A Star Up North
07.04.26, Tuesday
Snakeweed Studios
7.30pm - Doors
8pm - Music Starts

A Star Up North is an evening centred on the music of Kino and a selection of Soviet and Russian post-punk. These are restrained songs, shaped by limited access to music, where records moved slowly, often through informal networks, and listening itself became something intentional.

This was music for ordinary people, carried through small rooms, long winters, and quiet routines, where figures like Viktor Tsoi became part of how people made sense of their own lives.

At its core is a simple question: what does it mean to make punk under pressure?

Russian culture has long produced deeply influential voices, from writers like Dostoevsky to artists like Malevich, yet much of its music remains relatively closed off from the wider world. Through a guided listening session, we move through these records not as history, but as lived experience, music that feels direct, contained, and quietly enduring.