The Shondes are a rock band from Brooklyn , NY , best known for their combination of feminist punk , rock , pop , and Jewish influences , and ties to political activism . The Shondes formed in 2006 and have released two demos and five full-length studio albums . The band was started by violinist Elijah Oberman and bassist Louisa Rachel Solomon after their former band , The Syndicate , broke up . They recruited guitarist Ian Brannigan , a friend they had made through student activism at The New School in Greenwich Village , and drummer Temim Fruchter , whom the three got to know through protesting the Republican National Convention in 2004
Republican National Convention
2004 Republican National Convention
The Shondes