Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

The Oh My God Girls - Haunted Hostel (Live at HiChristina)



reidhcooper — 08 August 2009 — Original song by Rachel Trachtenburg and The Oh My God Girls performed at Hi Christina in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on August 6th, 2009

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Supercute! - Hula Song

LizinBoston1 — 29 April 2010 — Supercute!- opens for Kate Nash at the Great Scott, Allston, MA 04.28.10 LizinBoston1 — 29 April 2010 — Supercute!- opens for Kate Nash at the Great Scott, Allston, MA 04.28.10

Supercute! "Not To Write About Boys" youtube version

SUPERCUTEMUSIC — 19 April 2010 — Supercute!, New York City's teen-indie-bubblegum-pop sensation, presents their world debut video "'Not To Write About Boys"! The band features Rachel Trachtenburg (16, of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players) and her bffs Julia Cumming (14) and June Lei (13). The video, directed by Sherief Elkatsha with art direction by Shawn Patrick Anderson, features a cameo appearance from singer, songwriter and Supercute! friend Jack Skuller... as the "boy" in question.

"Not To Write About Boys" is a song the New York Times calls "incisive and cynical about inter-band relations: two group members fall for the same guy, then realize its tearing the group apart, and sacrifice the guy for the sake of friendship. For kids, it's dark stuff." (Jon Caramanica, 1/10/10)

Supercute! is now opening for Kate Nash on her current North American tour, which started in Toronto on April 26th and ends in Los Angeles on May 11th.


SUPERCUTE: GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS

kissingdoves — 13 March 2010 — www.myspace.com/supercute SUPERCUTE, featuring 16 year old Rachel Trachtenburg of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, June Lei and Julia Cumming sing "Games Without Frontiers," by Peter Gabriel at Tompkins Square Park, Freak Fest 2009.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Supercute! Hula Hoop Song Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY



2john75 — 23 January 2010 — Supercute! performing their original composition "Hula Hoop Song" at The Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY The indie pop band members are Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei, my daughter. They are in The New Yorker Magazine this week.
KNITTING FACTORY 361 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn (347-529-6696)—Jan. 21: Rachel is also busy with her own band,
Supercute! (formerly the Oh My God Girls), with her friends June Lei (thirteen) and Julia Cumming (fourteen). Led by Rachel on ukulele, the
bubblegum trio hula hoop (impressively!) while performing their original songs.
Read more: http://bit.ly/7DY5wo
And were also in The New York Times last week: "Supercute! has pop instincts as finely honed as Mr. (Nick) Jonas's. Wrote Jon Caramanica
on 1/11/10 Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/art...
http://www.myspace.com/supercute © John Lei, 2010 johnlei@rcn.com http://www.johnleiphoto.com

SUPERCUTE: Happy Together



kissingdoves — 19 October 2009 — http://www.myspace.com/supercute Rachel Trachtenburg's all new teen girl indie bubble gum trio, SUPERCUTE, featuring Rachel Trachtenburg - vocals/uke/hula hoop, June - backup vocals/keyboards/uke and Julia - vocals,/uke/guitar/hula hoop, perform "Happy Together" at the Sidewalk Cafe in the East Village, NYC.

SUPERCUTE: Hula Hoop Song



kissingdoves — 22 October 2009 — http://www.myspace.com/supercute Rachel Trachtenburg's all new teen girl indie bubble gum trio, SUPERCUTE, featuring Rachel Trachtenburg - vocals/uke/hula hoop, June - backup vocals/keyboards/uke and Julia - vocals,/uke/guitar/hula hoop, perform "Hula Hoop Song" at the Sidewalk Cafe in the East Village, NYC.

Led Zeppelin: "Misty Mountain Hop" by SUPERCUTE



gdoves — 31 October 2009 — www.myspace.com/supercute SUPERCUTE performs "Misty Mountain Hop made famous by Led Zeppelin,
live at Tompkins Square Park, Freak Fest.

SUPERCUTE: Happy Together



kissingdoves — 19 October 2009 — http://www.myspace.com/supercute Rachel Trachtenburg's all new teen girl indie bubble gum trio, SUPERCUTE, featuring Rachel Trachtenburg - vocals/uke/hula hoop, June - backup vocals/keyboards/uke and Julia - vocals,/uke/guitar/hula hoop, perform "Happy Together" at the Sidewalk Cafe in the East Village, NYC.

Supercute! singing Brand New Key at Cake Shop NYC



2john75 — 10 January 2010 — Supercute! cover: Melanie Safka's Brand New Key at Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St. NYC The indie pop band members are Rachel Trachtenburg Julia Cumming and June Lei, my daughter.
http://www.myspace.com/supercute
© John Lei, 2010
johnlei@rcn.com
http://www.johnleiphoto.com

SUPERCUTE: Haunted Hostel



kissingdoves — 19 October 2009 — http://www.myspace.com/supercute Rachel Trachtenburg's all new teen girl indie bubble gum trio, SUPERCUTE, featuring Rachel Trachtenburg - vocals/uke, June - backup vocals/keyboards/uke and Julia - vocals,/uke/guitar, perform "Haunted Hostel" at the Sidewalk Cafe in the East Village, NYC.

Supercute! singing Candy City at Cake Shop



2john75 — 11 January 2010 — Supercute! singing their original composition "Candy City" at Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St. NYC The indie pop band members are Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and my daughter June Lei.
http://www.myspace.com/supercute © John Lei, 2010 johnlei@rcn.com http://www.johnleiphoto.com

Supercute! Loser's Lounge Michael Jackson Tribute singing ABC



2john75 — 20 December 2009 — Supercute! singing ABC at Loser's Lounge show A Michael Jackson Tribute , Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St. NY NY 10003 on Dec. 17, 2009 The indie pop band with Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei, my daughter.
http://www.myspace.com/supercute
© John Lei, 2010
johnlei@rcn.com
http://www.johnleiphoto.com

Supercute! Hula Hoop Song Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY



2john75 — 23 January 2010 — Supercute! performing their original composition "Hula Hoop Song" at The Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY The indie pop band members are Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei, my daughter. They are in The New Yorker Magazine this week.
KNITTING FACTORY 361 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn (347-529-6696)—Jan. 21: Rachel is also busy with her own band,
Supercute! (formerly the Oh My God Girls), with her friends June Lei (thirteen) and Julia Cumming (fourteen). Led by Rachel on ukulele, the
bubblegum trio hula hoop (impressively!) while performing their original songs.
Read more: http://bit.ly/7DY5wo
And were also in The New York Times last week: "Supercute! has pop instincts as finely honed as Mr. (Nick) Jonas's. Wrote Jon Caramanica
on 1/11/10 Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/art...
http://www.myspace.com/supercute © John Lei, 2010 johnlei@rcn.com http://www.johnleiphoto.com

Supercute! Candy City at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre NY



2john75 — 07 March 2010 — Supercute! performing their original composition "CandyCity" at
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
307 W. 26th St. NY NY on March 4, 2010
http://www.ucbtheatre.com/
Introduced by Shonali Bhowmik of the Variety Shac Show
http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/1171
The indie pop band members are Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei, my daughter.
For their special $5.00 CD:
http://www.supercutemusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/supercute
See their latest review in Timeout NY by Amy Plitt
http://bit.ly/cO0Vm9
© John Lei, 2010
http://www.johnleiphoto.com
johnleiphoto@gmail.com

Supercute!"Not To Write About Boys"Knitting FactoryBrooklynNY

2john75 — 23 January 2010 — The indie pop band with Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei (my daughter) singing their original composition "Not To Write About Boys" at The Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY Wrote Jon Caramanica in the New York Times 1/11/10 "Supercute! has pop instincts as finely honed as Mr. (Nick) Jonas's ...One song played by Supercute!, Not to Write About Boys, was incisive
and cynical about inter-band relations: two group members fall for the same guy, then realize its tearing the group apart, and sacrifice the guy for the sake of friendship. For kids, its... dark stuff." Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/art...
From: The New Yorker Magazine 1/25/10 Night Life Section
Rachel is also busy with her own band Supercute! (formerly the Oh My God Girls), with her friends June Lei (13) and Julia Cumming (14). Led by Rachel on ukulele, the bubblegum trio hula hoop (impressively!) while performing their original songs.
Read more: http://bit.ly/7DY5wo
http://www.myspace.com/supercute
© John Lei, 2010
johnleiphoto@gmail.com
http://www.johnleiphoto.com

Supercute! "not to write about boys" at Cake Shop NYC

The indie pop band with Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei (who is my daughter) debuting "not to write about boys" at the Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St. NYC "Supercute! has pop instincts as finely honed as Mr. Jonas's ...One song played by Supercute!, Not to Write About Boys, was incisive
and cynical about inter-band relations: two group members fall for the
same guy, then realize its tearing the group apart, and sacrifice the
guy for the sake of friendship. For kids, its... dark stuff.
wrote Jon Caramanica in the New York Times 1/11/10
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/art...
http://www.myspace.com/supercute
© John Lei, 2010
johnlei@rcn.com
http://www.johnleiphoto.com

SUPERCUTE! (Rachel Trachtenburg) – “Not To Write About Boys” Video (Stereogum Premiere)



Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players’s Rachel Trachtenburg is 16 years old and working with a new, non-familiar band in addition to her solo work. Don’t take that as a sign she’s grown up — her frequent appearances speaking against Mayor Bloomberg are better indications of her maturity. Now for SUPERCUTE!’s first video, she and bandmates Julia Cumming and June Lei (ages 14 and 13, respectively) pick a less serious topic: They sing about boys and their potential band-damaging effects (hence the titular promise). It’s, you know, supercute stuff (especially since it’s sung over a single keyboard melody), but the girls throw in some hilarious details, like during the band’s mid-song argument, their insults are: “You shop at Old Navy / You wish you were indie.” The video was directed by Sherief Elkatsha.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade Word Episode #2 parts 1 & 2

To purchase the Homemade World soundtrack CD and other show items go to: http://www.etsy.com/shop/homemadeworld

Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade World - Indie-Children's Show reminiscent of 1970's shows (H.R. Puff n Stuff, Partridge Family.) A day in the life of teen Rachel Trachtenburg and her family with their wild-man landlord (Andrew W.K.) and their incompetent managers (Murray Hill and Kevin Allison.) Filled with music, fun, and cats and mice



Jason Trachtenburg - I Feel That Your Love Is Penetrating My Love

Another clip from the Checkerboard Kids Program (2010) Jason performs I Feel That Your Love Is Penetrating My Love from the 2006 release Together.

Monday, April 12, 2010

PBNYC 01: Jason Trachtenburg

pbmachinima — 11 April 2010 — Peter Bernard interviews Jason Trachtenburg at the 4th Street Food Co-Op in Manhattan. Also features preview clips of Frank Wood (tomorrow) and Claire (Wednesday). Coming soon: The Professor (Friday)!


Thursday, April 08, 2010

JASON TRACHTENBURG - Billie Jean





kissingdoves — 13 March 2010 — http://www.myspace.com/thependulumswings Jason Trachtenburg with Alec Cumming on Bass of The Pendulum Swings, New York City's newest indie-swing band, sing "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, at the 6th Street Garden, East Village, NYC
Category:

Guerilla Show - Trachtenburg Outtakes

CTV37 — 24 March 2010 — Outtakes from "Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players" episode

Guerilla Show - "Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players"



CTV37 — 24 March 2010 — Episode 1: Comedienne Rosie Rebel hangs with the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, an" indie-vaudeville-conceptual-art-rock-slideshow band, at their home in Bushwick, Brooklyn. This episode features the arts and craftiness of an eccentric family committed to their artistic lifestyle.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

SUPERCUTE: Hula Hoop Song at FREAK FEST NYC!



kissingdoves — 31 October 2009 — www.myspace.com/supercute SUPERCUTE performs the Hula Hoop Song at Freak Fest, Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Rachel gives a polite political reminder for the upcoming mayoral election.

Thursday, April 01, 2010

Jason Trachtenburg on Checkerboard Kids Pt.2

Pt 2 of Jason Trachtenburg on the Checkerboard Kids program with some music, come song parodies and some focus on politics, health and comedy

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

(Raw Footage) Jason Trachtenburg returns to Checkerboard Kids

Jason Trachtenburg http://www.slideshowplayers... was first on Checkerboard Kids in 2005 He's back in 2010 with some music, song parodies and some focus on politics, health and comedy

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players - ecard

An eCard made for the Trachtenberg Family Slide Show Players for their DVD "Off and On Broadway" released by Sarathan Records

Rachel Trachtenburg of the Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players@NYLHV 2009 Gala Thu 11/12/09

Rachel Trachtenburg of the Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players@NYLHV 2009 Gala Thu 11/12/09-Ana Carril-Grumberg/camera

First Friday @ The Curve

On October 2, 2009 Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library hosted a free event at The Learning Curve, its technology-rich learning environment. The program featured such unique entertainment as The Blue Monkey Side Show, The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players, and Indianapolis' own trio of stilt-walkers, Tall Walks of Life.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Phil Learns how to Hula Hoop (with Supercute)

Musicians Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei are Supercute (they used to be Oh My God Girls but switched to not be confused with Atlanta's OMG Girlz) In any case they came onto the Checkerboard Kids Program, played music and gave me some Hula Hoop pointers.

Monday, March 08, 2010

SUPERCUTE: Candy City



www.myspace.com/supercute Rachel Trachtenburg's all new Indie Bubble gum Trio, SUPERCUTE, featuring Rachel Trachtenburg - vocals/uke, June - backup vocals/keyboards/uke and Julia - vocals/uke/guitar, perform "Candy City" at the The Living Room CMJ Whitesmith Showcase

Monday, February 15, 2010

Supercute! Haunted Hostel at Vaudville Park Bklyn NY



Supercute! singing "Haunted Hostel" at Vaudville Park Brooklyn NY on February 13, 2010. Video shows the indie pop band with Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and my daughter June Lei performing their original composition "Haunted Hostel" as part of a five song set
for the Sweethearts Showcase; Showpaper Benefit all-female, all-local folk singer-songwriter benefit Saturday, February 13, Valentines Day
Weekend 7pm SHOWPAPER is a FREE bi-weekly print-only publication which aims to list and promote all ages DIY shows in the NYC and tri-state area.
http://www.vaudevillepark.com/
http://www.supercutemusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/supercute
for more band information and CDs of their music
© John Lei, 2010
http://www.johnleiphoto.com

Monday, February 08, 2010

Supercute! 92Y Tribeca Comedy Below Canal™ Bro'in out with Leo & Tony



Supercute! singing "Not To Write About Boys" at 92Y Tribeca Comedy Below Canal™ Series. Bro'in out with Leo & Tony. Join Leo and Tony as they welcome Paul Rudd (Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old Virgin), Jon Glaser (Delocated, Human Giant), Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos) and musical guests Supercute!."
Video shows the girls closing the show with a performance of "Not To Write About Boys" "Supercute! has pop instincts as finely honed as Mr. (Nick) Jonas's. Wrote Jon Caramanica in The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/daeKRC
Special thanks to the 92Y Tribeca's Comedy Below Canal™
200 Hudson St. NYC
http://bit.ly/O5NJE
The indie pop band with Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei, my daughter June Lei.
For full schedule:
http://www.myspace.com/supercute
Supercute! performing Misty Mountain Hop by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at The Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY 1-19-10 posted on Boing Boing with over seventeen thousand views.
http://bit.ly/7pvk7g
© John Lei, 2010
http://www.johnleiphoto.com

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Supercute! Misty Mountain Hop

Supercute! performing Misty Mountain Hop by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at The Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY Band members are Rachel Trachtenburg Julia Cumming and June Lei, my daughter. They are in The New Yorker this week.
KNITTING FACTORY 361 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn (347-529-6696)—Jan. 21: Rachel is also busy with her own band, Supercute! (formerly the Oh My God Girls), with her friends June Lei (thirteen) and Julia Cumming (fourteen). Led by Rachel on ukulele, the bubblegum trio hula hoop (impressively!) while performing their original songs.
Read more: http://bit.ly/7DY5wo
http://www.myspace.com/supercute © John Lei, 2010 johnlei@rcn.com http://www.johnleiphoto.com

Monday, January 11, 2010

Supercute! at Cake Shop

The indie pop band with Rachel Trachtenburg, Julia Cumming and June Lei debuting "not to write about boys" at the Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St. NYC "Supercute! has pop instincts as finely honed as Mr. Jonas's ...One song played by Supercute!, Not to Write About Boys, was incisive
and cynical about inter-band relations: two group members fall for the
same guy, then realize its tearing the group apart, and sacrifice the
guy for the sake of friendship. For kids, its... dark stuff.
wrote Jon Caramanica in the New York Times 1/11/10

Monday, January 04, 2010

Somebody's Birthday - Jason Trachtenburg & Pendulum Swings - NYE Bash



The animated and always entertaining Jason Trachtenburg of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players performs his Birthday song accompanied by his band, The Pendulum Swings at Magic Brian & Corn Mo's New Years Eve Bash at the Parkside Lounge in New York City on 12/31/09. Visit the TFSP website at http://slideshowplayers.com
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