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Last night a bunch of us had the pleasure of heading to legendary NYC venue Joe’s Pub to catch a set by Girls in Trouble, followed by the mind-boggling antics of Eli Valley vs. The Sway Machinery in the Temple of Self Hatred.  Of course, no one among us had any idea exactly what that meant until the show began, but the clip above should give you some idea.  Quite the renowned cartoonist, Valley let the audience look upon his tumultuous (and at times, hilarious) personal history, which is irrevocably tied to the plight of Jewish American cartoonists and illustrators.  Several times during the set, The Sway Machinery lent their jarring and strange brand of funk and blues to Valley’s stories, injecting a rich and complex blend of sounds into his memories and illustrations.  Thanks to the FJC and The Forward for putting on such a killer show!  Want to see more?  Photos and videos courtesy of Dan Sieradski.

If you’re in NYC and you love amazing music, biblical indie rock or cantorial afro blues, prize-winning authors, underground comics and scathingly accurate critiques of contemporary Jewish, Israeli and American attitudes, than you’re gonna want to check out this show at Joe’s Pub next Monday, November 2nd.

The Foundation for Jewish Culture & The Forward Present:
Eli Valley Vs. The Sway Machinery in the Temple of Self Hatred w/ a special performance by Girls in Trouble
Monday, November 2nd @ Joe’s Pub  (425 Lafayette St., NYC) 
7 pm / $15 / Buy Tix 

Care of the Forward (and artist Eli Valley) comes “Social Entrepreneurs Lost In Space.”  Regardless of what we think of the moniker, Social Entrepreneur has been thrust on many a young Jew doing anything remotely Jewy, and apparently Eli’s had enough of us, er it.  Brilliant satire.  Or is it?

Big Ups to EVCOMICS for continuing to eviscerate the absurdity of the Jewish world.