Posted by Jay, January 18th, 2010
In the music world certain genres have developed rivalries. For whatever reason artists and fans of a particular genre like to jibe those of another, rap vs country is a good example. Both are successful forms of music with thriving communities. They both have their share of quality acts and crappy acts. Perhaps it’s because [...]
Posted by Jay, September 3rd, 2009
For those that don’t know Klezmer is a extremely interesting music of Jewish origin. I believe the word Klezmer itself simply means “musician” in Yiddish. Klezmer doesn’t have a huge following in western culture. I’ve heard music nerds saying that it as something to do with it’s use of keys and keys changes not common [...]
Posted by Jay, March 26th, 2009
Traditional gypsy music isn’t exactly something you see the kids falling over themselves these days. But let’s just say it is, let us imagine for a sec that all the sorority girls are begging their parents to send them to Transylvania for spring break. In this perverse vision where beer parties on a warm Floridian [...]