DanBern

Also known (and currently recording a new album) as Bernstein, DanBern is wackier than your average folksinger, oh yes. He's an independent singer-songwriter-musician who has the big balls (big as the swing of Tiger Woods, if you can believe it, and it ain't braggin' if it's true) to ask and answer urgent questions like:

On Dog Boy Van:

• "How come I'm in a space ship talking to aliens about my act?" (Answer: They'd like to talk physics, but he's illiterate there. Song: "Talkin' Alien Abduction Blues")

On Dan Bern:

• What if Marilyn Monroe had married Henry Miller instead of Arthur Miller? (Answer: He'd have taken her to Paris, she'd have smoked a lot of opium, had more fun, and might still be alive. Song: "Marilyn")
• Should Elvis have done like James Dean did instead of putting on weight and singing down down down? (Answer: Guess so. Song: "Too Late To Die Young")

On Fifty Eggs (produced by the ever-so-fabulous AniDiFranco):

• What will happen the day they find a cure for AIDS? (Answer: "for 6 months no one went to work, they all had orgies" Song: "Cure For Aids")
• How about all them chick singers? (Answer: well, you really should listen to the song, but "every one of them has something kinda special" that Dan likes, but "every now and then while listening to them" he feels "like when we were kids/ i pulled their hair or stole their bike" Song: "Chick Singers")
• "how else explain fax machines... computer enhancement... fiber optics... mozart?/ ...how else explain pay at the pump... limited access freeways... digital remastering/ plastic flowers, linoleum, beefalo"? (Answer: "aliens came and fucked the monkey" Song: "No Missing Link")

On Smartie Mine:

• What would happen if an ambitious young folksinger invaded Bruce Springsteen's house demanding to be anointed the voice of his generation? (Answer: You have to hear the song to believe it, okay? Ask TracyvanCort. Song: "Talkin' Woody Bob Bruce Dan Blues")

TracyvanCort is a big DanBern/Bernstein? fan and highly recommends you buy all DanBern/Bernstein?'s albums and see any live performances of his you can. She most recently saw Bernstein perform in San Diego Friday, August 4 (his last show before going into the studio to record his new album), and as usual he rocked.