Artist description New York-based band that plays rock-soul-blues peppered with a healthy dose of Middle Eastern and Central European spices (think of hamburgers with zchug, zaatar, tehina, paprika and perhaps a bit of *schmaltz*, and you'll begin to get the idea!).

Music Style a potent mishmosh of rock'n'roll and middle eastern music, with a twist of Jewish humor!

Musical Influences BB King, Booker T. & the MGs, Emil Leuchter, Eric Clapton, J. Geils, Shlomo Carlebach, the Asbury Park sound, the Blues Brothers movie and music, the Diaspora Yeshiva Band

Similar Artists none we can think of!

Artist History The original version of Reality Shock began when Izzy and Heshy met while attending an American yeshiva high school in Jerusalem in 1982. They became friends after discovering a mutual love for the Blues Brothers movie and music, and decided to form a band together. The band played together for two years, after which all the members went their own separate ways. Izzy and Heshy, however, stayed in touch over the years, jamming and recording together even when other commitments prevented them from performing live together. After a hiatus of about five years they found themselves in the New York metropolitan area; they played in a number of bands both together and apart in New York and New Jersey. The projects they worked on together went by various names, most notably Freedom Is Priceless (after a song Heshy wrote while in the army) and The Unorthodox (which described their religious outlook), but eventually Izzy and Heshy decided to return to their roots and re-establish the name Reality Shock as a name for the ages.

Group Members Izzy Kieffer, drums and vocals; The Hesh, keyboards and vocals; Steve Lopresto, bass; Avner Levy, guitar.

Albums There's a Voice

Press Reviews Israel Shelanu, Yediot America, Maariv America.

Location New York, NY - USA

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