Beer7

Infobox musical artist
Name = Beer 7


Img_capt =
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Be'er Sheva, Israel
Genre = Ska punk, Punk rock
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Ra records
Indy
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/beer7 www.myspace.com/beer7]
Current_members = Dafna Arad
Guy Drory
Raz Lahav
Dudu Rozen
Past_members = Michael Lupu
Raz Lahav

Beer7 ( _he. ביר7) is a Ska punk band from Be'er Sheva, Israel. The name is a shortened version of the city's name - "Sheva" is Hebrew for seven. The band was formed in 2001, and recorded its first album in 2003. The album "Skandal" was distributed by an indie label named "Ra records". It was sold out and later uploaded online.

Beer7 performs all over Israel, in punk festivals, clubs and pubs. They performed with Israeli bands Useless ID, Sartan HaShad, Kuku Bloff veHayetushim, Beat 69, and the Australian band Yidcore.

Beer7's music video for the Operation Ivy tribute "The Radio's Not a Friend" reached 1st place on the Israeli music video channel, Music 24.

The band's currently recording their second album, "Birat Ha'Negev". [ [http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/840028.html No stopping for breath leading up to the playlist meeting] Haaretz, 21 March 2007 (in Hebrew)]

Line-up

* Dafna Arad – vocals
* Dudu Rozen – guitar
* Alon Ziv – bass
* Guy Drory – drums
* Oded Ben Itzhak - saxophone

Former members

* Raz Lahav – bass
* Michael Lupu – bass

Beer7 in the Israeli punk scene

There were few women on stage in Israeli punk rock shows before Beer7's Dafna Arad. This started a whole girl scene that includes bands like Va'adat Kishut, Phoney Pony, and CUBAN B, all girl-fronted.

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/beer7 Beer7 on MySpace Music]