NOM band: kings of the avant-garde. A dramatic-idiotic show

The legendary kings of avant-garde rock, NOM, present their dramatic-idiotic show: their signature blend of music, theatre, absurdity and satire. The programme includes all the hits and new songs.

NOM is an acronym for 'Informal Youth Association' (Неформальное объединение молодёжи). The term was widely used by the official Soviet press in the early 1990s to describe groups of young people who opposed the Komsomol. The band was formed in St Petersburg by students and former classmates. The name was chosen as an alternative to the 'serious' rock movement that gained strength during perestroika.

An ironic and mocking approach became the basis of NOM's work. 'Idiotising the dramatic sides of life and dramatising the idiotic aspects' is the manifesto with which the band appeared on the Leningrad rock scene in 1989. The musicians avoided a rigid definition of style, moving freely from garage rock to German electronic minimalism or comic opera. NOM's lyrics continue the traditions of absurdist poetry, from Kozma Prutkov to OBERIU. The critic Artemy Troitsky called NOM 'the last bastion of merciless satire'. Time: 11 November, 18:00. Venue: Club Prive, Harju 6, Tallinn.