Oyhoo Festival September and October, 2007
oyhoo.com The Oyhoo Festival is New York City’s premiere Jewish music event, showcasing the very best in the growing scene—all with the single purpose of bringing the diaspora together to dance, sing and enjoy. There will be events for all ages, budgets and tastes. Check out some highlights and the overview below, and then head over to oyhoo.com to get full details.
An 8-day concert throughout New York City that you won’t want to miss. "It is the single largest Jewish music festival of its kind in North American, if not in world history." - Jewish Week
Highlights:
Oct. 20, 8 pm
Fiddlin' w/ the Roof
With 14 artists each performing one song in the original order of the classic motion picture soundtrack of Sholom Aleichem's great tale. At the 92nd St Y.
Oct. 21, 8pm
Kobi Oz & Teapacks
US Premiere of Kobi's worldwide hit "Push the Button." At Highline Ballroom.
Oct. 21, 11 am
Bagels and Bongos
Featuring Jewish Cuban Gypsy sounds of Sexteto Rodriguez with many special guests. At Highline Ballroom.
Oct. 25
Second Annual All-Star Yiddish Sing-along
at Congregation Rodeph Sholom
Shemspeed Blowout – Release PartyOct. 25, 7 pm
Admission: $15
The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard St. (btwn Broadway & Church)
212-219-3132
knittingfactory.com
Shemspeed, the largest, most diverse Jewish music site teams up with Oyhoo to throw their NYC launch party! Check out Shemspeed at shemspeed.com.
With performances by: Y-Love, Smadar, Pharaoh’s Daughter Unplugged, King Django, Sway Machinery w/ Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blue Fringe, Rav Shmuel, Rachael Sage, dj handler, Shem’s Disciples, Kosha Dillz, Yuri Lane, DJ Balagan, Michelle Citrin, Chana Rothman, Juez, Jon Madof, Noir, D. Wolf from Felonious, Luminescent Orchestrii, Matthue Roth, Hebrew Mamita, Adam Shechter, Jake Marmer and many many more special guests….
Plus a special screening of The Chosen Ones
Hebrew School DropoutsOct. 26, 11 pm
Admission: $10
The Tank
279 Church Street (btwn Franklin and White)
212-563-6269
thetanknyc.org
Hebrew School Dropouts returns to the Oyhoo Festival with a heaping helping of deliquent yids. Come on down to the Tank where they will be reinventing a Sabbath like no other with other Members of the Tribe, a Buddhist and a Former Penecostal Gone Agnostic. Hallelujah! The line-up includes: Eric Andre (Comedy Central), Michelle Collins (VH-1), Liam McNeamy (Comedy Central), Rena Zager (Comedy Central), Eric Deskin (ESPN), Katie Halper (The Tank), Elon James White (4 Shades of Black) and hosted by Susannah Perlman (Last Comic Standing). …featuring a special sampling of Hebrew Beer!
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