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Mumiy Troll
Also Playing: Electric Six and The Gay Blades and Millions Of Brazilians
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Fri Nov 6
10 pm,
Mumiy Troll, Electric Six, The Gay Blades, and Millions Of Brazilians at Emo's
What, exactly, is “rockapops?” If you’re Ilia Lagutenko, lead vocalist of Russian rock group Mumiy Troll, it’s a term invented for the sole purpose of removing yourself from the endless Russian debate about the difference between "rock" and "pop". You can’t blame the frontman for wanting to avoid controversy: Before rock music became acceptable in the Soviet Union, Mumiy Troll spent its fair share of nights in jail for illegal performances. Since then, Lagutenko has served stints in the Russian army and starred in the vampire flick Night Watch. Mumiy Troll made its first foray into American ears with this year's solid Comrade Ambassador, and followed with the new five-song EP Paradise Ahead, its first all-English work. It's a little glam-y and patently ridiculous—a lot like the bill it headlines here, featuring the flash and trash of Electric Six, The Gay Blades, and Millions Of Brazilians.
Emo's 603 Red River St, Austin, TX
What, exactly, is “rockapops?” If you’re Ilia Lagutenko, lead vocalist of Russian rock group Mumiy Troll, it’s a term invented for the sole purpose of removing yourself from the endless Russian debate about the difference between "rock" and "pop". You can’t blame the frontman for wanting to avoid controversy: Before rock music became acceptable in the Soviet Union, Mumiy Troll spent its fair share of nights in jail for illegal performances. Since then, Lagutenko has served stints in the Russian army and starred in the vampire flick Night Watch. Mumiy Troll made its first foray into American ears with this year's solid Comrade Ambassador, and followed with the new five-song EP Paradise Ahead, its first all-English work. It's a little glam-y and patently ridiculous—a lot like the bill it headlines here, featuring the flash and trash of Electric Six, The Gay Blades, and Millions Of Brazilians.
Updated 10/30/2009
