MAKING THINGS HAPPEN

Rockfour certainly seems to make the most of its U.S. visits.

The psychedelic-flavored pop/rock band from Tel Aviv, Israel, showcased during this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference/festival in Austin, Texas, and according to the group, the performance played a role in Nic Harcourt giving Rockfour regular airplay on California's KCRW-FM.

That led to interest from record labels, among them Cooking Vinyl, which released the band's Memories of the Never Happened earlier this month.

The new album was recorded in San Diego; its predecessor, 2004's Nationwide, was made in Detroit. Recording and producing in America adds a different dimension to Rockfour's sound, say the band members, who add that American studios are constructed differently from those in Israel. (With that in mind, Rockfour is building a studio in Israel that the band says is inspired by the American studios it has used, as well as London's legendary Abbey Road Studios.)

Earlier this month, Rockfour began a string of U.S. tour dates. The itinerary includes gigs tonight (Oct. 19) at World Café Life in Philadelphia, Sunday (Oct. 21) at The Saint in Asbury Park and Tuesday (Oct. 23) at Mexicali Blues in Teaneck.

Visit www.rockfour.com for more on Rockfour.

THEY WILL BE THERE

Cat Power, My Morning Jacket and John Doe are among the artists scheduled to interpret Bob Dylan material Nov. 7 at New York's Beacon Theatre.

The benefit concert is a celebration of I'm Not There, the new movie about Dylan.

To purchase tickets, visit www.imnotthere.info or www.ticketmaster.com.