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

Legendary Yiddish singer Adrienne Cooper has died. Adrienne was an incredible spirit and singer. I was fortunate to know her. Words fail. ...

A little while back, Sam at ooshirts.com contacted me to offer some free custom T-shirts in exchange for a review on the blog. After some ...

Here's an odd news report. The title says it all. Matisyahu snaps, kicks a female journalist in the face. Guess he meant that "no ...

John Zorn released a Christmas album this season. Jake Marmer penned (pixeled?) some musings about it here. Amazon has it here.

I had no idea this was in the works when I wrote that last post.

... according to Teruah.

Dov emails: This year, The Avoda put out the most energetic, catchy and dancy song of the season! "Spread the Light" will make you...

...would make a good band name. Especially for a reggae Chanukah project. Just saying! Groggers song coming in 3, 2,....?

Here's a quick commentary the YU Beacon controversy... Awesome!

...for Amy Klein to hate on. From her fave Maccabeats: and from 613:

Amy Klein doesn't heart the Jewish music video trend typified by the Maccabeats. I'm guessing she's not gonna like this new Ai...

There's only one place where a sign for "Garden Paradise Hall Ladies" in front of a neon "The Lingerie Shop" sign me...

Catching up on some older emails... Itsi is looking for a musical collaborator in Brooklyn. If this is you, let me know and I'll pass ...

Finally, a Jewish band the NY Times can unreservedly love.

On The Main Line posts about Mikhl Yosef Gusikow, who he calls the "Jewish Jimi Hendrix of the 1830's".

Appropriation goes both ways. I found this video linked in a piece on Chassidim playing er, distinctly non-Hasidic (even anti-Semitic) mu...

Time for Adam Sandler to update his Hannukah Song.... Welcome, Paul!

Tzig doesn't like Hoshana Raba by the Airmonter. Personally, ich hub hanueh gehat at a recent wedding I attended, where Lipa was calle...

More union doings... this time in Kentucky. The interesting part of the article to me is this: For September’s production of “Carmen,” the ...