Girls in Trouble
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--A Jewish Folk-Rock Concert, Feb 26--
Wolran Kim
February 2013
Indie music is usually unique and individual compared to commercial popular music. ‘Girls in trouble,’ ‘A Jewish folk-rock,’ and ‘creates first-person songs based on stories of Biblical women,’ these titles even sound much more strange, but also interesting to me because I had never heard Jewish folk-rock before and this event reminded me of the ten famous biblical women that I had studied in church a long time ago. The title, Girls in Trouble, gave me the feministic mood, and I recalled the social status of women in the Old Testament days.
The performances and music of Alicia Jo Rabins and Aaron Hartman was very impressive. Their passions and professional manners that never fazed in front of a small audience made me use my own discretion about their masterful history. Rabins played the violin and electric guitar freely as a born musician. (She has been learning the violin since she was three years old according to the Internet’s information.) She also handled other supporting equipment such as a microphone and a foot machine. These tools made repeated chord sounds.
Therefore, the sound of the two musicians, Rabins and Hartman, sounded often like magnificent chords such as in orchestras. Rabins’ voice, arms, and foot were really busy, but her song was never distracted. She played a few people’s role herself on the stage, and captivated audiences with her mysterious voice.
Rabins’ stories about women in the Old Testament, Hagar, Ruth, Rachel, Leah, Sarah, Hanna, Judith (the Apocrypha), etc., reconstructed her songs. These women wrote a new history in the Old Testament with their wisdom and passion, the same as men of heroes such as Adam, Moses, or David. Rabins’ creative idea to make songs about Biblical women attracts my interest and her performance made quite a new impression on me.
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--A Jewish Folk-Rock Concert, Feb 26--
Wolran Kim
February 2013
Indie music is usually unique and individual compared to commercial popular music. ‘Girls in trouble,’ ‘A Jewish folk-rock,’ and ‘creates first-person songs based on stories of Biblical women,’ these titles even sound much more strange, but also interesting to me because I had never heard Jewish folk-rock before and this event reminded me of the ten famous biblical women that I had studied in church a long time ago. The title, Girls in Trouble, gave me the feministic mood, and I recalled the social status of women in the Old Testament days.
The performances and music of Alicia Jo Rabins and Aaron Hartman was very impressive. Their passions and professional manners that never fazed in front of a small audience made me use my own discretion about their masterful history. Rabins played the violin and electric guitar freely as a born musician. (She has been learning the violin since she was three years old according to the Internet’s information.) She also handled other supporting equipment such as a microphone and a foot machine. These tools made repeated chord sounds.
Therefore, the sound of the two musicians, Rabins and Hartman, sounded often like magnificent chords such as in orchestras. Rabins’ voice, arms, and foot were really busy, but her song was never distracted. She played a few people’s role herself on the stage, and captivated audiences with her mysterious voice.
Rabins’ stories about women in the Old Testament, Hagar, Ruth, Rachel, Leah, Sarah, Hanna, Judith (the Apocrypha), etc., reconstructed her songs. These women wrote a new history in the Old Testament with their wisdom and passion, the same as men of heroes such as Adam, Moses, or David. Rabins’ creative idea to make songs about Biblical women attracts my interest and her performance made quite a new impression on me.