Years active 2010–2014 Genres Folk punk, Queercore | Website www.transjews.com | |
Labels Schmekel Music; Riot Grrrl, Ink Members Lucian Kahn (guitar/vocals)
Ricky Riot (keyboard/vocals)
Nogga Schwartz (bass guitar)
Simcha Halpert-Hanson (drums) Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States Similar The Shondes, Namoli Brennet, Coyote Grace, Eli Conley, Jennifer Leitham Profiles |
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Schmekel is an all-transgender, Jewish folk punk band from Brooklyn, NY, known for their humor. They have been compared to Pansy Division, Tribe 8, Frank Zappa, Mel Brooks and Tom Lehrer. The Forward cites Schmekel as an example of the cultural movement "Queer Yiddishkeit."
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Discography
The Whale That Ate Jonah (Schmekel Music) -- October 2013
Queers On Rye (Riot Grrrl, Ink) -- December 2011
In Literature
In the final Tales of the City novel, the character Jake reports his love interest, Amos, flirting with the lead singer of Schmekel.
References
Schmekel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA