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| | Current_members = Annette Ezekiel<br />Aaron Diskin<br />Alicia Jo Rabins<br />Curtis Hasselbring<br />Taylor Bergren-Chrisman<br />Tim Monaghan | | Current_members = Annette Ezekiel Kogan<br />Aaron Diskin<br />Alicia Jo Rabins<br />Curtis Hasselbring<br />Taylor Bergren-Chrisman<br />Tim Monaghan | ||
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| '''Golem''' is a New York City-based ] band; most lyrics are belted out or wailed in Yiddish, |
'''Golem''' is a New York City-based ] band; most lyrics are belted out or wailed in Yiddish, English and Slavic languages. Golem's chief fan base of American 20- and 30-year-olds shows this self-described "Eastern European folk-punk band" to be on the forefront of a revival of ] in popular music typified by performers like Hasidic reggae star (and ] co-labelist) ]. The band has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| '''Golem''' was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel |
'''Golem''' was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel Kogan. | ||
| ==Critical response== | ==Critical response== | ||
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| *"An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago | *"An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago | ||
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Golem is a New York City-based klezmer band; most lyrics are belted out or wailed in Yiddish, English and Slavic languages. Golem's chief fan base of American 20- and 30-year-olds shows this self-described "Eastern European folk-punk band" to be on the forefront of a revival of Jewish culture in popular music typified by performers like Hasidic reggae star (and JDub co-labelist) Matisyahu. The band has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden.
History
Golem was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel Kogan.
Critical response
- "A Gypsy-punk gem!" - SPIN.com
- "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants." - The Washington Post
- "Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance for Old World tradition." -The New Yorker
- "An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago
- Klezmershack: Review of Homesick Songs
- Blender: Review of Citizen Boris
Discography
- Golem (debut EP) (2001)
- Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002)
- Homesick Songs (2004)
- Fresh Off Boat (2006)
- Citizen Boris (2009)