Happy week! Lots and lots of good things happening, and they’re not all dance music either!
Sunday (today)
As usual, it’s Blues & Booz night @ Pasaz from 21:30 – Tonight it’s Willie Dixon tribute night so there’ll be some of his music played at the beginning, then an open jam (sign up by 00:30). Free till 23:30, 10NIS after.
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Monday
Beyond Heidi – the new wave of Swiss female filmmakers film week opens @ the Cinematheque – Lots of exciting films from Switzerland. Subtitled in English and Hebrew. Full programme here (in Hebrew but you can imdb the film names). There’s a 2 for 1 deal on fims, apparently.
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Harel Shachal & The Ottomans @ Shaffa Bar from 20:00 – A weekly night of happy live Turkish music. Free.
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Majiman + Mika Avni @ Radio EPGB from 22:00. Free.
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Tuesday
Lobotomy party @ Anna Loulou from 21:00 with Rona Malkin – trashy rock, exotica, rockabilly, punk and other weird shit. Free.
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Wednesday
Moon art are holding another awesome art print sale from 18:00 – 23:00 @ Abarbanel 5. 30% goes to help sexual assault victims. Really affordable prices and lots of cool art from local underground artists.
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If you’re feeling a bit cosmic, celebrate femininity (and chocolate) and this magical shamanic cacao event for ladies. Full details here.
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Original soul and blues with Eli “Paper Boy” Reed @ Ozen Bar. From 22:00. 60NIS on the door. Full info here.
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Liron Amram & The Panthers live @ Pasaz from 22:00. Part of the Balishag night. Free till 23:00, then 10NIS.
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Thursday
Bane live @ Levontin 7 with support from: DUST, ZAGA ZAGA, NOT ON TOUR & KIDS INSANE. Lots of hardcore punk and related music. From 19:00. Tickets 100NIS in advance from here.
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Dollar store @ Gabirol from 22:00 – some sort of group art show with a completely incomprehensible description, but I gather it has paintings in it and lots of surreal weirdness. Free, obviously. You should probably go.
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Some sort of Jimi Hendrix live tribute night @ Pasaz from 21:30 – psychedelic rock at its finest. 43NIS in advance, 60 on the door. Here’s what to expect.
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Friday
Grassroots – a fun community event in the Neve Shaanan community concert garden. Lots of lovely world music and dance, plus art. Free. Full details here.
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Saturday
November bazaar @ Hoodna from 12:00 – local Florentine people selling their wares. 2nd hand and designer clothes, art prints, food, jewellery and all kinds of random stuff. Free to attend, plus it’s at a bar so the atmosphere will be pretty damn nice.
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Sounds of the Oud reunion show @ Pasaz from 20:00 – iconic Israeli Mizrahi rock band that hugely influenced the local music scene. This will be an awesome awesome night. Only 30NIS in advance.
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Garden City Movement, TV Out live and Nimrod Katzir on the decks for a night of electronica, techno and fun @ Kuli Alma from 20:00. Free. This will also be an awesome awesome night.