Editor’s Note: To see the full list of events, please check the calendar. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, and parties, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
Son Lux
Son Lux, an experimental band from New York, will present their fifth studio album in Kyiv. It’s best known for the hit “Easy,” that has a version with vocals by Lorde and one by Woodkid. Son Lux started in 2008 is influenced by the 2000s post-rock and electronica. No wonder they have been compared to the likes of Radiohead and Wild Beasts, although with an inescapable footnote: “but darker.”
Son Lux. Bel Étage (16A Shota Rustaveli St.) Oct. 3. 8 p.m. Hr 699-1,250
Kyiv Food and Wine
The 11th Kyiv Food and Wine festival will kick off in Kyiv next weekend. The biannual festival will bring together Ukrainian wineries and local food producers from all over the country, along with a host of wine fans. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste various kinds of wine, cheese and other foods, as well as participate in grape crushing and oyster eating competitions. Every visitor will receive a glass for wine and a guide on how to match wine and food.
Kyiv Food and Wine Festival. VDNH (1 Akademika Hlushkova Ave.) Oct. 6, 7. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. One-day entrance – Hr 80 online ticket, Hr 100 at the entrance
Next Sound
Kyiv underground club Closer will host yet another electronic music festival. Founded in 2013, Next Sound combines two main elements – music and audiovisual art. This time the festival’s lineup features 15 DJs, including Luke Vibert and Samuel Kerridge from the United Kingdom, Gábor Lázár from Hungary, Kamikaze Space Programme from Germany, as well as Ukrainian artists Andrey Kiritchenko and Ponura.
Next Sound. Closer (31 Nyzhnoiurkivska St). Oct. 6. 8 p.m. – Oct. 7. 10 a.m. Hr 650
‘Shut up and Play the Piano’
A new documentary featuring the life of Grammy-winning composer Chilly Gonzales will be shown in Kyiv on Oct. 3. Released on Sept. 20, “Shut up and Play the Piano” reflects the beginning of Gonzales`s career, with his shows in underground clubs of Berlin, following Gonzales to Paris, and his performances in the world-known philharmonic halls. The documentary also explores the creativity of musicians known for combining rap, pop, electronic and classical piano music. “Shut up and Play the Piano” will be shown at Kyiv Cinema in English with Ukrainian subtitles.
Shut up and Play the Piano (documentary about Chilly Gonzales). Kyiv Cinema (19 Velyka Vasylkivska St.) Oct. 3. 7:30 p.m. Hr 150
