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Geoff Berner — Klezmer Mongrels

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) January 27, 2009 1:45 pm
The difference between American and Canadian multiculturalism has sometimes been described as the difference between a melting pot and a salad. In the U.S., the different elements go into the pot to make one fairly uniform culture. In Canada, those elements retain their identities but come together to form one big mish-mash of a bit of everything...
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Geoff Berner With Diona Davies And Wayne Adams — The Wedding Dance Of The Widow Bride

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) February 6, 2007 1:57 pm
The Wedding Dance is another of accordion-toting punk Geoff Berner's klezmer explorations, inspired by song concepts from the Jewish wedding ritual. Despite the premise, it's unique, edgy, sometimes hilarious and sometimes dark as hell. You'll never think about weddings the same way after listening to the trilogy of "bride" songs and...
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Geoff Berner — Whisky Rabbi

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) February 22, 2005 2:53 pm
In this follow-up to 2003’s We Shall Not Flag Or Fail, We Shall Go On To The End, Vancouver’s Geoff Berner has honed his unique sound to create an even more engaging and wonderfully perplexing collection of songs. Whiskey Rabbi features Berner’s klezmer-punk accordion stylings, accompanied by percussionist Wayne Adams and violinist extraordinaire...
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Geoff Berner — Victory Party

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 9, 2011 2:59 pm
There are few musicians doing what Geoff Berner does. While there are plenty of people re-examining and reviving klezmer — like Josh Dolgin (aka SoCalled), who produced this record — Berner is pretty much in a class by himself. What he does is basically turn klezmer into punk rock. On Victory Party, Berner proves — as he's done throughout his...
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Song Of The Day: Geoff Berner's "Wealthy Poet"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 17, 2010 5:32 pm
Geoff Berner returns with yet another klezmer-tastic album, Victory Party, on March 8. "Wealthy Poet" will appear on it, and as you can hear, it's a wee bit different from Berner's material on his Whiskey Rabbi trilogy of albums.Josh Dolgin (aka SoCalled) produced the album, and you can hear a definite electronic and drum 'n' bass influence...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 9, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 9, 2010 3:29 pm
Geoff Berner's new album, Victory Party, will come out March 8 through his new label, Mint Records. He's finished with his Whiskey Rabbi trilogy of albums, but don't be surprised if there's plenty of klezmer and songs about drinking on it anyway. Arcade Fire won two CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards yesterday, taking home trophies for Best Song and Best...
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Geoff Berner Revives "Mongrel" Music

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 4, 2009 4:39 pm
If you want an album that best exemplifies the current post-modern cultural pastiche that is our society, look no further than Geoff Berner's Klezmer Mongrels. The disc, the third installment in Berner's Whiskey Rabbi trilogy, was released on Jan. 27. It got its title because Berner says it's a "mongrel album." The beauty of being...
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Geoff Berner Is A Klezmer Mongrel

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By Mandy Savoie (CHARTattack) December 11, 2008 1:00 pm
Klezmer punk Geoff Berner's Klezmer Mongrels will be released in Canada on Jan. 27 by Jericho Beach Records after being issued in Europe by 9pm in October. The album is the third in Berner's "Whiskey Rabbi" trilogy. The first two records in the series, Whiskey Rabbi and Wedding Dance Of The Widow Bride, are about booze and women,...
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Geoff Berner Reminds People Of Dead Children In Olympic Theme Song

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By CHARTattack Staff February 25, 2008 5:00 pm
Vancouver's Geoff Berner released an album of wedding-related songs last year, and now he's turned his attention to his hometown's hosting of the 2010 winter Olympics by writing a theme song for the event. Just don't expect an uplifting anthem along the lines of Turin’s "(Ho Sentito) Freddo Mani Di Un Sacerdote Da Torino" or Sarajevo’s...
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Geoff Berner And Carolyn Mark Espouse Eastern Philosophy

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By CHARTattack Staff August 30, 2007 4:30 pm
Expect lots of between-song laughs along with some excellent music as Geoff Berner and Carolyn Mark team up for "The Eastern Philosophy Tour" next month. Berner is touring in support of Wedding Dance Of The Widow Bride, which was released by Jericho Beach Music in February. Mark will likely focus largely on songs from Nothing Is Free...
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Geoff Berner: The Ultimate Wedding Singer

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) February 26, 2007 3:00 pm
Geoff Berner has recorded a follow-up to the acclaimed Whiskey Rabbi along with percussionist Wayne Adams and violinist Diona Davies. The Wedding Dance Of The Widow Bride looks back at the Jewish wedding tradition, seen and heard through Berner's klezmer-punk, no-holds-barred filter. Berner always has a whole lot of interesting things to say and...
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Have A Wedding Dance With Geoff Berner

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By CHARTattack Staff January 3, 2007 5:30 pm
Vancouver's Geoff Berner continues to put his unique spin on klezmer and folk music on Wedding Dance Of The Widow Bride, which arrives in stores on Feb. 6. The Jericho Beach Music release features violinist Diona Davies (Po' Girl) and percussionist Wayne Adams (Zolty Cracker) supporting the accordion-playing singer/songwriter. The album was...
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On The Road Again: Tool, Geoff Berner And Hexes And Ohs

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By CHARTattack Staff August 9, 2006 6:00 pm
Tool played a handful of North American shows, including one at Toronto's Hummingbird Centre, this spring in support of their new 10,000 Days album. The Maynard James Keenan-fronted heavy rock band are now in the midst of a more comprehensive tour that will bring them to Canada for four shows with heavy metal experimentalists, Isis. With only a...
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