.m.

Slua Si: Celtic folk. Vermel. 7:30 p.m.

Solo Mates: soul, funk, jazz, Brit rock. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

Monday The 28th

Acoustic Magic: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.

Anna Korolyova and Jump: jazz, funk, ethno jazz. Forte. 8 p.m.

Blues Gravity: power rock and blues. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Diamond Hand: rockabilly. Duma Club. 9 p.m.

Igor Butman and Moscow Jazz Orchestra. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Jazz Jam Session. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Klyagin and Tryoshkina Band: rock, r&b, country, blues, swing. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 9 p.m.

Tablao Flamenco: dance party. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

The Lowcosters and Friends: rock, swing, rockabilly, blues. Schwein. 8 p.m.

Wednesdaymorning and Siberia: rock. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

Tuesday The 29th

Acoustic Concert of singer-songwriters. Schwein. 8 p.m.

Betty Boop Lovers: swing, jazz, rockabilly. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Chicago Groove: jazz. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Delta Blues Party. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Delta Elephant: cover trio. Hidden Bar. 8 p.m.

Jam Session. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 7 p.m.

Jazz Session With Yakov Okun. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.

Los Morenos: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.

Oleg Ivantsov and the Dostoevsky Quartet: rock. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

Otto Dix: Russian dark wave trio. TsDKh. 7 p.m.

Rain Drops: a'capella. Mumy Troll. 8:30 p.m.

Sunny Tue: acoustic trio. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

MT PICK? Surganova and Orchestra: rock. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

The Soulongers: soul. Duma Club. 9 p.m.

Yury Kaverkin, Nikolai Dobkin and Doctor Agranovsky: blues rock. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

Wednesday The 30th

1/2 Orchestra: jazz, brass, fusion. 16 Tons. 11 p.m.

Anna Korolyova with the Song for Sax program. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

B2: rock. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Cubamania: Latino. Pancho Villa. 9 p.m.

Ilya Morozov-Viktoria Kaunova Sextet: jazz. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Jazz Art Club: Moscow Sax Quintet. Jazz Esse. 7:30 p.m.

Jazz Band Move. Hidden Bar. 8 p.m.

Mikhail Kistanov Trio: blues. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

RawCats'88: rockabilly, boogie, swing. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Rock Show. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 8:30 p.m.

Sergei Ruchkin: covers. Forte. 8 p.m.

Solo Mates: soul, funk, jazz, Brit rock. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Sto Watt: blues, rock. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

The Jazz Loft: New Orleans jazz. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Small Hall. 8:30 p.m.

and Beyond…

Igor Butman and Moscow Jazz Orchestra. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. Dec. 31, 8:30 p.m.

Moulin Rouge Night: New Year's party. Vermel. Dec. 31, 10 p.m.

New Year's Jazz: Igor Butman (saxophone), Vadim Eilenkrig (trumpet), Vladislav Lavrik Trumpet), Maxim Rubtsov (flute), the Russian National Orchestra String Ensemble and Brass Quintet in concert. Conservatory Small Hall. Dec. 31, 4 p.m.

New Year's Party with Betty Boop Lovers. FAQ-Cafe. Dec. 31, 10 p.m.

New Year's Party with Bravo. 16 Tons. Dec. 31, 10 p.m.

New Year's Party with Garage Band. DeFAQto. Dec. 31, 9 p.m.

New Year's Party with Karl Khlamkin and DavaiZabukhayem Orchestra. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m.

New Year's Party with Radio Kamerger. China Town Cafe. Dec. 11 p.m.

New Year's Party with Shamora and Mr. Fungle. Mumy Troll. Dec. 31, 9 p.m.

Russian Style New Year's Party withe Dubki Band. Hidden Bar. 8 p.m.

Gigs Addresses

#LOL
7/5 Pushechnaya Ulitsa. M. Kuznetsky Most. 8-689-273-3333, www.lolmoscow.ru

Alexei Kozlov Club
16 Olimpiisky Prospekt, Bldg. 2, at the Art&Shock Complex. M. Prospekt Mira. 926-952-0077

All-Russia Exhibition Center
19 Prospekt Mira. M. VDNKh. 495-544-3400, vvcentre.ru/eng

Alma Mater
12 Taganskaya Ploshchad. M. Taganskaya. 495-649-5007

Arena
31 Leningradsky Prospekt, Bldg. 4. Metro Dynamo. 495-940-6755

Arkhangelskoye Estate Museum
Posyolok Arkhangelskoye, 5th kilometer of Ilyinskoye Shosse. M. Tushinskaya, then bus 549 to Arkhangelskoye or bus 151 to Sanatory. 495-797-5409, arhangelskoe.su

Arma (formerly Gazgolder)
5 Nizhny Susalny Pereulok. M. Kurskaya. 495-228-2080

Arma17
5 Nizhny Susalny Pereulok, Bldg. 3A. M. Kurskya. 495-410-0414

Art Garbage
5 Starosadsky Pereulok. M. Kitai-Gorod. 495-628-8745, www.art-garbage.ru

Arti Hall
22 Derbenyovskaya Ulitsa. M. Paveletskaya. 499-990-9500, www.arti-hall.ru

ArtPlay
10 Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya Ul., Bldg. 7. M Kurskaya. 8-926-619-2889, 495-620-0882, www.artplay.ru

AvantClub at the Winzavod Vintage Hall
4th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, bldg. 6. M. Kurskaya. 495-917-4646, www.winzavod.ru, 495-221-22-39, www.avantmusic.ru

B2
8 Bolshaya Sadovaya Ulitsa. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-650-9918/09

B.B. King
4/2 Sadovaya-Samotyochnaya Ulitsa. M. Tsvetnoi Bulvar. 495-220-8206, www.bbkingclub.ru

BooZe Bub
5 Potapovsky Pereulok. M. Chistiye Prudy. 495-621-4717, www.boozebub.ru

Brooklyn
1 Kudrinskaya Ploshchad. M. Barrikadnaya. 495- 644-2222/1204, www.brooklynclub.org

China Town Cafe

25/12 Lubyansky Proyezd. Metro Kitai-Gorod. 495-623-6163

Concert Club
50 Zemlyanoi Val. M. Kurskaya. 495-663-7174

Cool Train
At B2, 8 Bolshaya Sadovaya Ulitsa. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-650-9918/09

Crazy Milk
54 Bolshaya Polyanka. M. Polyanka, Dobryninskaya. 499-230-7333/0305, www.crazymilk.ru

DeFAQto
30 Bolshaya Lubyanka. M. Turgenevskaya. 495-624-4497

Dom Zhurnalista
House of Journalists. 8A Nikitsky Bulvar. M. Arbatskaya. 495-691-5698, 495-222-1060, 495-697-20-86

Dom Muzyki
Moscow International House of Music, 52 Kosmodamianskaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 8. M. Paveletskaya. 495-730-4350, reservations and delivery 495-730-1011/1860/2224

Doolin House
Doolin house 30 Ulitsa Arbat. M. Arbatskaya, Smolenskaya. 495-695-9206, www.doolin-house.ru

Durov
6 Ulitsa Pavlovskaya. M. Serpukhovskaya. 495-952-2064

Duma Club
11 Mokhovaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 3B, entrance from Nikitsky Pereulok. M. Okhotny Ryad. 495-692-1119

FAQ Cafe
65/74 Ulitsa Bolshaya Polyanka. M. Dobryninskaya. 495-952-5227, 499-755-8827

Flacon
36 Bolshaya Novodmitrovskaya Ul. M. Dmitrovskaya. 8-495-790-7901, www.flacon.ru

FM Club
60/28 Zemlyanoi Val. M. Taganskaya. 495-502-9921

Forte
18 Bolshaya Bronnaya Ulitsa. M. Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya. 495-694-0881

Glastonberry Pub
13A 1st Dubrovskaya Ulitsa. M. Dubrovka. 495-642-4543, glastonberrypub.ru

Borodach (formerly GeGeL Club)
27 Ulitsa Sretenka. M. Sukharevskaya. 499-408-6818, www.borodachbar.ru

YotaSpace
11 Ulitsa Ordzhonikidze. M. Leninsky Prospekt. 495-230-1030, www.glavclub.com/msk/

Gogol
11 Stoleshnikov Pereulok. M. Teatralnaya. 495-514-0944

Hermitage Garden
3 Ul. Karetny Ryad. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-699-0432, mosgorsad.ru

Hidden Bar
6 Kamergersky Pereulok. M. Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya. 495-692-5015, www.hiddenbar.ru

Icon Club at Krasny Oktyabr
9 Bolotnaya Naberezhnaya. M. Polyanka. 495-364-0101, iconclub.ru

Igor Butman Club Na Polyanke

21 Verkhnyaya Radishchevskaya Ulitsa. M. Taganskaya. 495-792-2109, 495-953-9634, www.butmanclub.ru

Igor Butman Club Na Taganke
27 Ulitsa Bolshaya Polyanka. M. Polyanka. 8-926-262-3595, www.butmanclub.ru

Igor Butman Club Na Mokhovoi
at the Vernadsky Geological Museum. 11 Ulitsa Okhotny Ryad. M. Okhotny Ryad. 8-926-262-3595, www.butmanclub.ru


Igor Butman Club Na Krasnykh Vorotakh
at the Watson Club. 13 Kalanchyovskaya Ulitsa. M. Krasniye Vorota. 8-926-262-3595, www.butmanclub.ru/p>

Izvestia Hall
5 Pushkinskaya Ploshchad. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-364-0505, www.izvestia-hall.ru

Incognito
44 Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya. M. Serpukhovskaya, Dobryninskaya. 495-782-3731

Jazz Esse
27 Pyatnitskaya Ulitsa, Bldg. M. Tretyakovskaya, Novokuznetskaya. 3A. 495-951-6404

Jewish Cultural Center Na Nikitskoi
Jewish Cultural Center Na Nikitskoi 47/3 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Barrikadnaya. 495-691-3039, www.jcc.ru

Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da
Chinese Pilot Dzhao Da. 25 Lubyansky Proyezd. M. Kitai-Gorod. 495-624-5611, 495-623-2896

Life Pub
20 Ulitsa Fridrikha Engelsa. M. Baumanskaya. 495-928-9209

Live Music Hall
8 Dubosekovskaya. M. Sokol. 495-223-3226

Little Rock
15 Selskokhozyaistvennaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 3. M. Botanichesky Sad. 968-845-7463, www.vk.com/littlerockclub

Lookin Rooms
18 Tverskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-220-0141, lookin-rooms.ru

Luzhniki Stadium
24 Luzhniki. M. Sportivnaya, Vorobyovy Gory. 495-780-0808

Moskva Hall
1 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-228-2080, moscowhall.com

Mumy Troll Music Bar
7 Tverskaya Ulitsa. M. Okhotny Ryad. 495-227-3808, mumiytrollbar.com

Muse
23 Nikoloyamskaya Ulitsa. M. Taganskaya. 8-905-500-2144, musebar.ru

Olimpiisky Sports Complex

16 Olimpiisky Prospekt. M. Prospekt Mira. 495-786-3333, olimpik.ru

Pancho Villa
52 Bolshaya Yakimanka. M. Oktyabrskaya. 499-238-7913

Radio City Bar
In the Pekin Hotel. 5 Ulitsa Bolshaya Sadovaya. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-363-4223

Red
9 Bolotnaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 1. M. Kropotkinskaya, Polyanka. 495-649-3959

Rhythm & Blues Cafe Small Hall
19 Starovagankovsky Pereulok, Bldg. 2. M. Alexandrovsky Sad, Biblioteka imeni Lenina, Arbatskaya. 495-697-6008

Roadhouse
at John Donne Pub 56 Pyatnitskaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 4. M. Tretyakovskaya. 968-665-5114, john-donne.ru, blueshouse.ru

Rock House
71 Izmailovskoye Shosse, Bldg. 5-E. M. Partizanskaya. 495-728-0466, rock-house.ru

Rublev Club
25 Chistoprudny Bulvar. M. Chistiye Prudy. 495-917-8962, clubrublev.ru

Samolyot
14/1 Presnensky Val. M. Ulitsa 1905 Goda. 495-234-1818

School of Dramatic Art
19/27 Sretenka Ulitsa. M. Sukharevskaya. 495-632-9344

Schwein
12 Lefortovsky Pereulok. M. Baumanskaya. 499-267-4504

Shanti
2/1 Myasnitsky Pereulok. M. Krasniye Vorota. 495-783-6868

Shestnadtsat Tonn
Sixteen Tons. 6 Presnensky Val. M. Ulitsa 1905 Goda. 499-253-5300/0530

Soyuz Kompozitorov
House of Composers. 8 Bryusov Pereulok, Bldg. 2. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-629-6563

Stadium Live
80 Leningradsky Prospekt, Bldg. 17. M. Sokol. 495-540-5540

Strelka
14 Bersenevskaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 5A. M. Polyanka. 495-771-7437, www.strelka.com

Teatr Club
20 Staraya Basmannaya Ulitsa. M. Kurskaya, Baumanskaya. 495-228-2080, teatrclub.com

TsDKh
Central House of Artists. 10 Krymsky Val. M. Oktyabrskaya. 499-230-1782, 499-238-1955, reservations and delivery tickets@rockmusic.ru, www.cha.ru

Tsurtsum Cafe
At Winzavod. 4th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, bldg. 6. M. Kurskaya. 495-783-8948

Usadba Jazz Festival
Reservations 495-785, 3532, www.jazz-usadba.ru

Vermel
4 Raushskaya Naberezhnaya. M. Novokuznetskaya. 499-238-3303

Volta
19 Bumazhny Proyezd, Bldg. 3. Metro Savyolovskaya. 495-777-6712

Yauza Palace (Dvorets Na Yauze)
1 Ploshchad Zhuravlyova. M. Elektrozavodskaya. 495-645-2245, www.yauza-palace.ru

Gorky Park
9 Krymsky Val. M. Oktyabrskaya. 495-995-0020

Lokomotiv Stadium
125 A Bolshaya Cherkisovskaya Ulitsa. M. Cherkizovskaya. 495-500-3020/61/84