Silver Jews were an Indie Rock group formed in 1989 by writer/musician David Berman and Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich of Pavement. Berman and Malkmus worked together as guards at an art museum and Nastanovich was a bus driver before they started their careers. Yahoo! Music: Silver Jews Biography by Heather Phares
Most recently, Berman and his wife Cassie were the only two full-time members of the band. They released the full-length album Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea in 2008. Berman announced his retirement from music on Drag City's message board January 22, 2009. The band will play their final concert on January 31 at McMinnville, Tennessee's Cumberland Caverns.Pitchfork: Silver Jews' David Berman Calls It Quits (January 23, 2008)