Chervona

Chervona started as a side project of Miru Mir!, a multi-cultural rock/punk band known for its raucous energy and its "high-energy blend of bohemian bombast and international intrigue."

{{cite web

| author = Michaela Bancud

| title = Russian rendezvous {{hyphen}} A musical meeting in St. Petersburg repeats itself in Portland

| website = www.portlandtribune.com

| publisher = Pamplin Media Group

| series = June 21, 2002 (updated October 30, 2009)

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| archive-date = July 5, 2012

| access-date = April 1, 2018

}} After a number of initial appearances alongside well-established acts in the genre, such as Manu Chao, Chervona quickly gained the attention of the Portland music scene and has since surpassed Miru Mir! in popularity and commercial success.{{cite web | last = Clarke | first = Cary | title = Our Town Could be Your Life: Immigrants | publisher = [Index Newspapers, LLC] | date= 7 Jun 2007 | url = http://www.portlandmercury.com/music/our-town-could-be-your-life/Content?oid=339403 | format = Print | access-date = 2009-07-09}}

Miru Mir!, itself a side project of a now-defunct band, Starbugs,{{cite web | title = Russian Gypsy music band from Portland, Oregon | publisher = [barynya.com] | url = http://www.barynya.com/RussianMusic/gypsy_band_portland_oregon.htm | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09}} was founded by Andre Temkin, who came to Portland, OR in 1995 after reading an article that voted Portland Best American City. Among his major influences he lists Lou Reed and The Beatles, of which only bootleg recordings were available in his native St. Petersburg, Russia.{{cite web | last = Dundas | first = Zach | title = From Russia with Shove | publisher = [wweek.com] | date = 26 Apr 2000 | url = http://wweek.com/html/musicb051700.html | format = Print | access-date = 2009-07-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080820045842/http://wweek.com/html/musicb051700.html | archive-date = 20 August 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

Temkin met Roman Tchamsky and Andrew Alikhanov, both also Russian immigrants, in Portland and established various musical connections with the two. Tchamsky first played bass guitar for Miru Mir! and, after Chervona was founded, played tuba, which he learned during his time in the Russian army. Alikhanov, a former roommate of Temkin's, lent his clarinet to the group while maintaining a roster of other local projects, many of which he still plays with today. In 2007 Anton Van Oosbree substituted for the group's original accordion player, Vince Schmidt, on a number of gigs, but later became a full-time member after Schmidt moved to New Orleans, LA to pursue other musical endeavors. Around the same time as Van Oosbree's inception, Dan Marquis started to play drums alongside Thomas de Almeida, giving the band greater scheduling flexibility and allowing the group to perform as a marching ensemble, albeit one with a vastly minimized drumline. Marquis has since left the group for his native Indianapolis, IN. In an effort to round out the band's sound Adam Schneider also joined the group in 2007 and remains at the center of the group's horn section on trombone. In 2009 Olimpia Trusty joined the band to further supplement the band's sound with violin.

The band remains self-managed and has yet to sign to a label.

• Andre Temkin (vocals, steel-string guitar, acoustic guitar) - Russia
• Roman Tchamsky (bass, tuba, backing vocalist) - Russia
• Andrew Alikhanov (clarinet, backing vocalist) - Russia
• Anton Van Oosbree (accordion, trumpet, backing vocalist) - United States
• Adam Schneider (trombone, backing vocalist) - US Virgin Islands
• Cheo Larcombe (drums, backing vocalist)
• Thomas de Almeida (drums, backing vocalist) - Brazil
• Kyle Butz (bass trombone, backing vocalist) - United States
• Jeff Holt (accordion, (saxophone, backing vocalist)
• Michael Pen (trombone, backing vocalist) - US Virgin Islands

• Alma Laskoniene (muse, creative juice generator, song writing, graphic design, Promotions)
• Aleksey Ryskin (songwriting)
• Evan Phillip Zinner (Live Sound Production)

• Dan Marquis (drums)
• Vince Schmidt (Accordion)
• Ted Ochoa (Trumpet)
• Olimpia Trusty (Violin)

• Bite of Oregon{{cite web | title = Music, music, music | publisher = [Bite of Oregon] | url = http://www.biteoforegon.com/downloads/2008/pressroom/08%20Bitemusicschedule.pdf | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09}} (Portland, OR)
• Slavic Festival{{cite web | last = Baker | first = Mark | title = Slavic heritage on stage | publisher = [The Register-Guard] | date= 9 Feb 2009 | url = http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/7295951-55/story.csp | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09}} (Eugene, OR)
• Burning Man's Burnal Equinox (San Francisco, CA)
• Red Marines {{cite web | title = Line up | publisher = [Red Marines] | url = http://www.redmarines.com/line-up/ | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09}} (Palo Alto, CA)
• NW Folklife{{cite web|title=Performer schedule |publisher=[Northwest Folklife] |url=http://www.nwfolklife.org/festival/performer?performer=Chervona&date=2009-05-22&x=37&y=6 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415110334/http://www.nwfolklife.org/festival/performer?performer=Chervona&date=2009-05-22&x=37&y=6 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-15 |format=Web |access-date=2009-07-09 }} (Seattle, WA)
• PDX Pop Now!{{cite web | last = Petersen | first = Jeremy | title = Photo Review: PDX Pop Now! '09- Day 3 | publisher = [Oregon Public Broadcasting] | date = 31 Jul 2009 | url = http://opbmusic.org/blog/entries/563-Photo-Review-PDX-Pop-Now-09-Day-3 | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090818205228/http://opbmusic.org/blog/entries/563-Photo-Review-PDX-Pop-Now-09-Day-3 | archive-date = 18 August 2009 | url-status = dead }} (Portland, OR)
• Victoria Ska Fest{{cite web| title =Lineup| publisher =[Victoria BC Ska Society]| url =http://victoriaskafest.ca/history.php?nothing=nothing| format =Web| access-date =2010-01-14| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081018200131/http://www.victoriaskafest.ca/history.php?nothing=nothing| archive-date =2008-10-18| url-status =dead}} (Victoria, BC)
• Under the Volcano{{cite web | title = Lineup | publisher = [Under the Volcano Festival of Art and Change] | url = http://volcano.resist.ca/lineup.html | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09}} (North Vancouver, BC)
• Arts Festival in the Forest{{cite web | last = DeCosta | first = Nicole | title = Forest and art, a festive combination | publisher = [Under the Volcano Festival of Art and Change] | date = 13 Aug 2009 | url = http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=125010471354414400 | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718032629/http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=125010471354414400 | archive-date = 18 July 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} (West Linn, OR)
• Polish Festival{{cite web| title =Performers| publisher =[Polish Association]| url =http://www.portlandpolonia.org/festival/performers.html| format =Web| access-date =2009-09-28| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090502162719/http://www.portlandpolonia.org/festival/performers.html| archive-date =2009-05-02| url-status =dead}} (Portland, OR)
• Portland Pirate Festival{{cite web | last = Staff | title = Music is the heartbeat of the Portland Pirate Festival | publisher = [St. Helens Chronicle] | date= Aug 26, 2011 | url = http://thechronicleonline.com/out_about/article_75fb280e-ce66-11e0-8a9b-001cc4c03286.html | format = Web | access-date = 2011-09-19}}

• PDXposed TV segment [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdC_lsnzMe4 Chervona on PDXposed]
• Immigrant Revolution Party 2009 [http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/10/review_chervona_wraps_up_revol.html The Oregonian: Entertainment]
• Chervona: New Video vs. Old Russian New Year [https://web.archive.org/web/20150628150722/http://oregonmusicnews.com/2012/01/13/chervona-new-video-vs-old-russian-new-year/ Oregon Music News]

• Band of the Month, The Deli: Portland
• Best New Band 2009, nomination{{cite web | title = Best New Band 2009 | publisher = [wweek.com] | date= 5 May 2009 | url = http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/05/05/best-new-band-2009-ballots-with-winners/ | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09}}
• Best of 2010 Fans' Poll, The Deli: Portland

In response to the devastating earthquake Haiti suffered in January 2010, Chervona participated in the Portland-based charity event to help raise over $4,000 in relief funds.{{cite web| title =Haiti Relief Benefits| publisher =[Willamette Week Newspaper]| date =2010-01-20| url =http://wweek.com/editorial/3611/13589/| format =Web| access-date =2010-02-22| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100223043052/http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3611/13589| archive-date =2010-02-23| url-status =dead}} The group has also donated its time by performing at bicycle events including the Multnomah County Bike Fair{{cite web | last = Maus | first = Jonathan | title = Slideshow: Sun and fun at MCBF | publisher = [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License] | date= 2008-06-30 | url = http://bikeportland.org/2008/06/30/slideshow-sun-and-fun-at-mcbf/ | format = Web | access-date = 2010-02-22}} and Zoobomb's Mini Bike Winter.{{cite web | last = Maus | first = Jonathan | title = 7th annual Mini Bike Winter starts Thursday | publisher = [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License] | date= 2010-02-08 | url = http://bikeportland.org/2010/02/08/7th-annual-mini-bike-winter-starts-thursday/ | format = Web | access-date = 2010-02-22}}

In April 2011 they headlined a "Help Japan!" benefit event, which money Red Crossto help victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.{{cite web | title = Benefit for Japan | publisher = [Oregon Music News] | date = 2011-04-03 | url = http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2011/04/03/benefit-for-japan-at-secret-society-chervona-opa-groupa-fenby-west-and-more// | format = Web | access-date = 2011-09-19 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Chervona has performed at a number of beer-related events, including Rogue Ales' Bones and Brew Festival,{{cite web | last = Bandolas | first = Banjo | title = Lineup | date = 3 Sep 2008 | url = http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=872 | format = Web | access-date = 2009-07-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080914072112/http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=872 | archive-date = 14 September 2008 | url-status = dead }} Walking Man Brewery's Hoptoberfest{{cite web| title =Walking Man's Hoptober Fest, Sat. Sept. 20th| publisher =Oregon Live| date =16 Sep 2008| url =http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2008/09/walking_mans_hoptober_fest_sat.html| format =Web| access-date =2009-07-09| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080921175041/http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2008/09/walking_mans_hoptober_fest_sat.html| archive-date =21 September 2008| url-status =dead| df =dmy-all}} and BridgePort Brewing Company's Hop Czar release party.{{cite web| title =Hop Czar release party April 16th, firkin tapping at Henry's April 23rd| publisher =Oregon Live| date =15 Apr 2009| url =http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/04/hop_czar_release_party_april_1.html| format =Web| access-date =2009-07-09| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160129061616/http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/04/hop_czar_release_party_april_1.html| archive-date =29 January 2016| url-status =dead| df =dmy-all}}

• [http://www.chervona.com Official Web Site]
• [http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Chervona/33628511541 Facebook]
• [https://twitter.com/chervona Twitter]
• [http://watch.opb.org/video/2324218108 Oregon Art Beat: Russian Band Chervona]

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Category:Folk punk groups

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