Video: Silver Jews - 1.31.09 @ Cumberland Caverns - "Smith and Jones Forever"

In a cave. Intro and the first song And the last ever Silver Jews live song (until the reunion tour) Thrill Pier wishes Dave Berman good luck in all his future endeavours.

i thought i'd be able to rip the joos final show from the promised wsm broadcast of bluegrass underground... but berman said he managed to negotiate out of said broadcast and since i've been unable to find any info on it, i guess i've got no choice but to believe him. there is still hope though... word is the show was professionally recorded for a potential dvd release by drag city. and in the meantime, a portion of the set has shown up on youtube in at least decent quality. there are also some amazing photos from bluegrass [...]

HANK ALTOGETHER: 300 feet underground at the Volcano Room at the Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tennessee, the Silver Jews played their last show. Some guy who looked like Hasselhoff introduced them, and they ended up the best possible way. Here's video of it: Introduction & "We are Real" "Smith & Jones Forever"

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 the Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tennessee. (You should likely get the "underground" as a career metaphor, close readers. Like the "go" in the above headline should more appropriately read "stay." When Queens Of The Stone Age performed underground, though, the metaphor meant something different.) The sextet played 15 songs. Here are the bookends: [...]

All my favorite singers couldn't sing. Now there's one less of them still performing. We've seen musicians retire and unretire before, but unless David Berman is pulling our leg, Silver Jews are now no more . The band's performance Saturday night at McMinnville, Tennessee's Cumberland Caverns was their last, and included this emotional take on American Water 's indelible "We Are Real". But first, Berman gives a [...]