TLVFest is Tel Aviv’s LGBT film festival, but apart from the main event, they also do monthly film showing at the Tel Aviv Cinemateque. They pick good films, so their nights are good even if you’re not gay. This Wednesday...
Israel’s 3rd activism festival will be happening this May (25-27) in Azrikam forest near Ashdod. They’re currently looking for all kinds of performers (musicians, circus artists, actors with pieces that are appropriate for such a festival, etc.) to participate. They’ll...
If you’re into African music, then come party tonight at the African Social Club at the G-spot club (Salame 40) from 22:00. Reggae, dancehall, hip hop, Ethiopian, Afro-Latin, you name it. Plus, Ethiopian coffee (and non-Ethiopian booze). 30NIS before midnight...
Passover is coming and the good people of ARDC are organising a seder (traditional Passover dinner) for the refugee community at Levinsky Park on April 4th. There’ll be live music, a hot meal and an alternative reading of the Haggada....
You have an hour to make it over to the Michatronix where Mi Amar Ani will be playing live, followed by a DJ set of Middle Eastern meets Berlin techno, house and modern day electronica. It does sound ever so...
This Friday and Saturday (10:00-16:00) at Herzl 70 (first floor, the flat on the left) there’s a little home sale of all kinds of second hand clothes (dresses, skirts, jackets, tops, trousers), accessories, books, CDs, homewares and loads more. Many...
I’ve had a few people contact me recently with all kinds of stuff that may be useful for readers of my blog/guide but not quite blog post material. Things like stuff for sale and sublets and stuff like that. So...
Fancy a bit of an adventure in an undiscovered part of town? I recently met a lovely lady who holds intimate monthly sales in her flat in Hatikva neighbourhood. Just in time for Passover, she’s holding a sale of unique...
Windows – Channels for Communication is a joint Palestinian/Israeli organisation working to (and I quote): “promote justice through educating youth to promote critical discourse through media and other forms of activism”. They’re running a series of English language lectures for...
Hear me today at 17:00 (Israel time) on 106.2FM’s The Dig – an English language show about underground and alternative music. I’ll be speaking about the guide and the blog, as well as introducing a few songs I like by...
A bit of underground rave action for you tonight from 23:00. Brought to you by the good people of… Well, it’s techno, you figure it out. Ring the number to find out where it is (though some people are complaining...
Tonight at the Deli from 22:00 Pacotek are hosting Jeff Samuel (Logisitc, Spectral Sound, Poker Flat, Trapez, USA) and I’m pretty sure it’s free! (If it isn’t, it’ll be supercheap). Samuel is from Cleveland, which is somewhere between Detroit and...
Fanzine festival tomorrow! From 19:00 – 1:30 at the new central bus station, level 3 (by the supermarkets). Stalls selling fanzine, alternative comics, books, etc. Art – sculpture, illustration, photography, painting, drawing, etc. Spoken word from 19:00, live music from...
If you’re looking for something to do tonight, then head down to the Breakfast Club/Milk where there’ll be pure techno downstairs from 21:00 and the new world music night, LAISSEZ-PASSER, upstairs at the Milk Bar from 22:00. Tonight there’ll be...
Looking for something musical to do this Saturday afternoon (tomorrow!)? From 12:00 – 17:00 at Levontin 7 there’ll be a really cool band showcase in aid of Levinsky Soup, a grassroots organisation that helps feed and provide basic needs to...
This Saturday, Tel Aviv is hosting farmers and foodies from Southern Israel whose lives have been affected by the current troubles. I shan’t use this particular post to rant about my opinions of the situation, because it shouldn’t matter. If...
This Friday and Saturday at the Open house for Indian culture (Vital 2, Florentin) you can have a traditional Indian thali meal for a very reasonable price. Handy if you’re missing India (even if you’ve never been there). Times are...
For one night only at Studio Naim in Florentin, there’s an exciting skater art exhibition. It’s happening this Thursday night from 21:00 till 1:00ish and entry is free of charge. On show will be works by some very fine skater/street...
What you need after a long weekend of partying hard is a bit of loud, banging music and some screaming to hit you repeatedly in the head, am I right or am I right? So head down to Levontin 7...
Tonight from 21:30 at the Shafa bar in Jaffa there’s a Purim party with live music from Anistar, playing happy Middle Eastern / Mediterranean music outside. It’s going to be happy and there’s going to be food and booze. It’s...