Combatants for Peace are holding their annual joint memorial day ceremony this Tuesday at Hangar 11 in the Tel Aviv port. This is an alternative ceremony attended by bereaved families from both sides of the conflict. There will be speeches...
It’s Earth Hour tonight at 20:00 Israel time, so you can temporarily clear your conscience by switching off the lights for an hour to conserve energy. To make it easier for you to be elsewhere instead of sitting at home...
It’s international record store day! The Shesek bar is celebrating by turning itself into a record store for a day. There will be a vinyl record market (both second hand and new stuff by local indie/alternative bands) and there’ll be...
Mule Driver is fast becoming one of my favourite Israeli electronic music producers and he’s playing live tonight at the Anna Loulou bar. Before and after – sets from Dina. Night starts at 21:00, goes on till 4:00. Free.
Looking for something to do this Friday afternoon? Then head down to Radio EPGB where there is going to be a Middle Eastern hafla with a twist, in support of independent minimarkets and grocery stores in Israel (yeah, I know...
Come celebrate the Mimouna tomorrow night from 17:00 at the Little Prince cafe on the roof! There’ll be Middle Eastern/North African live music (a whole band) plus, most importantly, traditional mouflettas. Meanwhile, Cafe Yafo are having their own traditional event...
The Shapira neighbourhood is back and this year it’s happening on the day of the Mimouna, 15/4. This little festival/block party is one of my favourite things already, and I’m really hoping there are going to be some Moroccans around...
Tomorrow night (Thursday) from 21:00 at the Anna Loulou bar there’ll be a night of pure, analogue Chicago House. It’s hard to believe we’re talking about music from 30 years ago isn’t it? Disco’s bastard child is alive and well,...
Tonight at Milk – Swingotopia! Swing, electro swing, rockabilly and more with a fun crowd from 22:00 till late and it’s free! Dressing up is encouraged but you don’t have to (though wouldn’t it be more fun if everyone did?)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I know we’re all sad about the police being dicky and not allowing us to have our fun in Florentin and the bad news is that this little block party on Michal St. on Friday is not going to be...
Here’s another little street party happening this Purim. This one it’s in Nahalat Binyamin (Outside Beit Haamudim in the pedestrianised area) and will feature a host of local indie rock bands, some promising new ones and one very popular local...
My favourite time of the year is here! Without further ado, here’s what awaits you this holiday in the streets, clubs and bars of Tel Aviv: UPDATE: The Florentin street party was rumoured to be on the 9th and is...
Exciting! The Hoodna will be hosting the first ever South Tel Aviv music and art festival for jazz, electro, improv and eclectic music starting this coming Monday, the 27th and going on till March 1st. It looks awesome and I...