Updated List of Jewish Punk Bands

Update (8/19/10): Here is the 2010 version of the List of Jewish Punk Bands.

Below is an updated list of the Jewish punk bands I’ve written about along with a link to an article or blog post in which each is mentioned. The original list was posted on December 31, and this revised version incorporates bands mentioned in my January 15, June 30, and July 3 posts.

The categorization is somewhat arbitrary. The last three categories shouldn’t be thought of as comprehensive.

Punk Bands With a Significant Jewish Focus/Identity

• 7SEVENTY (Florida)
• CAN CAN (Georgia)
• Di Nigunim (California)
• Electric Menorah (New York)
• Fear of a Blue Planet (Illinois)
• Gefilte F*ck (California)
• G.I. Jew (California)
• Jewdriver (California)
• Jews From the Valley (California)
• The Jiddische Hitlerjugend (Holland)
• Johnny Cohen and the Jewish Defense League (Holland)
• Kohane of Newark (New York)
• KOSHER (Maryland)
• Mensch (New York)
• Moshiach Oi (New York)
• The Schleps (Massachusetts)
• Shabbos Bloody Shabbos (New York)
• The Shondes (New York)
• Sons of Abraham (New York)
• Steve “Gangsta Rabbi” Lieberman (New York)
• Total Passover (Iowa)
• White Shabbos (New York)
• Yidcore (Australia)

Klezmer/Folk Bands With a Punk Edge

• Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird
• Farbrengiton
• Golem
• Josh Lederman y Los Diablos
• Mr. Julian Gaskell & His Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
• The Murrays
• Polka Madre
• Zydepunks

Similar bands include the Klezmatics, Charming Hostess, Charming Hostess Big Band, and Kletka Red.

Punk Bands From Israel

• Chaos Rabak
• Friday Night Sissy Fight
• Not Kosher
• Retribution
• Sinat Hinam
• Useless ID

To learn more about the Israeli punk scene, check out Liz Nord’s documentary Jericho’s Echo: Punk Rock in the Holy Land.

Punk Bands With Jewish Members

• Bad Religion
• Black Flag
• Bleach Battalion
• Blondie
• The Clash
• The Circle Jerks
• The Dictators
• Gogol Bordello
• Hard Times
• Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• New Found Glory
• The New York Dolls
• NOFX
• The Ramones
• Serge Gainsbourg

To learn more about Jews’ involvement in punk rock, read Steven Lee Beeber’s The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk.