Silver Jews

Stereogum — It’s been five years since Yoni Wolf’s ever-evolving indie band WHY? released their last album, the visual LP AOKOHIO . Since then, Wolf has covered the Silver Jews and Allen Ginsberg and collaborated with Foxing and Temps. This summer, WHY? ... more info

Stereogum — Pixies are heading out on a European tour celebrating their albums Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde this week, and they’ll do it with a new bass player. Veteran rock bassist Paz Lenchantin (pictured above center right), who’s also done stints wit... more info

Stereogum — Bad History Month are on a tear lately. Last year, the Philly band released the True Delusion EP and an album called God Is Luck . Today they’ve revealed that another EP, To Be Free, will drop next week. Its title track and closer suggests th... more info

Stereogum — David Berman moved to Nashville in 1999, the same year the Houston Oilers relocated there and became the Tennessee Titans. Berman, the late, great Silver Jews and Purple Mountains frontman, was a big football fan who referenced the sport in songs lik... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Jaquira Diaz discussed her memoir Ordinary Girls with Morning Edition. The New York Times reviewed the book. Allison Moorer discussed her new album and memoir, Blood, with PopMatters. October's best eBook deals. Stef Chura coverd the Silver Jews' "Ho... more info

Stereogum — Stef Chura has joined the ranks of musicians who've paid tribute to the late David Berman by covering his songs. Since Berman's death back in August, lots of artists have put their own spin on his music with Silver Jews and Purple Mountains: collabor... more info

Stereogum — Since Silver Jews and Purple Mountains leader David Berman passed away a couple months ago, a lot of artists have paid tribute to the late musician by covering his songs. Those artists have included his one-time Silver Jews bandmate Stephen Malkmus, ... more info

Stereogum — Today is World Mental Health Day. In honor of the day and in tribute to the late David Berman, WHY?'s Yoni Wolf has shared a new cover of Silver Jews' "We Are Real" off the band's 1998 classic American Water . The track features additional vocals fr... more info

Stereogum — Approaching Perfection: A Tribute To DC Berman is a massive new tribute to late Silver Jews and Purple Mountains frontman David Berman, who died two months ago today. The French music site Section 26 compiled the comp, which features contributions fr... more info

Stereogum — David Berman, who founded the legendary indie band Silver Jews and relaunched his career this year with a new project called Purple Mountains, died by suicide last month. Since then, a number of admirers have covered Berman's songs in tribute, includ... more info