Articles By: Just a Fan
Review of Ari Goldwag’s A Capella Soul
That difficult time (well one of them) for us music lovers is winding down, and this is the hardest part. If you’re like me, even having a good 5 or 6 quality acapella albums won’t last you through the sefira when during the year you are used to having dozens to chose from. Thankfully, Ari
Review: Yisroel Amar- Bayom Hahu
Yisroel Amar won all of us over when as permanent fans when he dedicated his performance of Piha Puscha to his mother in last year’s Jewish Star competition, which he went on to win. It wasn’t just the beautiful voice and the way he connected with the audience, at least for me, it had a
Review: Beri Weber “Thank You Hashem”
For a long time, I’d see the new Chasidish albums that came out and pass them by. I’d hear from other people that they were wonderful, but hey, I’m not Chasidish. I definitely didn’t have anything against it, don’t get me wrong, I think I just figured it wouldn’t resonate as well with me, I
Review: Yosef Chaim Shwekey- Chavivin
Since getting into Jewish music (I didn’t grow up frum), I have encountered a wonderful problem: no matter how many CDs I get, there are always going to be high quality artists that I never really got to sit down and take the time to listen to. When I got Yosef Chaim Shwekey’s album Chavivin,
Baruch Levine- Hashkifah
I remember when I first heard Baruch Levine’s Vezakeini. I found it on Youtube and listened over and over. I was a very broke college student at the time, but since I couldn’t put the video on my iPod, I finally bought the CD. It was great. I bought his next CD, Chasan HaTorah, which
Review: Miami Boys Choir Mi LaHashem Ailai
This is embarrassing to admit, but until now I never had a Miami Boys Choir CD. I’m still relatively new to the Jewish scene having listened to it for about three years now. I’ve been listening to their songs on Jewish radio and on YouTube for quite some time now, promising myself that I’d get
Shira Chadasha Boys Choir- Al HaTorah
You’ve probably noticed that there seem to be a lot of boys choirs out these days. And you’re right, there are. No, it’s not everyone’s style- the usually adorable and usually superfun- but a lot of people love it, and it’s for good reason. Shira Chadasha definitely has it’s own flavor, but most basically, it’s
Eitan Katz – Unplugged 2: Review
The first review I did for JMR was Eitan’s first Unplugged album. I absolutely loved it, and for good reason. However as much as I did love it this one might be even better. The album seems to be somewhere between Unplugged 1 and Baruch Hu, similarly all Carlebach compositions, but there was a maturation
Review of A.K.A. Pella 3 -Adaptation
I’ve recently written two reviews of A.K.A. Pella CDs, so you should know by now that I consider them to be a very talented and creative group. I can recap by saying they are not your typical acapella group. While they do have great voices and while they do beautiful harmonies, there are major differences. First
Just A Fan’s Review of A.K.A. Pella 2
For those of you who haven’t heard A.K.A.Pella yet, you’re going to be impressed. It’s very hard to believe that it isn’t music. It sound so real! But when I say that, it can just mean that some of the guys are able to make weird noises that sound like guitars and drums. A.K.A.Pella is
Classic Review: A.K.A. Pella 1- Premium Blend
This is the first album that A.K.A. Pella put out, and it’s a hit (for those of you who didn’t hear yet!). On this album, the guys from A.K.A. Pella not only put out a great album but also gave us an overview of what to expect in the coming years. The album shows that
YBC LIVE! PESACH ’11 Ah Ah Ah!
Last night I had the privilege of going to YBC LIVE! PESACH ’11 Ah Ah Ah! In other words, the latest Yeshiva Boys Choir concert. I’m going to be honest. I was very excited, and I expected it to be cute– which it totally was, but it was also much more than that. Let me
Just a Fan’s Review of Six13: Zmanim
I first heard Six13 a few years ago, right before they came to my college for a performance. Right away I liked their music, and for two sefiras and three weeks I played them pretty constantly being one of those people that needs to have my iPod on when I walk to the dryer to
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