Back in 2023, New York post-punk stalwart Jesse Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him unable to walk. As Rolling Stone noted, in the agonizing time since, he’s endured a regimen of demanding physical therapy, and even stem-cell injections.
Coming to his support, a number of renowned musicians gave him support through an album of Malin covers (featuring Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Billie Joe Armstrong, Elvis Costello, and others) and honoring Malin at two tribute concerts at New York’s Beacon Theatre last year that brought together Williams, Costello, Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz, and more.
Now, and still, in need to pay medical bills, Jesse Malin has prepared a specific combination of personal live shows and a musical, a sort of a musical residency, titled Silver Manhattan. It is a combination of concert and play that will weave together Malin’s music — from his bands Heart Attack and D Generation through his solo records — with tales from his life and career.
The show will open on September 6, 2025, and will be performed once a month on select Saturdays at New York’s Gramercy Theatre: Oct. 4, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, and Jan. 11, 2026, in addition to the September premiere.
Talking to Rolling Stone, Malin noted, “I thought, ‘I want to do something where I can work and be in New York,’ and we found a theatre ten minutes from my house,” says Malin, who needs a walker and cane to take even a short stroll. “I want to tell a story I’ve always wanted to tell. And now there’s this new element into it.”
