Klezmatics at the Bottom Line

[Mattflight <Mattflight...>]

    On Saturday Night I saw the Klezmatics at the Bottom Line. I went to the 
first set with some friends who live in NYC, and sat right up front near 
Frank. The played the Holly Near song that everyone was raving about at the 
Tonic show last month was amazing. 
    The only thing that surprised me about their set is that they didn't play 
any music off The Well. But the change in the lyrics to Shnirele Perele made 
it even more special. The Purim song is something that you have to experience 
in person, it is presented in a way that only the Klezmatics could do it.

    Their was one funny note about the Bottom Line, one member of the party 
that I was with went up to the bar to get some drinks. I had asked her to get 
me a shot of schlivitz, but they responded that they don't serve "cute 
drinks." Is Schlivitz a "cute" drink in anyone's book?

Matt Temkin

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