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While in LA, the Macaroons were tasked with finding the perfect Purim costumes for their show at the Echo.  In the video above, they show you how it’s done.

While a slew of artists helped JDub bash Haman in NYC over the weekend, The Macaroons, the first JDub kids band, spent Purim in LA.

The band rocked their way through the songs on their upcoming record, Let’s Go Coconuts, and we’ve captured a few, including “Mezuzah,” “Magic Tallis Ride” and “Elijah.”

Our Purim was a BLAST!  There were 4 different JDub artists playing parties, 3 in NYC and one in Los Angeles — were you at any of our events?  Tell us how they went!

Luckily, we’ve got loads of photos from our HAMANBASHIN’ Purim party at the CSV on the Lower East Side in NYC.  The rest of those pictures are HERE.  All photos courtesy of Dan Sieradski.

Want more?  Metromix New York sent a photographer out, and that gallery is HERE.

Haman! Boo! - The Macaroons

The Macaroons would like to wish the world a Happy Purim!! While you’re preparing your costume or shaking your grogger, be sure to grab this free track from the Macaroons called “Haman!Boo!” It’s Purim appropriate and catchy as all heck.  “Haman! Boo!” is just a little taste of what to expect from their debut album, Let’s Go Coconuts!, available in stores April 6th.

Looking for something to do with your Purim?  We’ve got the stuff!

If you’re in LA, the Macaroons are playing a Purim bash at The Echo!

If you’re in NYC, we’re hosting the big HAMANBASHIN‘ gig at CSV on the LES!  Plus, we have a new TICKET SPECIAL:  if you come in costume, your ticket at the door is only $10!

We are looking for interns in our LA office!

LA Interns will assist, support the work of, and report to, the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development. The ideal candidates will enjoy working within a fluid, flexible and creative environment, using his/her entrepreneurial instincts, sense of humor and social intelligence to advance the mission of the organization. A successful candidate will have the opportunity to intern as part of a lively team in an idealistic, people-centered, non-corporate environment in which you will see your work have a real and tangible impact every day.

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So, I finally got to go through all the awesome photos from our last Milk & Honey party at Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood. The third time we’ve thrown this little shindig, the night featured an open bar and DJ Sabbo of Soulico on the decks. Full album here, but check out some favorites (by Kevin Knight) under the cut!

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Ok folks…the title is pretty self-explanatory on this one. In keeping with my continued fascination with AI’s front-runner, MOT Adam Lambert (or “glambert” as many other bloggers affectionately call him), I thought we would participate with two favorite Jewish pastimes: drinking and gambling.

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Balkan Beat Box
Nu Made (Remixes)
Features remixes from Nickodemus,
Soulico, Mahala Rai Banda, BBB & More
Available for pre-order HERE!!

“GOOD CITIZEN Los bastardos buy - Golem are a New York City band who take klezmer and Eastern European folk strains and bash them out with a punky fervor, which aligns them philosophically with Gogol Bordello and such JDub labelmates as Balkan Beat Box and Matisyahu. Accordionist-bandleader Annette Ezekiel Kogan and Aaron Diskin trade off lyrics in English, Yiddish and Ladino as trombonist Curtis Hasselbring and violinist Alicia Jo Rabins stitch the songs together with frantic tempos and madcap melodies on their latest album, Citizen Boris. But Kogan’s lyrics don’t ape the surreal bohemianism of Gogol Bordello singer Eugene Hütz’s wild-eyed tales. Instead, her tunes are more overtly sensual, such as “Tucheses and Nenes,” where Diskin frankly lists his favorite types of women (”I like them dirtier than clean”). Even more intriguing is “Come to Me,” which unwinds with mesmerizing, serpentine weaves of Rabins’ violin as Kogan sighs and screams with orgasmic delight. The song pulls off that rare trick of being sexually thrilling without being crass or juvenile. Diskin and Kogan are also delightfully whimsical on the title track, where they grill each other with questions lifted directly from a citizenship test. - Falling James”