Depending on whether you love Heeb, or hate Heeb (and people generally feel only one way or the other), you might have attended last night’s Brooklyn launch party for Heeb’s Music Issue and have already devoured its glossy pages of irreverence and pics of cute hipsters. You might have found that the issue is kind of good (disclaimer, I’m in the love camp) and might have been as refreshed as I am to read about Jews and Music without having to read about Jewish Music.
The issue’s cover story, Keel Over Beethoven is a sweet homage to everyone’s favorite Jew-Fro clad musical comedy trio, The Lonely Island. It chronlicles the rise of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer to their current place at the top of the comedy music charts.
The photo shoot featuring six emerging Brooklyn-based bands, Straight Outta Brooklyn, is a pleasure on the eyes and will probably come in handy next time I’m in a music conversation at a party in Williamsburg.
The interview with Sandra Bernhard (is it possible it took Heeb this long to talk to Sandra Bernhard?!) is short but entertaining and you can read more on their website.
The most surprising article is Brenna Erlich’s Gimme Shelter, a piece about Sderot, the small city in Israel which constantly makes headlines for its close proximity to Gaza and the many bombs that drop there. Apparently, Sderot has produced some seriously successful and talented musicians, and though the article doesn’t get into politics, it does maintain a serious (and dare we say, tasteful?) tone in its descriptions of the city’s situation.
