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Gringo De Mayo

ck — Fri, 06 May 2011 08:00:03 +0000

Frickin Eric Schwartz. The comedian and Jewlicious Festival alum aka Smooth E, is funny. But he’s not just funny, he’s talented too. Last year he posted a video of himself lip synching to a famous Mexican folk song: “El Aventurero” by Antonio Aguilar. That was pretty cool but I guess Eric has spent the past year practicing because this year, he did something different. He went into a Mexican restaurant on Karaoke night (talk about cross cultural fertilization – only in America!) and performed the song. How did it go? Judge for yourself but suffice it to say the crowd chanted “Autro! Autro!”

Hope y’all had a fun Cinco De Mayo!

Electric Finale to the Festival of Lights

Rabbi Yonah — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:21:32 +0000

Move over Latka Ball – Chanukah (Honika) Electronica will knock your dreidel off.

When Smooth-E, aka Eric Schwartz recorded Honika Electronica last fall, it’s pretty safe to say he didn’t expect to become a party franchise.

Chanukah Electronica (yet another spelling) is a musical Chanukah celebration with top-notch music, comedy and food created by JConnectLA and Eric Schwartz, with partners The Chai Center, American Friends of Magen David, Jewish Free Loan, and LA Blueprint. Musical headliner’s Naked Rhythm— LA’s premier world music and electronica ensemble — were joined by the hilarious Smooth-E and LA’s own Shankbone for an incredible send off to Chanukah at The Joint. More than three hundred young Jews ended Chanukah crowded in, up to their chins in Modern Tribe’s No-Hold Texas Dreidle, chocolate coins, home-made latkas, and party size sufganiot. They party rocked the Joint until late into the night.

Smooth-E is Octodad

Rabbi Yonah — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:49:54 +0000

OctoDad Press Conference @ OctoMom’s House

A man claiming to be “the real OctoDad” surfaced outside the circus that is Nadya Suleman’s home carrying a turkey baster and three test tubes filled with white liquid. Did someone order takeout?!— TMZ.com

Smooth-E, a veteran of several Jewlicious Festivals, has written a song about the Octomom. Meanwhile, check the video for a really good laugh during this “Octodad Press Conference.”

Best of Jewlicious Festival CD

Rabbi Yonah — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:12:28 +0000

In order to attract new donors and provide a memorable prize for participants, we are creating a limited edition Best of Jewlicious Festival CD featuring artists who have performed at our Festivals in the past. This compilation will be professionally produced by our National Music Director, and crafted with beautiful eco-friendly packaging

Consider helping to fund this CD with a tax deductible donation.

All the musicians are donating their songs for this project, and the CD will be used for promotional purposes only. For donations of $18 or more we will send you a CD.

The Best of Love Fest

lisa — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:09:52 +0000

As great as it all was…

It wasn’ t Rabbi Yonah and Rachel Bookstein‘s Instant Matchmaking, hot kosha buffet or the chocolate Fun-Jew.

It wasn’t the rad goodie bags from Modern Tribe and Jewcy.

It wasn’t the fabu Heebster shuk vendors, including Threaded Heritage, Dove Above, Rabbi’s Daughter’s, Hebrew School Drop-Out and more.

It wasn’t the on-site coverage from Lara Bearman and Jewish TV Network.

It wasn’t even 8th Day, the outrageously funny Smooth-E, the sneak preview of Cool Jew or headliner Moshav that made the night so right.

It was the more than 320 Yidden & Friends, including the fab duo Aron and Garron, who rocked the house and made Love Fest 2008 truly unforgettable!

Get ready LA for Love Fest

Rabbi Yonah — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:32:15 +0000

Before speed dating, J-Date, Valentines Day or Sadie Hawkins Day, there was the original ancient Love Holiday -Tu B’Av. Jewish maidelach and suitors went out into the fields to see and be seen, really, the first Jewish singles event. It’s a celebration of love for everyone.

Tu B’Av, the 15th Day of Av, is a day of joy, a day for matchmaking dating back to the second Temple period (before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.).

Jewlicious and JconnectLA are producing the biggest celebration of Tu B’Av to hit the City of Angels, Love Fest, on Aug. 14, 8:30pm-1am, at Fu’s Palace Restaurant. Tickets are just $15 in advance, $20 at the door and include your first drink ticket. Students with ID can get in for $15.

Co-sponsored by Taglit Birthright Israel-NEXT, Jewcy, the Jewish Agency, ModernTribe.com, and Cool Jew Book, expect a festive romantic evening of music, humor, matchmaking, cool swag, $7 drinks, and yummy eats.

Entertainment for the evening includes the hilarious and talented Smooth-E, Jewish rockers 8th Day, the mystic rhythms of DJ Eric Rosen, and the unmatched energy and spirit of MOSHAV.

Lisa Alcalay Klug will be offering a sneak preview of her much anticipated book Cool Jew, which is not for sale until Sept. 1 – but we’ll have it on sale at Love Fest.

Rabbi Yonah and Rachel Bookstein will be unveiling Instant Matchmaking™. Love Fest’ers need to be there early to have your chance at an Instant Match – all done in the spirit of Tu B’Av. Who knows what waits in store for you at Love Fest?

If you already have a special someone, celebrate your love during this ancient festival, with hundreds of others at Love Fest. Don’t let Love Fest pass you by, it only happens once a year.

For tickets go to Jconnectla.com today!