This is called shameless promotion. It's where we use our media platform to broadcast our pick for what you should do with your time.
That pick is the Pinstripes, a Cincinnati based band specializing in funky reggae, soul, and ska music. Having played 200 shows together over the past 5 years, The Pinstripes deliver melodic horn lines over a tight rhythm section.
The band is performing at the Gramophone Tuesday night along with Void Union and Team Relevance. The show starts at 9 and costs $5 for a night of fun.
This is not only media bias, but also nepotism at its best. Be there.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Is Twitter Good For The Jews?
I just read an interesting story in the Forward that speaks both to the wordiness of Jews and how trends toward microblogging, particularly Twitter, may undermine the Jewish mind.
The basic premise of the argument goes something like this: Jews have always been people of the book, all scholarly discussions in the Midrash come back to this source, and to some degree, all 'Jewish genius' comes from this source as well, and the 'pilpul' of pulling every iota of meaning from a source. Without the Torah as the core source though, and without the careful, well-reasoned, and wordy output, the Jewish mind will deteriorate.
Um... not sure if I totally buy it. I see an entirely new generation of Yids who are connected..both in terms of Jewish identity, and in terms of the network. People who are building connections and making things happen.
Two examples taking place this evening are Michael Oren's talk, tonight at 560 Trinity in University City, which is being promoted through social media, and Kosha Dillz, the Jewish Rapper who performs tonight at Atomic Cowboy in Tower Grove. Kosha Dillz has basically been planning his entire tour using Twitter to connect with people, particularly Jews, around the country to help him book shows.
Are we losing the core content or are we finding new ways to engage and express?
Read the Forward's story here.
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The basic premise of the argument goes something like this: Jews have always been people of the book, all scholarly discussions in the Midrash come back to this source, and to some degree, all 'Jewish genius' comes from this source as well, and the 'pilpul' of pulling every iota of meaning from a source. Without the Torah as the core source though, and without the careful, well-reasoned, and wordy output, the Jewish mind will deteriorate.
Um... not sure if I totally buy it. I see an entirely new generation of Yids who are connected..both in terms of Jewish identity, and in terms of the network. People who are building connections and making things happen.
Two examples taking place this evening are Michael Oren's talk, tonight at 560 Trinity in University City, which is being promoted through social media, and Kosha Dillz, the Jewish Rapper who performs tonight at Atomic Cowboy in Tower Grove. Kosha Dillz has basically been planning his entire tour using Twitter to connect with people, particularly Jews, around the country to help him book shows.
Are we losing the core content or are we finding new ways to engage and express?
Read the Forward's story here.
Read More......
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