Golem (klezmer band)
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| Golem | |
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| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Klezmer, Punk |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | JDub Records |
| Members | |
| Annette Ezekiel Kogan Aaron Diskin Alicia Jo Rabins Curtis Hasselbring Taylor Bergren-Chrisman Tim Monaghan |
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| Past members | |
| Sarah Ferholt, Barry Negrin | |
Golem is a New York City-based klezmer band that sings in Yiddish, English and Slavic languages.
Golem was founded in 2000 by band leader Annette Ezekiel Kogan.[1] 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.[2] The band's chief fan base is American 20- and 30-year olds.
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[edit] Critical acclaim
- "A Gypsy-punk gem!" - SPIN.com[volume & issue needed]
- "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants." - The Washington Post[volume & issue needed]
- "Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance (Sp?) for Old World tradition." -The New Yorker[volume & issue needed]
- "An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago[volume & issue needed]
[edit] Discography
- Golem (debut EP) (2001)
- Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002)
- Homesick Songs (2004)
- Fresh Off Boat (2006)
- Citizen Boris (2009)
