March 20, 2018 (John Basset Theatre, Toronto)

Mashina Vremeni (Russian for Time Machine) is a Russian rock band founded in 1969. Mashina Vremeni was a pioneer of Soviet rock music, and remains one of the oldest still active rock bands in Russia. The band’s music incorporates elements of classic rock, blues, and Russian folk music. Mashina Vremeni’s best known members are Andrei Makarevich – the founder, principal singer-songwriter and the band’s public persona, Alexander Kutikov – the bass player and producer/sound engineer.

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February 8, 2018 (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto)
North American Tour 2018

Mumiy Troll is a Russian rock group, founded in 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko.
Other band members: Oleg Pungin – drums, Alexander Kholenko – keyboards, Pavel Vovk – bass guitar, Artyom Kritsin – guitar.

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The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto (December 12, 2017) – 45 year anniversary tour

Boris Grebenshikov is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music. Due as much to his personal contribution as to the undisputed and lasting success of his main effort, the band Aquarium (active since 1972 until today), he is a household name in Russia. Grebenshchikov is colloquially known as BG after his initials. He is often called the ‘Grandfather of Russian Rock’.

The band had members: Boris Grebenshikov, Alexander Titov, Alexey Zubarev, Andrey Surotdinov, Brian Finnegan, Liam Bradley, Gleb Grebenshikov

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The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto (November 2, 2017)

North American Tour of the legendary band.
(Группа “Чайф” с программой “Вместе теплей”)

Band Members: Vladimir Shakhrin, Vladimir Begunov, Valery Severin, Vyacheslav Dvinin.

Video (YouTube playlist) are here

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The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto (October 13, 2017)

Leningrad is a popular Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), led by Sergey “Shnur” Shnurov.

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Band Members:

Ilya Rogachevskiy – keyboard; Dima Guguchkin – guitar; Andrei ‘Ded’ Kurayev – bass; Kostya Limonov – guitar; Vasilisa Starshova – back-up vocals;
Florida Chanturia – back-up vocals; Seva ‘Sevych’ Antonov – back-up vocals, percussion; Sergei Shnurov – lead vocals, guitar;
Roman ‘Romchik’ Parygin – trumpet; Grigoriy Zontov – saxophone; Aleksei Kanev – baritone saxophone; Vladislav ‘Valdik’ Aleksandrov – trombone;
Andrei ‘Andromedych’ Antonenko – tuba, moog; Alexander ‘Puzo’ Popov – bass drum; Alexei ‘Mixer’ Kalinin – percussion;
Denis ‘Dance’ Mozhin – drums; Viktor Rapotihin – violin