Before listening to a single note of Suris’ new album, “Pertinax”, I spent a few minutes just looking at the word. Pertinax. It has the distinct ring of a Stoic philosopher’s last defiant utterance or maybe a type of beetle known for its unusually stubborn shell. What a curious flag to fly for a collection of songs in an age of fleeting distraction. But...

About Elamar Elamar was born into a large family in Dimona and attended and graduated from The Brotherhood School. Elamar was inspired to better the world by the school's innovative educational method. Elamar afterwards spent three years in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). In the army, he learned discipline, purpose, passion, and communication skills. Elamar has always been creative, and art has become his expression....