Silver Jews

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A beautiful mess of indie rock, country-rock and lo-fi with lyrics both witty and profound, the Silver Jews were formed in 1989 by writer/musician David Berman with his friends, guitarist/singer Stephen Malkmus and drummer Bob Nastanovich. The trio performed together as Ectoslavia when they studied at the University of Virginia; after graduation, they moved to New York and shared an apartment. Dubbing themselves the Silver Jews -- after the Silver Apples, the Silver Beatles, and slang for blonde-haired Jewish people -- they played noisy, often imp...[more]

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The Silver Jews

Silver Jew (2008)

In 2006, after five albums and fifteen years, David Berman finally decided to take The Silver Jews out on the road. The band toured across America and Europe, all the way to Israel, playing their first forty shows to a widespread outpouring of joy. Silver Jew is a simple document of one of those stops, whereupon the band played two shows in Tel Aviv, and spent a profound afternoon in Jerusalem.

DVD $16.99

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The Silver Jews

October 10 Show Poster (2009)

This is a 19" x 23.5" poster for the October 10 Silver Jews show. It is a four color print, designed to reflect the relationship between songwriter David Berman and his uniquely idiosyncratic brand of prose.

Poster $34.99

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