Passover, the worst holiday in the world, is coming this week. I hate it. I think I would actually prefer it if instead of Passover, Judaism had one of those holidays where you eat scorpions and beat yourself up with sticks if it didn’t last for the best part of EVER. I’ve gone old school and filled up my freezer with bread and my fridge with flour so I can have eat like a human being next week (yes, I know that you can get proper food stuff in Tiv Taam shops and in Jaffa). Aaaaaanyway, we still have most of the week before disaster strikes, so make merry while you can, before the awkward family singing dinner, food deprivation and added Christmas-like commercialism fuck up your life for a week. Luckily, there are loads of fun things to do this week.
Sunday
Photomat live @ Radio EPGB from 22:00. Free.
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Electric Desert live @ Rothschild 12 from 22:30. Free.
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Monday
Little Prince on King George are holding their traditional book sale which will go on till the end of Passover. 10:00 – 24:00 Sun – Thu and up to 14:00 on Fri. Thousands of used books for 10NIS including books in English, art books and loads of good stuff.
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If you’re actually fond of Passover or want to get someone a unique present, Kuli Alma are holding a free exhibition by local illustrators who illustrated both a Hebrew and a bilingual (Hebrew/English) 96 page Haggadah. You can see the illustrations exhibited and also buy it there, I’m pretty sure. Full details here.
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Cairo 678 screening @ Anna Loulou from 20:15. Free.
Cairo 678
1hr 38min
Subtitles: English
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A movie that unfolds the poignant story of three women and their search for justice from the daily plight of sexual harassment in Egypt.
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Shoegaze band A Place to Bury Strangers plays one Israel gig @ The Barby from 20:30. Vaadat Charigim on support (obviously, because: shoegaze). 139NIS in advance here.
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Tuesday
The Green Brothers bookshop (Frishman 90) is also holding a used book sale this week. 10:00 – 22:00 Mon – Thu and till 15:00 on Fri. 1000s of books for 10NIS each, plus 20% off other stock.
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Bill & Murray live @ Radio EPGB from 22:00 followed by DJ sets from Nimrod Azoulai, Kevin Azoulay and YardenMan.
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Tahel & Gidon Schocken play live @ Sputnik @ 22:00 (actual show time). Evening starts at 19:00. Free. This is a joint show with songs by each.
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Wednesday
Chris Calcutt from UK companies Novation / Focusrite is giving a free three hour workshop about the Novation Circuit @ BPM college from 18:00 – 21:00. If you know what this is an are interested, you can brave the Hebrew registration form in the next day or so. If you get a text message saying your application was approved, then it means you’re in.
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Band night @ Tahat from 21:00 with Jack in the Box, Shelly and Rotem, Beta Zinq – female vocals folk / pop / rock. 30NIS.
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The Madrobs live @ Anna Loulou from 21:30. Electronic / Middle Eastern fusion. Free.
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This is not an uplan are organising an evening with Breaking the Silence in English. Full details here. Should be super interesting.
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Thursday
Free party @ Pasaz from 22:30 to celebrate the EP launch for OG Kush.
ADI LEV (Renegade Hardware) NL + MC Leah Vee. UK
SABBO. Wavvy
OG KUSH. Wavvy
KORE DADA. YA!prod
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Meanwhile, at the Block:
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PARTOK :: The Block, Kompakt :: Tel Aviv
A T E Q Live :: Giegling :: Weimar / Berlin
R Ø D H Å D :: Dystopian, Token :: Berlin
PHARAOH :: Parallax :: Tel Aviv
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STEPHAN BAZBAZ :: E Boded :: Tel Aviv
D Y E D – S O U N D O R O M :: Apollonia :: Paris / Berlin
TAL COHEN :: The Block :: Tel Aviv
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President Apfelberg :: Nimrod Azoulai :: Kevin Azoulay
60NIS before 1:00. 110NIS after.
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Friday
Booty Call post Seder party @ Pasaz from 23:30. Shake your fat, drunk ass after stuffing your face with kneidlach. 10NIS till 1:00, 15 after.
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Locked Groove headlines the Bootleg’s post Seder event, which is probably the only night of the year when the place won’t be 100% full of sleazy assholes. Join event to get in for 50NIS before 1:00.
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Saturday
Hostel 51 is one year old and celebrating its birthday in style – free food, cheap booze, music and fun from 16:00 – 1:00. Live music from Elisha Banai & the 40 thieves and Cain & Abel 90210. Free.
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Mizrahi hafla @ Pasaz with Doron Miran playing live plus Evgeni Chertkov and Atar Mayner on the decks. 10NIS. From 22:00.
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Intimate Hipster Karaoke @ Rokoko bar from 21:00. Free and drunk.
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Art, music and fashion night @ Tahat from 21:00 with Alaska Snack Time, Rowch, Shuzin, Amir Pe’er and many many more. 30NIS.
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Barzilay Crew 11th birthday headlined by Redshape. From 15:00 till very late. Tickets 40-80NIS. Full details on event page. Join event to get in for less.
