My Country II - EP
Released: Aug 31, 2004
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Released: Aug 31, 2004
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Folkie Dan Bern subtitling his My Country II "Music to beat Bush by" places him firmly to the left in the debate surrounding the 2004 presidential election. But Bern is a strong songwriter, and he...
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Fleeting Days
Released: Apr 15, 2003
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Released: Apr 15, 2003
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With Fleeting Days, singer/songwriter Dan Bern seems to finally escape from the formidable influence of Bob Dylan on his songwriting. Instead, the 13 songs presented here take their cues more often...
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World Cup: A Sort of Travel Diary
Released: Nov 12, 2002
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Released: Nov 12, 2002
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In the summer of 2002, Dan Bern and his International Jewish Banking Conspiracy bandmate Brian Schey (aka Slim Nickel) lit out for Europe for a quick acoustic tour of the old continent. World Cup...
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The Swastika
Released: Nov 12, 2002
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Released: Nov 12, 2002
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Bruce Springsteen tapped into America's collective pain in order to initiate the process of healing. Steve Earle wanted Americans to understand what sort of mindset led to its infliction. Both were...
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Smartie Mine
Released: Mar 9, 1999
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Released: Mar 9, 1999
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Prolific writers need an outlet for their vast output, and the independently issued double disc Smartie Mine provides such a channel for Dan Bern. Following closely on the tail of the Ani...
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Fifty Eggs
Released: Mar 31, 1998
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Released: Mar 31, 1998
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With the release of his 1997 self-titled debut for Work, along with the label's reissuing of Dog Boy Van, his 1996 indie EP, Dan Bern made the folk music world stand up and take notice (like him or...
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Dog Boy Van - EP
Released: Oct 21, 1997
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Released: Oct 21, 1997
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Issued in 1997 by Work Records, Dan Bern's six-song EP Dog Boy Van was originally released independently in 1996, before his signing with the label. The record, like his self-titled debut for Work,...
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New American Language
Released: 2001
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Released: 2001
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Like Jim White's contemporaneous No Such Place, Dan Bern's New American Language attempts to reconfigure the American cultural landscape by appropriating images and converting them to the...
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