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Silver Jews @ MHOW, Brooklyn, NYC - pics & setlist
photos by Chris La Putt
For nearly two decades, poet David Berman has been releasing music with the Silver Jews, but only recently did Berman feel it necessary to tour--he was long considered indie rock's main homebody. Now, with a new album (Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea), he is hitting the road again. We tracked him down in Nashville, Tenn. via email.Photos from the first of two NYC Silver Jews shows this weekend at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Sep 6). The second show was Sunday night at Bowery Ballroom. One more in the area tonight (Sep 8). More Brooklyn pictures below...You seem very excited about touring. Is that a new thing?
The first time I toured I was pretty overwhelmed. I had my eyes closed during part of it. This time I'm looking forward to keeping my eyes open and watching what there is to see.
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Posted on September 8, 2008 8:34 AM
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stupid tropical storm.
Posted by butternuts | September 8, 2008 9:43 AM
Any pictures from the opener?
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 9:45 AM
amazing show but the crowd was so bizarre! surprisingly jock and rowdy....
anyone have extra tix to Maxwell's?
Posted by cc | September 8, 2008 10:02 AM
"Any pictures from the opener?"
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/09/monotonix_music.html
Posted by brooklynvegan | September 8, 2008 10:09 AM
jock and rowdy? hmmm...more like beer drinking silver jews fanatics.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 11:53 AM
"The Wild Kindess"!
that is some setlist. "Pretty Eyes" is one of his best.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 12:05 PM
did anyone else find the whole presentation a little...strange? after listening to SJ songs for so many years, it was kind of odd seeing berman walk around with a microphone like a front person, looking like neil diamond. the songs have such an intimate vibe on record, like his sitting next to you with a guitar. seeing him stand on a drum riser and sing "trains across the sea"...weird! also, no "how to rent a room" is a crime.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 12:34 PM
a great show overall!
I agree it was a lil weird, but the band was awesome, and exciting to see how many old-er songs they played!
I think it'd be cool for them to do a tour focused on one album, like American Water.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 12:48 PM
What a great band.
Posted by Katie Camosy | September 8, 2008 1:25 PM
I love how whenever there is a girl on stage people are just like "OH MAN A GIRL PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT" and take pictures of mostly her.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 1:30 PM
Jarvis Cocker wore that same outfit to MHOW in June!
there are worse role models.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 1:35 PM
he definitely writes better lyrics than thom yorke.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 1:42 PM
someone would "hit that"
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 1:46 PM
good point, although she and the singer are also partners or married and an integral part of the band.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 2:32 PM
such an incredible improvement compared with two year ago... the band was tight, and berman was ON (and at last knew the lyrics by heart!) great song selection, too, with great flow.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 2:33 PM
anyone have the setlist from Bowery?
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 3:34 PM
I liked the show and I like Berman's presentation. It's a little Tony Clifton, a little Johnny Cash playing the lounge at the hotel near the airport in Nashville circa 1983.
Posted by mr a | September 8, 2008 4:39 PM
That is a house suit. it hangs in the dressing room.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 4:52 PM
how it looked on Jarvis: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/07/jarvis_cocker_m.html
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 5:01 PM
i think its funny that years after pavement, berman and silver jews are vibrant and amazing and making meaningful music and stephen malkmus is wanking guitar solos like a self-indulgent twat.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 10:00 PM
afterall these year berman is also sporting a comb-over these days.
Posted by Anonymous | September 8, 2008 10:44 PM
Anyone have a set list from Sunday's show at Bowery?
Posted by Anonymous | September 9, 2008 11:12 AM
Sunday @ Bowery:
Trains
Barge
Getting Back
Smith and Jones
Aloyisius
Pillow
How to Rent
Suffering Jukebox
Wild Kindness
Slow Education
SV/SD
Horseleg
K-Hole
Tennessee
Looking
What is Not
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Inside
Random Rules
Punx
Posted by Anonymous | September 9, 2008 3:44 PM
maxwells was awesome.
Posted by josh | September 9, 2008 3:52 PM
Sunday at the Bowery, the first song of the encore was Pretty Eyes, not Inside the Golden Days of Missing You.
Posted by Anonymous | September 12, 2008 1:33 AM