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SONGS BUILD LITTLE ROOMS IN TIME: DAVID BERMAN REMEMBERED

Co-presented with Jokermen and Poetic Research Bureau

Saturday, January 4
2220 Arts + Archives
2220 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057

doors/bar: 7pm
event: 7:30pm

A live event with readings and performances by:
David Longstreth
Britta Phillips
Anahid Nersessian
John Tottenham
and others

followed by a screening of Silver Jew (2007, 52 min) with a video introduction by Cassie Berman

On the occasion of his birthday, we are thrilled to present an event commemorating the life and words of David Berman, the frontman and lyricist of Silver Jews, who passed away in 2019. With wry songs and poems filled with black humor and spiritual longing, Berman’s utterly singular artistic sensibility continues to move and inspire a generation. We will be presenting readings from his poetry collection Actual Air followed by a screening of Michael Tully’s intimate documentary on the Silver Jews’ first world tour in 2006. 

A portion of the proceeds of this event will be donated to the WTJU David Berman Memorial Fund.

Program duration: approx. 90 mins.

Special thanks to Mark Neeley, Leanna Kaiser, Brandon Harris, Michael Tully and Cassie Berman.