The Toast hopes you have had a pleasant, uplifting Hannukah. This author has kindly waived his fee for your edification.
Torah y Moi
The (Hebrew) National
SYNOGAVGES
L’Haim
Yad Future
Goy Division
Jew Order
Matzoh Hoople
Manic Street Rabbis
Guided by Moishes
The Talis Man on Earth
Feh Feh Fehs
…And You Shall Know Us By The Sale On Bread
Portugal, The Manischewitz.
Tre1f
Spinny Dreidel Real Estate
Shvitz and the Tantrums
Shmear We Go Magic
Unknown Mohel Orchestra
The Stone Moses
JCC Soundsystem
Pastrami on Rhye
Neutral Milk Hillel
Mazel Tov You! Black Emperor
My Bloody Alan Stein
Au Revoir Shimon
Men Without Katz’s
Fuck Bupkes
She & Ham
The Oy Formidable
Gelt Banana
Tegan and Sara and Rebecca and Rachel and Leah
Vlasixx
HEALTH SALAD
Bonnie “Blintz” Billy
Drake
Tags: hannukah, humor, indie music, jason gilbert, music, the jewish people
Every time I think I read the best one, there were 7 more that took its place. This friends, is the modern miracle of Hanukkah.
“Marge, are we Jewish?”
I’m doing that thing where I laugh like an old man and slap my knee with glee. for serious.
This. This is a mitzvah.
I just died.
My last words were “Drake. DRAKE. DRAAAA“
SYNOGAVGES AHAHAHA!!
This was delightful.
Walking by the JCC will never be the same.
Just imagine if you were a volunteer there, working with the AV system.
THE OY FORMIDABLE
YES. GAME TIME.
Bright Isaiah
Ma Yafeh Hayom La Tengo
They Semite Be Giants
The Avelut Brothers
Franz Shofardinand
Israel Estate (Sunny Day Israel Estate is an alternative here, I guess. Israel is kind of an uninspired substitution for Real, but hey. I am what I am.)
They Kashrut Horses, Don’t They?
Cold War Kiddush
Guided Rabbi Voices
Purim Ring
Lana Del Rebbe
The Temple Trap
Sad Day for Prophets
Torah Amos
i've always wanted to start a rap career as Halacha Flocka Flame.
SHE AND HAM. SHE AND HAM.
GUYS. I will never have a more relevant place to share this: The best band name I’ve ever heard belongs to an actual Orthodox Jewish Indie Music Act — two awesome Hasidic ladies who perform under the name BULLETPROOF STOCKINGS.
GUYS. I will never have a more relevant place to share this: The best band name I've ever heard belongs to an actual Orthodox Jewish Indie Music Act — two awesome Hasidic ladies who perform under the name BULLETPROOF STOCKINGS.
There are also not one but TWO indie Jewish trans/genderqueer klezmer bands- The Shondas and The Schmeckels.
There are also not one but TWO indie Jewish trans/genderqueer klezmer bands- The Shondas and The Schmeckels.
Yo La Talmud
Future Bubbe Heroes
Mates of Shmatte
Florence + The Machatunim
Thao and the No, Don’t Get Up, I’m Fine
Maimonides and Catered Affair
Little Shop of Horas
Dradle of Filth