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'''Golem''' is a New York City-based klezmer band, with |
'''Golem''' is a New York City-based klezmer band, with most lyrics are belted out or wailed in Yiddish or Slavic langauges. 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 raggae star (and JDub co-labelist) ]. The band has performed throughout the northeastern United States, as well as in California and London. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
'''Golem''' was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel. | '''Golem''' was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel. | ||
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==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
⚫ | Homesick Songs |
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* ''Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts)'' (2006) | |||
⚫ | Fresh Off Boat | ||
⚫ | * ''Homesick Songs'' (2004) | ||
⚫ | * ''Fresh Off Boat'' (2002) | ||
* ''Golem (debut EP)'' (2001) | |||
==External link== | ==External link== |
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Background information | |
Origin | New York City |
Years active | 2001–present |
Members | Annette Ezekiel Aaron Diskin Alicia Jo Rabins Curtis Hasselbring Taylor Bergren-Chrisman Tim Monaghan |
Golem is a New York City-based klezmer band, with most lyrics are belted out or wailed in Yiddish or Slavic langauges. 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 raggae star (and JDub co-labelist) Matisyahu. The band has performed throughout the northeastern United States, as well as in California and London.
History
Golem was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel.
Critical response
- "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
Discography
- Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2006)
- Homesick Songs (2004)
- Fresh Off Boat (2002)
- Golem (debut EP) (2001)