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Bulletproof Stockings

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american hasidic alternative rock band from the crown heights area of brooklyn”. Today it says “american hasidic band that performed alternative rock”.
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Bulletproof Stockings was an American Hasidic alternative rock band based in Crown Heights , New York City. Formed in 2011 by lead singer Perl Wolfe and ex- Hopewell drummer Dalia Shusterman , the group independently released its debut EP, Down to the Top the following year. They were noted for their unique sound among Jewish music , as well as their adherence to the prohibition of kol isha by performing for female-only audiences.

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american hasidic alternative rock band from the crown heights area of brooklyn

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american hasidic band that performed alternative rock

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