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Purple Mountains (David Berman) expand tour, add 2nd NYC show

Purple Mountains, the new project from The Silver Jews’ David Berman, will be on tour starting in August to support their self-titled debut album which is out July 12 on Drag City. The band’s NYC show, 8/31 at Murmrr Theatre, sold out so they’ve added a second Murmrr show on September 1. Tickets for that go on sale Wednesday, June 26 at 10 AM.

David’s live band includes Jeremy Earl and Jarvis Taveniere of Woods (who also worked on the album) and the tour also includes a NJ show at White Eagle Hall on 8/12 (tickets), as well as dates in Philly, DC, Nashville, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, Portland and more. All dates are listed, along with videos for “All My Happiness is Gone” and “Darkness and Cold,” below.

PURPLE MOUNTAINS – 2019 TOUR DATES
8/10/19 Huichica East Pine Plains NY
8/11/19 White Eagle Hall Jersey City NJ
8/12/19 World Cafe Live Philadelphia PA
8/14/19 Black Cat Washington DC
8/15/19 The Grey Eagle Asheville NC
8/16/19 Pilot Light Knoxville TN
8/17/19 Mercy Lounge Nashville TN
8/19/19 Zanzabar Louisville KY
8/20/19 Duck Room at Blueberry Hill St. Louis MO
8/21/19 The Mill Iowa City IA
8/23/19 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis MN
8/24/19- 8/25/19 Sleeping Village Chicago IL
8/27/19 Lee’s Palace Toronto Ontario Canada
8/28/19 La Sala Rossa Montreal Quebec Canada
8/30/19 The Sinclair Cambridge MA
8/31/19 Murmrr Theatre Brooklyn NY
9/01/19 Murmrr Theatre Brooklyn NY
9/6/19 Hopscotch Festival Raleigh NC
9/13/19 Neptune Theatre Seattle WA
9/14/19 Huichica Walla Walla Walla Walla WA
9/15/19 Wonder Ballroom Portland OR
9/18/19 The Chapel San Francisco CA
9/22/19 The Lodge Room Los Angeles CA