Golem is a rock-klezmer band from New York City. They mix traditional Eastern European Jewish music with original material sung in Yiddish, English, Russian, as well as Ukrainian, French, Serbo-Croatian, and Romany.[1] The group describes itself as "Where Eastern Europe Meets the Lower East Side" and uses avant-garde spectacle to both challenge and embrace the stylistic norms of klezmer music.[2]
Golem's music is both traditional and irreverent.[3] Annette Ezekiel Kogan formed Golem in 2000. Before even putting the band together she contacted David Krakauer, who was then curating the weekly "Klezmer Brunch" at the downtown venue Tonic, and asked him for a gig. Krakauer agreed, and Ezekiel Kogan put together the first lineup for Golem’s debut.
Golem recorded its first EP Golem in 2001, followed by the self-produced full-length albums Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002) and Homesick Songs (2004).
In June, 2005, Golem recreated a "mock wedding", based on an old Catskills’ tradition, at the Knitting Factory in New York. An entire Jewish wedding ceremony took place before 200 "guests", complete with rabbi, chuppah, wedding party, and bride and groom in drag. The event was featured on the front page of the NY Times Arts section.[4]
In 2005, Golem signed with Jdub Records and remained with them until the label closed in 2011. Golem released two albums on Jdub: Fresh Off Boat (2006) and Citizen Boris (2009), both produced by Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith, Antony and the Johnsons).
^Wittenberg, Ed (13 June 2013). "'Not your father's klezmer band' to play at Yiddish concert". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^Shattuck, Kathryn (June 11, 2005). "Here Strides the Bride: Catskills Kitsch in Manhattan". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^Miles, Milo (June 3, 2014). "Golem Ain't Your Grandparents' Klezmer". Fresh Air (National Public Radio). Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^Shattuck, Kathryn (11 June 2005). "Here Strides the Bride: Catskills Kitsch in Manhattan". New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^Ivry, Sara (June 9, 2014). "Klezmer Band Golem to Appear on 'Louie'". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
External linksedit
Official site.
Jazz Weekly: Review, Golem Tanz
"Warsaw is Khelm" artist commentary 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
Klezmershack: Review of Homesick Songs
News story on Voice of America, Ukrainian Service
Report in "Window On America" (Voice of America, Ukrainian Service)
November 26, 2023
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