Alexander Zalupin and Uvazhaemy

Concert by Alexander Zalupin and Uvazhaemy

On March 19, a major concert by Alexander Zalupin, as well as a full live set by sound experimenter Uvazhaemy, will take place at the Sto Dromo club.

Alexander Zalupin

Alexander Zalupin is a masked singer and performer who emerged in the mid-2000s as a provocative response to the dominance of prison chanson culture in Russia. By subverting its narrative forms and taboos with irony and theatricality, he developed his own radical take on the genre, often described as 'queer chanson.' His 2009 album 'Sweet and Nasty' became a milestone, blending the narrative style of chanson with a punk attitude and genre-bending experiments. Known for his brutal, raspy voice and extravagant costumes, Zalupin mixes post-punk, breakbeat, witch house, jungle, disco, romance, IDM, house, and minimal wave into a distinctive artistic language. Fans call him 'Maestro,' praising his songs for their tolerance and emotional release. Alexander's stunning costumes, mysterious masks, and raspy, brutal voice have a hypnotic effect, unlocking new facets of personality within each of us.

Uvazhaemy

Uvazhaemy is the solo experimental music project of Vitaly Zimin, a Berlin-based musician and founder of the independent label Crunch Tapes (also known for the projects Pivoi Cowboy and several other bands). The project combines sharp irony with frank emotional honesty. Built on distorted guitars, funky beats, minimalist electronics, and deliberately theatrical, absurdist vocals that shift between styles, Uvazhaemy plays with contrasts: irony and sincerity, simplicity and tension, humor and discomfort. Sonically, it moves freely between genres—from naive electropop to happy hardcore—adopting a playful, multi-genre approach without losing its emotional edge.

If you don't get a ticket now, you'll be trembling like a leaf.