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05/29/2023
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JEFF BUCKLEY—26 YEARS GONE TODAY
See this article from Classic Rock today
See this article from Classic Rock today
05/20/2023
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Just confirmed @ Roulette Brooklyn Sun. Oct 15th:
Gary Lucas and Chuck Smith present
"WRITTEN ON THE BODY: A SERIES OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT THE BODY BY 3 RADICAL WOMAN FILMMAKERS"
w / original solo guitar soundtracks by Gary Lucas
and simultaneous solo dances onstage by Alison Clancy,
principal dancer of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet corps
The films:
Shirley Clarke A Moment in Love (1957)
Maya Deren The Very Eye of Night (1958)
Barbara Rubin Christmas on Earth (1963)—remix by Chuck Smith
Gary Lucas and Chuck Smith present
"WRITTEN ON THE BODY: A SERIES OF SHORT FILMS ABOUT THE BODY BY 3 RADICAL WOMAN FILMMAKERS"
w / original solo guitar soundtracks by Gary Lucas
and simultaneous solo dances onstage by Alison Clancy,
principal dancer of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet corps
The films:
Shirley Clarke A Moment in Love (1957)
Maya Deren The Very Eye of Night (1958)
Barbara Rubin Christmas on Earth (1963)—remix by Chuck Smith
05/18/2023
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Just in from from a fan on Twitter!
05/14/2023
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Nice review of Gary's live solo guitar performance accompanying Orson Welles's rare silent farce TOO MUCH JOHNSON at the James River Film Festival in Richmond Virginia recently:
"Attention lovers of cinema, film programmers, and kids of all ages! Raving maniac of the cinema and musical magician Gary Lucas has done it again. His cinemaniacally-improvised score for Orson Welles's TOO MUCH JOHNSON (1938) performs the ultimate sleight-of-hand, fooling us into believing that he and we are Mercury players screening the dailies for our upcoming multimedia production. Instead of being abandoned for 'Citizen Kane' and lost for years, this unique presentation of 'Too Much Johnson' slapsticks us into an alternate reality, a present-day promised land of creative possibilities."
—James Parrish, co-founder and former vice president of the James River Film Society
"Attention lovers of cinema, film programmers, and kids of all ages! Raving maniac of the cinema and musical magician Gary Lucas has done it again. His cinemaniacally-improvised score for Orson Welles's TOO MUCH JOHNSON (1938) performs the ultimate sleight-of-hand, fooling us into believing that he and we are Mercury players screening the dailies for our upcoming multimedia production. Instead of being abandoned for 'Citizen Kane' and lost for years, this unique presentation of 'Too Much Johnson' slapsticks us into an alternate reality, a present-day promised land of creative possibilities."
—James Parrish, co-founder and former vice president of the James River Film Society
05/09/2023
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"Renowned guitarist/composer Gary Lucas headlined the recent 29th James River Film Festival in Richmond VA on April 22, 2023 at the historic Byrd Theatre. Making a record fifth appearance, Lucas wowed a packed auditorium with his original score for Orson (Citizen Kane) Welles' lost-found film curio, 'Too Much Johnson', starring American actor Joseph Cotten, a wacky slapsticky homage to the silent film comedy of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, and the experimentation of the avant-garde. The next day Mr. Lucas led a delegation of fans to Joseph Cotten's grave in nearby Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA."
—James River Film Festival major domo Mike Jones
—James River Film Festival major domo Mike Jones
05/02/2023
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WE'RE NUMBER ONE!
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica" selected as the #1 Weirdest Album Ever in the latest issue of MOJO (UK)
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica" selected as the #1 Weirdest Album Ever in the latest issue of MOJO (UK)
04/30/2023
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Read a new interview with Gary in Flicker Noise:
Part One | Part Two | Part Three
Part One | Part Two | Part Three
04/26/2023
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Gary's guitar playing is praised in DownBeat magazine in a review of the HAL WILLNER AMARCORD NINO ROTA concert at Roulette Brooklyn recently
04/22/2023
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RIP MARK STEWART (The Pop Group, OnU Sound)
Gary's friend Mark Stewart, one of the most brilliant voices and recording artists of the post-punk era, has sadly passed at the very young age of 62. This photo was taken in London in 2013.
Gary's friend Mark Stewart, one of the most brilliant voices and recording artists of the post-punk era, has sadly passed at the very young age of 62. This photo was taken in London in 2013.
04/14/2023
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Master, Master
Gary's new review of "Renfield", opening theatrically in the US today up now at CultureCatch.com
Gary's new review of "Renfield", opening theatrically in the US today up now at CultureCatch.com
04/13/2023
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From the Richmond Style Weekly magazine about the upcoming JAMES RIVER FILM FESTIVAL in Richmond Virginia, where Gary will be accompanying Orson Welles's lost surrealist silent classic "TOO MUCH JOHNSON" at the historic art-deco movie palace The Byrd Theatre on Sat. April 22nd at 9:00pm. Also read a new interview with Gary, "All is Welles", in the latest issue of the Richmond Style Weekly
Photo: Joseph Cotten in "Too Much Johnson"
Photo: Joseph Cotten in "Too Much Johnson"
04/09/2023
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Three different live views of Gary's stark, hypnotic acoustic guitar solo last night 4/8/23—his arrangement of Nino Rota's "Tema di Giton" from the soundtrack of "Fellini Satyricon". The concert at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn was a sold-out tribute to the late producer/conceptualist Gary's friend Hal Willner under the title AMARCORD HAL WILLNER NINO ROTA. An all-star cast of incredible musicians 40 strong filled the hall with 2 and a half hours of Rota's mystical and magical music for Fellini, and spectators in the house included Elvis Costello.
Clip 1 by Peter Bull, Clip 2 by Marc Urselli, and Clip 3 by Peter Bull
photo by Peter Cherches
Clip 1 by Peter Bull, Clip 2 by Marc Urselli, and Clip 3 by Peter Bull
photo by Peter Cherches
04/08/2023
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EARLY HALLOWEEN: Sunday Oct. 22nd at StoryFest 2023 at the Westport Library in Westport CT, Gary is performing his live solo guitar score with the legendary 1931 SPANISH DRACULA—more details tba. Neil Gaiman will be the keynote speaker at this annual arts festival
photo at the 2009 world premiere of Gary's live score at La Rampa Cinema in Havana
photo at the 2009 world premiere of Gary's live score at La Rampa Cinema in Havana
04/03/2023
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RIP SEYMOUR STEIN
04/03/2023
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On April 2nd 2023 Gary Lucas performed an excerpt of his celebrated live solo guitar score accompanying a clip from the 1920 German expressionist silent horror classic "The Golem" as part of Michael Dorf's annual Downtown Seder held in the elegant Mainspace of Michael's flagship City Winery NYC club at Pier 57 in the West Village. Gary has taken part in numerous iterations of the Downtown Seder beginning in 1993 at Michael's original club The Knitting Factory, and was honored to be part of this year's event, going on stage to play directly after an impassioned speech by NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Other luminaries taking part in this year's event included Israeli singer/songwriter David Broza with Peter, Paul and Mary legend Peter Yarrow, soul icon Bettye LaVette, singer/songwriter/cantor Basya Schecter, and her son Jason Flom of the Innocence Project, Paul Shapiro's Ribs and Brisket Review, a cappella female trio BETTY, and many others. Thanks to Caroline Sinclair for the clip, and to Michael Dorf for organizing such a timely event, which brought over 300 people together for a glorious afternoon in NYC. In this clip you see Gary playing his score while looking directly into a video monitor in front of him—the audience however was treated to the film's fantastic imagery on two giant video screens flanking the stage of the City Winery Mainspace.
03/30/2023
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The reissue with bonus tracks of the 2000 album "No Knowledge of Music Required" by The Du-Tels (Gary Lucas and Peter Stampfel) gets a 4 star review in the latest issue of MOJO Magazine (UK). Available now on Don Giovanni Records
03/29/2023
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Track #9 featuring Jonathan Kane drums and Kato Hideki (Gods and Monsters—"Breath of Bones") and Track #19 featuring David Sisko beats and samples (Le Beast Concrete—"Brooklyn Cat") included on WPKN's Favorite Tracks of the Week - 3/26/23
03/25/2023
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Gary has an appreciation of his friend and collaborator the late great Bob Neuwirth now up on Gary's page in the archive of Barney Hoskyns's Rock's Back Pages, originally published in Dusty Wright's Culture Catch last year, thank you Barney, Dusty and Mark Pringle
03/18/2023
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Gary was just confirmed as a special guest at City Winery NYC's DOWNTOWN SEDER in their mainspace on Sunday April 2nd performing an excerpt of his live score accompanying the German expressionist fantasy classic THE GOLEM (1920, d. Paul Wegener and Carl Boese). Doors open at noon, the Seder starts at 1pm. Tickets are available here. Gary goes way back to 1991 performing at the Downtown Seder at the old Knitting Factory and is really looking forward to this special event!
03/18/2023
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Save the date:
HAL WILLNER’S AMARCORD NINO ROTA @ ROULETTE BROOKLYN
SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2023, 8:00 PM
TICKETS $45
The NY concert premiere of the late Hal Willner's 1981 "concept album," the first time he approached recorded albums as sonic cinema. Featuring a great all-star lineup organized and led by Steven Bernstein, this is basically the show that was cancelled due to rain a few years ago at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. More info and tickets here.
Gary is playing several pieces, including a solo "Tema di Giton" from "Fellini Satyricon".
Photo: Magali Noel from "Fellini Satyricon"
HAL WILLNER’S AMARCORD NINO ROTA @ ROULETTE BROOKLYN
SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2023, 8:00 PM
TICKETS $45
The NY concert premiere of the late Hal Willner's 1981 "concept album," the first time he approached recorded albums as sonic cinema. Featuring a great all-star lineup organized and led by Steven Bernstein, this is basically the show that was cancelled due to rain a few years ago at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. More info and tickets here.
Gary is playing several pieces, including a solo "Tema di Giton" from "Fellini Satyricon".
Photo: Magali Noel from "Fellini Satyricon"
03/18/2023
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Gary's recent Tribute to Jeff Buckley Tour in Australia's New South Wales sold-out in Sydney and drew large crowds in Wollongong, Katoomba and the Central Coast. Big Thanks to vocalist / guitarist John Dixon, bassist Michael Carpenter, and drummer Russell Crawford for their excellent musical support, to Pippa Casey for organizing such a wonderful tour, and to Florencia Esseling for her tour photography and clips
03/17/2023
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A new book about the infamous massacre of the Jewish community in Jedwabne Poland in July 1941 has just been published in Spain in Catalan by Prof. David Serrano Blanquer and will be published in Spanish in Argentina soon. Gary Lucas, whose Polish-Jewish family on his mother's side was wiped out in this atrocity was interviewed for the book. Gary recently had his account of his attendance at the official Polish government apology ceremony for this horrific crime published in The Forward
See additional images of the book here: image 1 | image 2 | image 3
See additional images of the book here: image 1 | image 2 | image 3
03/12/2023
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With my Australian agent and manager Pippa Casey here in the Blue Mountains of Katoomba Australia—our Jeff Buckley Tribute sold-out in Sydney!!
03/12/2023
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Superfan Natalie Bambi requested TWO autographs last night after our wonderful sold-out show at Sydney's Camelot Lounge Last week
03/11/2023
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Gary just back from a whirlwind tour of New South Wales Australia with a Tribute to Jeff Buckley organized by Pippa Casey. Their Sydney show was sold-out, and Gary was honored to play with Australian musicians John Dixon, Michael Carpenter, and Russell Carpenter. Clips forthcoming!
03/11/2023
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Check out Irish singer/songwriter Paul McCann's gorgeous new song "Love is All That Matters" featuring an acoustic guitar solo by Gary
01/27/2023
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From Gary: NEVER FORGET
Today January 27th marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day worldwide. I had the honor of playing before the UN General Assembly several years ago on this occasion. It remains my most cherished memory in music.
Today January 27th marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day worldwide. I had the honor of playing before the UN General Assembly several years ago on this occasion. It remains my most cherished memory in music.
01/20/2023
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Gary's playing is featured on Irish singer/songwriter Paul McCann's new single "Love is All That Matters", released today 1/20/23. And Paul gives him a big shout out in the Irish press. Listen to the song here
01/12/2023
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RIP JEFF BECK—one of Gary's biggest heroes growing up. Gary reviewed Jeff Beck's TRUTH album in Aug. 68 for his high school underground newspaper Cogito in Syracuse NY
01/11/2023
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This Saturday Jan 14th at 3pm Eastern time! Listen live at concertzender.nl to Co de Kloet's Co Live! as he spins 3 tracks from Gary and Peter Willem's "Double Dare" album
12/18/2022
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Check out photos and a cool live clip from Gary's performance accompanying silent German horror classic "The Golem" (1920) at the Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC Thurs. Dec. 15th 2022—which was followed by a discussion of the film and a Q&A re: Gary's score with film historian Prof. Annette Insdorf
Thanks to John Beckmann for the clip and photos
Thanks to John Beckmann for the clip and photos
12/13/2022
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Gary Lucas and Peter Willems's "DOUBLE DARE" album makes #2 on legendary Dutch producer Co de Kloet's Best Albums of 2022 list in Jazzism Magazine (NL)
12/08/2022
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GO GO GOLEM
Next Thurs. Dec. 15th at 6:30pm, Gary will perform his live solo guitar score accompanying German expressionist horror classic "THE GOLEM" (1920, d.Paul Wegener and Carl Boese)
at the MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE NYC
36 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10280
with an after-film discussion led by Prof. Annette Insdorf ("Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust")
More info and tickets here
Gary Lucas page for The Golem here
photo by Arjen Veldt
Next Thurs. Dec. 15th at 6:30pm, Gary will perform his live solo guitar score accompanying German expressionist horror classic "THE GOLEM" (1920, d.Paul Wegener and Carl Boese)
at the MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE NYC
36 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10280
with an after-film discussion led by Prof. Annette Insdorf ("Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust")
More info and tickets here
Gary Lucas page for The Golem here
photo by Arjen Veldt
12/01/2022
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Thanks to Italian journalist Geronimo Bruno Cico Casartelli for including Gary's album with Peter Willems "Double Dare" on ZenneZ Records on his Best Albums of 2022 list!
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