Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who came out to Tikva Records in December and helped make the store such an amazing success. We had 25,000 Jewish music enthusiasts pack into the store over four weeks to share stories, listen to music both familiar and new, meet new friends, and hear the unique performances from the likes of…

Tikva Store Record #4: The Last Nights of Hanukkah … and of Tikva

Tikva Records has been sending out a weekly email newsletter about the goings on at the December-only location in San Francisco’s Mission District. Click through below to read the fourth issue in full, and enter your email address in the section to the lower right, in order to receive future emails from Tikva Records and…

Jeremiah Lockwood on the Mystical Lights of the Guitar

There is one more night of Hanukkah and then one more night beyond that of the Tikva Records store in San Francisco..

Both will be hosted by Jeremiah Lockwood, the New York musician best known for his work with the band the Sway Machinery. The nights, together titled the Mystical Lights of the Guitar,…

Tikva Records Shoppers in Their Own Words

I’ve always wanted to work in a record store. In the original fantasy, I’m rocking a mohawk, combat boots, and a DIY ball gown featuring a T-shirt from X’s Under the Big Black Sun.

So … this is not that store. This is Tikva, where I get to spin mid-century Jewish vinyl all…

On the 3rd Night of Hanukkah, Buy Rebecca Bortman a Cup of Cocoa

In advance of her show on the third night of Hanukkah at Tikva Records, Rebecca Bortman spoke with us regarding details of the performance. She also explained that the pop band with which she has long been associated, San Francisco’s My First Earthquake, is a band no more. Still, fans of the group will…

Dan Lebowitz: And on the Second Night …

Tonight is musician Dan Lebowitz’s second night at the Tikva Records store in San Francisco. And it’s his second night in two ways. It’s his second performance on the Tikva stage — which is to say, the back of the main room — and it’s the second night of Hanukkah.

This past Saturday night,…

Get the Tikva Store Record! Special Hanukkah Edition!

It’s the first night of Hanukkah, and aside from grabbing a copy of the Tikva Records collection for friends and family, what better way to plan for the next eight evenings than taking a peek at the latest edition of the Tikva Store Record. If you’re in San Francisco, be sure to join us…

Idelsohn 2011 Hanukkah Mix! And Holiday Schedule!

For your streaming, downloading, and all around holiday pleasure, here is the Idelsohn Society’s 2011 Hanukkah Mix:

Idelsohn 2011 Hanukkah Mix

Here’s the track list:

“The Problem” – Ray Brenner & Barry E. Blitzer
“White Christmas” – Barbra Streisand
“Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel” – Ella Jenkins
“Hava Nagila” – Lionel Hampton
“Mizrachi…

Latin-Jewish Mambo Video: Remixing The Goldbergs (And More)

In the 1950s, Jews and mambo went together like bagels and bongos. “Mamboniks” crowded the Palladium dance floor, bubbes were taking cha-cha-cha lessons, and Catskills hotels were reliable gigs for the legendary likes of Tito Puente and Machito.

To celebrate (and update) the Golden Age of Jewish mambo, Tikva Records hosted a DJ showdown…

About Thursday Night: Punk-Banda Photo Log

On Thursday night, Wil-Dog of Ozomatli brought his punk-rock banda project to San Francisco’s only Jewish pop-up record store, Tikva in the Outer Mission. Under the guide of El Gavachillo, he lead Los Angeles’ great Banda La Juvenil through a range of banda standards and reimgained punk-rock songs — and a transcendent cover of Depeche…