Rock

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.”

Israeli singer and songwriter Esther Shamir.
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

An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

Israeli settler wounded by rock, Palestinian shot by IDF soldier, in West Bank altercation


Israeli man injured in West Bank when rock thrown through his windshield

There were several reports of rocks being thrown at cars bearing yellow Israeli license plates in the area.

IDF soldiers during a West Bank drill

Ric Ocasek of The Cars dies at 75

Ocasek helped define the sounds of late 1970s and 1980s rock music.

RIC OCASEK attends an event in Los Angeles in 2015.

Google Doodle recalls B.B. King, who once counted in Hebrew on Sesame St.

The Mississippi-born star was known for his deep, ringing vocals and unique guitar style thanks to his Gibson that he called Lucille.

BB King

An Israeli rock tractor

The guitarist says he feels that his band also brought something fresh to local entertainment offerings.

Nekmat Hatraktor

Blaze: The bar where everyone knows your name

Bands come from all over Israel to perform at Blaze for free, just to be in such a welcoming and fun atmosphere and, of course, to be greeted by Yehi.

A jam session at Blaze

Lebanese police to investigate rock band for 'insulting religion'

The lawyer, Christine Nakhoul, said she had submitted the complaint against the band to the prosecutor's office, which was directing it to the police.

Members of the U.S. rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform during their concert by the Giza Pyramids on the western outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, late on March 15, 2019

Tenacious D: Israel, we're coming for you

The band met with their famous Israeli cover band to announce that they want to come and perform in Israel.

Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D, Mates Studio, North Hollywood

The rocker who is Israel’s biggest fan

David Draiman, the vocalist for American superstars Disturbed, talks about his extended Israeli family, antisemitism and his first show in the Holy Land.

DISTURBED, WITH David Draiman (third from left), will be making their Israel debut on July 2.

David Draiman still finds what to be disturbed about

For Disturbed frontman, his band’s first appearance in Israel is more than just another show.

DISTURBED, WITH David Draiman (third from left), will be making their Israel debut on July 2

Singer Yehuda Poliker to light torch on Independence Day

“Poliker opened a splendid musical window to the Mediterranean Sea,” Regev said in a press release.

Yehuda Poliker