Friday, May 30, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
More Peeps
This yeshiva bochur NEEDS to know what rock/pop song/riff you're going to play as a fanfare to introduce the chosson and kallah. No waiting for him; he abhors surprises.
"What's His Name"
This peep needs to know the names of every musician in the band. He's best friends with "Who's The Drummer" guy and "What Intro Are You Playing Tonight" guy. It's always guys.
"Where Are You Tomorrow"
This peep needs no explanation, just a helpful tip as to where he should go panhandle tomorrow.
"The Critic"
This fine peep comments on how you play, comparing your playing to previous occasions he's heard you. Sample quote: "Nice version of Hamalach you played tonight. Very majestic!"
"The Pervy Mashgiach"
This kashrut supervisor hangs around with the event staff trading masturbation jokes and other such repartee.... then he moves on to making jokes about rabbis issuing lenient rulings for cash...
"Canada Dry Guy"
This wealthy peep is quite the character. Walking in to a gorgeously set room at an event he's hosting, he can only see imperfections, finding fault in all sorts of arbitrary ways. He was most disturbed by the fact that the caterer had suppled Seagrams ginger ale instead of Canada Dry. The caterer says he has another brand on the truck. No sir, Schweppes is not acceptable either.
"K-Pop Fans"
These yeshivish peeps happen to love K-pop, so that's what they want for their wedding. A K-Pop fanfare to introduce the bride and groom. Betcha Jang Geun Suk never imagined their music at Ateres Avrohom!
"The Mixed Dancers"
A pumping band. A rocking young yeshivish singer, who has jumped of the bandstand and is dancing in front, interacting with the nearby men's circle as he sings right next to the potted plant mechitza at this MO affair. Two middle aged ladies, right on the other side of the foliage, watching him, commenting about how good he is, dancing right along with him, responding to his moves as he does his thing! They are dancing with him, even though he has no clue.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Lesbianism Is Contagious!
Or so, one rabbi announced. Now he's got to pay $17,000 +. FM posts details in Orthodox Rabbi Warns Men To Keep Their Wives Away From Lesbian Dance Teacher.
She Cant, Matisyahu Can
Matisyahu to sing with female cantor
“He’s evolved away from halacha and Orthodoxy. Singing with a female cantor is a big step for him,” Hutchings reflected.
Read more: Matisyahu to sing with female cantor | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/matisyahu-to-sing-with-female-cantor/#ixzz31cOuOoWv
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Gimme Some Horns!
Recently, I've been spending some time going through old cassette recordings of jewish wedding music, largely from the '80's, in a garage cleaning effort. Re-listening to these tracks, one thing in particular stands out, compared to today's Chasidic wedding recordings; the incredible nuances in the horn tracks on the albums I'm checking out. There is some seriously great horn playing here, especially the tightly phrased section work, which is well-harmonized, and articulated as a unit. So much richer than the typical arrangements heard today. I imagine a large part of this is due to the frequency of the gigs -- these guys worked together at weddings every night, not just in the studio -- and the emphasis on section harmony playing, which is somewhat of a lost art on simcha bandstands these days. Some really nice work here!
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Saturday, May 03, 2014
Vehigadeta Levitcha
A nice feature on Moussa Berlin and his daughter, Odelia: והגדת ×œ×‘× ×š - × ×™×’×•×Ÿ ×‘×©× ×™ קולות
Friday, May 02, 2014
Thursday, May 01, 2014
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