This Weekend

T H U R S D A Y
JANUARY 25
R O C K
Kolibry
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Inna Zhelannaya
23.00: Sixteen Tons (Watering Holes)
Drugaya Chast
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
B L U E S
Dr. Nick
22.00: Country Bar (Watering Holes)
Sleepwalker
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)

F R I D A Y
JANUARY 26
R O C K
Djumamjy
23.00: Sixteen Tons (Watering Holes)
Nogu Svelo!
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Neschastny Sluchai
23.00: Parizhskaya ZhiznÕ (Live Muzak)
Bratya Nalichnyue
23.00: Hippo (Watering Holes)
Zhuky
22.00: Sports Bar (Watering Holes)
Kolibry
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Auktsyuon
23.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
B L U E S
Rattlesnake
22.00: B. B. King (Watering Holes)
J A Z Z
Igor Butman Jazz Band
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)
VIPJazzQurtet
21.30: Embassy Club (Watering Holes)

S A T U R D A Y
JANUARY 27
R O C K
Konstantin Nikolsky
22.00: Sports Bar (Watering Holes)
Mondol Shuudan
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Markschaider Kunst
23.00: Kitaisky Lyotchik (Watering Holes)
Voply Vidoplyasova
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Nike Borzov
23.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
B L U E S
Crossroadz
22.00: B. B. King (Watering Holes)
J A Z Z
Boo Doo Sound
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

S U N D A Y
JANUARY 28
R O C K
Destempler
23.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Korabl`
23.00: Kitaisky Lyotchik (Watering Holes)
Obermaneken
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
B L U E S
Levan Lomidze Blues Band
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

M O N D A Y
JANUARY 29
R O C K
Versiya
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Schok
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
J A Z Z
Igor Butman Jazz Band
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

T U E S D A Y
JANUARY 30
R O C K
Total
23.00: Sixteen Tons (Watering Holes)
Mad Drinkers
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Si Mhor
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Martix
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
J A Z Z
Alexei Kuznetsov
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

W E D N E S D A Y
JANUARY 31
R O C K
No Smoking Orschestra
23.00: Kitaisky Lyotchik (Watering Holes)
Tarakany
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Post Psycho
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Katya Chilly
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
J A Z Z
Sergei Manukyan
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

T H U R S D A Y
FEBRUARY 1
R O C K
Duran Duran
19.00: Olimpyisky
Ryaba Mutant
23.00: Sixteen Tons (Watering Holes)
Funky Band Jam
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)
Zerna
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Stary Priyatel
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Alexei Paperny
23.00: Kitaisky Lyotchik (Watering Holes)
Mister Twister
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
B L U E S
Blues Cousins
22.00: B. B. King (Watering Holes)
C O U N T R Y
Grassmaster
23.00: Country Bar (Watering Holes)
J A Z Z
Konstantin Serov
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

F R I D A Y
FEBRUARY 2
R O C K
Voply Vidoplyasova
22.00: Sports Bar (Watering Holes)
Oleg Anofriev
23.00: Parizhskaya ZhiznÕ (Live Muzak)
Kradenoe Solntse
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Lyapis Trubetskoy
23.00: Sixteen Tons (Watering Holes)
Sedmoi Gorod
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)
Murphy
23.00: Hippo (Watering Holes)
Mister Twister
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Va Bank
23.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Hot Dogs
22.00: B. B. King (Watering Holes)
C O U N T R Y
Grassmaster
22.00: Country Bar (Watering Holes)

S A T U R D A Y
FEBRUARY 3
R O C K
Voply Vidoplyasova
23.00: Sixteen Tons (Watering Holes)
Viktor Zinchuk
23.00: Parizhskaya ZhiznÕ (Live Muzak)
Mister Twister
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)
Sugar Free
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Silver Rubl
22.00: B. B. King (Watering Holes)
Garik Sukachyov
22.00: Sports Bar (Watering Holes)
Tequilajazzz
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Lyapis Trubetskoy
23.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
C O U N T R Y
Magic
22.00: Country Bar (Watering Holes)

S U N D A Y
FEBRUARY 4
R O C K
White Owl
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)
Aura
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Brigadny Podryad
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
B L U E S
Levan Lomidze Blues Band
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

M O N D A Y
FEBRUARY 5
R O C K
Bab`e Leto
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Twiggs
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)
Kruger
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
J A Z Z
Igor Butman Jazz Band
21.30: Le Club (Watering Holes)

T U E S D A Y
FEBRUARY 6
R O C K
Puck & Piper
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Vospriyatie
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Didyulya
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)

W E D N E S D A Y
FEBRUARY 7
R O C K
Kamera Obskura
19.00: Svalka (Live Muzak)
Spice Boys
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Dr. Nick
23.00: Country Bar (Watering Holes)
Trigon
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Syunovya
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)

T H U R S D A Y
FEBRUARY 8
R O C K
Nozhik Chips
23.00: Sixteen Tons (Watering Holes)
Sleepwalker
19.00: Schwein (Live Muzak)
Zerna
22.00: Bunker (Live Muzak)
Regulyarnyue Chasty Avantyuristov
22.00: Vermel (Live Muzak)
Volny Stil`
22.00: B. B. King (Watering Holes)
J A Z Z
Moscow Regtime Band
22.00: Country Bar (Watering Holes)

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The eXile's 4TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT IKEA!
February 10th.
IKEA Superstore. 22.00
Oh my, folks! The eXile is four years old! True, we haven't learned to walk yet. But let no one say we aren't trying. And to celebrate four fantabulous years of service to the eXpat community, we're holding our big bash in the IKEA Superstore. Hey, have we come a long way, baby, or what?! Among featured guests will be Simon LeBon unplugged singing his favorite James Taylor and Jackson Browne tunes for U, the aging, sex- less eXhole. The fellas at IKEA nobly agreed to bury the hatchet with us, along with a lot of body parts, and to open the patio furni- ture section of their superstore to us "to do what you will like!" Since we at the eXile are no longer about sex, drugs and rock `n roll, there's not a lot we'll like doing. Maybe just standing around talking about inter- net projects, exchanging business cards, and comparing prices of var- ious consumer goods. All while lis- tening to Simon LeBon sing "Runnin' On Empty" and "You've Got a Friend". While you're there, load up at the juice bar, and we'll be tasting a selection of South American white wines. Hey, do we know how to par- tay or what?! Tix: Just bring a copy of the eXile, and you'll get in free!

DURAN DURAN.
Thursday, February 1st.
Olympisky Stadium
(Metro: Prospekt Mira). 19.00
And then there were three... The original 80s Eurofags are back, and folks, when you consider that the whole retro kraze has moved full swing from 70s disco/dirthead into 80s-retro mode, well-then, this is the hip show of the millennium for U! And in keeping with the whole kitsch retro thing, they're calling this tour the "Eurotrash" tour, to go along with their hiply-self- mocking album, "Eurotrash." See how cool they are? That they can make fun of themselves and all? Doesn't that just make you like and respect them a whole heckuva lot more? Why, you'd think they were reading David Eggers or something. Wait, they probably were. Anyway, bring your triangular-button-down shirts, your mullets and hair mousse, your cute little felt boots and spandex pants, and your spangled leather jackets with huge padded shoulders, and get ready to r-r-r-ock, 80s style! P.S. If you miss this, Simon LeBon will be stopping in the eXile's 4th year anniversary party 10 days later to sing his favorite unplugged 70s "songwriter" songs.

NO SMOKING
ORCHESTRA.
Wednesday,
January 31st.
Rossiya Concert Hall
at 19.00;
Kitaisky Lyotchik
at 23.00;
Thursday, February 1st. Tsepellin. 23.00
Emir Kusturica

Folks, while we all may have a good laugh about the bullshit Duran Duran and T.Rex events of this upcoming fortnight, the real show that everyone's waiting for is this one: No Smoking Orchestra. We're talking straight outta Bosnia, a zany, energetic group playing a hybrid of punk, gypsy, Balkan ska music. They're a huge hit with the local bohemian crowd, so get set to pack 'em in with all the beards, goatees, natty sweaters, and rarely-tapped snapper that makes the bohemian crowd what they are. One of the big attractions is that the bass player for NSO is Emir Kosturica, director of such Serbian classic films as "Underground" and "Black Cat, White Cat". Expect the Lyotchik concert to be jampacked and smoky. And don't worry, we've been assured that there will be absolutely no ethnic cleansing during their shows. Damn! We had to make that joke, didn't we?!

FLASHBACK PTUTCH PARTY.
Saturday, January 27th.
Portfolio. 23.00
You wanna get scared real bad-like? Then come to this. If, like us, you were one of the drug- pumped vampires of Moscow Babylon during the Yeltsin era, then you're likely to see all the ol' folks who took a walk on the wild side with you. The theme of this Ptutch party is to bring all the burnouts, tweaks, junkies and riff-raff back for a reunion, to recall the great parties of yore at Hermitazh, Ptutch, Penthouse and Water Club. Most of us have horrible lines and creases on our face, dark circles under our eyes, and barely a hazy memory of the past 10 years. But no problem. The good thing is that there should be lots of candy- coated chewables and sluts o' plenty, just like in the old days. The real question though is if people are going to dress up in 90s retro outfits too. You know, like platforms, wigs, day-glo, white Rerun gloves, tight T-shirts, that whole thang. We'll see. Tix: invite-only, or else a totally destroyed face

JOHNNY ROTTEN TRIBUTE CONCERT.
Wednesday, January 31st.
Svalka. 19.00
If you're having your fill of wacky retro, rave and ethnic cleansing, you might want to come to this party for some good old fashion violence and loud guitars. The lineup includes local punk faves like Tarakany, Prazdnik, and Smekh. They all suck just as punk should suck, but the kids should be plastered on shite 2-liter beers and poisoned vodka, and there should be at least a few bouncer-beatings to keep things interesting.