11.01.09
RUSSIA'S BIGGEST BAND MUMIY TROLL INVADES NORTH AMERICA IN 2009
Major Market Tour Dates Precede North American CD DebutšComrade Ambassador in March
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES, CA (DECEMBER
8, 2008) – Russia's biggest rock band, Mumiy Troll (pronounced «MOO-me
Troll») has confirmed tour dates in the U.S. and Canada preceding their
March 24 2009 US debut release Comrade
Ambassador. Currently booked by The Agency Group, Mumiy Troll will
introduce American fans to their signature «rockapops“ sound, which
made them a household name from Siberia to Moscow and beyond.
Confirmed dates are:
01/21/09 @ Black Cat, Washington, DC
01/22/09 @ Bell House,
Brooklyn, NY
01/23/09 @ The Filmore At
Irving Plaza, New York, NY
01/24/09 @ Maxwell's,
Hoboken, NJ
01/26/09 @ Middle East
Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
01/27/08 @ Mohawk Place,
Buffalo, NY
01/28/09 @ Mod Club,
Toronto, ON
01/29/09 @ Beachland
Tavern, Cleveland, OH
01/30/09 @ Empty Bottle,
Chicago, IL
01/31/09 @ 7th Street
Entry, Minneapolis, MN
02/02/09 @ Hi Dive,
Denver, CO
02/03/09 @ Urban Lounge,
Salt Lake City, UT
02/06/09 @ Chop Suey,
Seattle, WA
02/07/09 @ Berbati's Pan,
Portland, OR
03/03/09 @ The
Independent, San Francisco, CA
03/04/09 @ The
Independent, San Francisco, CA
03/05/09 @ Roxy Theatre,
Los Angeles, CA
03/06/09 @ Roxy Theatre,
Los Angeles, CA
Additional dates to be announced soon.
“The ocean we have to cross is not good for tour buses so Mumiy
Troll is starting to equip our submarine,» jokes Founder and Lead Singer
Ilya Lagutenko. “Mumiy Troll have always been a band who took chances. From the
very beginning when there was no independent music scene in Russia, we set out
to create one. We were able to open up Russian music fans and decision makers
to the idea of touring, releasing our own records and promoting our band when
that idea didn't even exist in our country. We hope to bring that same energy
and enthusiasm to North America in 2009.'
From being decried as “one of the most socially dangerous bands in
the world' by a local Communist party chief to being hailed as “Best Band of
the Millennium' by leading Russian music critics, Mumiy Troll have conquered
the Russian music scene by the sheer force of their enthusiasm and
determination. They began playing clubs dates in Siberia in their hometown of
Vladivostock and steadily building a large fanbase that now packs arenas in
Moscow, St. Petersburg as well as the Baltic States.š In fact, the band has confirmed dates in
Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia well into 2009. For more tour details,
click here: http://mumiytroll.com/en
Having played over 1,000 gigs since the turn of the century, and
boasting a back catalogue of eight full-length CDs, Mumiy Troll are the most
influential and successful independent artists in Russia today.
Part of Mumiy Troll's success can be attributed to their multi-genre
sound, a hybrid of rock and pop which songwriter Lagutenko calls
«rockapops». The Los Angeles Times has described the band
«a nuclear meltdown of The Bravery, Tom Petty and The Afghan Whigs.“
As previously announced, Comrade
Ambassador is set for release March 24, 2009 and consists of 14 tracks
taken from the band's two most recent releases, AMBA (2007) and VIII (2008), and a bonus Russian-language cover of
The Mamas & the Papas' classic “California Dreamin'».
ABOUT MUMIY TROLL
Originally founded in Vladivostok, Russia in 1983 Mumiy Troll earned
early success in Moscow with startling albums and live performances that burst
with energy, warmth and debauchery. The band's «rockapops» sound has
taken the band to dizzying heights in Russia where they graced the covers of
Russian editions of GQ, Time Out, Rolling Stone and Hello!
Today, they are set to conquer the United States with their debut release, Comrade Ambassador. Mumiy Troll is: Ilya
Lagutenko – vocals, guitars, songwriting, Yuri Tsaler – guitar, keyboards and
saxophone, Eugene «Sdwig» Zvidionny – bass, Oleg Punginš— drums.š For more band info visit http://mumiytroll.com/en.
