As mayor of mixmeamolotov.com, I’m declaring that today is officially Bernstein Day! Go out and celebrate: take the day off from work and go do something you’ve never done before. Ride your bike to a neighboring state, make a movie, write a song, do some fingerpainting, learn to play backgammon. And don’t fear the haters along the way, because deep down inside everyone loves to boo.

And European fans, get your boos and heckles ready. And stick some new batteries in your recording equipment. Dan Bern is headed your way:

20 Sep — La Casa Encendida — Madrid, Spain
22 Sep — Costello Club — Madrid, Spain
28 Sep — Roepaen — Ottersum, Holland
30 Sep — In The Woods — Lage Vuursche
02 Oct — Kroller-Muller Museum — Otterloo
03 Oct — WVHEDW — Amsterdam
04 Oct — Take Root Festival — Groningen
07 Oct — Q-Bus — Leiden
11 Oct — Cultureel Centrum — Meise

And finally, I have some music to help you celebrate the first annual Bernstein Day! These are some favorite tracks from shows I’ve been listening to lately. I hope you enjoy them!

Dan Bern - Asterisk Nation (live) : don’t say BOO, say KBOO! Dan played this song live on radio program “The Dharma Wheel” on 16 Nov 2006 and was captured by me from KBOO’s audio stream. Dan played at the Doug Fir Lounge later that night. Some clips from that show can be found on YouTube.

Dan Bern - Year By Year Home Run Totals Of Barry Bonds (live): recorded 27 Nov 2008 at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, CA. First of two nights at the Crepe Place. Great show, you can find this entire show at the Live Music Archive.

Dan Bern - 2014 (live): recorded 28 Nov 2008 at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, California. This show is also available from the Live Music Archive.

Dan Bern - Royal Jelly (partial) (live): from a show at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco, CA on 16 Apr 2008. Dan Bern covers a classic Dewey Cox song. I think this counts as a rarity!

Dan Bern - Luke The Drifter (live): recorded 16 Apr 2008 at the 12 Galaxies club in San Francisco, CA. I think this song is quickly becoming a fan favorite. I put it right up there with “Blue Highway” in my list of favorite recent songs.

Okay, everybody go do everything! See you later…..

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