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DEBBIE GIBSON CELEBRATES 35 YEARS OF ELECTRIC YOUTH WITH SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY SHOWS IN HAWAII, MANILA, AND SINGAPORE

NEW YORK (February 20, 2024) – Pop Music Icon and Trailblazer Debbie Gibson is set to electrify Hawaii, Manila, and Singapore in April with the 35th anniversary of “Electric Youth.”

Tickets are on sale HERE .

Gibson says, “I’m coming back to Hawaii, Manila, and Singapore for the ultimate NEWSTALGIC concert experience featuring songs from Electric Youth and beyond in honour of the 35th anniversary of my biggest international album !”

Debbie Gibson’s Electric Youth 35th Anniversary Shows: ● Monday, April 22, 8:00 PM HST, Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii ● Friday, April 26, 8:00 PM PH, New Frontier Theater, Quezon City, Philippines ● Sunday, April 28, 7:00 PM SGT, Gateway Theatre, Singapore, Singapore

ABOUT DEBBIE GIBSON

For more than 30 years, Debbie Gibson has proven she’s an entertainer of immeasurable talent. From singer, songwriter, and musician to actress and producer, she embodies what it truly means to be an entertainer. A music prodigy, Gibson burst on the Billboard Pop Charts at the tender age of 16 with the self-penned “Only In My Dreams.” The “Original Pop Princess” quickly became the youngest artist ever to write, produce, and perform a No. 1 hit song, “Foolish Beat,” on the Billboard Hot 100 and entered the Guinness Book of World Records. To date, she is still the youngest female to hold that record. Gibson has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide and starred in 17 musicals in 17 years, from Broadway’s “Les Miserables” to the West End’s “Grease.”

In 2016, Gibson created, executive produced, and starred in Hallmark Channel’s “Summer of Dreams,” which was the highest-rated and most-watched movie premiere in the network’s “Summer Nights” franchise with 2.5 million total viewers, becoming the No. 1 rated program and telecast on August 27. She reunited with Robert Gant to walk down the aisle in the sequel, “Wedding of Dreams,” that premiered September 8, 2018 on Hallmark Channel. In 2019, Gibson joined NKOTB on The Mixtape Arena Tour. Later that year, she also served as a celebrity judge on Nickelodeon’s “America’s Most Musical Family.”

In 2020, her single “Girls Night Out” soared to No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard and U.K. MusicWeek charts. 2021 was a busy year for Gibson. Her guest starring role in the musical episode of “Lucifer” debuted on Netflix. She took Vegas by storm with her pop soulmate in the “Debbie Gibson & Joey McIntyre: Live from Las Vegas” mini residency. Gibson released a new duet of “Lost in Your Eyes,” featuring Joey McIntyre, as well as the DJ Tracy Young co-penned “One Step Closer,” with an exclusive remix by DJ John Michael debuting on the Debbie Gibson Peloton Ride. Her first pop album of original material in 20 years, “The Body Remembers,” came out on her own label Stargirl Records to rave reviews. The new album promptly shot up to No. 2 on the Apple Pop Sales Charts and achieved one million streams in its first month.

In 2022, Stargirl Records released “One Step Closer Remixes” reaching No. 3 on the Swiss dance charts and landed at No. 8 on the Commercial Pop MusicWeek chart in the UK. Gibson appeared on numerous national television shows, including CBS “Secret Celebrity Renovation,” and she showed off her musical chops while sitting in with The Roots on “The Tonight Show” starring Jimmy Fallon. She embarked on a U.S. solo tour of “The Body Remembers” and celebrated the 35th anniversary of her debut album “Out of the Blue” with three sold out shows in NYC followed by the release of her first-ever holiday album “Winterlicious” and tour of the same name.

Gibson’s 2023 found her frequently on national TV whether it was competing against Donny Osmond on Criss Angel’s “Magic With The Stars,” as the “Night Owl” on Fox’s hit show “The Masked Singer,” or raising money for charity, nearly 200k combined, on “Celebrity Name That Tune” and “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.” She executive produced the highly acclaimed LGBTQ TV movie for Hallmark “Notes of Autumn.” The Body Remembers Encore Tour, rolled across the US while she dropped her new single and music video for “Love Don’t Care,” appeared on HSN’s Christmas in July special, and released “Love Don’t Care – The Remixes.” Gibson also announced a book deal with Gallery for her upcoming memoir.

Gibson shows no signs of slowing down. 2024 kicked off with an appearance on Fox’s “We Are Family.” She was honored with the Trailblazer Award from The Women’s International Music Network at the 12th Annual She Rocks Awards. She is celebrating the 35th Anniversary of her No. 1 hit “Lost In Your Eyes” and No. 1 album “Electric Youth” with a brand new “Electric Youth” Newstalgia Remix by Tracy Young and embarks on special anniversary shows.

From No. 1 hits and platinum albums to starring roles on stage and screen, Gibson is a true entertainer with timeless talent and charisma. Follow @DebbieGibson on all social media.

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Electric Youth

Electric Youth delivers high-energy, fully choreographed performances of classic rock, contemporary pop, Broadway and country hits for audiences of all ages! The American touring ensemble of talented singer-dancers, ages 14-18, is backed by the eight-piece Boston Show Band — world class musicians who’ve worked with music legends Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Van Morrison and more. Electric Youth is trained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts. The group is selected annually by audition in the fall, and members are chosen for superior musicianship, stage presence and triple threat talent in singing, dancing and acting.

Electric Youth and the boston show band has toured Europe 12 times, performing in such renowned venues as Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Musikverein and Schonbrunn Palace; Sanremo’s Ariston Theatre; England’s Arundel Festival; Disneyland Paris; and professional theatres in Bristol, London and Windsor. EY has also headlined Fourth of July shows for U.S. troops stationed in Italy at Camp Ederle, Camp Darby, and Aviano Air Force Base. The ensemble has performed on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, on Fox-TV and WBZ Radio, and at Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium, the Smithsonian Museum Theater, the United Nations and the U.S. Embassy in Vienna. Electric youth has released six professional CDs, including the 2014 album Power Chord, available on iTunes. Ey and the boston show band 2016 will tour Austria and Italy this summer.  

Electric Youth alumni are currently performing on Broadway ;  have appeared in feature films and television broadcasts including the Academy Awards; have starred in critically acclaimed Lincoln Center and Shakespeare Theatre Company productions; have appeared in U.S. and international tours of American Idiot , Chicago , Evita , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , Les Miserables , Miss Saigon , Showboat , and Wicked; and have performed extensively in regional theater and cruise line casts. 

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Leonid & Friends

Passion. Persistence. Perfection. By Scott Schwebke

With multiple sold-out U.S. tours under its belt and hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, Leonid & Friends continues to astound its global audience with its unique ability in capturing the spirit, musicality, and fire of American supergroup Chicago. And what is even more stunning is that Leonid & Friends, comprised of 11 of the finest musicians in Russia, haven't seen Chicago perform live until recently, yet replicates the band’s complex arrangements amazingly note for note. Chicago has never been in Russia, and none of us have attended their concerts until just recently in the United States," said Leonid Vorobyev, a multi-instrumentalist who is the band’s leader. "We have only recordings and videos (to help us learn Chicago songs)."

Ironically, Vorobyev wasn’t always a fan of horn bands, and as a teenager gravitated to the hard-driving guitar-based sounds of the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Deep Purple, and Grand Funk Railroad. "In the early 1970s in the USSR, electric guitars, amplifiers, and drums were rare to find so at school we were playing self-made instruments," Vorobyev explained. "We were allowed to rehearse in the same room with a horns band. Those musicians almost always were drunk and quite often tried to play with us our rock songs. It was a nightmare, and I hated them all!" But that all changed when Vorobyev heard Chicago. He became an instant fan. "I loved so much the brilliant mixture of rock guitars, drums, and jazz horns with bright vocal harmonies," he said. In 2014, Vorobyev decided to indulge his love for the band by gathering a few fellow musicians in a studio to record a video of them playing his favorite Chicago tune, Brand New Love Affair. No charts or scores of the song existed so Vorobyev transcribed the tune by ear. The result was a YouTube video that quickly went viral. Since then Leonid & Friends has recorded videos of other Chicago hits including Make Me Smile , 25 or 6 to 4 , and Saturday In The Park . All total the videos have received more than 50 million views. Also, Leonid & Friends has recorded two albums showcasing its tribute to Chicago. The process of getting each tune just right is a painstaking labor of love. In addition to scoring and arranging, Vorobyev oversees mixing and mastering of each song. However, he credits his highly skilled bandmates for making each tune sing. "All of my musician friends are highly professional," he said. However, Leonid & Friends hasn’t been satisfied with merely connecting with fans through videos and recordings. In early 2019, the band embarked on its first tour outside of Russia that had fans dancing in the aisles at sold-out shows in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Florida. Two other scorching coast-to-coast U.S. tours followed that same year. “The fans were so eager to see us that some traveled from as far as Hawaii and the Philippines not mentioning flying across the U.S .and driving for hours to attend our shows,” Vorobyev said. “I was expecting a warm greeting but I didn't expect such a warm reception and with so much love and gratitude for us.” In Los Angeles, the band met its musical heroes, founding members of Chicago, keyboardist Robert Lamm, and drummer Danny Seraphine as well as Michelle Kath Sinclair, daughter of late, great Chicago guitarist Terry Kath. “We were so thrilled that Robert, Danny, and Michelle took the time to visit with us,” Vorobyev said. “It was an experience that we will cherish and remember forever.” When Leonid & Friends isn’t touring, band members are in the studio in Moscow immersing themselves in Chicago’s storied catalog of hits and deep tracks while preparing for the next tour. In September of 2018, the band recorded its first song from legendary supergroup Earth, Wind, & Fire and also paid tribute to the band Blood, Sweat & Tears as well. Borrowing a line from one of Chicago's biggest hits, "it's only the beginning" of great things from Leonid & Friends.

Scott Schwebke has been a journalist for more than 30 years and a longtime fan of Chicago dating back to its incarnation as CTA. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Denver Post, Orange County Register and various publications across the U.S.

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Leonid Vorobyev

Musical director and founder of Leonid & Friends.

Leonid Vorobyev is the leader and founder of the band Leonid & Friends. He is the band’s producer, plays bass and piano, sings lead and backing vocals, transcribes all the musical sources, and he produces, mixes, and masters all audio and video productions. Leonid graduated from East Siberian Institute of Culture as a Choir Conductor. He had been working in various bands as a bass player and a singer when in 1989 he chose studio operations as his main interest and began a career as a record-mix engineer and sound producer. He has been working as a music producer, sound engineer, composer, and musician for about 30 years. Many Russian bands and singers have passed through his hands and ears. At the end of 2014, Leonid decided to give himself a gift to celebrate his retirement by recording a cover version of Chicago’s song Brand New Love Affair. No charts or scores of the song existed so he transcribed the musical source by ear, called upon his friends and recorded the song. What happened when the song was released surprised everyone and was the start of the new project ‘Leonid & Friends’.

Vasilii Akimov

Vocals/Guitar

A graduate of the Irkutsk College of the Arts and Institute of Contemporary Art. Vasily has won several international music competitions. He has been a member of the Russian hard rock band Monomakh, where he won praise from former Black Sabbath frontman Ronnie James Dio.

Sergey Kashirin

Vocals/Guitar (Former Member)

Sergey Kashirin was born in 1982 in Tiraspol, Transnistria, in Eastern Europe. A music enthusiast at an early age, Sergey began singing and playing guitar when he was only 8 years old. Following his musical dreams throughout his school years, he was accepted into the Tiraspol Rubinstein Musical College from which he graduated. After graduation, Sergey moved to Moscow where he quickly found work as a studio session musician playing for many Russian pop and rock stars. This led to live performance requests as well. Sergey is a founder of several musical projects, three of which are Real Bodrit, Rock Band, and Smilin’man, a multi-genre project of depth which allows him to stretch his musical and vocal talents. Many people took notice of his talents and in 2012, he began composing music for the film and television industries. Along the way, Sergey made many friends in the music industry and considered a number of them very close. In 2014, he was approached by one of those friends and asked to participate in recording a cover of a song from the American band Chicago for Leonid Vorobyev. The audio recording and subsequent video of the song Brand New Love Affair were not supposed to be anything more than a birthday gift to his friend but the rest of the world didn’t see it that way. After posting it on YouTube for their friends to view the word began to spread, and what was supposed to be a simple act of kindness for his friend, turned into the band Leonid & Friends recording many more songs which have been viewed in over 150 countries at last count. Sergey, being a founding member, performs regularly in both studio and live performances.

Serge Tiagniryadno

Serge Tiagniryadno was born and lives in Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine where he runs the popular recording studio Crystal Sound of which he founded. Serge is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass guitar, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, drums, and keyboards. He’s combined those talents with his smooth vocals as a member of numerous bands throughout the area such as Seven Seas, and Ocheretyaniy Kit. Serge’s love for music started at the age of three with the guitar, and at four years old he began formal lessons on the piano. When he turned nine he added clarinet to the mix. He later went on to study as a television and film director at the Karpenko-Kariy Kiev National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television and he also attended the Kiev Institute of Theatrical Arts. Serge’s introduction to Leonid & Friends came by way of Trent Gardner, the web manager of the band Chicago. He conducted an online contest for Leonid to find a vocal talent comparable to that of Chicago’s Peter Cetera. Serge recorded his first song with Leonid & Friends in the summer of 2015 from his own studio in Kiev but didn’t personally meet the band members until the spring of 2016. Since then he’s been featured in numerous tracks by the band and performs regularly with them on the road.

Igor Javad-Zade

Recognized as one of the best drummers in Russia, Igor has vast experience in live performances and session work. He has collaborated with musicians in Russia and from various foreign countries.

Sergey Kurmaev

Keyboards/Backing Vocals

Sergey Kurmaev was born in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, in 1980, about 2000 miles southeast of Moscow. His musical journey began at the age of 5 when his parents gave him a small accordion. He started by learning well-known melodies and played them for friends and family long before learning to read music. When he was eight years old, he enrolled in the local School of Music to study the accordion. At the young age of fourteen, he earned admission to the College of Music, where he began seriously studying the accordion and piano. Sergey did so well that at 18, he was awarded admission to the Kyrgyzstan National Conservatory of Music in Bishkek to continue studying the piano, his long time dream. After graduating in 2004, he moved to Moscow, where celebrity singers began requesting his talents. Since then, Sergey has worked and performed with many top musical acts and together with his wife, an excellent singer in her own right, have organized concerts. In 2020, Sergey, his wife, their three sons, and Lucky, their dog, received an early Christmas present. They learned that Sergey was selected to play keyboards for Leonid & Friends, replacing their long time player Vlad Senchillo who left earlier in the year. During his first live streaming concert with the band, Roman Vorobyev introduced him to the fans. Sergey said, “When I saw Leonid & Friends on YouTube, I thought myself maybe one day I would play in a band like this. But now I’m here, it’s a magic, thank you my God, and I very glad to be part of Leonid & Friends. Thank you very much, thank you for trust and I want to see our friends in the future.”

Konstantin Kovachev

Lead Guitar

Konstantin Kovachev, guitarist, composer, and arranger, was born in Ulyanovsk, Russia. After his birth, his family moved to Nikolsk, in the Penza region, some 480 miles northeast of Moscow, where he lived until he was 16. At 12 years old, Konstantin began studying music. In 1990, he was accepted to The Alfred Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Music, where he majored in classical guitar and studied the lute, keyboards, and the ancient harp. After graduating in 1995, Konstantin began performing with popular Russian rock bands and notable musicians, including Leonid & Friends’ drummer Igor Javad-Zade. His talents gained notoriety in the music community, and as a result, he is credited on numerous albums as a studio guitarist and arranger. In May 2005, he became the guitarist of Kalinov Most, considered the country’s first folk-rock band. Konstantin joined Leonid & Friends in 2021 as the lead guitarist.

Vlad Senchillo

Keyboards/Backing Vocals (Former Member)

Vlad is a graduate of the Ufa Institute of Arts as a choir conductor. He has also served as laureate of international jazz festivals in Russia. Vlad has worked with Russian and foreign performers, including jazz musicians from the USA who performed in Russia such as Chuck Loeb, Phil Perry, Dave Koz, Eric Marienthal, and Brian Simpson.

Vladimir Popov

Flute/Sax/Vocals (Former Member)

Vladimir is a graduate from the Ulan-Ude Musical College of Tchaikovsky and Novosibirsk State Conservatory of Glinka. He has performed with various bands throughout Russia.

Alexander Michurin

Trombone (Former Member)

Alexander is a graduate of Moscow Music Institute of Gnesin, and Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. He has worked with numerous Russian performers both in the studio and on stage.

Alexey Batychenko

Trumpet (Former Member)

Alexey is a graduate of the Moscow Music Institute of Gnesin and Moscow Institute of Culture. He has worked with many of Russia’s top bands.

Konstantin Gorshkov

Saxophone (Former Member)

Konstantin graduated from the Moscow Music Institute of Gnesin. He has won the Brussels Jazz Contest and has toured in Russia and abroad.

Valery Martynov

Valery Martynov was born in the city of Tolyatti in 1994. Valery’s Father, a guitarist, noticed his son had developed perfect pitch and a strong aptitude for music in general from his childhood. So when Valery first entered music school, he planned to learn to play guitar like his Father, but when he saw the trumpet for the first time, he quickly forgot everything about his guitar plans and decided to study the trumpet instead. Valery eventually heard a recording of Maynard Ferguson, and he realized that the trumpet would be his vocation. He would vow to learn how to play it exactly as the master played in that composition. At 16 years old, Valery became a student at the School of Music. Four years later, he entered the Department of Jazz Music of the Faculty of World Musical Culture at the State Classical Academy, Maimonides, where he studied jazz. Valery studied under Vadim Eilenkrig and Alexander Vishnepolsky. He later became the first trumpet of many Big Bands in Moscow and the first trumpet and accompanist of some of the best jazz orchestras. Later, he became a laureate and a winner of multiple jazz festivals. Valery also teaches the next generation of brass players the skill and accuracy of playing the instrument. He has published teaching aids for his students and enjoys sharing his love for the instrument and music. Trumpet students, both in Russia and abroad, strive to take Valery’s classes and learn the secrets of pitch from him. In addition, Valery’s musical talents and professionalism allowed him to work with numerous Russian pop stars and participate in many individual musical projects in the country. Valery began playing with Leonid & Friends in April of 2022 and is happy to welcome listeners and lovers of this amazing music.

Ksenia Buzina

Born in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, in the city of Chita, Ksenia Buzina is credited as being the first Russian singer understood by over a billion people on earth. That’s because Ksenia sings and speaks Chinese fluently and has her own Chinese album and music videos. She was featured in the Russian TV version of The Voice and has participated in numerous television and festival appearances. Now a resident of Moscow, Ksenia began singing as a child in various school events and competitions. She earned her first paycheck singing at the age of 16 accompanied by her musician Father, performing in local restaurants on the weekends. She graduated with her economics degree from the Baikal State University of Economics and Law where she specialized in “World Economy.” She said, ”I do not see myself as an economist, but I was glad to study at the institute because there I learned Chinese.” Ksenia didn’t stop there. Besides Russian and Chinese she can also speak English and can sing in English, Chinese, Italian, Armenian, Kazakh, Bulgarian and French. She joined Leonid & Friends in September 2016 with the debut of the song Wishing You Were Here and has become an integral part of the band’s vocal landscape both in the studio and live performances.

Danil Buranov

Singer and actor Danil Buranov is a talented performer with many accomplishments. A graduate of RUTI GITIS (the Russian University of Theatre Arts, founded in 1878), Danil has participated in TV shows such as "Main Stage," was a semi-finalist of the show "Voice-6" and an artist of the Hryhoriy Leps Human Rights Center. In addition, he was the winner of "The Highest Test" competition and last year, under the stage name BURANOV, represented Russia at the international competition "New Wave." BURANOV has been performing on the big stage, and his fans remember his notable duets with Russian singer-songwriter Grigory Leps and the noted Latvian singer Intars Busulis. Since 2016, Danil has released singles, shot music videos for his songs, and toured with a unique vocal and dance cover show.

Mikhail Puntov

Mikhail (Michael) Puntov was born in Krasny Sulin, Rostov Region. He began his musical career as the soloist of the group Street Magic. Their work was recognized by the Young Artist Awards, which honors the excellence of young performers in film, television, theatre, and music. They were also given the special award for Outstanding International Variety Group in 2007. Michael represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision 2008, held in Limassol, Cyprus. He became the frontman of the group Geroi in 2011 and made his Leonid & Friends debut in April of 2022.

Andrey Zyl was born in the city of Minsk, Belarus in 1992 and now lives in Moscow. His love for music was evident early in life and he began his formal studies at the age of 11. Right from the beginning, the trumpet grabbed Andrey’s attention and he’s never looked back. He also developed an appreciation for the rhythms of music which led him to play percussion instruments but in his words “Trumpet is more fun!” He is a graduate of the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music. Andrey’s musical talents have led him to work with notables such as international jazz vocalist Kevin Mahogany from Kansas City, the big bands of Igor Butman, Anatoly Kroll, and George Garanian, and numerous Russian pop stars. He’s been called upon to perform in many individual projects as well. A multi-winner of international jazz competitions, Andrey began playing with Leonid & Friends in April of 2017 in both studio and live performances.

Oleg Kudryavtsev

Oleg Kudryavtcev was born in Severodvinsk, located on the White Sea coast of the Arkhangelsk region, Russia, in 1984. His parents, a musician and kindergarten teacher, realized his affection for music early and at 9 years old his father enrolled him in a school of music and proposed that he should consider the saxophone. Although Oleg was interested in every instrument he saw, he agreed with his father and began formal studies. Everyone quickly realized how well Oleg was progressing and the decision was made to further his studies. Oleg transferred to the college of music in Arkhangelsk and then on to the Academy of music in Moscow. He remained in Moscow and began playing in various groups performing in a variety of musical styles. He never gravitated toward a single genre saying, “I have no preference in music styles. I love Pop, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Indie, electronic, anything is fine with me.” Oleg went on to work with many artists and played for years with the popular group Bravo which was established in 1983, a year before he was born. In 2017 he was excited to audition for Leonid & Friends because he’s loved the music of Chicago since childhood. He said, “My father introduced me to their creativity.” Looking back on his first USA tour with Leonid & Friends, Oleg said, “I am very grateful to my parents and teachers for helping me to become a professional musician. I love my profession and the smiles of the audiences at the concerts. It is very important for me in life.”

Maxim Likhachev

Maxim Likhachev was born and raised in Moscow where he continues to live today. His love for music began early as a student where he focused on wind instruments. He learned to play the euphonium and its variants as well as various percussion instruments, but his heart centered on the trombone of which he is known for. His talent led him to play in a children's brass band and ensemble with a choir and choreography. He entered the musical institute majoring in trombone and focusing on classical music in preparation for a spot in a symphony orchestra. While studying his musical plans abruptly changed the day he was invited to play in a rock band. He was hooked and he never looked back. Along the way Maxim was introduced to the sounds of the American band Chicago from the early albums and he developed a love for the band and their style that is with him to this day. After graduating from the Moscow Music Institute of Gnesin, he played with many of Russia’s top bands and felt right at home performing studio session work as well. Since his graduation he has remained in rock music and travelled extensively performing in numerous festivals within Russia as well as many places in Europe. Maxim explains that when he got the call to join Leonid & Friends, he felt his dreams of many years had come true. “To play the music I have loved since my youth with an amazing cast of fellow musicians whom I love, and being led by an incomparable director, Leonid Vorobyev, I don’t know how things can get any better musically for me.“ His personal life is singing from the same song book as well. With his loving wife and 3 children by his side, Maxim is proof of what hard work will do for you. He began playing with Leonid & Friends nearly 3 years ago and has become a gem of the bands brass section. Many friends of the band favor Maxim and his “Magic Trombone”, and they’re sure there is plenty of magic left in his playing.

Dmitry Maximov

Bass (Former Member)

Dimitry is a graduate of the Moscow Music Institute of Gnesin and has worked with many of Russia’s top bands.

Arturo Sandoval

Special Guest Trumpet

Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Dizzy Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, but it didn’t take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world. He has since evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer. He is a 10 time Grammy Award Winner, Emmy Award Recipient, 6 Time Billboard Award Winner, the 2015 Hispanic Heritage Award Recipient, the 2016 Honorary Doctorate recipient in Fine Arts from The University of Notre Dame, and the recipient of the United States of America, Presidential Medal of Freedom. "Born into poverty in Cuba and held back by his government, he risked everything to share his gifts with the world. In the decades since, this astonishing trumpeter, pianist and composer has inspired audiences in every corner of the world and awakened a new generation of great performers. He remains one of the best ever to play." –Barack Obama (presenting Arturo Sandoval The Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Arkady Shilkloper

Special Guest French Horn

Arkady Shilkloper is a multi-instrumentalist and composer. He enjoyed a career in the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre from 1978 to 1985 and was also a member of the Moscow State Philharmonic Symphony. Shilkloper spent four years with the Vienna Art Orchestra and has over 80 album and film credits to his name. He is considered one of the best jazz performers on French Horn and Alphorn in the world.

Igor Butman

Special Guest Saxophone

Igor Butman, saxophone virtuoso, bandleader, club owner and television host is Russia's number one jazz personality. With a major in Performance and Composition from the Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts, Butman performed with noteables including Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, The Lionel Hampton Orchestra, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Natalie Cole, Billy Cobham and Grover Washington Jr., who took Igor "under his wing." In 2009 Igor launched his own label called Butman Music and he has performed at every Olympic Games starting with Athens in 2004.

Vladimir Osinsky

Special Guest Piano

Vladimir Osinsky is a composer, arranger, sound engineer, and keyboardist who has worked with many of Russia's top bands.

Ilya Prokudin

Special Guest Flugelhorn

Ilya Prokudin is a graduate of the Moscow Music Institute of Gnesin. He has worked with many of Russia’s top bands.

Ilya Vymenits

Special Guest Percussion

Ilya Vymenits is a drummer/percussionist who has worked with many of Russia’s top bands.

Daniil Dubrovsky

Special Guest Saxaphone

Daniil is a graduate of the Kurgan Musical College. He has worked with many of Russia’s top bands.

Irina Kozlova

Special Guest Vocals/Live

Irina Kozlova is a graduate of the Maimonid State Classical Academy. She has worked with “Radio and TV Orchestra” and with many Russian pop-stars. Irina is a singer-songwriter in the project with Igor Javad-Zade "Smotri I."

CHICAGOVICH Leonid & Friends debut album.

"i haven’t been this happy about an album in a very long time. leonid vorobyev and his mighty intrepid band of friends have released what is perhaps the best tribute album in the history of rock and roll. superlative perhaps. but i wouldn’t toss about such a platitude lightly. in short, if you’re a fan of chicago; you’re going to believe me when you hear this record." - phil traynor, contemporary jazz musician, composer, and recording artist., chicagovich ii, the music continues with the release of leonid & friends’ chicagovich ii. eleven more of the most requested tracks everyone loves including beginnings, questions 67 & 68, i’m a man, feelin’ stronger every day, free, if you leave me now, street player, you are on my mind, listen, hard to say i’m sorry/get away, and stay the night. the perfect complement to their debut album, chicagovich ii will keep you singing, dancing, and enjoying their tribute to one of the greatest bands in the world, chicagovich iii, chicagovich iii picks up the pace with ten new tracks. this cd showcases a beautiful mix of early and later chicago gems that are sure to delight. you’ll enjoy the song that started it all, introduction, as well as call on me, dialogue (parts 1 & 2), just you ‘n’ me, hanky panky, life saver, happy man, (i’ve been) searchin’ so long, and mongonucleosis. recreating these tunes as only leonid & friends has done make this a must-have addition to your collection., oldies but goldies part 1, it’s finally here the latest installment of from leonid and friends, featuring the timeless music of earth, wind, and fire, blood sweat and tears, steely dan, tower of power, the ides of march, chaka khan, deep purple, the brecker brothers, stevie wonder, and the black russian band. this fourth cd features the songs that you’ve waited and asked for, all meticulously arranged by the master of music, leonid vorobyev and performed by some of the top musicians from russia. this collection of songs will have you singing and dancing in no time.

Leonid & Friends perform their favorites as a tribute to the greatest bands in the world!

All music and video is edited, mixed and mastered by Leonid Vorobyev.  

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SONIC YOUTH A Consumer Guide to their live albums by Joe Yanosik (June 2020) Two middle class art students and a punk rock fan with a shared attraction to the bohemian promise of lower Manhattan (as well as the Velvet Underground and other kool things), Sonic Youth came together in 1981 and soon evolved from an experimental avant-punk outfit into one of the world's greatest rock bands, mainly by expanding the vocabulary of the electric guitar. Famous for modifying cheap guitars with alternate tunings specific to a single song, they are the exalted godfathers of indie rock - cool NYC hipsters who invented "alternative" a decade before it broke on commercial radio thanks to their DGC label mates Nirvana who were only the most famous of the many bands they paved the way for. Though they never achieved the commercial success of the Teen Spirit crew, the albums that Sonic Youth released during their 30-year career comprise one of the most extraordinary discographies in rock. Once drummer Steve Shelley joined in 1985, the band (Thurston Moore - guitar/vocals, Kim Gordon - bass/guitar/vocals, Lee Ranaldo - guitar/vocals) produced an album every two years until ceasing operations in 2011 when Kim and Thurston's marriage dissolved. Aside from the avant-garde experiment Goodbye 20th Century , not a single one was less than excellent ( NYC Ghosts & Flowers haters are hereby directed to give that one another try). In addition to their incredible studio album legacy, Sonic Youth will go down in history as one of the most amazing live bands of all time and their concert recordings merit serious attention. Although they only released a handful of official live albums while still active, over a dozen more complete concerts have recently been made available via their Bandcamp page . One sad truth about live music is that not every performance is worthy of a live album. It's rare that a single show is compelling from beginning to end, not to mention free of wrong notes or false starts, especially in rock music. Live jazz albums tend to be more reliable - think of masterpieces like Sonny Rollins' G-Man or Monk's Misterioso . Not to say it doesn't happen with rock. Winners like Nirvana's Live at Reading and Ramones' It's Alive do exist but they're the rare exception. Even classic live albums like Before the Flood and Live/Dead were assembled from two or three nights of shows. It's not surprising then that the following concert recordings are far from perfect - but that doesn't mean select performances can't be highlighted or that certain shows don't stand out. How many versions of "The Sprawl" do you need? Start deciding here. NOTE: This guide includes all official Sonic Youth live albums to date and was initiated when the band added a dozen complete concerts in digital download format to their Bandcamp page late last March, all of which had previously been available exclusively on nugs.net. It skips such renowned bootlegs as Walls Have Ears (a murky 2-LP record of their acclaimed 1985 UK tour worth seeking out for the cover art alone) and the Brighton Beach Party tape (see the video on YouTube ) as well as the limited-edition fan-club-only picture-disc Live in Bremen which documents their Europe '91 tour with Nirvana as featured in the excellent rock doc 1991: The Year Punk Broke . Live in Venlo 1983 , Live at the Continental Club 1986 and Blastic Scene (Live in Lisbon 1993) were all previously available only via the Sonic Youth fan club (as CD's) but are now band-sanctioned "official bootlegs" that are currently available digitally via the band's Bandcamp page. Live in Moscow 1989 is a newly released band-sanctioned bootleg which features decent performances but inferior sound quality. The Sonic-Death cassette of live juvenilia is long out-of-print but you won't miss anything if you die before hearing that one. Albums are listed in chronological order of date of recording, as opposed to date of release. Sonic-Death: Sonic-Youth Live (Early Sonic 81-82) (Ecstatic Peace! cassette 1984) 68 mins. DUD (Over)Kill Yr Idols (Forced Exposure 7" vinyl single 1985) 7 mins. Once a giveaway to Forced Exposure subscribers, now a rare collectable, this 45 (containing two songs from a Berlin show on 10/30/83) is primo live SY. The A-side "Making the Nature Scene" is already the concert highlight it would remain for their entire career with Kim Gordon chant-shouting the lyrics over the catchy bass riff and tribal drum beat until those eerily quiet guitars ignite and blast off midway through. The B-side "Kill Yr Idols" (here charmingly re-titled "I Killed Christgau With My Big Fuckin' Dick" in reference to the Dean of American Rock Critics whose negative reviews of the band's early albums had riled the ire of this media-savvy band) is even better. Scarier and wilder (and longer) than the version on the Kill Yr Idols EP, it's an awesome performance featuring guitar tones stretched into unnatural shapes, intense feedback, bass strings being slammed into submission and a brutal rhythm attack that revs up faster and faster into a tension-building rave-up with a truly maniacal vocal by Thurston Moore screaming "Kill yr idols/Sonic death/It's the end of the world/Your confusion is sex" over it all. If Sonic Youth had broken up after making this single, they would still be remembered today - it's as much an indie noise-rock classic as Black Flag's "Louie Louie" or Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick" or Flipper's "Sex Bomb." Only 1,246 copies made (featuring picture sleeve art by Raymond Pettibone) so nowadays it's easier to find a digital facsimile online. Just make sure to download the Forced Exposure versions - and turn it up. A- Live in Venlo 1983 (Sonic Death 1995) 46 mins. DUD Smart Bar: Chicago 1985 (Goofin' 2012) 66 mins. CHOICE CUT : "Brother James" Live at the Continental Club 1986 (Sonic Death 1992) 51 mins. CHOICE CUTS: "Kill Yr Idols", "Death to Our Friends" Trenton, NJ - City Gardens - May 22, 1987 (nugs.net 2019) 49 mins. On the superior Hold That Tiger recorded 5 months later, you can appreciate their alternate tunings - here, on a dozen Sister songs, they're often just out of tune. ("Stereo Sanctity," "Hot Wire My Heart") * NOTE: This album is titled Live at City Gardens 1987 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Hold That Tiger (Live at Cabaret Metro 1987 ) (Goofin' 1998) 59 mins. This fiery Sister -era show, self-released by the band in '91 and then re-mastered in '97 for improved sound, remains incontrovertible proof of how fast and punk they once were (even without the Ramones encore), and how lucky we are they kept evolving. ("Expressway to Yr Skull," "Pipeline/Kill Time," "Tom Violence") *** NOTE: This album was pitch- and tempo-corrected when it was rereleased on the Sonic Youth bandcamp page in May 2020. Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro - November 5, 1988 (nugs.net 2018) 71 mins. Not-bad-sounding audience tape from start of the tour promoting the just-released Daydream Nation , but apart from an incandescent "Candle," other live renditions of these songs shine brighter. ("Candle," "Eric's Trip") * NOTE: The cover art incorrectly states the date of the show as November 11, 1988. This album is titled Live at Cabaret Metro 1988 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. New York, NY - CBGB - December 13, 1988 (nugs.net 2018) 55 mins. With the same set list as the 11/5/88 Chicago show right down to the Stooges encore, you could justifiably attribute this show's superiority to a month on the road and better sound - or just figure Our Heroes were extra proud to show off their new songs at their old haunt. ("The Sprawl," "Eliminator Jr.," "The Wonder") *** NOTE: This album is titled Live at CBGB's 1988 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Live Daydream (Geffen 2007) Stashed away on Disc Two of the 2007 Deluxe Edition reissue of Daydream Nation resides one of Sonic Youth's best live albums. Celebrating and preserving for posterity their historic and influential tour which ran from fall 1988 to summer 1989, it was constructed by cherry-picking strong live renditions of every Daydream track recorded at six different concerts including the 1988 Cabaret Metro and CBGB's gigs reviewed above but with half taken from two European shows from March 1989 when the album had already begun to achieve critical acclaim. The songs are in different order than on the studio album yet in both cases blend together in one big wave of sound - only here, random feedback and audience noise add to the ambience and the excitement. Apart from "The Sprawl" with its dramatic intro and the explosive "Silver Rocket" with its wild guitar/drum interlude, these versions are a minute or two faster than their studio counterparts - aggressive, heated, intense - yet always the anthemic melodies make themselves heard (and felt). Steve Shelley's drumming is fierce throughout as he propels the squall forward. From Kim Gordon's best-in-show vocals on "Cross the Breeze" to Thurston Moore's fretwork on "Candle" (from Cabaret Metro) to the band's noisy groove on "The Wonder" and "Hyperstation" (both from CBGB's) to "Eliminator Jr." with its superfuzz ZZ Top riff to "Total Trash" with its two-minute avant-punk prelude and off-the-rails finale, this is a powerful and impressive document of the band at an early peak. A Live in Moscow (Feelee 2019) 66 mins. CHOICE CUT: "Silver Rocket". NOTE: This album is titled Live in Moscow 1989 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Irvine, CA - Crawford Hall - November 3, 1990 (nugs.net 2019) 69 mins. Well-recorded show from the Goo tour, remixed in 2005 for projected live album release but then shelved until 2019, it benefits from its multi-track source tapes and shiny remix but the performances are hit or miss as the band adapts their art-punk past to their alt-rock future. ("Dirty Boots", "Kill Yr Idols") ** NOTE: Five tracks from this show (in the original mix) were released in 1991 on the "Dirty Boots" maxi-single. San Francisco, CA - The Warfield - March 5, 1993 (nugs.net 2019) 86 mins. CHOICE CUTS: "Catholic Block," "Sugar Kane," "Theresa's Sound World" NOTE: This album is titled Live at the Warfield 1993 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Blastic Scene (Live in Lisbon 1993) (Moneyland 1995) 71 mins. Supersonic classics plus previews from the not-yet-recorded Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star , as played to a few hundred lucky fans in a Lisbon bull ring - and if some of the new songs are still works-in-progress, others are already works of art. ("Self-Obsessed & Sexxee, "Cotton Crown," "In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader") *** Los Angeles, CA - Veterans Wadsworth Theatre - May 28, 1998 (nugs.net 2019) 104 mins. Created organically in their own brand-new studio, 1998's A Thousand Leaves was a mid-career high point, as much a masterpiece as Daydream Nation but created by mature elder statesmen and reflecting their more settled stations in life. The album's songs seemed relaxed and comfortable, often slow and gentle, allowing the listener to luxuriate in their beautiful and adventurous sounds. In the '90's, the band had gotten serious about modifying their guitars with alternate tunings and creating songs around specific instruments, and A Thousand Leaves is an impeccable showcase for the music they conjured out of that gear. Here, on a mid-tour concert proudly promoting the album, the songs had become tighter and more defined. Beautifully recorded with sharp stereo separation, the near-flawless performances combine with the tougher arrangements in what amounts to an alternate version of the album. The instrumental title track of 1997's Anagrama EP is a perfect intro to the nine A Thousand Leaves songs that follow where the focus is always on the atmospheric texture of each piece, many of which rival the studio versions. "Female Mechanic Now on Duty," with Kim strumming the hook and growling her pro-feminist lyrics while Lee and Thurston's guitars combust around her, is more menacing. The sculpted feedback on "Karen Koltrane" is wilder. Lee's note-perfect "Hoarfrost," taken at a slightly slower pace, is prettier. "Wildflower Soul"'s blanket of noise more breathtaking, the 10-minute Ginsberg jam more trippy. The following summer, their collection of customized guitars, amps and pedals would vanish when someone stole their tour bus containing the gear out of a motel parking lot. But here, on this magical night, they've got a fuzzbox and they're gonna use it. A NOTE: Omit the feedback-heavy encore and the first 10 songs fit snugly onto a single (and awesome) CD-R. This album is titled Live in Los Angeles 1998 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Live at All Tomorrows Parties 2000 (sonicyouth.bandcamp.com 2020) CHOICE CUT: "Free City Rhymes" Paris, France - Olympia - June 7, 2001 (nugs.net 2019) CHOICE CUT: "NYC Ghosts and Flowers" NOTE: This album is titled Live at L'Olympia 2001 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro - August 17, 2002 (nugs.net 2018) 87 mins. Following the 1999 theft of their customized gear, the band's sound changed as they resorted to using older guitars in their possession not used since the '80's. Simultaneous with this sonic rebirth was the band's renewed interest in avant-garde music, and the results were 1999's Goodbye 20th Century and 2000's better NYC Ghosts and Flowers , both documented on the Paris 2001 show, where the Steve Reich and John Cage noise experiments, interspersed with Yoko Ono scream pieces, feel more like a museum show than they intended, whereas the impressionistic "NYC Ghosts and Flowers" encore sounds alive for its 11 minutes. With new member Jim O'Rourke on board, 2002's song-strong Murray Street was hailed a comeback as was the tour that followed. This concert, while not as amazing as the previous week's Central Park NYC show per my recollection, is well-paced, captivating and features monster performances of all seven Murray Street songs as well as older songs from their career, which they'd begun adding to their shows. The sharp, trebly mix allows you to appreciate the guitar playing which sounds neat and clean while O'Rourke takes care of the requisite dissonance with his electronics. Highlights include "Rain on Tin" with its delicate guitar interplay between Thurston and Lee that grows torrential, a sharp, LED-quality "Candle" and, above all, the epic soundscapes of "Sympathy for the Strawberry" and "Karenology." Kim is terrific throughout, but especially on a pretty "Shadow of a Doubt" and a "Drunken Butterfly" that's not pretty at all. A- NOTE: This album is titled Live at Cabaret Metro Chicago, IL 2002 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Sonic Youth su Tim Barnes: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (SYR 2005) 66 mins. DUD Asheville, NC - Orange Peel - August 20, 2004 (nugs.net 2019) 114 mins. Sonic Nurse live, plus one gem each from their '86-'95 album run, with tuneful riffs and extended jams outnumbering the strange noises, here supplied by Jim O'Rourke's keyboards as often as those spiffy guitars. ("Kool Thing", "Expressway to Yr Skull," "New Hampshire") *** NOTE: This album is titled Live at the Orange Peel 2004 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Sonic Youth med Mats Gustafsson og Merzbow: Andre Sider af Sonic Youth (SYR 2008) 58 mins. DUD ABC Glasgow August 2007 Daydream Nation (nugs.net 2018) 111 mins. Daydream Nation was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2005, which led to the 2007 Deluxe Edition reissue and a 20th anniversary tour where the band played the album in its entirety (and in album order). On this live album, constructed from two consecutive nights, the band sounds fine and yet many of the performances are somewhat subdued, with Thurston's vocals in particular seeming to substitute satire for passion. As with Patti Smith's live reinterpretation of her classic Horses on its 30th anniversary, the Youth sound looser and more confident with the elapsed years, maybe wiser too - but unlike Patti's 2005 concert, the Daydream songs here seem to lack that show's urgency and verve - although the outer space-y electronics on "Silver Rocket" are a nice touch. By contrast, the encore's batch of Rather Ripped songs sound fresh and kick things up a notch - but then it's over. For live Daydream , stick with Live Daydream . B+ NOTE: This album is titled Daydream Nation Live in Glasgow, Scotland 2007 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Battery Park NYC , July 4th 2008 (Matador 2009) 43 mins. Sonic Youth's best live album, and I swear I'm not just saying that because I was at this free concert on that glorious summer afternoon in lower Manhattan. Selecting 10 of the best performances from an exquisitely-recorded 16-song show and sequencing them for maximum effect, it's a strong argument for the theory that SY's last decade was their live peak. Since 2000, the band had been slowly rearming themselves with new customized instruments to replace the stolen gear and by now they'd rebuilt their arsenal, and since Jim O'Rourke's departure in 2005, they'd been adding more old songs to their shows. The eclectic set list here spans songs from their earliest records right up to the then-current Rather Ripped as well as staples from Daydream Nation which the band had been playing nightly for the past year during the 20-year anniversary tour. No other Sonic Youth album better presents maestros Moore and Ranaldo unveiling the sonic possibilities of the electric guitar. On display, in glorious stereo, is the full panoply of their sounds and effects - the metallic clangs and feedback squelches of "She Is Not Alone," the power chords that envelope "World Looks Red," the whirrs and buzzes that swirl around "Hey Joni," the tandem strumming on "Jams Run Free," the awesome wall of noise that is "Hyperstation," the extended distortion that opens a searing "100%." Steve Shelley proves with every beat why the greatest bands need great drummers, and Kim Gordon has rarely sounded better than on the four numbers she sings, especially the no-wave finale "Making the Nature Scene," where new bassist Mark Ibold lays down the punk-funk rhythm and Lee plays his guitar with a drumstick. If you could see Kim dancing, it would be perfect. A+ NOTE: This album was previously only available on vinyl to fans who pre-ordered the 2009 album The Eternal , or as the bonus disc to a Japan-only 2-CD edition called The Eternal - Sonik Tooth , a holy grail that has eluded this fan for years. It was rereleased as a vinyl album and digital download in 2019. Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle - October 21, 2009 (nugs.net 2018) 100 mins. Stretching out on the sharp, hooky songs from The Eternal , but the tunes would shine brighter if the mix favored the guitars and vocals as much as it does the bass and drums. ("Silver Rocket," "Sacred Trickster") * NOTE: This album is titled Live in Berlin 2009 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page. Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront - August 11, 2011 (nugs.net 2018) 93 mins. Last (gulp) US show ever (sniffle) features a solid set of deep cuts from across the sonic elders' entire oeuvre, which is fun - yet leans a little too much on the droning goth-punk dirges of Bad Moon Rising , which isn't. ("Kotton Krown," "Drunken Butterfly," "Starfield Road") ** NOTE: This album is titled Live in Brooklyn 2011 on the Sonic Youth Bandcamp page with different cover art. Per the band, hundreds of hours of live material remain in their archives so hopefully we can look forward to more concerts being released in the months and years to come. Foremost among these should be recordings from their excellent 1995 Washing Machine and 2006 Rather Ripped tours, which have yet to be represented. In 2011, Sonic Youth went on an indefinite hiatus from which they have yet to return. But NYC is forever kitty - and angels are waiting for them. Thanks to the following individuals who contributed to this project in one way or another: Michael Azerrad, David Browne, Robert Christgau, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley. Also see our reappraisal of Daydream Nation and Lee Ranaldo on Jack Kerouac

Electric Youth offers high-powered family entertainment with music for all ages! Backed by an eight-piece band of world-class musicians, EY delivers high-energy music, including contemporary pop, classic rock, and country hits. 

Electric Youth was preceded by a large musical theater chorus from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts and concert trips to Vienna in 1998 and 2000. In 2003, a smaller, sleeker ensemble adopted the name Electric Youth and went abroad with a fully choreographed show of popular hits and show tunes. More than a dozen European tours later, EY has become the dynamic group of talented singer dancers you see today performing customized arrangements with an amazing eight-piece band of Boston-based musicians. 

ELECTRIC YOUTH and THE BOSTON SHOW BAND now tours Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, and the UK in venues including elegant theaters and outdoor concert stages in cities, town squares and resort towns, as well as at American military bases. Their shows have been enthusiastically received in Austria at Vienna’s Schonbrunn Palace, Konzerthaus, Musikverein, Theater Akzent and the Odeon Theater; at San Remo’s Ariston Theater, Villa Manin, Montecatini and Lake Como in Italy; in theaters across the UK; and in France at venues throughout Normandy and at Disneyland Paris.

In addition to their European appearances, EY has twice performed on television, at the Democratic National Convention, and the Life is Good Festival in Boston and they have sung the national anthem at Fenway Park.  Local show venues have included Showcase Live at Patriot Place, the Plaza at Gillette Stadium, Worcester’s renowned Mechanics Hall and their new home stage, THE BLACK BOX, in Franklin, MA.

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Electric Wizard are a doom metal band hailing from Bournemouth, UK who since their formation in 1993 have helped shaped the genre producing iconic releases such as “Come My Fanatics” and “Dopethrone”.

Rising from the ashes of former band Lord of Putrefaction- Justin Osborn (lead guitar, vocal), Tim Bagshaw (bass) and Mark Greening (drums) came together in 1993. Taking inspiration from two Black Sabbath tracks “Electric Funeral” and “The Wizard” and compounding the titles, the trio had found the their new name and thus Electric Wizard was born. Their debut track “Demon Lung” was released later that year as a split single alongside Our Haunted Kingdom (who would later be known as Orange Goblin).

In 1995 the trio signed London based independent label Rise Above Records where they released their debut self-titled album the following year. Falling comfortably into the doom metal genre, the band were able to make quite an impression with critics as they praised the fine quality of stoner metal showing incredible promise.

By the time the band had released their follow up album “Come My Fanatics” in 1997, their sound had greatly evolved incorporating more elements of grunge which assisted in creating Electric Wizard’s distinctive sound. The album not only showcased their new and improved sound but also acted as a defining moment in the band’s career as the album featured at number 37 in Terrorizer magazine’s top 50 definitive doom albums list.

After the release of the album, the band would find them plagued by a series of unfortunate events with everything ranging from: broken limbs, burst eardrums to various legal issues and battles. Despite these seemingly major setbacks, the band appeared unaffected as they released the “Supercoven” EP in 1998 followed the musical masterpiece “Dopethrone” in 2000. As a pivotal album in the doom metal genre with more intricate and aggressive tones and rhythms, Electric Wizard had carved their name in stone resulting in Terrorizer magazine naming it as Album of the Century.

In 2002, Electric Wizard released their fourth album “Let Us Prey” and on their North American tour to support its release, tension grew between band members which led them to announce their forthcoming split. However despite releasing the statement regarding the split, the band continued and parted ways with Greening and Bagshaw in 2003 who went on to form the band Ramesses. In their place, Electric Wizard welcomed Justin Greaves, Rob Al-Issa and Liz Buckingham to the line-up.

The band continued to tour the album in Australia and England releasing the album “We Live” in 2004. Electric Wizard’s sixth studio album “Witchcult Today” released in 2007 saw the band achieve similar success to the critically acclaimed “Dopethrone”. Using only vintage 70’s recording equipment the album featured the 11 minute instrumental "Black Magic Rituals & Perversions” taking audiences on a soundscape journey of varying elements of metal as the band really showcased their innate ability to create monumental and earth-shattering rhythms.

With a few more replacements along the way, the band line-up in 2014 included original member Jus Obsorn with Liz Buckingham, Clayton Burgess and Simon Poole as they released their eighth album “Time To Die” produced by Osborn.

In their lengthy career, the band have played festivals such as Roadburn, Roskilde, Reverence, Hellfest and Damnation providing their definitive infusion of grunge and doom metal and reaffirming their stature as an instrumental band in the genre’s development.

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I've been an Electric Wizard fan for about 15 years and have never had the opportunity to see them live. In fact, knowing they had played Maryland Deathfest X a few years back, before I starting attending it, had me gritting my teeth in frustration at missing the spectacle. So learning of this tour was a big deal, to say the least.

I was also already a fan of opening act Satan's Satyrs so that was just pungent icing on the rotten black cake. SS put on a great show, are very lively on stage, and played for nearly an hour! Can't remember the last time I saw an opening band do that, if ever. Additionally, bassist/vocalist Clayton Burgess is now also the bassist for Electric Wizard, so for him to be enthusiastic and giving his all when he was about to play another full, even longer, set was commendable.

Just before the lights dimmed for the main event, a smoke machine started to pour on the atmosphere. Then darkness came along with the pulsing portion of "Crypt of Drugula" used as an intro. As the band took the stage, my anticipation was high to say the least. I was hoping for thunderous, floor-rumbling, chest-thumping DOOM in a league of its own.

Unfortunately I did not get it. Not at first, anyway. "Witchcult Today" and "Black Mass" are fine songs but are very different from the suffocating dirge of the Dopethrone material, the band's best. Likewise, these songs didn't bring the heaviness live. "Satanic Rites of Drugula" got a little closer, and "Dopethrone" closer still (though it should have been massive). Finally when "Return Trip" arrived, everything changed for the better.

"Return Trip" is a crushing track on record, and thankfully the band pulled it off live. Enormous, smothering riffs flattened the crowd and this song was the highlight of the show for sure. Moreover, it was as if this song unlocked great sound for the rest of the performance. Leaping forward to newer tracks "Incense for the Damned" and "Time to Die," these too sounded heavier than the first few songs of the set, and "The Chosen Few" followed suit. Soundboard and band were in synch now and glorious riff destruction followed.

"Funeralopolis" is arguably the best song the band have ever penned and it was fittingly used as a closer. The crowd had been relatively tame up this point, lulled by trudging doom, but as the "fast" section of this song erupted, a pit broke out as attendees became frenzied.

One other notable aspect of the show were the "visual aids." On a large screen behind the band were projected clips of campy '70s horror flicks with lots of naked woman, skulls, Satanic rituals, and the like. In other words, the classic schtick which is all part of the Electric Wizard motif.

The 'Wizard didn't fully bring the punishing, filthy, blown-out heaviness I was really hoping for, but they did put on a damn fine show that I would recommend to any doomster. You just don't get many opportunities to see these doom stalwarts.

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Currently, the first result that comes up when you put Electric Wizard Live into Youtube is of the Dorset based Doom metallers pummelling the living out of a song called Satanic Rites of Drugula. This song title basically sums up everything about the band on record, containing as it does references to Satanism, horror iconography and illicit substances in four words and a handy pun. The video, on the other hand, shows you what to expect from an Electric Wizard concert, which is quite a lot simpler. Expect riffs. Riffs upon riffs backed up with a few more riffs before exploding into even more disgustingly heavy riffs. The four piece are led by Jus Oborn, a man who can quite easily and accurately claim to *be* Electric Wizard. Live, their business is to taking the sound and aesthetic of early Sabbath records and somehow drawing even more malevolence out of it by slowing the whole thing down by more than a few bpm. It’s the kind of loud that you feel, rather than hear, and it’s downright evil at points. Not in the Marilyn Manson style face paint and bondage gear way, you understand, it’s more primal than that. This is the kind of music where the very structure of it repels as much as it fascinates, and as good as it gets on record, it’s an utterly unmissable live spectacle for anyone with a fascination with the dark side of rock ‘n’ roll.

Electric Wizard is one of the most exciting and heaviest alternative/rock/metal bands in UK. Until last moment I dond't know will I make it to see doom metal gods in The Ritz. About venue, this is one of two best places to watch any band in Manchester, the other one is o2 Apollo. Unfortunately, because I was there really late I missed all supports. What I can say about Electric Wizard? In their music is definitely more coven than drugs these days. I will not say it's bad, because it's not, I think their show was exciting, despising playlist. Their setlist made this gig one big, heavy as hell show! Their music flow for over an hour and most of the attenders was stunned. Of course, it was very hard to stop starring at Liz, as usual, but visualizations from musicians favorite movies were catching attention too! New-old drummer was fairly descent, but you can sound a difference between him and mighty Mark Greening! It was my second meeting with Electric Wizard this year and I must say that I can't wait for another one!

Always a thrill to see Electric Wizard live! An intense, Earth shattering event fit for an apocalyptical end to the world! I'm still shaking from the deep dark slow rumble of their instruments!

On another note, Midnight was surprisingly great! They need to adjust their vocal mics though so we can hear their singer better. Other than that, great band.

Lastly, Brooklyn Steel needs to post their price list for their libations. It's always sticker shock to buy a drink there as you don't know what you are getting into!

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The Wiltern is a horrible venue for a band like Electric Wizard. After two songs, the venue decided to cut their visuals because they deemed them inappropriate. That kind of censorship is inexcusable and disgusting. We all came out for a metal show, not some PG13 shit. I will never come back to The Wiltern and I hope they get an ass load of bad juju for the shit they're trying to pull.

Show was badass! They were amazing and sounded perfectly sludgey and satanic. I am pregnant and Stoked this was babys first.show! The bouncers.sucked Dick and.wouldn't let anyone mosh or smoke so fuck them. And they only played till 930 cause the venue.turned.into a night club womp womp, but electric wizard was above and beyond

Stoner caravan emerge from sandsea

Earthling inserts to chalice the green cutchie

Groundation soul finds trust upon smoking hose

Assembled creedsmen rises prayer-filled smoke

Raise up seer’s holy prophecy

Plants down on upon years of the sun now feeds

Seed of Eden fall on nurtured soil

Onward caravan prepare new bong

Not much to say about the show other than it was rather dull and uneventful. I flew all the way to Amsterdam from New York to see them as well... At least Harrlem and all of Amsterdam was enough to make my trip there memorable!

Good show. Once again thanks to crappy PA at Circus (Helsinki) some of the guitars and singing were too quiet to hear. Really awesome visuals. Mostly songs from old albums and Funerapolis at the end was purely fantastic.

Electric Wizard is always a great band to see when you can.

A crushing force upon your skull, and your ears will cry in joy. Relentless and unforgiving, just relax and accept the raw power.

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