Jon Reiss

It's all Hebrew to me. Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/jonreiss and see more writing at http://jonreiss.tumblr.com

151 Articles Published | Follow:
The Big Jewcy: Jonny Umansky And Zach Hyatt – Living The Hollywood Dream

Two guys move to Hollywood and get close to grabbing that brass ring.

The Big Jewcy: Hamilton Morris – Psychedelic Documentarian

Hamilton Morris might just be our generation’s Tim Leary.

The Big Jewcy: Rob Markoff – Digging Through Record Crates Turns To Jewish Freak Folk Delights

After playing in a number of indie bands on and off for the last decade, Markoff found divine inspiration via a copy of the 1970s album, “Sing out, it’s Shabbos,” and decided that the album could sound better.

The Big Jewcy: Mike Edison – Literary Libertine

We caught up with Mike Edison to talk about his forthcoming book, “Dirty, Dirty, Dirty! Of Playboys, Pigs and Penthouse Paupers, an American Tale of Sex and Wonder.”

The Big Jewcy: Elliot Aronow – From Punk Zines To RCRD LBL

Through his site RCRD LBL, Elliot has established himself as a versatile handy man for the music world capable to rock almost any hat, both literally and metaphorically.

Jews Are Puppets At The 2011 soloNova Festival

The soloNova festival is an annual NYC-based theater festival that focuses on one-man plays that incorporate multi-media in interesting ways.

Fool’s Gold Debut “Leave No Trace” Video

In anticipation of their 2nd album Leave No Trace, the collective known to the world as Fool’s Gold (fronted by Israeli-born Luke Tophas) has released a video trailer.

Jewcy Interviews: Yael Naim

After her success thanks to a MacBook Air ad, Yael Naim is set to put out her next album, “She was a Boy.” We talk to her about Steve Jobs and French antisemitism.