Pompadours and long toed shoes

February 8, 2012 6:01 PM

Help me remember the name of this eastern European band

Sorry for the lack of details (and some of these might be wrong) but here is what I remember : I believe they were Russian. I think it was a trio. I remember they were on a movie poster with hugely exaggerated pompadours, black suits, and shoes with toes that were really long and pointy. The movie poster is or was at the Georgia State University movie theater, on the ceiling, I think. I know it's not much to go on, but this is driving me mad. Can Ask help me remember them? I keep getting a lot of hits for Red Elvises, but they don't seem to be what I remember.

posted by frwagon to media & arts (10 answers total)

Leningrad Cowboys?
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:02 PM on February 8, 2012

...and in action, performing "Sweet Home Alabama" with the Red Army Choir.
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:04 PM on February 8, 2012 [1 favorite]

Maybe Gogol Bordello?
posted by danceswithlight at 6:04 PM on February 8, 2012

Perhaps the Red Elvises? They were in a movie called Six-String Samurai.
posted by lekvar at 6:08 PM on February 8, 2012

Oops, you covered that already.
posted by lekvar at 6:09 PM on February 8, 2012

Definitely Leningrad Cowboys. The hair and shoes is part of their schtick.
posted by iconomy at 6:10 PM on February 8, 2012

The right answer in one minute. Wow. Awesome. Leningrad Cowboys is exactly who I was thinking of. Thank you all so much!
posted by frwagon at 6:17 PM on February 8, 2012

Ooh, I think I even found the poster you were thinking of!
posted by danceswithlight at 6:54 PM on February 8, 2012

If you can find, it the Leningrad Coyboys Go America is one of the best things in this life
posted by FatRabbit at 6:55 PM on February 8, 2012

Criterion released a boxset of their movies a few months ago.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 8:36 PM on February 8, 2012