[JayMillz]

   

This takes “Ladies Night” to a new level.

An all-female Hasidic rock band will play Arlene’s Grocery on Thursday night — and the Lower East Side music venue has agreed to shut its doors to men.

Dalia Shusterman and Perl Wolfe, the Crown Heights, Brooklyn, duo behind the band Bulletproof Stockings, follow strict Orthodox rules that bar them from playing in front of men. The stricture also requires them to cover their hair, knees and elbows.

It wasn’t easy convincing Julia Darling, the manager of Arlene’s Grocery, which holds 110 people, to snub male clientele for Bulletproof Stockings’ biggest gig yet.

“Julia was pretty skeptical,” said Shusterman, 40, who plays drums and sings backup. “Turning away half the audience isn’t something that’s ever been done. They had to really think about it.”

Determined to prove they were worth it, she and Wolfe hit the streets, amassing a list of women who vowed to pack the tiny venue. Darling was immediately impressed.

“We said, ‘OK, we like your music and you guys did some guerrilla promotion out there,’ which showed us that they were really serious about playing here,” said Darling.

“We did take a little bit of a risk on them because this is one of their first gigs in New York City.”

So far, there have been no complaints from men about being excluded, even though Darling is confident they will sell out the venue.
The male employees at Arlene’s are exempt from the ban because they’ll be there in a work capacity.

“They have a right to uphold their religious views,” said Darling.
Bulletproof Stockings, which formed 2¹/₂ years ago, is named for the opaque tights Hasidic women traditionally wear. The band hits the stage at 7 p.m.

The one-hour set will be filmed for Oxygen Network’s upcoming show “Living Different,” which will feature the band in one episode. The docu-drama series is expected to debut in early 2015.

Wolfe, 27, and Shusterman describe their music as drawing influences from classical, blues, jazz and rock — as well as the women’s Hasidic backgrounds. The band’s sound has been compared to Florence and the Machine, Fiona Apple — and even throwback rockers the Black Keys.

“Hasidic alt-rock,” joked Wolfe, who sings and plays piano. “We’re making a new genre.”

The women hope Thursday’s gig will help encourage more female-only audiences. “Right now, it’s a little bit of a novelty,” said Wolfe. “But we see it becoming a new movement.”

Shusterman added, “We’re so excited! It’s unbelievable — just the fact that it’s happening, that people are really interested in (us).”

http://nypost.com/2014/08/06/all-female-...from-show/

[mikado]

How "misogynistic" and "sexist" would it be if only genders were reversed?

[Samseau]

Will eventually fail for the same reason female-only restaurants fail.

However, it may be propped up for a little while by Jewish women since it is a tight community.

[Foolsgo1d]

Meanwhile a handful of butch lesbians show up for the mosh pit, only to end up beating each other.

[kbell]

In Hassidic communities, men and women tend to do things separately. They sleep in separate beds as well, unless they are fucking. I guess that helps with sleeping? They also exercise separately and will pray separately. Its not surprising they would do music separately.

I'm curious if there is a growing divorce movement and feminism in hasidism though. Not sure where you could get unbiased information about that.

[LaserBear]

(08-08-2014 10:30 AM)Foolsgo1d Wrote:  

Meanwhile a handful of butch lesbians show up for the mosh pit, only to end up beating each other.

..off.

[Glaucon]

Why would a men want to go to this concert anyway?

[DJ-Matt]

Quote:

biggest gig yet

Quote:

holds 110 people

The Beatles, they ain't

WNB both of those SIFs

[kbell]

They are wearing wigs too. But that's normal too for them as well...

[Quintus Curtius]

Are mosh pits kosher?

[The Lizard of Oz]

(08-08-2014 10:52 AM)DJ-Matt Wrote:  

WNB both of those SIFs

Come on, don't tell me you wouldn't get hasidic head from the one on the left. She has a great cocksucking mug. Tell her to pull her pants down and show her tits but remain clothed otherwise and keep her wig on, and put her on her knees -- those would be some great loads.

[Foolsgo1d]

(08-08-2014 12:54 PM)Quintus Curtius Wrote:  

Are mosh pits kosher?

Having experienced plenty of mosh pits I can say that without a doubt there are some people who sould not be allowed in one.

1: Guys who take themselves seriously
2: Lesbians
3: Soft headed women who can't take a bit of pushing

Majority of mosh pit people are men for a good reason.

[soup]

They are wearing wigs.

[WestIndianArchie]

(08-08-2014 10:22 AM)mikado Wrote:  

How "misogynistic" and "sexist" would it be if only genders were reversed?

This is most underground music shows by default.

Typical indy rock/hip hop show, no women allowed?
Perfect opportunity for underground marketing actually.

WIA

[Haig]

i wonder if they will branch into Hasid Jazz next?

[kaotic]

Wtf is this shit

[The Lizard of Oz]

Perl Wolfe (hasidic slut on the left) is very fuckable, just as I thought:



This hasid is worth taking a couple of extra optizincs for..

You can tell she comes from good money and that makes everything just a little moister.

[Mr. Butterworth]

someone photoshopped the shit out of her face and neck...

Lizard of Oz is right though... I'd smash

[Truth Teller]

This isn't going to last long. The Hasidim hate this kind of stuff.

[The Lizard of Oz]

(08-08-2014 05:38 PM)Truth Teller Wrote:  

This isn't going to last long. The Hasidim hate this kind of stuff.

They hate it and they love it...

I believe that if you could recruit some of the finest hasidic sluts to shoot porn, you could create some of the most unbearable and inciting pornography ever made.

What you need to have great pornography is sluts who are exceptionally horny and intelligent enough to act well, and a shame culture. The shame culture is key.

These conditions are met in spades in Japan where they have an intense shame culture and probably the most intelligent and horniest females on earth. But maybe young and horny hasidic pussy could give them a run for their money if you could get them in the mix.

[bacan]

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/news/collingwo...7975f2e4bf

Here's a bar in Australia that got permission to ban women.

[CactusCat589]

Pretty redundant. Why would men be at an all-female Hasidic rock band concert in the first place?

[Sonsowey]

Good for them, obviously a special circumstance and they just convinced the owner to let them do this.

There are many "women-only" events and the idea itself is just fine, no need to get your panties in a bunch gentlemen.