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| | Current_members = Annette Ezekiel Kogan<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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| ==Critical acclaim== | ==Critical acclaim== | ||
| *"A Gypsy-punk gem!" - SPIN.com {{Volume needed}} | *"A Gypsy-punk gem!" - SPIN.com {{Volume needed|date=January 2011}} | ||
| *"Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants." - The Washington Post {{Volume needed}} | *"Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants." - The Washington Post {{Volume needed|date=January 2011}} | ||
| *"Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance for Old World tradition." -The New Yorker {{Volume needed}} | *"Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance for Old World tradition." -The New Yorker {{Volume needed|date=January 2011}} | ||
| *"An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago {{Volume needed}} | *"An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago {{Volume needed|date=January 2011}} | ||
| ==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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Golem is a New York City-based klezmer band that sings in Yiddish, English and Slavic languages.
Golem was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel Kogan. The band describes itself as an "Eastern European folk-punk band." The band has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden. The band's chief fan base is American 20- and 30-year olds.
Critical acclaim
- "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
Discography
- Golem (debut EP) (2001)
- Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002)
- Homesick Songs (2004)
- Fresh Off Boat (2006)
- Citizen Boris (2009)
References
External links
- Official site.
- Golem Twitter site.
- "Warsaw is Khelm" artist commentary
- Klezmershack: Review of Homesick Songs
- Blender: Review of Citizen Boris