gangsta rabbi
A Punk Life: The Gangsta Rabbi Story
A legend in his own right, the Gangsta Rabbi is a one man machine, playing flute, bass (backwards and upside down) and a myriad of percussion machines and pedals. By day, a town comptroller, by night– Steve Lieberman is the Gangsta Rabbi, a snarling, savage beast on stage and in his home-studio.
Recorded by JDub, the following videos are only the first two in a four-part documentary series meant to give fans an inside look into how the Gangsta Rabbi came to be, and how he has evolved both as a musician and a man living “against the grain.”
PART ONE: ORIGINS
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Over The Sea of Reeds: A Passover Anthem
STEVE LIEBERMAN THE GANGSTA RABBI tells that punk Pharoah what’s up
in this rocking Passover anthem– “Over the Sea of Reeds”
Zaide won’t need his hearing aids for this one!
If only every song in the Haggadah sounded like it exploded out of the ’70s British punk era… Read More »
No Festival of Lights (On This Hanukkah)
“This is the true story of Hanukkah / No latkes, no dreidels, no la la la la la”
The Gangsta Rabbi was recently approached by a radio DJ and asked if he had, by chance, any holiday songs that could be featured on air. Not having recorded a holiday song since 1992’s classic “Punk Rock Hanukkah,” Steve Leiberman went back into the studio with a full band to record his newest soon-to-be-bigger-than “White Christmas” track, “No Festival of Lights (On This Hanukkah).”
The final result is one kick-ass production, with gang vocals that give force to lyrics expressive of the true story of Hanukkah– no chocolate candy, no commercialism– “But the miracle of re-dedication / G-d battling for his chosen nation.”
No Festival of Lights (On This Hanukkah)
The Gangsta Rabbi Covers a Punk Classic
We’re working on a short documentary about the Gangsta Rabbi, but for now you’ll have to settle for this cover of the Buzzcocks’ “What Do I Get?”
More Gangsta Rabbi:
Buy DiKtatoR17
Download “Obama-Rama Yeah”
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Gangsta Rabbi's DiKtatoR 17 out TODAY!
Obama Rama Yeah - Gangsta Rabbi
Steve Lieberman, AKA the Gangsta Rabbi, has released his 17th LP DiKtatoR 17
, and it is available digitally starting today! Grab it from our store HERE.
Though he’s not actually a Rabbi (or a gangster), he has played with Andrew WK and Weezer. In reality, his sound is more like old Butthole Surfers, a style he calls “obscuro punk.”
The man is really a holdover from an age when punk was less about the style and more about a twisted, rugged sound — forgoing the guitar and instead relying on a backwards bass and flute. Listen to “Obama Rama Yeah” and see for yourself!