Rock

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. 

 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.
Israeli singer and songwriter Esther Shamir.

Pioneering Israeli rock singer-songwriter Astar Shamir dies at 71

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

Ittai Binnun plays a large number of wind and other instruments.

Ittai Binnun’s ‘Home’: Jerusalem jazz meets post–Oct 7. reality


From Holocaust refugee to rock’s greatest promoter

New York exhibit recalls the unlikely Jewish rock & roll journey of Bill Graham.

Billy Graham at the The Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, 1986

Moonshine gets listeners lightheaded

"It's important for us to build a base here. It’s where we live and where we want to be.”

Moonshine: A throwback with a modern touch.

Steve Vai joins lineup of Red Sea Guitar Festival

American guitar legend Steve Vai is returning to Israel to reveal more alien guitar secrets.

STEVE VAI

Whitney Houston, Doobies lead R&R Hall of Fame nominations

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 class of inductees runs a gamut from shimmering R&B-laced pop and classic ‘90s hip-hop to industrial rock and foursquare glam-rock.

WHITNEY HOUSTON performs onstage in 2010.

Belgian favorites K’s Choice throw a twist

Much of the band’s appeal through the years has centered around Sarah and Gert’s harmonies and the sound of a female vocalist surrounded by chiming guitars.

Rockers K's Choice

Pixies head back to Israel

The Boston-based band is considered one of the most influential outfits of the late '80s and '90s.

The Pixies.

Hebron Palestinians claim Jewish rock thrower injured toddler in head

According to the Arabic satellite television station Al Ghad based in Cairo and London, which showed a video of the baby crying, some ten Palestinians were injured by rocks during the incident.

Emad Abu Shamsiyeh holds his injured grandson in his arms as he speaks with Al Ghad television about Saturday's attack.

Joe Lynn Turner’s classical gas

Vocalist for Rainbow and Deep Purple to ‘rock the opera’ with Ra’anana Symphonette

Joe Lynn Turner

Hodgson gives more than a little bit in TA

Roger Hodgson, former co-frontman/co-founder of Supertramp, opened his show Monday night by asking the audience to set aside its concerns and embark on a musical journey.

ROGER HODGSON

Iron Maiden to melt Tel Aviv

Bruce Dickinson, the band's lead singer, spoke of his previous experiences with Israel, as a part of his second career as a commercial pilot

Iron Maiden coming to Tel Aviv