Dan Bern w/ Seth Adam 10/23/14 Cafe 9

Capable local opener Adam played  bandless to start the evening. Mainly tame songs about cities were a soft lead in to the acerbic wit that is Dan Bern. It's been close to a decade since my last DB show (at the historic Tune-In, thanks Fernando!). Dan's characteristic helium inflected Jewish Dylan delivery is the perfect backdrop to beautiful and funny folk songs. With occasional accompaniment  from drum/vocal/mercy helper, this set was all DB. I Need You, Jew from Kentucky, The Golden Voice of Vin Scully, Marilyn, Breathe, Too Late to Die Young, Rome, and the new cartoon theme Stinky and Dirty sampled all eras of the DB catalog. It has been too long between viewings.