A Night of Partying in Underground Moscow

Moscow's underground scene is a mix of factories, squats, garages and artists' studios where young Muscovites meet, party and dance all night long.



Often organized at the last minute by Indie music bands and through word of mouth, entrance is usually free of charge.

Inside this Moscow artist's house, where the underground party took place, a bathtub is used as a giant ashtray.

I.H.N.A.B.T.B. is a young "art-punk" band known for playing in the most obscure locations in Moscow.

Anastasia, a young Muscovite, dancing to the beat.

Three girls removing hundreds of plastic bags that have been attached to them, creating an extravagant audio performance for the audience.

The band Zvukoizvlekatel performed an improvised acoustic concert. In addition to their usual instruments ?€” like drums, trumpet, saxophones and base guitars ?€” it was their hammers, drills, pipes, cooking pans, metal chains and wrenches that stole the show.

Throughout the night, about a hundred people gathered for the art-music venue.

The crowd soon started a mosh pit, slamming into each other.

The scene of the nighttime party has been inhabited for almost 20 years, according to a local Muscovite attending the party.

A one-man band singing over electro music.

A total of four bands, from jazz to punk, played during the underground party.

No official promotion was made, and people continued to arrive at the venue throughout the night.