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Photo by Amos Mac of Original Plumbing

Author | Hannibal Alexander

If one of the main goals of starting a band is to stand out, than Brooklyn-based band Schmekel is doing an excellent job at hitting that goal. “If The Kinks, a klezmer band, Weird Al, and Frank Zappa has a weird baby,” bassist Nogga Schwartz illustrates, “that kind of starts to paint a picture of what we sound like.” And that’s just the beginning of the group’s uniqueness that has made them stars in New York’s rising Transcore scene.

The four piece band is made up of loud and proud Transgendered Jews, with a name that means “little penis” in Yiddish. Their debut album “Queers on Rye” includes shock-worthy titles like “Fondle the PSA Agent” and “Tranny Chaser” that balance being fun, funny, controversial and thought-provoking simultaneously. Lucian Kahn, guitarist and vocalist, adds “Our songs are smutty and politically provocative, but hopefully not hurtful.” .....

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