Archive for Category: "Reviews"
SPLASHNEWS-Review of Maccabeats “Out of the Box”
SPLASHNEWS- So you thought the Maccabeats were a passing phase; they’re not! Their newest album, titled “Out of the Box”, can just blow you away. The talent that is involved and evident in this group from Yeshiva University is unbelievable. I really like the title of the album with it’s double meaning. Out of the Box represents the long way
Guest Review: A.K.A. Pella 5
By: Dave Sharpner Anyone who’s been following the Jewish music scene over the last few years,will no doubt be familiar with the group called A.K.A. Pella. This talented group broke out onto the music scene a few years back with their smashing debut album Premium Blend. I remember hearing it for the first time, and
HILLELKAPS : Review of AKA PELLA V
I like to start my reviews off subjecting my readers to a quick word about the artist/musician/singing group so here goes. Aka Pella has set off a musical explosion since they started releasing their material. This is by far the wildest acapella group in the Jewish Music World and their motto holds true.
HILLELKAPS – Review of YBC – Amein x4
YBC – Amein Amein Amein I’m going to make a disclaimer on this review and point out that unfortunately I did not get the booklet for this album and am not as informed as I would normally like to be before reviewing an album. That being
HILLELKAPS : Review of A Cappela Soul
I am a huge fan of Ari Goldwag’s and I miss the Jewish Music podcast he used to put out. Known not only for his own musical career but also for starting Sheves Achim as well as Sheves Chaveirim, Ari just doesnt stop! Hopefully he never will. He actually just released a music video for one of the
SPLASHNEWS-Review of YBC-Amen Amen Amen Amen
SPLASHNEWS- So its that time of year again, the one that’s really hard on us music lovers. Yes, it may be sefira but Eli Gerstner, together with Yossi Newman have given us more than just something to listen to, with this newest version of the Yeshiva Boys Choir all done a capella! This cd features a great
Concert Recap: YBC Live Pesach 12!
Ah, Chol Hamoed. A time to spend quality time with the family, take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and pack on out to a concert to enjoy great music and some plain old fun. In my case, the concert in question was YBC Live! Pesach 12, featuring Ohad, the
OutOfTowner Reviews Yehuda Green-Peace in my Heart
As someone who loves music, I am a little embarrassed to admit that growing up I was not a Shlomo Carlebach fan. I obviously knew his famous songs, but didn’t own any of his cassettes or CDs. After he passed away I was exposed to his music a little by some friends and went on
OutOfTowner Reviews Tzudik-Brothers
A couple of months ago Tzudik Greenwald’s album, Brothers, was released, and immediately I started getting requests to review it. I had not heard a lot about the album and with so much else coming out it got swept under the rug. Well, I finally got around to getting and listening to it, and
SPLASHNEWS- Review of Avraham Fried, “Keep Climbing”
SPLASHNEWS- The album that we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. It’s not often that two super stars release their albums at the same time, but it just happened. This album was years in the making as is quite evident from the quality of the album. Featuring 13 songs in all different styles, this CD
Spotlight on Finding Forever
Sarah Dukes’ Finding Forever, a collection of fourteen original piano solos, isn’t like most other albums. Then again, Sarah Dukes isn’t like most other musicians. A self taught composer, Sarah’s songs come straight from the heart, musical expressions of her emotions. Sarah began playing piano at age six and composed her first song, titled Elephant
Recap : SNS at the YU Seforim Sale!
You can get an idea of how the night went but just to give you the rundown The Show started with Baruch Naftel and Hillel Kapnick of One Man Band + Plus (www.onemanbandplus.com) They played a medley of Motzai Shabbos Songs Shalom Bondar and Hillel Kapnick performed two brand new songs that they are planning
Spotlight on: Dance With Shloime Daskal
While like everyone else I am always on the lookout for top notch, new music, I have long been a firm believer that lurking within our own music collections there is a goldmine of good music just waiting to be rediscovered. You know what I mean. Favorite albums from five, ten, even decades ago, depending
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