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Mumiy Troll
Also Playing: Murzik
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Fri Oct 16
8 pm
Mumiy Troll and Murzik at First Avenue
What, exactly, is “rockapops?” If you’re Ilia Lagutenko, lead vocalist and mastermind behind the Russian rock group Mumiy Troll, it’s a made-up term invented for the sole purpose of removing yourself from the endless Russian debate about the difference between the two musical genres. You can’t blame the frontman (who turns 43 at this show) 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 last year's solid Comrade Ambassador, and followed with the new five-song EP Paradise Ahead, its first all-English work.
First Avenue 701 1st Ave. N., Twin Cities, MN
What, exactly, is “rockapops?” If you’re Ilia Lagutenko, lead vocalist and mastermind behind the Russian rock group Mumiy Troll, it’s a made-up term invented for the sole purpose of removing yourself from the endless Russian debate about the difference between the two musical genres. You can’t blame the frontman (who turns 43 at this show) 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 last year's solid Comrade Ambassador, and followed with the new five-song EP Paradise Ahead, its first all-English work.
Updated 08/24/2010
