Gala concert of the V-Rox festival can be seen from any part of the globe
August 23, 2013 at 15:37
Gala concert of the international V-Rox festival will take place at the central square on the 24th of August. Thanks to the internet broadcasting provided by ROSTELECOM this concert can be seen around the globe. Broadcasting will start at 5 p.m. (Vladivostok time) at http://zabava.ru/tv_online/v-rox.
Gala concert will be started by “Strannye Igry” (Saint Petersburg). The first and the only russian ska band was founded in 1982 in Lenigrad Rock Club by two brothers Victor and Grigory Sologub. Grigory Sologub died in 2009. No one could ever imagine that Strannye Igry would get together again. The Mumiy Troll band have recorded a song called Strannye Igry on their new album as a dedication to this legendary band from Saint Petersburg. Strannye Igry will perform their only concert in Vladivostok at the V-ROX festival. Phillip, Victor Sologub’s son will play the guitar.
The first of the festival headliners of the big stage of V-Rox will be No Brain (South Korea). Formed in 1996 in a small club in Hongdae. They started to criticize society’s current state of affairs and inequality with their raw punk sound in the mid-2000s. No Brain introduces many Korean people to rock.
Right after the korean rockers there will be P.K.14 (China). P.K. occupies a space in Chinese music that might be analogous to that of Talking Heads or Television in the New York of the 1970s. They are almost unanimously cited as the band that has most influenced the young Beijing music scene. P.K.14 have performed extensively in China and abroad, both headlining and sharing the stage with many notable bands, including The (International) Noise Conspiracy, These Are Powers, Ex-Models and The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
Guests from the USA at the big stage – Julien-K. Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck have been musical partners for 13+ years. In the late 90′s they were responsible for massive radio and sales hits such as Blind (Korn), Blue Monday, Stitches, and Fiction (Orgy), and recently Crawl Back In and Let Down (Dead By Sunrise with their pal Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington). The duo have spent the last 6 years methodically moving away from the mainstream success that put them on the map towards their new independent alternative electro rock project Julien-K — which sounds more at home with the likes of modern acts such as M83, The Kills, LCD Soundsystem, The Naked and Famous, Empire of the Sun, and even the Black Keys.
One more headliner of the festival is jazz duo Ego-Wrappin’ (Japan). Ego-Wrappin’ is a unit formed in 1996 in Osaka. Members include YoshieNakano and Masaki Mori. Persistent sales of their exceptional debut “Blues of Colors” built nationwide recognition, representing their unique artistry through cabaret music. They’ve got 8 studio albums. The latest is Steal a Person’s Heart was released on the 10th of April 2013.
The “Mumiy Troll” band will perform a concert version of their new album “SOS MATROSU” (“SOS to a sailor”) on the 24th of August. It was recorded during the round-the-globe trip on the “Sedov” bark. The musicians used new compact recording equipment which had been bought in different ports around the world and also some original soviet music instruments. “SOS MATROSU” is a dedication to the “golden age of russian rock” when the enthusiasm and passion prevailed technical abilities. The new album is filled with love towards Vladivostok, a city which still defines the band’s style.