{{Short description|American indie rock band}} {{Other uses|Harlem Shake (disambiguation){{!}}Harlem shake}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Harlem Shakes | image = Harlem Shakes (2007).jpg | image_size = 270px | caption = Harlem Shakes performing in 2007 | origin = New York, NY | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|indie rock}} | years_active = 2006–2009 | label = Gigantic Music | website = | current_members = *Lexy Benaim *Todd Goldstein *Jose Soegaard *Kendrick Strauch *Brent Katz }}

'''Harlem Shakes''' were an American indie rock band from New York, formed in 2006 and signed to Gigantic Music. Prior to their signing, they released the 2007 EP ''Burning Birthdays''.<ref name="bbpm" /> The band disbanded in September 2009 after a hiatus following the release of their first full-length album, ''Technicolor Health''.

The group's guitarist, Todd Goldstein, is still actively producing music under the name ARMS. The group's drummer, Brent Katz, is also still actively involved in the indie music scene. Katz continues to produce music in his solo/side-project, Thunder & Lightning, which has released an album entitled ''Kangaroo Court''.<ref name="huffpo" />

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *''Technicolor Health'' (2009)<ref name="TH"/>

===EPs=== *''Burning Birthdays'' (2007)<ref name="BBall"/>

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="BBall">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|pure_url=yes|id=mw0001068946 |class=album}} |title=Burning Birthdays &ndash; Harlem Shakes |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="bbpm">{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10216-burning-birthdays-ep/ |last=Moerder |first=Adam |date=May 17, 2007 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |title=Harlem Shakes: ''Burning Birthdays'' EP}}</ref>

<ref name="huffpo">{{cite news|last=Green|first=Jonah|title=NYC Band Thunder And Lightning Has An Un-Googleable Name|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/brent-katz|accessdate=17 March 2011|work=Huffington Post}}</ref>

<ref name="TH">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|pure_url=yes|id=mw0000812235 |class=album}} |title=Technicolor Health &ndash; Harlem Shakes |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref> }}

==External links== * [http://www.zaptownmag.com/2009/03/harlem-shakes-covering-the-spectrum-of-sound/ Q+A with Lexy Benaim of The Harlem Shakes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704115908/http://www.zaptownmag.com/2009/03/harlem-shakes-covering-the-spectrum-of-sound/ |date=2009-07-04 }} at ZapTown * [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/09/harlem_shakes_b.html 'Shakes broke up'] - article at BrooklynVegan

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Category:Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Category:Musical groups established in 2006 Category:2006 establishments in New York City Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2009

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