Tag Archive for the term: klezmer

You the type of person into crazy fun shows for good causes? If you’re around Montreal, CA, on April 22 you should check out the Mostar Benefit concert happening at Cafe Sarajevo:
Nirvus Rex, a primordial rock duo, will start off the night, followed by Lake of Stew, that rambling group of folks who fill the [...]

Montreal - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
In a city like Montreal, it’s hard to imagine being without music. However, regions affected by war suffer damage to the arts and culture along with basic infrastructure. An upcoming concert organized by Montreal klezmer band Balebuste seeks to raise funds in support of music students and teachers in [...]

Like Klezmer much? You and the rest of the world these days!! This Eastern-European folk style has never been hipper, hotter, and phatter than it is now.
My good friend and trumpet-diva Eva (of Code Pie fame) has her toes in various Klez ponds, including a show she’s playing tonight with a group called The [...]

Review: So Called @ Excentris on Dec. 6, 2007
By Darren Curtis
As someone who has never participated in the Montreal Chamber Festival, or actually aware of its existence for that matter, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that one of Montreal’s most innovative artists would be getting a showcase and I would be asked to photograph [...]

Yes, this is a post about Environment for Blog Action Day. You’ll see, I’m getting there.
Following Radiohead’s Pay-What-You-Can move for In Rainbows I’ve been witness to some interesting debates. Many musicians I know have been celebrating. Because Radiohead’s servers have been overloaded, many people have been publicly circulating versions of the album on [...]

In general what I like about this album, Ghetto-Blaster, is the same thing I like about Socalled’s Seder. It’s that you can feel the points of discovery and agreement between hiphop’s history and klezmer as the songs circle along in their lilting, mournful, funky-ass way. I love the power hiphop has to do this- to [...]

Sunday evening I was doing some reading at Casa and slowly found tables and chairs being pushed aside and buffet trays and boxes of books carried in for the launch of Yalla, a book published as “A Youth Response to the Israeli-Palestinan Conflict”. More than willing to have an excuse to put down my “Book [...]