#schmekel

[mesothrax]

punk rule

(people/bands from left to right in no particular order)

Laura Jane Grace, Lucian Kahn, Joey Steel (I think), Tom Gilbert, G.L.O.S.S., Emma Grrrl, Sydney Dolezal, Elijah (Human Kitten), Donnie Walsh, Lynn Breedlove, Zac Xeper, Size of Sadness guitar player (if you know their name please let me know), and Alexia Roditis (ty @ha--eul for the correction)

[decentluck13]

So, I was not raised Jewish, which means I'm only within the last couple years learning all the joys of Jewish music. But fun fact, this also means that my first real exposure to Hava Nagila was through this fun little tune:

And so now whenever I hear Hava Nagila in other contexts, my brain will ONLY sing along in the voice of Schmekel. I hope other trans Jews may appreciate.

[cgi-heart-eyes]

listen to schmekel rn it’s a jewish, trans, queer, folk punk band.

may i suggest “the binding of isaac” as a starter song.

very good queer n jew punk

listen to it

[willtheweirdrat]

Transmasc music is either punk rock that makes your whole house shake or a funky ukelele tune and tbh both are GREAT

[ulysses-but-somehow-more-transer]

dearest followers,

do you like trans men? jewish people? folk punk? gay sex?

introducing SCHMEKEL!

active between 2010 and 2014 this brooklyn based band made music focusing on themes of being trans gay and jewish, and the intersections of those things, often in a comedic way. some of my personal favourites include "youre not the only bear i fisted" "maybe shes shomer negiyah" and "i heart str8t men (but not 4 sex)".

anyway i am forcing you to listen to them immediatly under threat of violence

[kvetchs]

new men with old men names || schmekel

[greco-roman-jewess]

Ok so Schmekel has a ton of issues and their neoBundist attitude infuriates me but…

“Even fegeylehs know some girls just want a chuppah”

Is a f*cking iconic way to describe shomer negiyah

[gay-otlc]

You ever think about new men with old man names and feel immensely called out

[stargore]

When you get this, list 5 songs you like to listen to, publish them, and send this ask to the last 10 people in your notifs ☆

omg!!!

2Econd 2Ight 2Eer (That Was Fun, Goodbye.) - Will Wood

Angelica - Wet Leg

On the Rob - Cheap Dirty Horse

Songs of Origin - Yaelokre

FTM at the DMV - Schmekel

some of my favorites currently <3!

[obscure-song-tournament]

Finalists Bracket - Eighth Set

Maneater - Blue Eyed Blondes

“AWESOME CANNIBALISM SONG” & “ok these guys actualy have 9000 monthly listeners but i love this song sooo much and it always gets confused with the wildly more popular Maneater by Hall & Oates or Maneater by Nelly Furtado. what about the fucked up cannibalism one huh. please”

Rusalka and the Shepherd Girl - The Forgetmenauts

“It's about an entity from slavic folklore!!! which is so so fun!!! I have no comprehensible thoughts about this song. It's SO good and i'm losing my mind over it. It's also very queer. which is a given because.........well yeah it's the forgetmenauts.” & “SO BASICALLY!!! YEAH IT'S A SONG ABOUT A RUSALKA AND A SHEPERD GIRL WHO SHE LURED INTO THE RIVER!!! HELL YEAH!!! DROWNING FOR LOVE!!! WITH THEMES OF SINNING AND CHRISTIANITY!!! ITS SO SOSOSOSO FUN!!! The coven (a group of like....30-50 people on tumblr who go ballistic over the forgetmenauts) is SO not normal about this song. it's in the top 3 songs we all collectively lose our minds over on a regular basis. this has just been me rambling. i'm so so sorry. i cannot be normal about this song.”

The Binding of Isaac - Schmekel

“the transmasc jew anthem”

[ladycharles]

I am not familiar with this band in my related artists data on Spotify, but damn if that isn't some impressive Yiddish self-deprecation in their name. L'chayim, "tiny peepee"!

(Note too the celebrated Palestinian classical/traditional composer in there, Spotify really, really overestimates my nonexistent relevance to both cultures)

[unexplained-gender-envy]

Gender envy is the man on the left in the back playing Bass Guitar

[rednosebigshoe]

Noel Gruber listens to Schmekel you just need to trust me on this one

[ulysses-but-somehow-more-transer]

id be your shabbos goy <3

[bloodyluxury13]

realizing I am breathing the same air as the Jewish ftm band Schmekel :o omw to give them all big smoochies