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Adam Weiner wraps tefillin on tour. (Jacob Blickenstaff via JTA)
August 9, 2023, 5:02 am
Rocker Adam Weiner chronicles his Jewish evolution on new single ‘King of the Jews’
The Low Cut Connie frontman says he’s been pulling from his ‘Jewy-ness’ in his recent compositions, the latest of which will feature on the band’s upcoming album ‘Art Dealers’
By Gabe Friedman
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys perform on July 10, 2023 at Rishon Lezion's Live Park ampitheater (Courtesy Orit Pnini)
July 11, 2023, 6:10 am
US rockers The Black Keys bring intense energy to first Israel show
Nashville-based performers please Israeli fans with 90-minute performance of audience favorites
By Jessica Steinberg
File: David Crosby of the band Crosby, Stills and Nash, performs at Glastonbury Festival in England, on June 27, 2009. His death was reported Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at age 81. (AP/Joel Ryan)
January 20, 2023, 5:50 am
David Crosby, folk-rock co-founder of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, dies at 81
Trailblazing singer-songwriter passes away after long illness; former bandmate hails ‘a giant of a musician’ whose ‘harmonic sensibilities were nothing short of genius’
By Agencies
Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock 'n' Roll Revival at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 14, 1975. (AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)
October 28, 2022, 11:04 pm
Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ‘n’ roll’s outrageous pioneer, dies at 87
Lewis shot to prominence with hits like ‘Great Balls of Fire’ and ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,’ but career marred by controversy, including news he married a 13-year-old cousin
By Hillel Italie
Curator Avivit Agam Dali and Holon's mayor at the opening of 'Anything for an Impressionistic Photo,' an exhibit about Israeli rock in the 1990s at Holon's Beit Meirov Gallery, through August 2022 (Courtesy Avivit Agam Dali)
June 10, 2022, 9:25 pm
Israel’s 1990s rock n’ roll scene features in new exhibit
Yermi Kaplan’s guitar, Kobi Oz’s shoes and a Monica Sex original hoodie are displayed at Holon gallery spotlighting local rockers and their imagery from years past
By Jessica Steinberg
Dr. Stephen Daniel Arnoff, the author of 'About Man and God and Law, the Spiritual Wisdom of Bob Dylan' (Courtesy Stephen Daniel Arnoff)
April 29, 2022, 1:49 pm
Podcast: How does it feel? Bob Dylan thinker explores the singer’s spiritual wisdom
Stephen Daniel Arnoff speaks about the music, lyrics and lessons learned from a lifetime of Dylan songs
By ToI Staff
David Fishof, right, with Roger Daltrey, left, and Slash in 2007. (Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp/ via JTA)
March 30, 2022, 9:04 pm
The man behind Rock ’n Roll Fantasy Camp is a Modern Orthodox zayde
David Fishof’s getaway where amateurs can jam alongside their music heroes has hosted over 5,000 campers over 25 years and gained national fame – but he hasn’t forgotten his roots
By Aviva Engel
Zev Zalman Ludwick, once a denizen of the heavy metal music scene, poses in his luthier studio in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 23, 2021. (Ron Kampeas/ JTA)
October 26, 2021, 4:51 am
The Jewish stories behind a heavy metal cult classic documentary
The 1986 short film ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ was beloved not just by fans, but stars like Dave Grohl; 35 years later, the filmmakers – and one subject – weigh in on how it’s aged
By Ron Kampeas
Jim Steinman (Courtesy/ jimsteinman.com)
April 21, 2021, 5:16 am
Jim Steinman, ‘Bat out of Hell’ composer, dies at 73
Grammy-winner, known for his epic, operatic rock songs and power ballads, wrote hits for Meatloaf, Celine Dion, Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler
By Mesfin Fekadu
From left: Richie Faulkner from Judas Priest, Scott Keller, Rob Halford from Judas Priest, Laughlin Keller at Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles, November 10, 2016. (Courtesy Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp)
February 23, 2021, 4:23 am
Cantor’s son makes rocker dreams come true at Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp
87 feel-good minutes are jammed into documentary ‘Rock Camp: The Movie’ as promoter David Fishof invites rock gods to perform alongside mere mortals – often with touching results
By Lisa Klug
Record producer Phil Spector, in 1989. (AP Photo, File)
January 18, 2021, 10:44 pm
Phil Spector’s death resurrects mixed reaction from skeptics
Eulogizers forced to tread a thin line between his two very different sides: a genius music producer who transformed rock ‘n’ roll, and a murderer who did ‘awful things’
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles, January 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
December 7, 2020, 5:33 pm
Dylan sells rights to his entire 60-year catalog of songs to Universal Music
Publishing group acquires collection of over 600 tracks, whose influence is probably only matched by The Beatles’
By AP
In this July 22, 2001, photo, Little Richard performs at the 93rd birthday and 88th year in show business gala celebration for Milton Berle, in Beverly Hills, California (AP Photo/John Hayes,)
May 12, 2020, 12:51 pm
Rock legend Little Richard was fascinated with Judaism
An ordained minister who grew up attending Baptist and Pentecostal churches, he later described himself as ‘a lil’ Jewish boy, black bottom, from Georgia’
By Gabe Friedman
Joe Lynn Turner, former vocalist for Deep Purple, arrives in Israel for his 'Rock the Opera' shows on November 19, 2019 in Tel Aviv and November 20, 2019 in Haifa (Courtesy Live Nation Israel)
September 25, 2019, 7:01 am
Ex-Deep Purple singer brings his rock opera show to Israel
Joe Lynn Turner will perform a series of rock classics in an orchestra-backed show in Tel Aviv and Haifa in November
By Jessica Steinberg
My Father's Place, in Roslyn, New York. (Steve Rosenfeld)
August 14, 2018, 9:57 pm
How a Jewish kid from the burbs helped launch Springsteen and make music history
Three decades on, ‘Eppy’ Epstein reopens his iconic Long Island venue My Father’s Place, where some of the world’s most famous bands got their start
By Steven Davidson
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