Katz, a sassy gendah' bendah' with a tendency towards homosexuality. An educator, activist, Jew-boy, dog-loving, beer-drinking, kareoke singing fool.
Influences
g-love, Tribe called Quest, Luscious Jackson, digable plants, Sage Francis, Andrea Gibson, michelle tea, sister spit, jurassic 5, bitch and animal, ani difranco, alix olson, bjork, Le Tigre, Blackalicious, Ivan Coyote, Amy Ray, my family, my friends, my fellow homo's and friends of the family *wink nudge*
Ok, the name Athens Boys Choir can be a bit deceiving but you can’t blame a Jewish Transsexual man living in the Deep South for having a sense of humor about the whole ordeal. So Katz, the Choir’s now solo member, travels the country speaking “the good word” throwing down hard hitting spokenword that deals with issues of Gender, Politics,
Love, Sex, and everything in-between including but not limited to spooning.
Katz’s spokenword is raw, unapologetic, witty, and soulful. As Out Magazine wrote in 2006, “Katz avoids falling into the common spoken-word trap…and instead uses engaging wordplay, razor-sharp wit, and hip-hop rhythms.” He has had the honor of sharing the stage with such artists as Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls, Bitch, The Butchies, Danielle Howle, and Michelle Malone. He has also opened for poets of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam on more than one occasion.
Being a out Transsexual, Katz’s spoken-word often becomes a platform for education and activism, but all work and no play makes for one intense performance so he lets loose with sarcasm, pop culture references, and video’s featuring Barbara Streisand as Yentl and sassy footwork by the stars of the 1979 hit “Roller Boogie”.
Interested in Booking the Athens Boys Choir in your town? Email Katz at athensboyschoir@yahoo.com. ABC also provides Trans workshops and class talks along with performances to Colleges and Universities...if this peeks you interest write to the above email for a swift an enthusiastic responce.
******Athens Boys Choir new CD "Bar Mitzvah Superhits of the 80s 90s and Today" available on iTunes
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We do hope you can come out to a very special show we are playing. Friday July 10th. 8pm - 4 gogirls bands playing in support of our fellow gogirls members, the band Cornerstone from Austria. Playing USA for the first time! Let's show them a warm Atlanta welcome w/green bracelet, electricsoul, and cell fehrenbach! Uptown Loft 9700 Medlock Bridge Road John's Creek (Duluth area)
I'm giving away my new single" Chunky Monkey for FREE for a limited time...just email me w/ subject saying (Free Single) and you will have it by the end of the day.
I'm giving away my new single" Chunky Monkey for FREE for a limited time...just email me w/ subject saying (Free Single) and you will have it by the end of the day.
you know what's the most annoying thing about leaving comments on myspace?? it's that in order to leave you one, i have to stop listening to your beats. that's stupid. go buy yourself facebook for dummies and upload some shite on facebook please... or just get someone to do it for you.. whichever way is fastest. love ya. :)
today i found out something almost as amazing as finding out that facebook has a wall: one of my fave bands from when i was in highschool is from yer town--magnapop is from athens, ga...who knew? well, not me...probably you though.
