Rock

Police investigate shots fired in Silwan after alleged stone-throwing incident

A police investigation is underway in Silwan after a Jewish man allegedly fired warning shots into the air following reports of stones being thrown at a group of young Jewish men.

|ByJAMES GENN
A view of Silwan, next to the Old City of Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque, November 13, 2024; illustrative.
A microscopic view of buried basalt from Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov. This image shows olivine basalt recovered from the Eshel Ya‘aqov borehole, examined as a thin section under polarized light to reveal its minerals and texture. Image taken under cross-polarized light (XPL); scale bar = 0.5 mm.

Ancient humans precisely navigated northern Israel to find right stones for tools, study suggests

Basalt seemingly held special importance at GBY, particularly for producing large cutting tools like handaxes and cleavers. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Israeli singer and songwriter Esther Shamir.

Pioneering Israeli rock singer-songwriter Astar Shamir dies at 71

ACUM, the Israeli composers, authors, and music publishers’ rights organization, mourned Shamir as “a creator, author, singer, ACUM board member, and extraordinary woman.”

|ByHANNAH BROWN
A partial view of a settlement from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), discovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Motza Junction, about 5 km west of Jerusalem, July 16, 2019; file photo.

Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows

"The Pre-Pottery Neolithic B residents of Motza were surprisingly able to differentiate calcite and dolomite stones and used both in their plaster making," the study said.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Arallu extreme metal band rocks Norway

Israeli heavy metal band Arallu performance at the Garage Festival was the first of its kind by an Israeli heavy metal band in Norway.

OCTOBER 13, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Arallu Garage Festival

Calexico brings the southwest desert to Israel - review

The versatile Americana band, founded in Arizona, just keeps getting better, as this – their fourth appearance in Israel in the last 15 years – attested.

JULY 31, 2022ByDAVID BRINN
CALEXICO PERFORMING Saturday night at Kav Rakia.

Earth averted Mars-like fate with inner core restoring magnetic field - study

The magnetosphere, meaning Earth's magnetic field, is essential in allowing Earth to remain habitable. This is because it acts as a shield, protecting the planet from cosmic radiation.

JULY 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The magnetosphere protects Earth from cosmic radiation and solar winds (Illustrative).

Counting Crows coming to the Holy Land

“What it comes down to is that Israel is a place I loved when I was younger and we finally got an offer to go there and play. And I’m excited about it,” said founding bandmember Duritz.

JULY 11, 2022ByDAVID BRINN
ADAM DURITZ of Counting Crows, and Duritz with the band, back when he still sported his dreadlocks.

Deep Purple to launch world tour next month in Israel

For Deep Purple’s Roger Glover, it’s all about the bass.

APRIL 14, 2022ByDAVID BRINN
DEEP PURPLE with Roger Glover, bottom right.

Maroon 5, Deep Purple add more shows in Israel after selling out

Maroon 5 added an additional performance on May 10, and Deep Purple added an additional performance on May 23.

APRIL 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Maroon 5 is coming to Israel in May.

The man behind Rock ’n Roll Fantasy Camp is Modern Orthodox

David Fishof is an LA sports agent and entertainment producer.

MARCH 26, 2022ByAVIVA ENGEL/JTA
David Fishof on the road in the 1990s with Ringo Starr

Poalim Wonder teams up with Aviv Geffen

A performance with Aviv Geffen and the Mistakes can be seen with a discount voucher being offered by the Poalim Wonder program.

FEBRUARY 26, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Aviv Geffen and the Mistakes.

Fanny: The Right to Rock: A fascinating, enlightening, entertaining film

Fanny was an all-female rock band that exploded into joyous feral life in 1969, in Los Angeles and blazed a trail across the States, and the UK through to 1975.

DECEMBER 4, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
Fanny performing

Disturbed's David Draiman to light candle at site of Eli Kay murder

Draiman said he wanted to make a statement by coming to Israel.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021ByDAVID BRINN
DISTURBED, WITH David Draiman (third from left)