Live performance of Kaufman's "Just Begun" used in awareness-raising video

A few weeks ago Dan played at the "Flat Country" Timber sale protest on The McKenzie river organized by Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wild. YouTube channel "Climate Crisis Progressive" used audio of the live recording of Dan's original song "Just Begun" played at the rally during the end part of the video. The video is being used to raise awareness about the proposed clear cut on the headwaters of the McKenzie River.

Learn more about this old-growth timber sale by watching the video below and check out this post at Oregon Wild.

Screenshot from Climate Crisis Progressive’s video.

Video cuts from Rock-quinox! at the Laurelthirst!

The band is back! After a pandemic hiatus the full band played its first indoor show since November 2019 in celebration of the fall equinox (9/22/22) or what we called Rock-quinox! What a great reception from the audience at the Laurelthirst while we played several new songs live for the first time with the five-piece. The band was Aidan Kaufman on bass. Pyata Penedo (DKB producer from Figure8Sound) played percussion and sang backup. Jen Harrison also sang backup and played ukulele and mellophone. Propelling the band on drum kit was “Nashville” Dave Nuding. Of course, Dan sang, played guitar, and harmonica.

Here are some video snippets from the show taken by Lucas Kaufman.

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DKB Rock-quinox: Laurelthirst 9/22

"Rock-quinox" is a celebration of the power of the celestial AND music. As the nights start getting longer than the days it’s a time for harvest and dance. Join the rockin' celebration of the autumn equinox with The Dan Kaufman Band at Portland’s oldest music venue, The Laurelthirst.

DKB plays original Western Rock & Blues and also plays music from inspiring songwriters like Johnny Cash and Jimmy Cliff.

Bring your dancing shoes or a little something from the garden to swap and share with old friends and new.

Band lineup will include:

Dan- vocals, guitar & harmonica

Aidan Kaufman- bass

Pyata Penedo- percussion & vocals

Dave Nuding- drums

Jen Harrison- ukulele, vocals, & mellophone

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Tomorrow's show and New Song

Come see the solo act and first show since the pandemic. Dan has several news songs including this one, Without The Truth. Show is Saturday June 19, 2021 at the Schooner Lounge in Beautiful Netarts Bay, Oregon.

Words and Music by Dan Kaufman- 2021

WITHOUT THE TRUTH

D A C G E C A (chords)

A G E A G E

Without the truth, you need not hear me?

Without the truth, there is no unity

With all the fear, without a tear

With all the hate, with all the mirrors

You can not see me

Can you now feel me?

Without the love, what is the point?

Sweet Lord above, and you know Heyzoos, well they put them in the joint

All the ice, it wasn’t nice

It wasn’t fair to tear apart all the families

That was your family

(Modulate to B for Bass solo then back to A for Harmonica solo)

Without Repair Our Ship is Sunk

We can pray for luck or Jettison the junk

All we need is all right here

for all of them for all of us

Unpack the trust, just takes a little trust

The Hurricane Song for 2020

2020 has been a Hurricane of a year. We produced this song last spring and then I pretty much left The Dan Kaufman Band on a back burner. The space for the project was not there and did not feel right to me. But I never can stay away from music for long and new stuff is on the way.

I feel like the Hurricane Song really reflected my life this year. Being thrown into tumult and trying to remember what is truly important: love and life.

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A hurricane will land and blow you far away

And then you’ll long for that record you wanted to play

It’s the one that’s got your brand new favorite song

The one you were going to teach all your friends to sing along

That one about love

That one about love, love, love, love, Life

Well you take that sand and you fill it up in the jar

Until there’s no room left for what you really are

You turn around and see that what you lack

Is the old guitar in the brand new back pack

Let’s talk about love

Let’s talk about love, love, love, love, Life

Don’t bother walking with a pebble up in your shoe

But who am I to tell you what you ought to do?

You’ll find the path but first you’ll you’ll find the way

and then you’ll drop the needle on the record you wanted to play

That one about love

That one about love, love, love, love, Life

DanKaufmanBand copyleft 2020

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