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Mumiy Troll at Five Sixty

There are a lot of things that we`ve loved about the former Soviet Union over the years, Stolichnaya vodka, Maria Sharapova, and Yakov Smirnoff being just three of them. One thing the Motherland has never been particularly good for, however, is producing pop stars. Sure, the `00s gave us t.A.T.u., who, sadly weren`t any better at singing than they were at pretending to be lesbian schoolgirls who couldn`t keep their hands off each other, but that`s been about it. Unless, that is, you`ve got a next-door neighbour named Igor or Natasha, and they`ve been cool enough to hip you to Mumiy Troll. As every discerning Moscow expat knows, the veteran rockapops act is famous for attracting, in the words of singer (and silver-screen star) Ilya Lagutenko, “Russian girls who like to have a good time■. And that`s reason enough right there to be at Five Sixty on Sunday (August 29). Because, honestly, have you ever noticed how insanely hot Maria Sharapova is?