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Book the group now!There’s a lot of great music out there, but every so often we’ll hear a song for the first time and just know that this is a song we need to sing.
READ MOREHave you ever had the feeling that the more you do, the faster time seems to go? Or that you’re a spectator – not a participant – in your own life?
READ MOREFifty years ago, one of our favorite artists wrote a powerful, enduring, and almost prophetic song about, in the words of Art Garfunkel, “the inability of people to communicate with each other.”
READ MOREMusic is all around us, and the Passover Seder table is no exception! The Seder introduces many small variations from our typical meal-time routines…
READ MOREAn empire bent on ruling a sovereign territory without fair representation. A scrappy country rising up against the odds and their much greater opponent.
READ MORETensions are high. And while we realize that a music video probably can’t solve all, or even most, of the world’s problems, we hope to use our little corner of the internet to slightly brighten up our seemingly dark world.
READ MOREThe Hagaddah, or the traditional text recited on Passover eve, famously enjoins each person in every generation to see him or herself as having been redeemed from Egypt. In a sense, by telling the Passover story, we become part of that story. In that spirit, we’re proud to present this year’s Pesach video, a mashup of the three …
READ MOREOur newest video celebrates a different kind of holiday than usual, but one that’s more important now than ever.
READ MOREYou knew we love to sing, but did you know we could also cook? We combine our passions for Jewish food and Jewish pop-parody music in this year’s Hanukkah offering, “Latke Recipe.”
READ MOREAs the holiday that first launched us into the public spotlight, Hanukkah has always had a special place in our hearts. Each year, we’ve celebrated with our fans by touring and releasing a Hanukkah video. And that will all happen again this year.
READ MOREOne year ago, communities around the world came together for an innovative and singular initiative: the Shabbos Project.
READ MOREOver the past few years, we’ve had the unique opportunity to meet all sorts of interesting Jewish folks in all sorts of interesting places. And in each new city we’ve visited, we’ve been welcomed by a community that acts almost like an extended family. We can always count on a few fans who are happy to join us …
READ MOREMore than any traditional Jewish ritual, the Pesach (Passover) Seder emphasizes engaging the next generation. Children of all ages are encouraged to ask questions, suggest answers, and participate in a discussion of the Exodus story.
READ MOREEach year for the past four years, we’ve been honored and humbled by the emails, Facebook posts, and YouTube comments from fans describing how our music and videos help them celebrate Hanukkah. Indeed, the Hanukkah video has almost taken its place alongside menorah, dreidel, and latkes as an annual holiday ritual; each Hanukkah sees different groups and organizations …
READ MOREWe’ve got a lot of exciting news we wanted to share with you. This past Chanukkah, we had the privilege of performing at Google’s NYC HQ. Google actually posted the video of our performance to YouTube as part of their Talks@Google series, which was really an honor…
READ MOREDear Fans, The past month or so has been, to put it lightly, wild: twenty shows, eleven states, four countries on three continents, three TV appearances, two new videos (and a cameo in one more), and one original song. The Hanukkah/holiday season culminated in our annual December 25 show at BBKing in NYC’s Times Square, where we got …
READ MOREOur newest video was a lot of fun to make, and while it doesn’t accurately represent our decision-making process, there was some reality mixed in: Firstly, we’ll be shying away from full-length parodies for the time being. Taking tunes from other artists in a legal grey area, and doing it by the books usually involves a lengthy and …
READ MOREThis year, instead of sending around cards or emails to our friends, family, and fans, we decided to do something a little more…musical. The melody we are whistling in our short Rosh Hashanah clip is traditionally sung before commencing the evening High Holiday prayers. This tune, something that we have been singing since our youths, is over a …
READ MOREOne of our favorite mistakes, and the action that continues to inspire fan email two years later, is that we lit candles with a “second shamash” in our Candlelight video. For those who didn’t notice, at one point in the video, one of our singers lit a Chanukkah menorah which already had eight candles and one shamash in …
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