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New York, United States (1989 – 2009)

Silver Jews’ earliest incarnation was the college band Ectoslavia, formed by future Pavement founders Bob Nastanovich, Stephen Malkmus and frontman David Berman at the University of Virginia in 1989. An exercise in joyous noise, the band disbanded after graduation and the three friends moved to New York to take up various jobs - Nastanovich, a bus driver, and Berman and Malkmus, art museum security guards.

Pavement, a band started by Malkmus post-Ectoslavia, pre-New York, at this point began to gain attention. This attention resulted in a record deal and a constant inferiority plague placed upon the ‘Joos with Berman totally at the forefront of the group. Misinformed music fans now saw the band as a side-project and, even worse, Berman as being not good enough to play with Pavement, many band members being shared between the two bands.

The connection to Malkmus and the now blossoming Pavement was not all negative, however. Drag City, then not the bastion of American folk music it is today, agreed to release the band’s debut EPs which has led to a fruitful relationship (the label continues to release the band’s records, right up to album number 7 in 2008, (Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea).

The Silver Jews in their later days primarily consisted of David and Cassie Berman who contributed most of the lyrics, and a changing cast of characters. They had numerous indie stars in a rotating line up, including Willie T. of Lambchop, and Brian Kotzer of Tim Chad and Sherry.
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  • FernandoPixies

    Silver Jews and Pavement, they sound so different, you douches!! FUCKING TWO DIFFERENT MUSIC STYLE.

    2 Apr 8:23pm Reply

  • wtfpwnt

    I wish these guys would come back more so than Pavement, and I LOVE Pavement.

    28 Mar 2:07am Reply

  • taskerov

    "I wish I had a thousand bucks/I wish I was the Royal Trux"- Silver Jews, Death of an Heir of Sorrows. Shame Silver Jews don't play anymore but I'm exicted to see Neil Hagerty of Royal Trux at The Bowery Electric this Thursday.

    26 Mar 9:25pm Reply

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    1 Mar 8:49am Reply

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    22 Feb 2:24pm Reply

  • slainte666

    Awesome band! Great writing all the way around!

    20 Feb 4:40pm Reply

  • 7192525

    i agree. silver jews are way better and pavements no good.

    9 Jan 3:31am Reply

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    14 Dec 2012 Reply

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  • liquorsetmefree

    i mean seriously they are very different, despite sharing a member or two. i can totally see someone liking silver jews and disliking pavement, or vice versa. both are fucking great in my book!

    8 Oct 2012 Reply

  • gonzeaux

    An injunction was recently granted outlawing all Silver Jews / Pavement comparisons. [4]

    7 Oct 2012 Reply

  • nicoinfurs

    An injunction was recently granted outlawing all Silver Jews / Pavement comparisons. [3]

    27 Aug 2012 Reply

  • linushall

    David Berman reading poetry on the new The Avalanches-track was pretty cool.

    23 Aug 2012 Reply

  • MayhemWithMercy

    An injunction was recently granted outlawing all Silver Jews / Pavement comparisons. [2]

    2 Aug 2012 Reply

  • IanOhs

    An injunction was recently granted outlawing all Silver Jews / Pavement comparisons.

    30 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Jullian_Aubrey

    Although, Malkmus does a lot of the harmonies so... Really?

    16 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Jullian_Aubrey

    People who say this is superior to Pavement should note... This IS Pavement, with a less versatile vocalist and less depth in music. It's still good but.... really. Just, really?

    16 Jul 2012 Reply

  • IanOhs

    testify! as well as being the swell-est pair of security guards ever.

    14 Jul 2012 Reply

  • gonzeaux

    No I know, it is a silly thing to say but I've heard people use those as evidence in "Joos > Pavement" arguments that I distance myself from as much as possible since Berman and Malkmus have pretty much equal footing in my greatest people ever list

    9 Jul 2012 Reply
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