Watch surviving members of Silver Jews reunite with Will Oldham on vocals at Nashville show
The surviving members of Silver Jews reunited with Will Oldham on vocal duty for a semi-impromptu gig in Nashville this past weekend.
READ MORE: Silver Jews singer David Berman dies aged 52Taking place on the porch of the Julia Martin Gallery in Nashville, TN on Saturday night (August 10), the show was done to honour the fifth anniversary of the death of the band’s frontman David Berman.
Led by Berman’s widow Cassie Berman, the night saw the likes of the remaining band members â comprised of William Tyler, Peyton Pinkerton, Brian Kotzu, and Tony Crow â as well as Tylerâs former Lambchop bandmate Matt Swanson and Will Oldham – aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy – perform a full Silver Jews set.
Cassie and Oldham shared lead vocal duties on ‘Punks in the Beerlight’ and ‘The Wild Kindness’. They also performed a cover of ‘All My Happiness Is Gone’ by Purple Mountains, the band Berman started prior to his death after a decade out of the public eye.
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David passed at the age of 52 back in 2019. The singer and poet behind Silver Jews was found dead in an apartment building in Brooklynâs Park Slope neighbourhood. His death was ruled as a suicide.Â
The frontman had suffered from depression and drug addiction while in the band. He rarely gave interviews, and only began touring in earnest around Silver Jewsâ acclaimed 2005 album âTanglewood Numbersâ.
His band Purple Mountains had released their self-titled debut album a month prior to his passing. It was his first new music since the final Silver Jews album ‘Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea’, which was released in 2008.
Back in 2022, Stephen Malkmus performed a cover of Silver Jews’ ‘Blue Arrangementsâ at a gig in Portland. Malkmus was previously a member of the band in 1989. That same year, Animal Collective also covered the band’s 1994 âStarlite Walkerâ cut âTrains Across The Seaâ while performing at Sirius XM.
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Watch surviving members of Silver Jews reunite with Will Oldham on vocals at Nashville show
Watch surviving members of Silver Jews reunite with Will Oldham on vocals at Nashville show
Watch surviving members of Silver Jews reunite with Will Oldham on vocals at Nashville show
Watch surviving members of Silver Jews reunite with Will Oldham on vocals at Nashville show
Watch surviving members of Silver Jews reunite with Will Oldham on vocals at Nashville show
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