beirut Archives - Project Revolver

Ten Moments of Rock’n’Roll History: The Wanton Bishops Live at The Grand Factory

Team RevolverFebruary 20, 2017

The Grand Factory was in for a different taste of quality music last week. It was home for The Wanton Bishops’ much awaited gig in Beirut. Mystified by the risi...

10 Songs That Make Beirut Madinati

Team RevolverMay 7, 2016

// Beirut holds a special place in our heart. It was time we made a list of the best Beirut songs, going from Fairuz, all the way to Pink ...

Sandmoon: The Journey Home

Team RevolverDecember 16, 2013

photos credit: Cyrill Reaidy By Nisrine Najem The first time I heard of Sandmoon was on a local radio station. Sandra (the lead singer) gave an interview befo...

Beirut Jams Sessions: Mike Dawes (The Aftermath)

Team RevolverDecember 6, 2013

It was a Sunday evening, December 1st. It was a cozy venue, Gemmayze Theater. We've seen few YouTube videos of Mike, but had really no idea of what to expect fr...

Happy 70th, Lebanon: Top 10 (musical) Lebanese Bombs

Team RevolverNovember 22, 2013

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); We've had a rough year, in Lebanon that is. But there was light and harmony at the end of the tunnel...

Top 20 Songs Named After Cities

Team RevolverNovember 4, 2013

// It is true that most songs are about love, change and nostalgia, and some are even better at describing it when they evoke a geographical place we ...

Music 4 a Cause: Where you should be on October 11th

Team RevolverOctober 7, 2013

Despite the tension and political instability, we are being blessed lately with so many great music initiatives in this country. After Wickerpark and Beirut Ope...

Zeid Hamdan: An Artist Not a Salesman

Team RevolverAugust 28, 2013

By Nisrine Najem In an underground venue somewhere in Beirut, I recently got to witness Zeid live. It was his 37th birthday and he decided to put together a ...

Searching For Lebanon’s Seaders

Team RevolverJune 12, 2013

Beirut, the early 1960s: a time of growing religious and political tensions in and around Lebanon… But something else was brewing then: the rise of rock & r...

Top 10 Sunday Songs

Karl MattarApril 7, 2013

More artists sang about Sunday than about any other day of the week. From Queen to Johnny Cash, this is a list of the best songs about Sunday. By Charlie Rayne...

Beirut: Top 10 Songs

Team RevolverApril 1, 2013

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); “Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zacha...