Schmekel
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Schmekel | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Folk punk, queercore |
| Years active | 2010–2014 |
| Labels | Schmekel Music; Riot Grrrl, Ink |
| Website | www |
| Members | Lucian Kahn Ricky Riot Nogga Schwartz Simcha Halpert-Hanson |
Schmekel was an all-transgender, Jewish folk punk band from Brooklyn, New York, known for their satirical lyrical material.[1] They have been compared to Pansy Division, Tribe 8,[2] Frank Zappa, Mel Brooks and Tom Lehrer. Eddy Portnoy of The Forward cited Schmekel as an example of the cultural movement "Queer Yiddishkeit."[3]
Following the group's disbandment in 2014, keyboardist Itai Gal aka Ricky Riot formed a new project called Itai and the Ophanim, which released a debut album, Arise, in 2019.
In literature[]
In the final Tales of the City novel, The Days of Anna Madrigal (2014), the character Jake reports his love interest, Amos, flirting with the lead singer of Schmekel.[4]
Members[]
- Lucian Kahn – guitar, vocals
- Ricky Riot – keyboard, vocals
- Nogga Schwartz – bass guitar
- Simcha Halpert-Hanson – drums
Discography[]
- Queers On Rye (Riot Grrrl, Ink) -- December 2011
- The Whale That Ate Jonah (Schmekel Music) -- October 2013
Notes[]
- ^ Hugh Ryan (25 November 2011). "Schmekel, a Band Born as a Laugh". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Reasons to Have Pride in 2012". The Advocate". 15 May 2012.
- ^ Eddy Portnoy (19 October 2011). "Transgender Jews May Be Nothing New". The Jewish Daily Forward.
- ^ Maupin, Armistead. The Days of Anna Madrigal. New York: HarperCollins, 2014. pp. 84-85.
Categories:
- Transgender and transsexual musicians
- LGBT musicians from the United States
- Folk punk groups
- Queercore groups
- Musical groups from Brooklyn
- Jewish folk rock groups
- Jews in punk rock
- Transgender and transsexual Jews