The Star Ledger (Newark, NJ) ≠ Sunday Edition

July 23, 2006

≥Wonder Wheel≤

The Klezmatics

(JMG)

Genre: Klezmer-folk

Artist Info: The Klezmatics try something different here, writing music for Woody Guthrie lyrics never before used in songs. Styles range from klezmer to folk-rock

Reasons to listen: Like Wilco and Billy Bragg on their ≥Mermaid Avenue≤ albums, the Klezmatics do right by Guthrie: the music is as lively as the words.

-Jay Lustig