The history of JDub Records has finally been written. The Jewish record company, which was founded in 2003 and quickly became the single most popular venture of its kind, discovered Matisyahu (then battled him in court) and went on to represent acts like Balkan Beat Box, Michael Showalter, and The Sway Machinery before ultimately losing its funding in 2011. Daniel Arkin has the full oral history of the label—which formerly owned Jewcy—over at Brooklyn Ink:

It’s the story of a scrappy start-up that broke all the rules, revolutionizing Jewish music over eight years and thirty-six albums. It’s the story of the savvy innovators and radical artists who shook up Jewish popular culture at the dawn of a new millennium.

Read the whole thing here.

Klezmer Punks, Gangsta Rabbis: An Oral History of JDub Records [Brooklyn Ink]

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The NY Gypsy Festival celebrates its seventh year with another outstanding performance schedule and a total of nine shows from Sept 9 – 29, 2011.

Socalled is a pianist, producer, composer, arranger, rapper, singer, journalist, photographer, filmmaker, magician, cartoonist and puppet maker based in Montreal, Quebec. After several solo albums including The Socalled Seder and 2007′s Ghettoblaster (both available from JDub) which featured the breakout hits, “The Good Old Days” and “You Are Never Alone”, 2011 brings us his new release, Sleepover.

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Tim Monaghan, the drummer of JDub Records bands Golem and Girls In Trouble, had a terrible accident a week ago and is in intensive care for trauma to his skull and brain.

Like many musicians and artists, Tim has no insurance, so as we wait for him to get better, a fund  has been established to raise money to help his family in this difficult time.

You can view the fund on Facebook, where you can also make a contribution.

Tim is a fantastic drummer and dear friend to many in the JDub and NYC music communities. Please send your good, healing thoughts and prayers to Tim and if you can, donate something to the fund.

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Resident DJ MATT HAZE  (Slayer’s Club) spins hip-hop, soul, reggae, funk, cumbia, dub, Balkan, African, Middle Eastern and other sounds from around the world.

Special guests TBD!

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