FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Klezmatics to Appear on HBO's Sex and the City on August 10
Klezmer pioneers, The Klezmatics, known for blurring the lines of tradition with a
modern sonic aesthetic, will be featured on this season's eighth episode of HBO's Sex
and the City. While the details of their appearance have not been disclosed by HBO,
suffice it to say that the band performs in a scene with Samantha Jones, played by Kim
Cattrall.
"We found out that the program's music supervisor, Dan Lieberstein, is a longtime fan
of the band. We're flattered that he sought us out for the part," said lead singer
Lorin Sklamberg. "It was great fun... hobnobbing off-camera with Kristin Davis."
Band members were outfitted by costumer designer Patricia Field. "That was fun,"
Sklamberg continued with a chuckle. "They made us look... East Villagey."
The Klezmatics' latest CD, Rise up! Shteyt Oyf! (Rounder Records), continues the
unlikely combination of ancient shtetl party music with an innovative consciousness
that could only arise from the experimental and intellectual East Village. On the
release, samples from a 1948 Jewish archive combine with avant horn riffs. A
homoerotic love song sits beside traditional Hasidic songs. And the CD title comes
from a powerful gospel-tinged revision of Holly Near's "I Ain't Afraid" in both
Yiddish and English. Not the repertoire of your grandmother, and yet it may be the
very bridge connecting us to the past.
The Klezmatics' appearance on Sex on the City airs on August 10, 2003 at 9:00 p.m.
Eastern on HBO. See local listings for details. Visit the online press kit for audio
samples, hi-res JPGs, and info about the band's latest CD. Journalists should contact
rock paper scissors to request the CD or schedule interviews.
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