Get DeLeon’s latest album Casata on iTunes or jdubdigital.com

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With Rana Santacruz and special guests

$8, doors at 8:00

Get DeLeon’s latest album Casata on iTunes or jdubdigital.com

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Michelle Christina Larsen, New York-based fashion super stylist and journalist, takes Jewcy behind the scenes of the DeLeon photoshoot for their new album Casata (JDUB Records), which re-imagines ancient Sephardic melodies as indie rock.

For more information on Michelle, check out her website or her kick ass blog, Hey Mishka.

Casata is available on Amazon, iTunes, and in the Jewcy Store for the special price of $8.99!

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After her passing, dividing her earthly belongings went about as smoothly as these things can go, except there was the matter of her recipe box. Several of us had submitted that as an item that we were interested in inheriting.  I had been granted some pots and pans but no instructions on how to make magic happen within them.  So I proposed to my Aunt Jeannie, who had also requested the recipe box, that we collaborate on publishing a cookbook of her recipes for the whole family to enjoy.  She agreed and got to work narrowing down the recipes to the ones she remembered my nonna cooking the most often.

I timed this project to last me the whole first year after her death.  It was a meaningful way for me to continue to interact with her memory and help me through my grieving process.  Sifting through old family photographs and reading her handwritten notes on her dozens of food stained index cards proved to be cathartic.  It made her feel less far away.  Even though I could no longer have her in person, I now had the means to keep the flavors she created alive in my own home.  I can fill my kitchen with the aromas of her food anytime I want.

One of my favorite recipes from the cookbook is for “Ciambelle di Pesach or “Matzah Nasirot”, a simple donut shaped cookie (recipe below). I know Passover isn’t exactly around the corner, but this is a cookie you should know about year round. They are the best I’ve eaten.  Every year just before Passover my nonna would send a box of these to everyone in the family.  I would have to fend off Jews and goyim alike in my college dorm to make sure the stash would last at least until Passover began.

My nonna described them growing up in Italy in the book:

The holiday I remember the most is Pesach (Passover).  Weeks in advance, all families would order from the synagogue two kinds of matzoh, one for eating and the other for cooking and shmurah flour to make the traditional sweets that we called matzoh nasirot.  All the women of the community would go to the synagogue’s kitchen to prepare and bake those wonderful cookies.  They would fill up sacks with them and share them with all the relatives, friends, schoolteachers, and Christian neighbors.

These are to be shared, so be sure to make a lot.

Ingredients:

20 eggs
5 lbs, 12 ounces flour
3 1/2 cups olive oil
3 cups sugar
2 tsp ammonium carbonate (can substitue baking soda)
2 tsp vanilla
3 tsp star anise crushed or liquid anise
1 tsp salt

Makes 226 “ciambelle” – ring shaped cookies.

Directions:

Put flour on pastry board, make large well in the middle. Break eggs and start beating them with a fork incorporating flour in them and adding all of the other ingredients as you incorporate the eggs and flour. Keep on beating with the fork until you have a soft dough that will not stick to the board. Roll the “ciambelle” – it helps to keep your hands oily. Bake at 350° to 400° for about 30 minutes.

The cookbook Cooking With Nonna is for sale HERE.  All profits go towards ALS research, the disease that took my grandfather Luciano’s life before I had a chance to meet him.

Daniel Saks is the front-man of DeLeon.  Their new album Casata out now on JDUB Records, is a re-imagining of ancient Sephardic melodies as indie rock.  Casata is also available for sale on Amazon, iTunes, and in the Jewcy Store for the special price of $8.99!

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The high-energy, entertainment-rich, and thought-provoking evening features Nathan Englander, one of The New Yorker’s “20 Writers for the 21st Century,” interviewed by New York Times writer David Segal ; a concert by Jdub Records’ indie rock band DeLeon; text study; tastings from the Sixth & Rye food truck ; and Rabbi Shira Stutman as the emcee!

Stay late for THE TEN After 10, an “after party” unleashing provocative discussion until midnight.

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Opening the concert is groundbreaking music by Brooklyn’s DeLeon, which re-imagines ancient melodies as contemporary pieces.

Held at NYU Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Pl. at Washington Sq S.

Tickets:
$30 for WMI + JCC Members
$35 for Nonmembers

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Things we learned when we talked to Eugene Mirman:

• He’s not a communist.

• The light of God shines down on him throughout this entire video. Seriously, that’s heavenly light that makes this video blurry. If you’re offended by this beautiful occurrence, we suggest you close your eyes, and imagine this is a podcast.

• We tried to trick him to see if he knew the correct date for the upcoming Festival of Strikes party that we’re helping to throw. We are happy to report that he did know it’s on November 30th at Brooklyn Bowl and The Sway Machinery, Soulico and DeLeon are playing.

(Photo via SF Weekly)

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With Soulico, The Sway Machinery, & Deleon

First 150 people in the door get a free drink!

Plus, a very unique holiday picture booth and a craft area to make last-minute gifts!

Sponsored by Tablet Magazine; made possible with support from the UJA-Federation of New York.

Co-sponsored by the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, HIAS, Joshua Venture Group, and Birthright Israel NEXT.

Those interested in a VIP experience in support of JDub are encouraged to purchase a donor bowling packages; details at www.jdubrecords.org/vip or 212.930.3671.

Doors: 6:00 PM / Show: 7:00 PM

$15.00 – $18.00

About the artists:

Russian-born comedian Eugene Mirman was recently named the “Best New York Comedian” by The Village Voice and one of the 10 best comedians of the last decade by Paste Magazine.

The Sway Machinery‘s sound stems from Lockwood’s rich musical relationships with his grandfather Cantor Jacob Konigsberg and his mentor Carolina Slim, the renowned blues player who fondly guided Lockwood’s musical development.  The band will perform songs off of their debut album, Hidden Melodies, Revealed, as well as from the forthcoming album, The House of Friendly Ghosts Vol. 1, the inspired result of a trip to the Festival of the Desert in Timbuktu.
“Deep and funky at times, bluesy and hypnotic at others…exhilarating, incomparable moments.” – Jambase

Reimagining 500 year old Ladino folk songs as modern indie rock, DeLeon’s debut album was described as “a dizzying ride that answers the question, what if the Os Mutantes were Jewish?” (Heeb) and “seamless swirls of low-rent loft rock and Spanish-crooned sunset laments.” – CMJ

Israeli DJs Soulico create “an exuberant synthesis of traditional Israeli folk melodies and familiar hip-hop sensibilities.” – Pitchfork.

About the event:
Kick off the season on the night before Hanukkah. While at the concert, capture that perfect holiday picture to send to friends and family and create last-minute gifts. Plus, the first 150 people in the door will receive a free drink!

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First they took DeLeon out on the road, and now it’s being announced that the reformed classic Brazillian psychedelic band, Os Mutantes will be bringing “lo-fi pop wunderkind,” Ariel Pink on their upcoming Fall tour.

Maybe we’re looking into this a little too much, but that’s two tours in a row where the Mutantes are sharing a van (or bus, or whatever they use) with Jews. Are we missing something here?

Os Mutantes / Ariel Pink Fall, 2010 Tour Dates

11-05, Dallas TX. Palladium Showroom

11-06, Austin TX. Fun Fun Fun Fest

11-08 New Orleans LA. One Eyed Jack’s

11-09 Atlanta GA. Variety Playhouse

11-11 Washington DC. 9:30 Club

11-12 Philadelphia PA. Tracadero

11-13 New York NY. Webster Hall

11-14 Boston MA. Royal Boston

11-16 Montreal QC. Le National

11-17 Toronto ONT. The Opera House

11-18 Bowling Green OH. Clazel Theater

11-19 Chicago IL. Metro

11-20 Minneapolis MN. Ceder Cultural Center

11-21 Lawrence KS. Granada Theater

11-23 Denver CO. Bluebird Theater

11-26 Vancouver, BC. Rickshaw Theater

11-27 Seattle WA. Neumo’s

11-28 Portland OR. Berbati’s Pan

11-30 San Francisco, CA. Regency Ballroom

12- 02, Los Angeles CA. Henry Fonda Theater

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