LATEST NEWS
06/18/2017
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Just confirmed: new solo acoustic show added at the end of Gary's current European tour following Copenhagen dates on Sun. July 2nd in Pori Finland, celebrating the 200th night of underground club Validi Karkia
· Updates made to the Photos
· Updates made to the Photos
06/20/2017
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Gary and Feifei Yang are pictured in the NY China Press Sunday about their recent performance June 8th at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater NYC
06/18/2017
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Just confirmed: we are doing a teaser showcase for our new album THE WORLD OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART featuring the fabulous Nona Hendryx at Joe's Pub at The Public NYC, Wed. Sept. 20th, 2 shows at 7pm and 9:30pm
Our new album is released Oct. 12th on Knitting Factory Records worldwide—Stay tuned!!
photo to the left by Michel Delsol
Our new album is released Oct. 12th on Knitting Factory Records worldwide—Stay tuned!!
photo to the left by Michel Delsol
06/16/2017
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Just confirmed: Gary is performing solo and giving an acoustic masterclass at the Guadalajara Grooves and Blues Festival in Mexico Nov. 17th-19th!!
06/11/2017
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See a Big Hello from Gary to Vanløse, København, Denmark about his upcoming gigs there end of June
06/06/2017
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Gary is giving a big Tribute to Jeff Buckley in Madrid Thurs. June 22nd and Fri. June 23rd at Recoletos Jazz Club
featuring 4 stunning Spanish divas and spoken-word alchemist Bruno Galindo
· Just confirmed: Gary is performing at the London Jeff Buckley Tribute at the Brixton Ritzy on Sat. Sept. 9th!!
· Just confirmed: Gary is performing at the London Jeff Buckley Tribute at the Brixton Ritzy on Sat. Sept. 9th!!
06/06/2017
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Gary Lucas' FLEISCHEREI rave review from United Mutations
05/29/2017
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RIP JEFF BUCKLEY—20 Years Gone Today. Listen to the original studio demo of "Grace"
05/27/2017
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New poster on the left for Gary's upcoming June 8th Joe's Pub show with special guest vocalist Feifei Yang!
05/25/2017
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New poster on the left for Gary’s solo concert at the State Theater in Varnsdorf Czech Republic on Wed. June 14th!
05/22/2017
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Sun. June 11th in Prague, Gary is performing on acoustic guitar with a free-jazz ensemble led by Michal Hrubý featuring the cream of Czech improvisers at Kavárna Liberál—it's part of his upcoming Czech excursion which includes performing in a new film by Pavel Göbl featuring his old friend The Plastic People of the Universe saxophonist Vratislav Brabenec...performing a solo acoustic concert at the State Theater in Varnsdorf Wed. June 14th...and jamming with Richard Mader and friends at Club Blues Bahnhof in Prague on Thurs. June 15th
05/21/2017
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New poster for Gary's upcoming two nights solo acoustic in Porto Portugal June 24-25th
05/18/2017
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RIP CHRIS CORNELL—He was a friend and I was honored to play with him
photo: with producer Steve Lillywhite and Chris at the "Carry On" sessions in LA Sept. 2006
photo: with producer Steve Lillywhite and Chris at the "Carry On" sessions in LA Sept. 2006
05/18/2017
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'TIS THE SEASON
Just confirmed: I am performing my live solo score accompanying "THE GOLEM" at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in Brooklyn Oct. 26th, Houston Oct. 29th, Austin Oct 30th, Austin Oct. 31st (with my live score for "Frankenstein"—a kind of Golem), and in El Paso Texas Nov. 1st—the Day of the Dead
photo by Hector Marquez | taken at the 53rd Valladolid Film Festival, Valladolid Spain 10/27/08
Just confirmed: I am performing my live solo score accompanying "THE GOLEM" at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in Brooklyn Oct. 26th, Houston Oct. 29th, Austin Oct 30th, Austin Oct. 31st (with my live score for "Frankenstein"—a kind of Golem), and in El Paso Texas Nov. 1st—the Day of the Dead
photo by Hector Marquez | taken at the 53rd Valladolid Film Festival, Valladolid Spain 10/27/08
05/16/2017
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Check out a rough mix of new track "The Mad World" from Gary's forthcoming album "The Edge of Heaven Vol. 2"—a 30's Chinese pop song by Chow Hsuan featuring Feifei Yang on vocals and Jason Candler on sax
05/13/2017
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Gary Lucas at Rocket Number Nine, Fri. May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm:
From Captain Beefheart to Jeff Buckley, Leonard Bernstein to Lou Reed, John Cale to Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg to Nick Cave, among countless others, there's never been a guitarist like the legendary Gary Lucas.
"One of the best and most original guitarists in America" —David Fricke, Rolling Stone.
Join us for a night of music on Friday, May 19th. Gary Lucas will be performing an acoustic set, as well as signing copies of his book "Touched By Grace: My Time With Jeff Buckley."
Rocket Number Nine Records
50 N Front St., Kingston, NY | 845-331-8217
From Captain Beefheart to Jeff Buckley, Leonard Bernstein to Lou Reed, John Cale to Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg to Nick Cave, among countless others, there's never been a guitarist like the legendary Gary Lucas.
"One of the best and most original guitarists in America" —David Fricke, Rolling Stone.
Join us for a night of music on Friday, May 19th. Gary Lucas will be performing an acoustic set, as well as signing copies of his book "Touched By Grace: My Time With Jeff Buckley."
Rocket Number Nine Records
50 N Front St., Kingston, NY | 845-331-8217
05/13/2017
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Listen my children and you shall hear...
"VAMPIRE CIRCUS—PROLOGUE"
A very true story by Gary, circa 2002
· Update made to the Through the Past, Brightly page
"VAMPIRE CIRCUS—PROLOGUE"
A very true story by Gary, circa 2002
· Update made to the Through the Past, Brightly page
05/11/2017
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Just confirmed, some June GL Danish dates around a (heheh) secret recording projekt:
Wednesday June 28th - Morgensang at Kulturstationen Vanløse (Copenhagen), Jernbane Allé 38
Thursday June 29th - GL with Simon Nielsen Ørregaard and his gang at Mojo Blues Bar, Løngangstræde 21C, 1468 København K
Friday June 30th - GL at Kulturstationen Vanløse (Copenhagen), Jernbane Allé 38, screening of Lars Movin's short Beefheart film before the performance
Wednesday June 28th - Morgensang at Kulturstationen Vanløse (Copenhagen), Jernbane Allé 38
Thursday June 29th - GL with Simon Nielsen Ørregaard and his gang at Mojo Blues Bar, Løngangstræde 21C, 1468 København K
Friday June 30th - GL at Kulturstationen Vanløse (Copenhagen), Jernbane Allé 38, screening of Lars Movin's short Beefheart film before the performance
05/08/2017
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Check out the new poster for Gary’s upcoming solo concerts in Madrid Thurs. June 22nd and Fri. June 23rd
05/06/2017
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Gary just confirmed to play a solo acoustic show Thurs. June 8th at Joe's Pub NYC at 7:30pm; his special guest vocalist will be Feifei Yang, with whom he is currently recording "The Edge of Heaven Vol. 2"
Photo to the left by Emil Mohr
Photo to the left by Emil Mohr
05/05/2017
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Gary is performing a solo concert with special guests centering around an homage to Jeff Buckley Thurs. June 22nd & Fri. June 23rd at Recoletos Jazz Club in Madrid, Spain, Calle Recoletos 18; singers include the alluring Mercedes Ferrer, Alana Mike, Cecilia Krull and Miryam Latrece—plus his old friend and collaborator Spanish poet Bruno Galindo will offer up some of his spoken word magic
Collage to the left by Caroline Conejero
Collage to the left by Caroline Conejero
05/02/2017
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Read a 5 Star Goodreads review of Gary's book "Touched By Grace: My Time with Jeff Buckley" from Pablo Cordero
04/28/2017
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Check out clips of Gary performing live in Mexico City last week at Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin, including a solo acoustic version of "Grace"
04/24/2017
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Today is Yom HaShoah (יום השואה)
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Never Forget
GL performs solo acoustic before the General Assembly of the UN for Holocaust Memorial Day 1/27/17
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Never Forget
GL performs solo acoustic before the General Assembly of the UN for Holocaust Memorial Day 1/27/17
04/22/2017
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Gary is performing live on Oscar Sarquiz Figueroa's famous radio program "Migrante" this Mon. April 24th at 2pm Central Daylight Time on Radio Ciudadana, 660 AM del Instituto Mexicano de la Radio, IMER, listen live here
photo to the left: Xavier Baviera and Gary at Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin Mexico City 4/18/17
photo to the left: Xavier Baviera and Gary at Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin Mexico City 4/18/17
04/20/2017
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Updates made to the Tour section
04/17/2017
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New Gary Lucas JEWISH THEMES page
04/15/2017
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Just confirmed: On Fri. May 19th Gary is a performing solo acoustic at Rocket Number Nine Records in Kingston NY—he'll be playing from 7pm till the cows come home and signing copies of his book "Touched By Grace: My Time with Jeff Buckley" (available here)
04/13/2017
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Profile in Czech national newspaper Lidove Noviny 4 years ago today, see it full size on the "Through the past, brightly" page, English translation here
04/13/2017
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Nice live review of Gary’s recent solo show at Quinn's in Beacon, NY from Thomas Jenkins:
"I had the pleasure of catching Gary Lucas solo at the low key and unassuming Quinn's in Beacon, NY on Sunday, April 2nd. What a treat! It was like having a guitar legend in my living room! I knew of Gary's work with Captain Beefheart certainly but was still fairly new to the man's rich and broad musical output over several decades. Let's just say that now I'm a huge fan. Gary's performance was mind-blowing and his stage persona is simply a funny, engaging, unpretentious, creative human that loves what he does. I won't even attempt to describe what this music is. All I know is that to me, he's the only guitar player alive that matters."
—Tom Bone Todd Jenkins
Drawing on the left by Dutch fan Henk Langeveld done at the Melkweg Amsterdam
· Alessio Franchini e Il Circolo Dei Baccanali - "Tutto Duo Cambiare In Un Attimo" added to the Discography
"I had the pleasure of catching Gary Lucas solo at the low key and unassuming Quinn's in Beacon, NY on Sunday, April 2nd. What a treat! It was like having a guitar legend in my living room! I knew of Gary's work with Captain Beefheart certainly but was still fairly new to the man's rich and broad musical output over several decades. Let's just say that now I'm a huge fan. Gary's performance was mind-blowing and his stage persona is simply a funny, engaging, unpretentious, creative human that loves what he does. I won't even attempt to describe what this music is. All I know is that to me, he's the only guitar player alive that matters."
—Tom Bone Todd Jenkins
Drawing on the left by Dutch fan Henk Langeveld done at the Melkweg Amsterdam
· Alessio Franchini e Il Circolo Dei Baccanali - "Tutto Duo Cambiare In Un Attimo" added to the Discography
04/09/2017
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Mark Hazen on "I HAVE A CAT", the last lengthy interview with Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) conducted by Co de Kloet and set to music by Gary Lucas:
"Just listening to 'I Have a Cat'...The interviewer is really good, strangely good even! Don seems to trust him and jives along with him beautifully. Together they elongate time. Your respectful and reverent fly on the wall atmospherics that fill the huge spaces between their commentary makes the whole experience multi dimensional. I can't think of anyone else on earth pulling this off while keeping it completely reverent and authentic. Thanks for keeping the fountain gushing!"
Available now digitally from OkayMusic, download it here
"Just listening to 'I Have a Cat'...The interviewer is really good, strangely good even! Don seems to trust him and jives along with him beautifully. Together they elongate time. Your respectful and reverent fly on the wall atmospherics that fill the huge spaces between their commentary makes the whole experience multi dimensional. I can't think of anyone else on earth pulling this off while keeping it completely reverent and authentic. Thanks for keeping the fountain gushing!"
Available now digitally from OkayMusic, download it here
04/06/2017
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Gary is quoted in the Observer today about working on The Clash for CBS Records in a previous lifetime...to the left is one of the posters he created for them
04/06/2017
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Next up: Gary is giving a Masterclass and a Solo Acoustic concert at Biblioteca Benjamín Franklinin Mexico City Tues. April 18th, by invitation of the U.S. Embassy Mexico
04/06/2017
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Sun. April 30th at 2pm Gary will the guest of Mr. Mike Edison—writer, musician, raconteur and good guy—on his long-running Heritage Radio Network podcast "Arts and Seizures". He'll be playing live, discussing the 3 albums with 3 excellent collaborators he currently has out on release through Okaymusic (Gary Lucas and Tóni Dezső's "Go Nutz!", Najma Akhtar and GL's "Rishte", his Don Van Vliet spoken word and music collaboration with Co De Kloet "I Have a Cat") and the 4th, "Find It Amigo: The Great Lost Gods and Monsters Live Album", out May 12th on OPM. Listen live here
04/04/2017
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Rave review from Gary’s solo concert last night 4/2/17 at Quinn's in Beacon NY from programmer James Keepnews:
"Yes, there have been some amazing nights at Quinn's over the last 3+ years but Gary Lucas' two sets last night were on some wholly other kind of world-historical stuff. On both acoustic and electric, he utterly galvanized the SRO crowd with his supreme artistry and his between-song patter also had the room in stitches — cat can truly work a room! Special guest Ben Neill also totally brought his A+++ game on mutant trumpet and laptop, playing as well as I've ever heard him. If you weren't there, what can I tell you — your considerable loss. Fortunately, I suspect he'll be back at the Q PDQ. Thanks again to Gary, Tom, Che, George, everyone at Quinn's who helped make last night a thrilling success and to everyone who came out. I'm not much of a weeper but when Gary kicked off Set 2 with this little number he wrote and which Jeff Buckley set words and melody to subsequently, I pretty much lost it. Thanks again, Gary — next time!"
"Yes, there have been some amazing nights at Quinn's over the last 3+ years but Gary Lucas' two sets last night were on some wholly other kind of world-historical stuff. On both acoustic and electric, he utterly galvanized the SRO crowd with his supreme artistry and his between-song patter also had the room in stitches — cat can truly work a room! Special guest Ben Neill also totally brought his A+++ game on mutant trumpet and laptop, playing as well as I've ever heard him. If you weren't there, what can I tell you — your considerable loss. Fortunately, I suspect he'll be back at the Q PDQ. Thanks again to Gary, Tom, Che, George, everyone at Quinn's who helped make last night a thrilling success and to everyone who came out. I'm not much of a weeper but when Gary kicked off Set 2 with this little number he wrote and which Jeff Buckley set words and melody to subsequently, I pretty much lost it. Thanks again, Gary — next time!"
04/02/2017
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Digital re-release of Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas - "Rishte" added to the Discography
04/01/2017
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Just released digitally on Okaymusic!! "I HAVE A CAT"—the last lengthy interview with Don Van Vliet a/k/a Captain Beefheart, conducted by Co De Kloet and set to music by Gary Lucas
Download here
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