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Golem

Golem is:Annette Ezekiel-Kogan - Accordion/Lead VocalAaron Diskin - Vocal/TambourineAlicia Jo Rabins - ViolinCurtis Hasselbring - TromboneTaylor Bergren-Chrisman - Upright BassTim Monaghan - DrumsContrary 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 known for electrifying dance floors with their globetrotting goulash of Jewish, Slavic, and Gypsy folk songs.Fronted by Annette Ezekiel-Kogan--singer, accordionist, and 5-foot powerhouse--Golem’s sound evokes wisps of old-world elegance filtered through the successes and disappointments of new-world dreams.  Spending nights in Lower East Side immigrant-owned bagel shops and summers in Eastern Europe, Annette delightfully collects Jewish, Gypsy, and Slavic folk songs, adding, editing, and rearranging them along the way. These are the songs to which her Eastern European grandparents danced over a century ago, and now Golem has its fans dancing to the same boisterous beats.

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Jewish Music Celebration: Golem 12/26/08: Jewish Music Celebration: Golem

This six-piece Eastern European folk-punk band is “where Eastern Europe meets the Lower East Side.”

Jewish Music Celebration: Golem

This six-piece Eastern European folk-punk band is “where Eastern Europe meets the Lower East Side.”

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