Saturday September 3, 2011
9:00PM - 1:00AM
KFAR Jewish Arts Center presents Golem
Category :: Concert
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Martyrs and KFAR Jewish Arts Center present Golem & Eastern Blok
Contrary to popular belief, Golem is neither a towering Jewish Frankenstein who defended the Jews of 17th Century Prague, nor a creature from 'Lord of the Rings.' Golem is a 6 piece Eastern European folk-punk band.Fronted by Annette Ezekiel Kogan - singer, accordionist, and 5-foot powerhouse; and vocalist, tambourine player, crazy-man Aaron Diskin; violin virtuoso Alicia Jo Rabins; trombonist extraordinaire Curtis Hasselbring; elegant upright bassist Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, and unstoppable drummer Tim Monaghan, Golem's sound evokes wisps of old-world elegance filtered through the successes and disappointments of new-world dreams. Spending nights in Lower East Side immigrant-owned bagel shops and summers in Eastern Europe, Annette collects Jewish, Gypsy, and Slavic folk songs, and, with Golem, rewrites, adds, edits, and rearranges them along the way. These are the songs to which Eastern European grandparents danced over a century ago, and now Golem has its unwrinkled fans moshing to the same pulsing beats.
The Los Angeles Times calls Eastern Blok's music 'relentlessly innovative work.'Downbeat Magazine claims that 'the ensemble playing is often breakneck and consistently challenging.'Acoustic Guitar Magazine raves that Eastern Blok plays with 'blazing virtuosity and sheer beauty.'EASTERN BLOK's 'extraordinary pan-cultural ensemble effortlessly blends classical and jazz music with the rich folkloric traditions of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Serbia. The resulting music is as alluring as it is complex. Exotic Middle Eastern motifs merge gracefully with the evocative sounds of Eastern European klezmer music. Beautifully conceived folk passages are followed by perfectly executed Mahavishnu-inspired pyrotechnics. The passion and urgency at which this group plays is heard in every note'' (Minor 7th Magazine).
buy tickets: http://bit.ly/kfargolem2011
Contrary to popular belief, Golem is neither a towering Jewish Frankenstein who defended the Jews of 17th Century Prague, nor a creature from 'Lord of the Rings.' Golem is a 6 piece Eastern European folk-punk band.Fronted by Annette Ezekiel Kogan - singer, accordionist, and 5-foot powerhouse; and vocalist, tambourine player, crazy-man Aaron Diskin; violin virtuoso Alicia Jo Rabins; trombonist extraordinaire Curtis Hasselbring; elegant upright bassist Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, and unstoppable drummer Tim Monaghan, Golem's sound evokes wisps of old-world elegance filtered through the successes and disappointments of new-world dreams. Spending nights in Lower East Side immigrant-owned bagel shops and summers in Eastern Europe, Annette collects Jewish, Gypsy, and Slavic folk songs, and, with Golem, rewrites, adds, edits, and rearranges them along the way. These are the songs to which Eastern European grandparents danced over a century ago, and now Golem has its unwrinkled fans moshing to the same pulsing beats.
The Los Angeles Times calls Eastern Blok's music 'relentlessly innovative work.'Downbeat Magazine claims that 'the ensemble playing is often breakneck and consistently challenging.'Acoustic Guitar Magazine raves that Eastern Blok plays with 'blazing virtuosity and sheer beauty.'EASTERN BLOK's 'extraordinary pan-cultural ensemble effortlessly blends classical and jazz music with the rich folkloric traditions of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Serbia. The resulting music is as alluring as it is complex. Exotic Middle Eastern motifs merge gracefully with the evocative sounds of Eastern European klezmer music. Beautifully conceived folk passages are followed by perfectly executed Mahavishnu-inspired pyrotechnics. The passion and urgency at which this group plays is heard in every note'' (Minor 7th Magazine).
buy tickets: http://bit.ly/kfargolem2011
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
Martyrs
Address:
3855 N. Lincoln Ave.
City:
Chicago
Zip/Postal:
60618
Contact Name:
KFAR Jewish Arts Center
Phone:
773-362-4760
Email:
Web:
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