Israeli Rock Band Mashina Plots Beacon Theatre Celebration, Documentary: ‘We’re 60 But at Our Peak,’ Says Frontman Yuval Banay (EXCLUSIVE)

Long before they joined forces to found Mashina, arguably Israel’s most popular rock band, Yuval Banay and Shlomi Bracha were 16-year-old surfing buds, catching waves along the Mediterranean coastline. So it seemed fitting that three days after selling out the 5,000-seat Tel Aviv exhibition Hall with their ‘Mashina Celebrates’ show — marking 40 years of their band’s existence — vocalist Banay and guitarist Bracha, both 60, were celebrating themselves by heading off to Sri Lanka to once again indulge in their shared passion. “I can’t believe we’re going, I have to go pack,” Banay tells Variety with childlike glee near… Read Full Article