of local performers. In 2006, Elena Shemankova from Moscow, the first female to ever play with Red Elvises, joined the band on keyboards and was very well received. The next year they were joined by female guitarist Beth Garner from Texas, who was with them for two American tours that year. 2009 to present In early 2009, the Red Elvises announced that longtime member and bassist Bernov had decided to leave the band. Subsequent postings on their website announced either that he was on a "friendly break" or had gone on to start his own group. In February 2009, Bernov announced that he had joined the star-up project of the now world-famous show Slava's Snowshow staged by Russian performance artist Slava Polunin, in which Bernov plays a stage role. Later that month, Yuzov rolled out a new line-up called "Igor and Red Elvises". The first performance under this new name took place at Rusty's in Santa Monica. The concert was attended mainly by new members of the group (except for Yuzov and Gust). In April of the same year, they celebrated the anniversary of the founding of the group with free concerts on the embankment of 3rd Street in Santa Monica, for which Bernov temporarily rejoined the group. Bern also joined the Red Elvises on keyboards and accordion for a tour in March 2010. Igor and Red Elvises continue the 2010 tour with core members Igor Yuzov on guitar, Oleg Bernov on bass balalaika, and Sarah Johnson on saxophone and keyboards. In September 2014, the band released their 12th studio album, Bacon. This would be the first non-live album released under the new name "Igor and Red Elvises". In December 2014, Bernov again departed the band and continued his solo career. Success and tours in Russia In 1999 and 2002, Red Elvises released CDs in Russian, which were successful in Russia. Since 2002, the group annually goes on tour to Russia, where they usually spend two summer months, playing in clubs in major cities such as Moscow and Saint Petersburg, as well as in their hometown of Yuzov in Odessa in Ukraine. Discography Studio albums Grooving to the Moscow Beat (1996) Surfing In Siberia (1997) I Wanna See You Bellydance (1998) Russian Bellydance (1999) Better Than Sex (1999) Shake Your Pelvis (2000) Bedroom Boogie (2001) Welcome to the Freakshow (2001) Rokenrol (2002) Lunatics and Poets (2004) Drinking with Jesus (2009)