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Gigs

Thursday The 16th

A la Ru: trip-hop, electronica, pop. Mumy Troll Music Bar. 10 p.m.

Anton Gorbunov Quartet: jazz fusion. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.

Bad Band and Matilda: blues rock. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Brill Brothers: jazz. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.

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

Diamond Hand: rockabilly. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 8:30 p.m.

Elektromonteur: dark pop duet. Noor Electro. 9 p.m.

Farid Askerov (jazz vocals) and band. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Guitar, Beer, Summer Party with Kasper i Gerda, Ton i Kompaniya, Paralleli and others. Schwein. 7 p.m.

Jazz Battle. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Summer Hall. 8 p.m.

Kate and Friends: modern jazz band. Sting With Strings program. Kozlov Club Second Floor. 8 p.m.

Kopernik: indie. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

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

Mike Glebow: indie pop. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.

Old Folk Band: Irish songs. Vermel. 8 p.m.

Rattlesnakes: rockabilly. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

RawCats'88: rockabilly, boogie, swing. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

Sergei Manukyan: soul, jazz vocals, keyboards. Forte. 8 p.m.

The Kikipickles: jazz. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Vasya Oblomov, aka Vasily Goncharov, leader of Cheboza, with a satirical rap program. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Friday The 17th

Andrew and The Moscow Tunes: country, swing. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

Animatsiya: Russian rock. YotaSpace. 8 p.m.

Aphonic: drum 'n' bass, hip-hop, downtempo. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

Betty Boop Lovers: swing, jazz, rockabilly. DeFAQto. 10 p.m.

Gazovy Sektor plays songs of Sektor Gaza. Schwein. 10 p.m.

Jackknife Rockabilly Trio. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 11:30 p.m.

Jazz Forever Band. Durov. 8 p.m.

Jazz Transformations with Andrei Makarevich, the Yevgeny Borets Trio and Irina Rodiles. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

JOIO: indie rock. Mumy Troll Music Bar. 10 p.m.

Konets Filma: rock. Concert Club. 9:30 p.m.

Mara: rock. 16 Tons. 9 p.m.

Pyotr Vostokov (trumpet) and band. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

RawCats'88: rockabilly, boogie, swing. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Summer Hall. 7 p.m.

Sasha Rastich (Sedmaya Rasa): post-grunge, alternative, acoustic. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.

Sergei Manukyan: soul, jazz vocals, keyboards. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.

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

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

Ska, Punk, Reggae from Plokhiye Dyadki, Skambodja, Diebosch Big Band and Pora Izobiliya. Brooklyn. 6 p.m.

Stepan Yurlov: jazz, blues, rock. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Summer Late Night Show: funk, jazz, blues, fusion. Jazz Esse. Midnight.

Summer Metal Party with Digimortal, Arda and Arktida. Teatr Club. 5 p.m.

The Dubsters: dub, reggae. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Thomas Stwalley and Dynamic James: old school blues. Duma Club. 9 p.m.

Saturday The 18th

Alexei Kozlov and Arsenal: jazz rock, funk, fusion. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.

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

Anna Korolyova and Jump: new emo music. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.

Azat Bayazitov Big Band. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.

Baba: intellectual post-modern alco chansons. FAQ-Cafe. 9 p.m.

Botanic Project: reggae. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.

Che Guevara Jazz. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Chernikovskaya Nata and Sierpen: post-punk. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.

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

Dans Ramblers: r&b. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Small Hall. 8:30 p.m.

Digitonica: trip-hop, lounge. Vermel. 6:30 p.m.

Dizzy Riders: funk, r&b, blues rock, soul. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.

Easy All: cover band. Schwein. 6 p.m.

Landyshy: punk. 16 Tons. 9 p.m.

Layna Shery: blues, soul, r&b vocals, keyboards. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 11:30 p.m.

Levan Lomidze and Blues Cousins. Guest Nikolai Arutyunov. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 9 p.m.

Monokens: Moscow indie rock trio. Mumy Troll Music Bar. 10 p.m.

Petrovich and Hot Rod Band: blues. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Red Elvises: classic rock'n'roll with a slew of ethnic influences. Schwein. 9 p.m.

Summer Late Night Show: funk, jazz, blues, fusion. Jazz Esse. Midnight.

Theodor Bastard: electronic, world music. YotaSpace. 8 p.m.

Toronto: cover band. DeFAQto. 10 p.m.

Very Big Pop Punk Gig: Dalshe Mechty, Sweet Pelmens, Hot Rock Cocks, Nachalodnya and others. Brooklyn. 5 p.m.

Sunday The 19th

Anatoly Starostin: rock, soul, funk, r&b. Birthday party. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.

Desert Ship: progressive rock. Vermel. 8 p.m.

Fiodor Band Project: guitar, cello, vocals. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Summer Hall. 7 p.m.

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

Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.

Layna Shery: blues, soul, r&b vocals, keyboards. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Midsummer: rock festival. Schwein. 5 p.m.

Modern Blues Band. Forte. 8 p.m.

Odei Al-Magut √PICK√ (trombone, sea shells) and the Ivan Farmakovsky Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

Open Blues Jam. Roadhouse. 8 p.m.

Pavel Timofeyev Sextet. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.

Pionerlager Pylnaya Raduga: indie, alternative, grunge from Tver. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

Rock Party: Zheka, Ras Tu, Kto Tam? Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Schokk: rap. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Sol Caribe: Latino from Cuba. FAQ-Cafe. 10 p.m.

The Lowcosters: rock, swing, rockabilly, blues. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Big Hall. 8 p.m.

Trezviye: cover band. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

Wayland Rodd: jazz vocals. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Yann Tiersen: √PICK√ French multiinstrumentalist, composer of minimalist music. YotaSpace. 8 p.m.

Monday The 20th

Anastasia Glazkova: jazz vocals. DeFAQto. 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.

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

Jazz Jam Session. FAQ-Cafe. 9 p.m.

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

Sonora Latina: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.

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

The Denp: pop, rock, electronica from Bali. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Tuesday The 21st

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

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

Dmitry Mospan Quartet. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.

DreamBox: jazz rock. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

Eteri Beriashvili and Michael Night: love songs. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.

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

Ksenia Kalambatskaya: pop rock vocals. Kozlov Club Second Floor. 8 p.m.

Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.

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

Radio Moscow: √ENGLISH√ American blues rock band. Volta. 7 p.m.

Salt Peanutz: funk, soul. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

Sergei Gurbeloshvili (saxophone) and the Lev Kushnir Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

The Keep Silence Band, Long Tapes Band and Blacksheep Band: Brit rock. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.

Wednesday The 22nd

Alexander Dovgopoly (saxophone) and friends. Kozlov Club Second Floor. 8 p.m.

Anatoly Osipov (saxophone): modern jazz. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.

Auroraw: synth pop, chillwave from St. Petersburg. 16 Tons. 8 p.m.

Dariya and Jazz Masters. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.

Ensemble of Moscow Composers: new jazz. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.

Fruktovy Kefir: jazz. Pavilion near the Kolomenskoye Estate Palace. 7:30 p.m.

Indyushata: competition of new bands. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.

Jazz Art Club: Sergei Gurbeloshvili Quartet. Jazz Esse. 7:30 p.m.

Nueva Sociedad del Caribe: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.

Punky LAMA: blues, funk, hard rock. FAQ-Cafe. 8 p.m.

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

SmitanaBand: jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.

Tango Party. Durov. 8 p.m.

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

Yekaterina Ungvari (jazz vocals) and Matvei Baidikov (guitar). Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. 8:30 p.m.

and Beyond…

A-Beat Combo: fusion. DeFAQto. July 23, 8 p.m.

Alexei Kozlov and Arsenal: jazz rock, funk, fusion. Soyuz Kompozitorov. July 23, 8:30 p.m.

B-2: rock. 16 Tons. July 23, 9 p.m.

Bad Bimbos: blues rock, funk. B.B. King. July 23, 8:30 p.m.

Daniil Kramer Jazz Trio. Durov. July 23, 8 p.m.

Funk Jam Session FAQ-Cafe. July 23, 8 p.m.

Hard Rock Night with Bad Rebels and Dr. Who. Schwein. July 23, 8 p.m.

Inna Zhelannaya: √PICK√ beautiful, strong vocals, jazz, trance, psychedelic. YotaSpace. July 23, 8 p.m.

Jazz Battle. Rhythm & Blues Cafe Summer Hall. July 23, 8 p.m.

Jazz Classic Trio from St. Petersburg. Jazz Esse. July 23, 9 p.m.

Knara: pop, hip-hop. Kozlov Club. July 23, 8 p.m.

Los Barabanos: drum show. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. July 23, 8 p.m.

Psikheya: alternative. Brooklyn. July 23, 7 p.m.

Sofi Okran: jazz vocals. Forte. July 23, 8 p.m.

The Bluestocking, Alex Edwards and Felidae: post-pop. China Town Cafe. July 23, 8 p.m.

Vadim Eilenkrig (trumpet) and band. Igor Butman Club Na Taganke. July 23, 8:30 p.m.

RawCats'88: rockabilly, boogie, swing. Duma Club. July 24, 9 p.m.

Troll Gnyot Yel: dance folk metal. Teatr Club. July 24, 7 p.m.

Alyans: neo folk, rock, new wave. YotaSpace. July 25, 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

ArteFAQ
32 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Tverskaya. 495-650-3971

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. 495-699-8206

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

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

Grand Bourbon Street
5 Potapovsky Pereulok. M. Chistiye Prudy. 495-625-9424

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

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

Igor Butman Club Na Taganke

21 Verkhnyaya Radishchevskaya Ulitsa. M. Taganskaya. 495-792-2109

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

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

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

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

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