Scientists say the weeks between Thanksgiving and Chrismukkah are the most depressing time of year (or maybe I read that on Friendster) and it's easy to see why. As we gear up for year end, spending…   Read Story »

When David Berman decided to call it quits, the Silver Jew decided to take his father with him. For his final SJ show, he decided to take his band and fans 300 feet underground to the Volcano Room at…   Read Story »

After twenty years and a half dozen albums (including last year's excellent Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea) David Berman is apparently hanging up the Silver Jews moniker to focus on other projects. In…   Read Story »

Oh noes! Everyone is hating on Radiohead today. Silver Jew David Berman to P4K: "You can go through the whole new Radiohead album and try and tell me what they're saying, and all you'll get over and…   Read Story »

Silver Jews' new LP, out tomorrow on Drag City, is streaming on MySpace. Grab an MP3 here.   Read Story »

David Berman is king of writing lines that stick with you after one listen. Lines that feel obvious and unadorned, but at the same time hit like colorful epiphany. Which is what good writing can do,…   Read Story »

That Pitchforkmedia must be doing something right; 19,000 people a day hit up their Festival for 18 hours of music over two days, despite some serious heat and humidity. Whether that's a testament to…   Read Story »