Thursday The 6th
Alexei Kozlov and Arsenal: jazz rock, funk, fusion. Forte. 8 p.m.
Alla Rid (jazz vocals) and her band. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Apple Me: new band. Grand Bourbon. 8 p.m.
Bahroma: Brit pop from Ukraine. ArteFAQ. 9 p.m.
Blues Gravity: power rock and blues. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Blues Party with Petrovich. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Bob Marley Festival: Gera Morales, Jah Division, Rapapam and Dubchikidub. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.
Denis Mazhukov: boogie, rockabilly, rock 'n' roll. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.
Esh: Brazilian jazz. Cafe Mart. 9 p.m.
Frederick Belinsky: jazz guitar. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Juniper: acid jazz, trip-hop, funk, dub. Theater Club. 8 p.m.
Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.
ENGLISH Let It Be: Broadway show. Crocus City Hall. 8 p.m.
On-The-Go: dance rock, post-punk, indie. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m.
Pavel Slobodkin Center Chamber Orchestra performs Mozart's Symphony No. 35 and his Piano Concerto No. 23. Soloist Daniil Sayamov. Pavel Slobodkin Center. 7 p.m.
Plastika: grunge. China Town Cafe. 9 p.m.
RawCats'88: rockabilly, boogie, swing. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Ryby Amura: Latino, Afro, pop, rock, funk. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Sergei Manukyan (jazz vocals, keyboards) and his band. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m.
Sofi Okran: jazz vocals. Durov. 8 p.m.
Stoneberry: rock, indie, alternative. Masterskaya. 9 p.m.
Vasya Oblomov, aka Vasily Goncharov, leader of Cheboza, with a satirical rap program. B2. 9 p.m.
Vector Five: indie reggae from St. Petersburg. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 10 p.m.
Vnuchki Nemirovicha: vocal duet. Alma Mater. 8 p.m.
MT PICK Yevgeny Lebedev (jazz piano), his trio and a string quartet. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Zoya: folk rock. Zavtra. 9 p.m.
Friday The 7th
Alexander F. Sklyar: rock, chansons, romances. Concert Club. 9:30 p.m.
Alexei Kozlov and Arsenal: jazz rock, funk, fusion. Guest Valery Ponomaryov (trumpet). Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Car-Man: techno pop. Icon Club. 11 p.m.
Carbon White: positive. Korabl: post-punk. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 10 p.m.
Chas Pik: cover band. DeFAQto. 10 p.m.
Cheese People: disco punk from Samara. ArteFAQ. 8 p.m.
Crossroadz: r&b. Forte. 8 p.m.
Garage Rock Party with Zebra and Thunderbeats. Faq-Cafe. 9 p.m.
Gasan Bagirov (vocals, guitar) and his band. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m.
Hakon Hoye (guitar), The Honey Tones and Billy T Band: blues from Norway. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.
MT PICK Hernan Romero (guitar, vocals), Roman Miroshnichenko (guitar) and Over Serrano Villalon (percussion): fusion. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Hvarna: world music from St. Petersburg. Dom. 8 p.m.
Juliana Strangelove and These Guys: blues rock, country. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Kirpichi: hip-hop, rock. P!PL Club. 8 p.m.
Kroshka Ru: romantic. Schwein. 8 p.m.
Marshmallows: rock, girl's vocals, retro. Duma Club. 9 p.m.
Mishouris Blues Band. Roadhouse. 11:30 p.m.
OH!: rock. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.
Oleg Nesterov and Capella Berlinskikh Pochtalionov: Russian versions of retro German songs. Alma Mater. 10 p.m.
MT PICK On the Edge of Folk: Sergei Starostin, Andrei Kotov, Leonid Fyodorov and Vladimir Volkov in concert. Dom Muzyki Theater Hall. 7 p.m.
Polyusa: indie, funk, soul. Masterskaya. 9 p.m.
Real Jam: retro jazz, girl's vocals. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Sergei Manukyan and Friends: jazz. Jazz Esse. 8 p.m.
Sin Fronteras: Latino. Pancho Villa. 9 p.m.
The Kikipickles: jazz. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
The Locos: ska, punk from Spain. Theater Club. 7 p.m.
Troll Gnyot Yel: folk metal. Blan B. 7 p.m.
Tyoplaya Trassa: punk. Birthday party. Schwein. 10:30 p.m.
Vopli Vidoplyasova: folk rock from Ukraine. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m.
Widiwava: indie. Borodach. 9 p.m.
ENGLISH You Love Her Coz She's Dead: alternative, electronic from Britain. B2. 8 p.m.
Yuta: acoustic rock. Music Town. 10 p.m.
Saturday The 8th
Anna Buturlina (jazz vocals) and her trio. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m.
ENGLISH AVG. Waka Flocka: American rapper and MC. Glavclub. 11:50 p.m.
Caliban: metalcore from Germany. CD release concert. Theater Club. 7 p.m.
Crematorium: rock. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Cubamania: Latino. Pancho Villa. 9 p.m.
Dr. Endo and Dreamteam: Southern rock. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Ethnodelica Party. Vermel. 6 p.m.
Exilados: Balkan and Gypsy music. Faq-Cafe. 10 p.m.
ENGLISH Glynis Martin: jazz, soul vocals. Radio City Bar. 8 p.m.
Hakon Hoye (guitar) and Billy T Band: blues from Norway. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.
Jack Strify (Cinema Bizarre vocalist) with the Strange New World rock show. Moskva Hall. 8 p.m.
Kimbata: Afro, Latino. Duma Club. 9 p.m.
Kristina Si: first solo concert. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m.
Ksenia Kolambatskaya (vocals) and orange band: rock. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Mad Chief Show: funk-hop from Grass Roots Foundation. Kozlov Club. 11 p.m.
Meldis: Celtic and Russian folk. Dom. 8 p.m.
Mishouris Blues Band. Roadhouse. 11:30 p.m.
Neschastny Sluchai: rock. ArteFAQ. 9 p.m.
Nogu Svelo!: rock. B2. 9 p.m.
Pyotr Podgorodetsky: blues vocals and keyboards. Music Town. 10 p.m.
Real Jam: retro jazz, girl's vocals. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Rock Party with Beat Devils, Tve Treti, RawCats'88 and the Rocket Beats. Schwein. 10:30 p.m.
Ruden Jazz Band. CD release party. Jazz Esse. 8 p.m.
Sergei Galanin and SerGa: rock. Alma Mater. 10 p.m.
Shyolk: cover band. DeFAQto. 10 p.m.
Underwood: rock. Concert Club. 9:30 p.m.
X3: rock. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.
Voitushkevich Emiter: singer, clarinetist, saxophonist Todar from Belarus. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 6 p.m.
Yekaterina Shemyakina with a new program of songs. Forte. 8 p.m.
Zapreshchyonniye Barabanshchiki: ska punk, comedy rock. Zavtra. 8 p.m.
MT PICK Zenia McPherson (jazz vocals) and the Oleg Butman Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Sunday The 9th
Alevtina Polyakova: trombone, vocals. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Bez-o-Beat: pop rock. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Cuba Jam: African and Cuban music. Music Town. 8 p.m.
Daniil Kramer (piano) and Boris Malkovsky (accordion). Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.
Eteri Beriashvili (vocals) and Alexander Losev (piano). Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Illinoise: psychedelic quintet. Masterskaya. 9 p.m.
Jazz Conversations: evening of vocal jazz. ArteFAQ. 8 p.m.
Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.
Marimba Plus: funky fusion. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.
Massaraksh (electronic) and Ruslan Silin (acoustic). Schwein. 8 p.m.
Mikhail Kistanov Trio: blues. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Modern Blues Band. Forte. 8 p.m.
Nemoi Front: rock, pop, jazz. Duma Club. 8 p.m.
ENGLISH Oliver Darling: rock, blues from London. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Open Blues Jam. Roadhouse. 6 p.m.
Orgiya Pravednikov: rock ballads. B2. 8 p.m.
Red River Trails: rock. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.
Roman Miroshnichenko: fusion guitar. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Salsa Party. Radio City Bar. 5 p.m.
Summer Brunch with the Pyotr Vostokov Jazz Orchestra. Jazz Esse. 3 p.m.
Monday The 10th
Anna Korolyova and Jump: jazz, funk, ethno jazz. Forte. 8 p.m.
MT PICK Ansambl Sredizemnomorskoi Dekonstruktsii: new project of Grigory Sandomirsky (piano) and musicians of Lampa Ladino and Goat's Notes. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Blues Gravity: power rock and blues. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Guitar Duels Show. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Jazz With Anastasia Glazkova. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Live Jazz Jam. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Milonga: dancing party. Radio City Bar. 7 p.m.
Nadezhda Rafailidi (jazz vocals) and the Oleg Ageyev Quartet. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Sonora Latina: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.
Tablao Flamenco: dance party. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday The 11th
A Deux: jazz standards duet. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Anatoly Gerasimov Music Room: instrumental. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.
Delta Blues Party. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Esh: Brazilian jazz. Forte. 8 p.m.
Fat Son: free rock from Switzerland. Masterskaya. 8 p.m.
Garou: Canadian singer in concert. Crocus City Hall. 8 p.m.
Haleo: Cuban ethno fusion. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Ivan Vyrypayev and Sakhar: alternative rock show. Praktika. 8 p.m.
Jam Session with Yakov Okun. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.
Jazz Sisters. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.
Nani Eva (jazz vocals) and her band. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Project Shoo: fusion. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 8 p.m.
Ruden Jazz Band: jazz fusion. CD release party. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Salt Peanutz: funk, soul. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Widiwava: indie. Gogol Center Foyer. 8 p.m.
Wednesday The 12th
AC/DC Party with Easy Dizzy. Music Town. 9 p.m.
Armen Merabov Trio: jazz. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Che Guevara Jazz. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Dmitry Ilgudin Trio: new emo music. Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Hidden Trio: original modern jazz from Anatoly Osipov (saxophone) and Rodion Goborov (hammond organ). DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Illustrator: indie. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Jazz Art Club features Swing Legends. Jazz Esse. 7:30 p.m.
Los Barancos: surf Latino rock. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Mike del Ferro: Dutch pianist and composer. Forte. 8 p.m.
Naviol: acoustic duet. China Town Cafe. 9 p.m.
Nueva Sociedad del Caribe: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.
Open Blues Jam with Dynamic James. B2 small hall. 8 p.m.
Race to Space: ambient, trip-hop. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 8 p.m.
Sergei Balashov, Marina Sobyanina and Friends: jazz improvisations. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.
and Beyond…
7B: rock. CD release concert. B2. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
Ayo: Nigerian-German singer-songwriter. Shestnadtsat Tonn. Feb. 13, 9 p.m.
Dva Poeta: romantic. China Town Cafe. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
Gruppa RE: instrumental, acoustic. Cafe Mart. Feb. 13, 9 p.m.
MT PICK Jazz in Motion: Cleve Douglass (vocals), Tony Romano (guitar) and the Lenny Sendersky Trio. Durov. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
Mark Yusim (jazz vocals) and his band. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m.
Modern Blues Band. B.B. King. Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m.
Nadezhda Rafailidi (jazz vocals) and the Oleg Ageyev Quartet. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m.
Nazareth Forever Tour: rock show. Crocus City Hall. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
Ocean Shiver and Lone Electrone: electronic. Masterskaya. Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Olga Gerchakova and Jazzup Band: jazz, blues vocals. Faq-Cafe. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
Salt Peanutz: funk, soul. Forte. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
Salto: drum 'n' bass, trip-hop, world music. ArteFAQ. Feb. 13, 9 p.m.
Sergei Manukyan: jazz vocals, keyboards. Soyuz Kompozitorov. Feb. 13, 8:30 p.m.
Shaky Jake: r&b, Southern rock, country. DeFAQto. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
T.Bird: experimental rock. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. Feb. 13, 9 p.m.
Tape Five: electro swing, bossa nova, nu jazz, Latino from Germany. Estrada Theater. Feb. 13, 7 p.m.
Tribute to the Hard Bop Masters: Joe Farnsworth (drums), Ilya Lushtak (guitar), Yakov Okun (piano), Sergei Golovnya (saxophone) and Vladimir Koltsov-Krutov (double bass). Jazz Esse. Feb. 13, 9 p.m.
Valery Stepanov and Yury Shurkhovetsky: lounge. Kozlov Club. Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
Concert No. 12: Alexei Aigi (violin, objects) and Arkady Marto (piano, objects) in a St. Valentine's Day concert. Dom. Feb. 14, 8 p.m.
Moralny Kodeks: rock, jazz, pop. Glavclub. Feb. 14, 8 p.m.
Olga Gerchakova and Jazzup Band: jazz, blues vocals. Duma Club. Feb. 14, 9 p.m.
Polumyagkiye: underground hip-hop. P!PL Club. Feb. 14, 8 p.m.
Pyotr Podgorodetsky: blues vocals and keyboards. Alma Mater. 10 p.m.
MT PICK The Trio of Oz: Rachel Z (piano), Omar Hakim (drums) and Jonathan Toscano (double bass). Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. Feb. 14 and 15, 8:30 p.m.
Zhenya Lyubich: avant-pop. Music Town. Feb. 14, 10 p.m.
Baba: intellectual post-modern alco chansons. Zavtra. Feb. 15, 9 p.m.