Russia's Leningrad -- the only band in the world banned from playing in Moscow -- is about to embark on a North American tour next month. The Village Voice called their last tour, "the most profoundly Russian stuff ever…you can't ask for anything more pungent." We ran a review of one of their records last year, and you can check out it out: Piraty XXI Veka along with MP3s at the bands (russian language) site.
The group's US promoters say,
"Founded by Sergei "Shnoor" Shnurov as a raucous parody of Russian pop music, LENINGRAD quickly proved more honest, exciting - and popular - than the stuff it spoofed. The mix of Eastern European folk, ska and hard-driving horn funk needs no translation. Shnoor is Russiaâs answer to a gangsta rapper - spinning lurid tales of addiction, spitting rhymed insults at colleagues and slamming unfaithful women. His larger-than-life persona found fans among teens, punks, academic types, critics, hipsters - just about everyone but the Moscow City Hall."
| Date | City | Venue | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Chicago, IL | Logan Square Auditorium | 2539 N.Kedzie |
| 11/13 | Toronto, ON | The Opera House | 735 Queen Street East |
| 11/19 | Boston, MA | Middle East | 472-480 Mass Ave. |
| 11/21 | New York, NY | Roxy | 515 W. 18 St. |
Advance tickets can be ordered from Bliss Records.