Wednesday, April 9, 2025

East Village musician Jesse Malin bringing his life story to the Gramercy Theatre

Yesterday, East Village musician Jesse Malin announced the details about his new show, "Silver Manhattan: A Musical Guide to Survival," which he described as "a play, a story and a concert performed live on stage with a full band" starting monthly this September.

"We will be working it up all summer to bring it to you," he said in the Instagram announcement. "While I am still recovering, I won't be touring for a while, so you might have to come to my neighborhood to see me and the boys do this thing."

Presale tickets for the shows at the Gramercy Theatre on 23rd Street start today. (Password: JESSE.) The public sale starts Friday. Find ticket info here. 

In May 2023, Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Malin, a partner in several local establishments, including Niagara, 96 Tears and the Bowery Electric, returned to the stage for the first time since early 2023 this past Dec. 1-2 at the Beacon Theater, billed as "the largest hometown show of his career." 

He performed a set with his band. Then special guests, among others, Jim Jarmusch, the Hold Steady, Fred Armisen, Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker and J Mascis joined him on stage. 

On March 26, Malin was among the musicians to pay tribute to Patti Smith at Carnegie Hall. 

Malin, a Queens native, launched his music career at age 12 while fronting the hardcore band Heart Attack. He was later the lead vocalist of D Generation during the 1990s. Malin has become a prolific singer-songwriter with nine studio albums and an assortment of collaborations, including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Billie Joe Armstrong.
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