Gefilte Fuck was one of the first Yidcore bands from Los Angeles. Jews From The Valley, a punk outfit featuring Gefilte Fuck's Mark Hecht and local scenester Bob Moss (of Wednesday BBQ fame) preceded it by a few years, but Gefilte Fuck had a sound and style all their own.
Each member would wear a tallis, yamulke, or both. Singer Howard Hallis would come out holding a bottle of Manichevitz wine and scream out to the crowd "Yer all a bunch of G-ddamn bastards! Oy!" and proceed to throw chunks of gefilte fish on the dance floor. The hardcore punk guitar would start, and there would be a Hora dance moving in the center of the mosh pit. It was quite a sight, and each show was a lot of fun. The sets would consist of hardcore versions of popular Jewish songs such as "Hava Nagila", "Dreidel", a few originals such as "Kibbutz" (written by Bregman), and some parodies ("Smells Like Jew Spirit"). All the members of the band were Jewish except for Robin, the drummer. He didn't seem to mind, though. Eliza Schneider joined the band after the recordings featured on this page were made and played violin.
Gefilte Fuck played some big shows, including Magica Sexualis (with The Imperial Butt Wizards, Deathride 69 and others), the Los Angeles Cacophony Society Show at Young Moguls in Hollywood, as well as the Cacophony New Years Eve party for 1992/1993. The biggest gig the band ever played was at the Park Plaza Hotel for the Ben Is Dead "I Hate Brenda" party, where over 600 people were in attendance (the show was featured on MTV and actually showed a blip of Gefilte Fuck playing). Gefilte Fuck also did a gig at UCLA's Dixon Art Building where the band was attacked by men in bear suits. It was featured on the cover of The Daily Bruin.
Now, for the first time, you can hear the only 5 songs Gefilte Fuck ever recorded for free on the web. They were recorded by KXLU DJ Maki Tamura at Irolo Studios way back in 1992. We hope you enjoy them! Shalom and fuck off!
Gefilte Fuck at UCLA
Cacophony New Years Eve Show 1992 - 1993
Cacophony New Years Eve Show 1992 - 1993
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Web site design by Howard Hallis.
All songs recorded by Maki Tamura.
Main Gefilte Fuck photo taken by Don Lewis.
