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The Jerusalem Post, CD Review >>

-by Ben Jacobson

The belligerent "Klezmerke" is broken up by a monologue listing the embarrassing transgressions of various family members, including a little brother who "picks the pockets of hipsters on the L train" - a segment of the New York subway that serves the melting pot of Williamsburg. Strengthened by guest contributions from Phish bassist Mike Gordon and Patti Smith electric guitarist Lenny Kaye, "Golem Hora" opens with standard "Siman Tov" and "Hava Nagila" folk treatments but soon descends into alternate lyrics, with [Aaron Diskin] asking "where is the lime and salt" and unconvincingly promising himself that he'll have "just one more." 04/30/07 >> go there
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