Born and raised in the industrial Russian city of Perm at the base of the Ural mountains, Anton heard only glimpses of the classics of rock that we take for granted, he says ‘The first thing I did when I discovered internet in 1997 was that: I found the guy somewhere in Poland who was selling a pirate VHS concerts and he sent to me Hendrix Isle of Wight. I don’t think anyone in Perm besides me knew who Hendrix was at the time. As for me, I found out about him purely by chance: during my first trip to St. Petersburg earlier that year, I bought a music instruction book at a shop that came with an audio cassette. I bought it simply because the cover featured some guy with an electric guitar. It turned out to be the sheet music for “Are You Experienced?” That cassette probably had the biggest influence on my life. And as it happened, the videotape by polish guy also included a bonus—Miles Davis’s concert at the Isle of Wight Festival! That was how I first discovered who Miles was!’ 

As a tribute to this formative experience the first half of his Medina Bookshop show will be a performance of songs performed at the original 68/69/70 IOW Festivals in his inimitable, unpredictable style

The second half of the evening will be given over to Babakamusic, a surreal, genre-blending live performance that merges music, theatrical absurdity, visual storytelling, and dynamic lighting into a one-of-a-kind experience. The show draws from jazz, experimental blues, psychedelic folk, dark cabaret and clownery to lead the audience through a humorous and emotional sonic tale. Each show features dynamic stage presence, multilingual vocals, shadow-play and lighting design reminiscent of a Lynchian dreamscape. It’s part cabaret, part concert, part light-theatre, and 100% immersive.