Matisyahu is coming to the Bay Area, again
That's right, Matisyahu is coming back on September 9th and 10th, to San Jose and Berkeley, respectively. Tickets are currently $40 online (plus tax, which probably comes to over $50). And, our homies over at Oy Bay! informed me that the Silicon Valley Young Adults Division is organizing a whole thing for Jewish young adults for the San Jose show, so if you want the opportunity to meet other 21 to 40 year old Bay Area Yidden, here's a great opportunity! (They're selling tickets for $50.)
If you're interested in attending either show, please either leave comments or call me so we can think about carpooling.
posted by G-D SQUAD at 12:29 PM
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What was the website?
Yeah, well, internet forums have really become a place for people to express their baseless hatred, unfortunately. None of those comments can be taken seriously; for instance:
"i've talked to some real rastas about this dude and they claim that all of his messages contradict themselves. for example: he condems marijuana use but rastas see weed as a sacrament."
That's not even a real criticism! Who ever said Matis is a rasta?! Anyway...
Wait a sec... I think that's my Reform temple where I grew up! No, jay kay.
But in terms of religion, it's very clear that Matis is not a Rasta. The thing is, Rastafarianism and Judaism have central themes in common... but marijuana just isn't one of them.
JewSchool posted something a while back covering how the folks at the NYT were ripping on Matis for his "exploitation" of black music. Oh, how that was dripping with irony. Zion? Exodus? Israelite? If anything, just like a whole host of religions, Rastafarianism has "borrowed" heavily from Jewish images & texts. So who is exploiting who? In fact, one could argue that it was these Jewish elements in reggae from Rastafarianism which spoke to Matis' neshama (he was a fan of the music before becoming BT, btw).
That aside, join me at the San Jose concert! And thanks for the link, OMG-D SQ-AD! :-p
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