As the cold weather slowly settles in, there's nothing like a great concert to warm you up. Here are our picks for the weekend.
Apparat is an electronic act by Sascha Ring, one of the best-known artists on Berlin's techno and IDM (independent dance music) scene. Famous for collaborating with Thom York, frontman of Radiohead, Sascha Ring is also connected to two other projects, Modeselector and Moderat, and has his own recording label called Shitkatapult. This Thursday Sascha Ring will perform in Moscow in a concert that will include pieces by both Apparat and Moderat. Some of the music was written for movies, some for theater. The performance will be accompanied by a special video installation created by the art group Transforma.
Izvestia Hall. 5 Strastnoi Bulvar. Metro Chekhovskaya, Tverskaya. 8 pm. Tickets from 3,000 rubles ($48). At 8 p.m.
1/2 Orchestra will play a very different concert at 16 Tons on Friday. It's one of the very few live jazz bands that can really work up the crowd. Blending traditional jazz with hip hop rhythms, 1/2 Orchestra finds a perfect balance between danceable and classy. Well known Moscow rap artists sometimes join them for their live performances. At 16 Tons, 1/2 Orchestra will present their new EP and live program, so prepare for some surprises.
16 Tons. 6 Presnensky Val. Metro Ulitsa 1905 Goda. 499-253-5300. Tickets from 500 rubles ($8). At 11 p.m.
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