The legendary band “Bernības militia” performs with a uncommon live performance

The well-known Latvian indie rock band “Bärnības milicija” will give a uncommon live performance, taking part in “Židrūna Change Pageant” on July 24, in Sporta season 2.

“Bērnības militija” is a cult band of Riga’s unbiased music, which is well recognizable by its distinctive musical signature, which is predicated on the small melodic guitar taking part in and the vocals of the band chief Jura Simanovič. Within the lyrics, there are self-deprecating feedback about “insufferable stress, relationships within the household, in childhood, and likewise a restricted however nuanced criticism of the darkish aspect of client society.”

Along with Simanovič, the band additionally consists of Aiga Upeniece on bass guitar, Aigars Valdmanis on drums and Filips Derums on synthesizer and metallophone – the composition of this quartet has been strengthened since 2010, and the contribution of the three musicians distinguishes the work “Childhood Militia” from the solo work of Simanovič. It’s, amongst different issues, very productive – within the final ten years Yuri on three albums one -person and one album “Childhood Militia”.

“This live performance is a shock to me. I am wanting ahead to it as a result of we have not performed collectively for a very long time. It will likely be cool! On the live performance, we are going to play a little bit of the whole lot, besides the primary album,” says Simanović. “Childhood Militia” has to date created 5 studio albums: “Music for dance” (2004), “Mendacity in your again at evening” (2008), “Nevieta” (2011), “cocoa Dzeriet van Hutten!” (2013) and “Apocrypha” (2014/2021).

It needs to be famous that “Childhood Militia” is not going to have the principle function in that live performance – “Židrūn Change Pageant” is a celebration to have a good time the occasion within the exercise of the rock group “Židrūns”. That’s, after greater than 20 years of existence, “Židrūns” will briefly cease its exercise with out concrete plans sooner or later. Speaker Klāvas Kalnačas taking a break, the opposite band members promise to proceed contributing to Latvian music in a special kind, however in comparable emotions.

Nevertheless, “Youngsters’s Militia” on this live performance isn’t unintended – they’re “Židrūna” contemporaries, colleagues and likewise one of many sources of inspiration for the musicians of the band in Latvia. Each societies have additionally been taking part in in the identical rehearsal room in Riga, on Ādmiņu Avenue, for a very long time.