WPRB presents Silver Jews & Monotonix September 9, 2008

WPRB & R5 Productions are proud to present an evening with Drag City recording artists the Silver Jews (pictured) and Monotonix on Tuesday, September 9th at the First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) in Philadelphia. Doors are at 8PM and the show's all-ages.

Um, what can we say about the SILVER JEWS (or its mastermind, DC Berman) that won't make us sound like sycophantic fangeeks? Here goes: From 1990's Dime Map of the Reef 7" and onwards, Berman & co. have merged Americana and poetry into a constantly compelling package. (And oh, the Pavement connection never hurt, too.) The band is currently on tour in support of its sixth album, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea.

Israeli garage-punkers MONOTONIX open up this show and if you haven't caught their live show yet, you're missing out. It's a sweaty mess of fun that hearkens back to the days of when stoner rock and maximum riffage were actually edgy.

Official Website: http://blog.wprb.com/2008/09/wprb-presents-silver-jews-monotonix-on.html