Archive for September, 2007

September 30, 2007: 9:00 pm: kfarEvents

Golem @ Schubas on Succot 9/30

Mekhaye
Balkan Espanol
Skrip Klezmerl

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.Golem’s JDub debut, FRESH OFF BOAT, is available now. Produced by Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith, Antony and the Johnsons, the Battles) and featuring Mike Gordon of Phish, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, and Lenny Kaye of Patti Smith’s band!

“Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance for Old World tradition.” New Yorker Magazine
“Golem produces the sort of music you’d expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants.” Washington Post
“This is not your father’s klezmer band…unless of course Sid Vicious was your father…” NY Jewish Week

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September 12, 2007: 8:08 pm: kfarSupport

Sweeten your year, support KFAR

On Yom Kippur, we fast until the Shofar sounds after sundown. The anticipation for the Tekiah Gedolah increases thorughout day with our hunger, and after we hear the long call of the ram’s horn, we can join friends for a festive meal.

But what if the sound never came? We might still break our fast, but somehow the experience would be incomplete.  Were Jewish music also silent during the year, or limited to fundraisers, our cultural life would be similarly bereft.

Tshuva, tzdekah and tfilah may be the order of the day, but KFAR Jewish Arts Center is the small voice that ensures our community has great music events the rest of the year. We depend entirely on your support; help KFAR do it with a tax-deductible New Year’s contribution.

Here’s another reason to make a gift today:  A generous donor, wishing to remain anonymous, has issued a challenge incentive, matching every dollar KFAR raises in the coming months and effectively doubling the impact of your contribution!

Sound that Shofar. Break our musical fast. Nourish our community with a donation to KFAR and help bring our signature brand of contemporary Jewish cultural vibrancy to Chicago again this year.

1. Make a check out to: Foundation for Jewish Culture
2. Jot KFAR Jewish Arts Center in the memo line
3. Mail to: KFAR, 3921 N. Janssen #2s, Chicago IL 60613
4. A tax-lettter acknowledgement from FJC and KFAR follows

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September 9, 2007: 4:34 am: kfarTzitzit: Jewish Fringe

Golem @ Schubas on Succot 9/30

Mekhaye
Balkan Espanol
Skrip Klezmerl

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.Golem’s JDub debut, FRESH OFF BOAT, is available now. Produced by Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith, Antony and the Johnsons, the Battles) and featuring Mike Gordon of Phish, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, and Lenny Kaye of Patti Smith’s band!

“Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance for Old World tradition.” New Yorker Magazine
“Golem produces the sort of music you’d expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants.” Washington Post
“This is not your father’s klezmer band…unless of course Sid Vicious was your father…” NY Jewish Week

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: 4:28 am: kfarTzitzit: Jewish Fringe

Aharit HaYamim @ Wild Hare (Israeli Reggae & World Beat) 11/11

Aharit
Areut Yehuda
Ein Yeush
Yerushalayim
Lo Lefached

Aharit HaYamim is an Israeli reggae and world-beat sensation whose groove is rooted in love of Zion they share with their Rastafarian brethren. They proclaim love for “Yerushalayim” and “Holy Mount Zion” in tight harmonies layered over thumping basslines. Their music has attracted mixed multitude of followers, comprised of rastafarians, jam band fans, Phisheads, dissillusioned children of Oslo and Haredi Hilltop youth.

“Aharit Hayamim is here to wake you up and spread the message of unity, love and Israel,” says the band. Wearing brightly colored, home-sewn, hemp clothing with tzitzit, Aharit HaYamim delivers a heady musical mix perfect for party people or spiritual seekers.

“Lush instruments flow through the songs with clarinets, flutes, mandolins and more exotic instruments making appearances… Jamaican icon Bob Marley’s musical and philosophical themes also show up in the band’s repertoire – albeit with a Jewish twist.” Israel National Radio

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