KlezCalendar

Contrary 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.”

It is, however, one of the best rock bands around the New York area. Fronted by Annette Ezekiel - singer, accordionist, and 5-foot powerhouse, with vocalist, tambourine player, crazy-man Aaron Diskin, violin virtuoso Alicia Jo Rabins, trombonist Curtis Hasselbring, upright bassist Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, and drummer Tim Monaghan. Annette had been listening to her grandparents' Klezmer records since she was a kid and could feel the music’s Slavic dance beats in her feet. It was soon after this that she conceived of the band GOLEM – a monster stumbling through Jewish music – shaking things up yet remaining true to the tradition.