Blog in Dm: Blogging Jewish Music from A to Zorn!

Shmiel Ramras writes in response to a reader's question first advice: Shine your shoes... Wise guy!

The Town Crier links to a blogger who's "caught" Dedi. mentalblog has some audio of Matisyahu and Pey Dalid from 2002. MIDI ...

A reader who has unpublished compositions and is in the process of recording them emails: I know nothing about today's Jewish ("Cha...

Psachya Septimus writes: Re "I don't like Yidden & don't want Moshiach:" A little while ago, I played a wedding where ...

Biur Chametz comments on on our recent post. Here's a taste: When my almost-wife and I met with the bandleader before our wedding back...

Here's The Jewish Week on Margot Leverett's "Klezmerbluegrass" collaboration with the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Here's Rabbi Hershel Reichman's Purim Katan shiur... er kumsitz! We never had shiur like that. Via The Town Crier

Here's Bob Dylan 'I know there are groups at the top of the charts that are hailed as the saviours of rock'n'roll and all th...

Here's an interesting article on Korn guitarist Brian 'Head' Welch's decision to leave the band for moral reasons. Via M...

Here's some Purim music. Check out Layehudim and Mishenichnas,now that's what I call kickin' out da jams Jerusalem style, with ...

"Jothar" writes: It probably happened to every bandleader, but I confirmed this one with this musician's son. The father of th...

Hillel Rocks On! Jewish rock 'n roll groups Reva L'sheva and Rakan performed in front of 30 people on Wednesday, Feb. 9 in the Hille...

Here's a great Lily Tomlin quote: "I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else."

Judith at Kesher Talk is recommending a CD purchase.

I've been using Finale music notation software for years, but I'm thinking of switching over to a competing program, Sibelius. Mak...

Ben Jacobson is referencing John Frusciante and Mr. Bungle in JM reviews.

Had an interesting conversation tonight with a Graham dancer. We were talking about how performers need to be aware of the audience. We'...

Rehearsed in a preschool classroom this evening. A sign hanging in the front of the room caught my eye. It read: - No pushing - Walking feet...

Rachel Factor's one-woman show, JAP, is written up in the NY Times theater section.

The Town Crier and Soundscape notice that violinist Miri Ben-Ari has won a Grammy for best rap song.