Gefilte Fuck: Howard Hallis, vocals; Adam Bregman, guitar; Mark Hecht, bass; Eliza Schneider, violin; Robin Tigueros, drums.

 

Each member of the band would wear tallis, yamulke or both. Singer Howard Hallis woudl come out holding a bottle of Manichevitz wine and scream out to the crowd "Yer all a bunch of G-ddam bastards! Oy!" and proceed to throw chunks of gefilte fish on the dance floor. The harcore punk guitar would start and there would be a Hora dance moving in the center of the mocs pit. The sets would consists 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. 

 

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. Gefilte Fuck also did a gig at UCLA's Dixon Art Building where the band was attacked by men in bear suits.  

 

 

--- Corvallis Today.com