Mobius Strip plays outside the Russian Embassy during an August 14 concert protesting the trial of Pussy Riot. (Photo by Eric Spiegel)

It’s a good thing we’re not in Russia, because if we were, a few local musicians would stand a good chance of finding themselves boxed inside a glass cage in a Moscow circuscourtroom.

A group of D.C. musicians—Bryan Gerhart, Laura Zax and Nick DePrey—recorded a song in solidarity with the Russian punk group Pussy Riot, which just saw three of its members shipped off to prison for their performance earlier this year at a Russian Orthodox church in which they criticized President Vladimir Putin.

And like Arts Desk, we think this track is pretty solid. The opening jab takes direct aim at the Russian leader, backed by sweet, prayerful tones before giving way to a martial, post-punk beat. The lyrics, the song’s creators write, were inspired by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova’s letters from her detention during the Moscow trial earlier this month.