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.

JULY 19, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

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

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

JUNE 11, 2026|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.

MAY 29, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

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

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

Multi-instrumentalist Binnun sets out his expansive cultural stall Confederation House.

APRIL 19, 2026|ByBARRY DAVIS

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

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

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