Jewish Girl Band Haiku
Bulletproof Stockings Chasidic Alt Rock Girl Band Shirim m'ulim*
Something different today - a departure from my usual posts about the weekly parsha.Just over a week ago I noticed a Kickstarter project from a name that sounded familiar. A band called "Bulletproof Stockings", raising money for their first full-length album. The name rang a bell because last summer I heard about them on the Vox Tablet podcast from the wonderful Jewish website Tablet Magazine.They claim - no doubt accurately - to be the world's first Chasidic Alt Rock Girl Band. And they rock.Because they are Orthodox Jews, their live performances are for women only. But you don't have to be a woman - or Jewish - to enjoy this music. You can listen to some of their early recordings on Soundcloud. Then head over to Kickstarter to read their story and, hopefully, throw a few shekels their way to help make their first full-length album a reality.*- שירים מעולים (excellent songs) Full disclosure: I don't know the women of Bulletproof Stockings, but I have backed their project on Kickstarter and will presumably only get my autographed CD if they reach their funding goal. But I'd be encouraging you to check out their music even if my reward was guaranteed.