JDub Records

Listen, we thought about this long and hard. How could we make Jewltide 8 the most successful Jewltide party JDub fans have ever attended? We tried to hire the Maccabeats, but they were mostly underage. Inception was discussed– we plant the idea to attend Jewltide in every Jewish New Yorker’s head, and make them believe they thought of it themselves. Aaron led a test-run on Kanye, but it only partially worked… he put jewels in his teeth instead.

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Festival de Luces is JDub’s OPEN BAR Hanukkah party for our West Coast supporters! It’s presented to you flamenco, dreidel, tapas, gelt, margarita lovers by Jewcy.com! Open Margarita Bar for the first HOUR, free donuts, and a DREIDEL PINATA! Dios Mio!

Enjoy DJ LL BEANS (aka Jason Diamond, Editor-In-Chief of Jewcy.com) spinning Funk and Soul.

Join us for free on December 5th at:
El Cid
4212 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029

3-6 PM

Made possible with support from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.

September 14, 2010 (Tuesday), 7-9 p.m.

Galeet Dardashti’s The Naming CD Release Party - NYC.

With full band, SYREN Modern Dance, and video art from Lustre.

Mycale –the all-female John Zorn Vocal Project– (Basya Schechter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Malika Zarra and Sofia Rei Koutsovitis) opens the show

Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY

The Naming is the new multi-disciplinary work (original music, dance, video art, storytelling) by Persian Jewish vocal innovator Galeet Dardashti. Dardashti draws on the Eastern music deep in her bones to transform the ghostly outlines of Biblical women into full-blown flesh-and-blood personalities. She unites her grandfather’s iconic Persian classical music with a deep connection to Jewish poetry and song, creating lush electronica-edged Middle Eastern music in Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic and Persian.  Dardashti’s music not only brings Biblical women to life but also gives voice to today’s Middle Eastern women.  The Huffington Post calls the album “a heart-stopping effort.”  The CD launches in September 2010 with release parties in NYC and Philadelphia.

Tickets

Galeet Dardashti
www.galeetdardashti.com

Jdub Seeks Part-time Outreach Coordinator in Los Angeles

JDub seeks a part time (12 – 15 hours a week) coordinator in Los Angeles to support JDub’s local programs and build the organization’s presence in the arts & Jewish communities.  JDub is a not-for-profit forging vibrant connections to Judaism through music, media, and cultural events. JDub promotes Jewish music and artists through a record label, national event productions, and an artist fellowship and instigates conversation and community via Jewcy.com.
 
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, self-motivated teammate who enjoys being a part of new Jewish culture and can help us expand the Los Angeles Jdub community .  The coordinator will work with a team primarily based in New York to develop 3-5 unique events in LA over the next 12 months.
 
Our ideal candidate has experience in concert/event production and/or marketing/communications and is engaged with digital media and social networks. Candidates should be familiar with new Jewish culture, enjoy networking and be comfortable jumping into new experiences.

Responsibilities may include:
Scouting new venues for potential Jdub/Jewcy events
Assisting with event creation and production
Attending community meetings
Strengthening and/or building new relationships with Jewish community lay leaders and professionals
Participating in weekly staff meetings (via phone)
Acting as an ambassador for the Jdub /Jewcy brand

Ideal candidates will have:
BA or experiential equivalent
1 – 2 years experience in an office environment (internships or entry level)
Availability for up to 15 hours during normal business hours Monday through Friday, but also have flexibility to occasionally participate in evening events (meetings, concerts, programs etc)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Energy, a sense of humor and an outgoing personality
Knowledge of music/entertainment a plus!

Please send your resume and cover letter to Dan@jdubrecords.org with “LA Outreach Coordinator” as the subject line.

JDub recording artist SoCalled, had a movie made about him called “The SoCalled Movie,” and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival will be screening the masterpiece as well as hosting an exclusive live performance by SoCalled  following the screening.

Shot partly in Socalled’s Montreal neighborhood, where Hasidic Jews and hipsters crowd the sidewalks, and following him on tour through New York, France and an emotionally spiritual trip back to his ancestral home of the Ukraine, The “Socalled” Movie is a dynamic, kaleidoscopic portrait of an iconoclastic artist at the peak of his powers.

Tuesday, July 27th at 9:15PM
The Castro Theatre
429 Castro Street, San Francisco
Special Live Performance Featuring Socalled and singer Katie Moore following Castro screening

Saturday, August 7th at 9:15PM
The Roda Theatre (at Berkeley Repertory Theatre)
2025 Addison St. Berkeley

For tickets and more information, click here
To view a trailer for the film, click here

Socalled’s Ghettoblaster and The Socalled Seder are available from JDub

The 2010 SFJFF runs July 24-August 9 in San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto and San Rafael.
Tickets, passes and schedule at WWW.SFJFF.ORG.

Hip-hop barbarians Mazzi & Sneakas come correct with their latest single and video explicitly titled F&%*K You. The track breaks down  stereotypes and underlying hatred and ignorance that exists amongst Jews and Muslims and puts out their for all to see and hear. These cats are not afraid to take it there and thanks to world famous director Va$htie Kola, they have a video to back it up.

Clare Burson - I Will With You

Critically acclaimed indie songstress Clare Burson and historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman are joining forces to present a unique evening of music, food, memory and history. This intimate event at the historic Henry Street Settlement House will feature Clare performing SILVER AND ASH, a song cycle inspired by her grandmother’s escape from Germany in 1938 and Burson’s own struggle with the legacy of family secrets and loss. As Clare performs, audience members will participate in a four course meal comprised of dishes prepared by Ms. Lohman that, like SILVER AND ASH, progress from late 19th century Eastern Europe through Weimar Germany and 1950’s Tennessee, and end in present day Brooklyn.

This unique event is one night-only and shouldn’t be missed.  Very limited seating, buy your tickets now you so you don’t miss out!!

Thursday, June 10th
@ Henry Street Settlement (265 Henry St., NYC)
Doors 7 pm / Show 7:30 pm / $60

Event includes a full concert by Clare and a 4 course meal with wine pairings
Buy Tickets HERE

Favela Painting is a non profit organization who’s mission is to create striking artworks in the slums of Rio de Janiero. To collaborate with local people to use art as a tool to inspire, create beauty, combat prejudice and attract attention. This is an amazing organization doing great things and creating beautiful art. Check out more of their work HERE .

and bump this track as you peruse the artwork
Bonde Do Role - Geremia DOWNLOAD

Author, musicologist and member of the esteemed Idlesohn Society for Musical Preservation Josh Kun has made a dope little mixtape in support of Dawn 2010, the Tablet Magazine sponsored, May 15th late night party in San Francisco, celebrating Shavuot.

Kun’s mix  is a deep dig into the crates of  vintage and archival recordings sitting right next to more modern dance tracks with a few more mind-blowing gems sprinkled in between, with all the tracks pulling from a different corner of the globe with a heavy pulse on that Jewish tip.

The mix includes tracks from the famed Barry Sisters, funked out Jewish soul music from Slim Gaillard, Musica de Latina, a ton of classic African tunes, some crazy Hava Negilah rendition and a bunch of JDub artists including Soulico, Balkan Beat Box and The Sway Machinery.  The mix closes out with a banger from  Mexican Institute of Sound, who happens to be homies with Kun’s beau.

All around worth a listen, head over to our friends at Tablet Magazine to listen to this exclusive mix.

92 year-old Irving Fields, who has a few tracks on this mix has been writing hit songs since the 1920’s. He recorded over 90 albums, including his biggest LP hit, Bagels and Bongos. JDub recording artist SoCalled suggested he write a song about Youtube, and he did. check it below

Cage The Elephant - Aint No Rest for the Wicked (Kosha Dillz & Diwon Remix) DOWNLOAD

The homie Kosha Dillz stays workin hard and in support of his new project w/ Diwon, they flipped a remix of Kentucky bred rockers’ Cage the Elephant single, No Rest for the Wicked.

Also, check out the music video for “Doo Doo” by Kosha Dillz The 2nd video off the album “Beverly Dillz”, produced by Belief. Directed by Robbie Barclay.