Barbez

Imagine Kurt Weill chewing sausages with the Residents, underneath the Williamsburg Bridge, while watching a Russian wedding dance -- and you have some approximation of Barbez, Brooklyn's one-of-a-kind post-cabaret punk chamber ensemble. Provoked by music like Slavic folksongs, Argentine tango, post-war classical, and pre-MTV punk, Barbez wrings these disparate worlds into the band's own unique soundscape. As Time Out New York said, "The old world meets art rock in this Brooklyn band, which melds instruments from Marimba and vibes to Theremin and Palm Pilot for its post-cabaret stew."