Golem
Origin	New York City
Genres	Klezmer, Punk
Years active	2001–Present
Labels	JDub Records
Members
Annette Ezekiel Kogan Aaron Diskin Alicia Jo Rabins Curtis Hasselbring Taylor Bergren-Chrisman Tim Monaghan

Golem is a New York City-based klezmer band; most lyrics are belted out or wailed in Yiddish, English and Slavic languages. Golem's chief fan base of American 20- and 30-year-olds shows this self-described "Eastern European folk-punk band" to be on the forefront of a revival of Jewish culture in popular music typified by performers like Hasidic reggae star (and JDub co-labelist) Matisyahu. The band has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden.[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Critical response 3 Discography 4 External links

[edit] History

Golem was founded in 2001 by band leader Annette Ezekiel Kogan.

[edit] Critical response

• "A Gypsy-punk gem!" - SPIN.com
• "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants." - The Washington Post
• "Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance for Old World tradition." -The New Yorker
• "An edgy spin on the Eastern European music of their Jewish grandparents..." - Time Out Chicago
• Klezmershack: Review of Homesick Songs
• Blender: Review of Citizen Boris

[edit] Discography

• Golem (debut EP) (2001)
• Libeshmertzn (Love Hurts) (2002)
• Homesick Songs (2004)
• Fresh Off Boat (2006)
• Citizen Boris (2009)

[edit] External links

• Official site.
• Golem Twitter site.
• "Warsaw is Khelm" artist commentary