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THE RUSSIANS

Electricity makes me insane.

About Me

the russians are scott janovitz and whoever else among his very talented friends will agree to play with him. the band has toured or played shows with the likes of tommy stinson, sam roberts, dave derby (dambuilders), mary timony (helium), aberdeen city and the confidence men. furthermore, they are totally awesome. scott also plays in a similarly righteous band called the great bandini (see link below).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/29/2004
Band Website: therussianembassy.com
Band Members: Scott Janovitz, Darren Ottaviani, Mike Quinn, Ed Valauskas, Ben Hedlund, Pat Emswiler, Eric Donohue, Russell Chudnofsky, Lando "Pete" Caldesian, Binky, Rob Dulaney, Matt Tahaney, Phil Aiken, Blake Hazard, Josh Hager, Tom Janovitz, and I'll miss you most of all Corin Ashley.
Sounds Like: sissy boy slap party.
Record Label: Moontower Industries - www.moontowerstudio.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Russians Music

Just some updates! First of all, The Russians EP is finished. It is streaming over at the russian embassy. Take 17 minutes and check it out. You deserve it. Here on the myspace, the sound is quite cra...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:51:00 PST

Graham Parker and The Latest Clowns

HEY.....so........got a gig coming up in a coupla weeks. Should be a real real time, with some great bands. We will be running on fumes, in terms of rehearsal time, but that is truly when THE RUSSIANS...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:46:00 PST

new mix and solo gig

hey, there's a brand new mix of "your only one" up here, and it will soon be on therussianembassy.com site, so you can actually hear a not-crappy version. honestly, why can't myspace master the mp3 pl...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:19:00 PST

new show added

yeah, we're playing again with the very sexy group called FRANK SMITH and the legendary pink DAMNWELLS. november 30. be square or be square.i never liked fritos before, but i think i can get into them...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:58:00 PST

phoenix column

www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid16152.aspx a nice little primer on the goings on of...me. thanks, sarah! glad they went with the ramen picture. but DO keep an eye out for more great bandini shows! sj...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:11:00 PST

yet another gig

hello russians fanatics! it's been a banner year so far here at the russian embassy. two shows in one year, can you believe it? and the year is only half over. i know. the first gig was a right good t...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:55:00 PST

oh my god, i won a plasma TV

4 FREE! all i have to do is click on a link above to accept. i'll be right back. fuck, now i need a new computer. but you're all invited over when the TV gets here. details about gigs:1. the russ...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:37:00 PST

the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he could play the keyboards.

so i'm not really what you'd call a keyboard player. i play the keys, so i guess technically i'm a "keyboard player", but i'm not so good. i mean, ted from accounting might get drunk twice a...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Wed, 24 May 2006 12:01:00 PST

the review

We had ourselves a great show on Friday. Many people, thanks to all who came. The band performed better than I could have hoped. Thanks Darren, Quinn, Eric, Patrick and Ben (it's a big band). Here's a...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:26:00 PST

the shew

hey, some details about the show coming up at bill's bar 2/24. we're playing with aberdeen city and the living sea. it'll be nice to take the russians songs out for a trott after some time away - havi...
Posted by THE RUSSIANS on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:36:00 PST