LATEST NEWS
07/13/2020
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The Merch shop has re-opened! Please check out the selection, most items are autographed by Gary!
07/13/2020
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Gary has a cool page for his Pandemic Top 10 Albums
07/12/2020
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WHEN GARY MET JEFF: From a new Italian graphic novel about Jeff Buckley, depicting Gary's first encounter with Jeff at a rehearsal at St. Ann's Church Brooklyn for Hal Willner's Tribute to Tim Buckley spring 1991
07/12/2020
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Save the Date: Sunday August 23rd tune in to Co de Kloet's "Co Live!" show on national Dutch radio NPO at 7:00pm Dutch time for a rebroadcast of "The Music of Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas" recorded live at the Paradiso Amsterdam a few years ago featuring Gary Lucas with the 65-piece Metropole Orchestra and featuring singers Alessio Franchini, Jolene Grunberg, and many others doing symphonic versions of Buckley/Lucas songs
07/09/2020
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Gary's Pandemic Cinema Roundup July 2020!
07/09/2020
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Gary writes: "There exists a gorgeous GL solo acoustic studio track titled 'Take Me To Ze Casbah' recorded at Faust Studios in Prague, featuring me playing my original instrumental on my trusty 1941 Gibson J-45 through a Marshall stack in real time, no overdubs. It's one of the best things I’ve ever done, frankly. And now this 'lil sonic wonderment can be yours forever and a day for a mere 20 dollars US—20 Samolians—20 Iron Men...(hell, I'll accept 20e and 20 pounds also).
Just PayPal me the dough here, and Voila! New Solo Acoustic Guitar Fireworks a la Gary will be winging their way to you imminently. Once I receive payment I will personally send you a WAV file of this track via WeTransfer. (Please do make sure you PayPal the amount to me as Friends or Family to avoid PayPal taking their nasty little cut off my end)."
Just PayPal me the dough here, and Voila! New Solo Acoustic Guitar Fireworks a la Gary will be winging their way to you imminently. Once I receive payment I will personally send you a WAV file of this track via WeTransfer. (Please do make sure you PayPal the amount to me as Friends or Family to avoid PayPal taking their nasty little cut off my end)."
07/05/2020
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Read a reminiscence by Gary of his father Murray Lucas in honor of Father's Day, June 21, 2020
06/27/2020
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Check out a new page devoted to Gary's recent social media tributes to the one and only CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (Don Van Vliet)
06/27/2020
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Thanks to Gary's friend Down Under Pippa Casey for this great write-up! Pippa gets up at 5am Australian time to watch Gary's live streaming concerts three times a week every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 3pm EDT
06/22/2020
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Gary pays tribute to his late friend and mentor Don Van Vliet a/k/a Captain Beefheart with his live streaming three part Tribute to Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three, also Gary is writing a daily appreciation on Facebook of his Top 5 Favorite Beefheart albums this week—check out his take on "Safe As Milk" here
06/19/2020
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Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in NYC are streaming an archival performance by Gary, Feifei Yang and Jason Candler of their Chinese pop project "The Edge of Heaven" this Sunday June 21st on their website and on YouTube, showtime is 8:00pm EDT
06/13/2020
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Gary is interviewed by Sal Cataldi about his Quarantine Streaming Concerts on the New York State Music website
· Save the date: Tues. June 16th Gary will present a tribute on his Facebook page at 3:00pm EDT to Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the release of Beefheart's magnum opus "Trout Mask Replica"
· Lastly, Gary has been asked to contribute guitar to a new version of "Trout Mask"'s "Hobo Chang Ba" by Afghani children working with his friend guitarist Lanny Cordola, who has been running Music Education programs for disadvantaged children in Afghanistan for some years—stay tuned!
· Save the date: Tues. June 16th Gary will present a tribute on his Facebook page at 3:00pm EDT to Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the release of Beefheart's magnum opus "Trout Mask Replica"
· Lastly, Gary has been asked to contribute guitar to a new version of "Trout Mask"'s "Hobo Chang Ba" by Afghani children working with his friend guitarist Lanny Cordola, who has been running Music Education programs for disadvantaged children in Afghanistan for some years—stay tuned!
06/07/2020
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Gary gets a shout-out today for his live streaming concerts from Ben Sisario in the Sunday New York Times Arts and Leisure Section, top right of Page 2. Check out Gary's complete archive of concerts since lockdown began here—Gary plays live on Facebook every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 3pm EDT
06/05/2020
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Please check out Part One, Part Two, and Part Three of Gary's live Facebook Tribute to his friend and collaborator Jeff Buckley—marking 23 years since Jeff's tragic passing
06/02/2020
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IN OBSERVANCE OF BLACKOUT TUESDAY TODAY JUNE 2 IN THE MUSIC BIZ DUE TO THE PRESENT EMERGENCY, PART THREE OF GARY'S FACEBOOK TRIBUTE TO JEFF BUCKLEY IS POSTPONED TILL THIS THURSDAY JUNE 4 AT 3PM EST
06/01/2020
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Gary's Pandemic Top 10 Albums, An Appreciation on Facebook (click through the links for more information from Gary on each album)
- The Incredible String Band "The 5000 Spirits, or the Layers of the Onion"
- Charles Mingus "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady"
- Tom Dissevelt and Dick Raajmakers "Electronic Music"
- Fleetwood Mac "Then Play On"
- Van Morrison "Astral Weeks"
- Lhasa "The Living Road"
- Miles Davis "Filles De Kilimanjaro"
- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band "Strictly Personal"
- Laura Nyro "More Than a New Discovery"
- Skip James "Today!"
05/29/2020
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RIP Jeff Buckley—23 Years Gone Today
Please tune in to Part Two of my Tribute to my friend and collaborator Jeff Buckley streaming live on my Facebook page tomorrow Sat. May 30th at 3pm EDT
Please tune in to Part Two of my Tribute to my friend and collaborator Jeff Buckley streaming live on my Facebook page tomorrow Sat. May 30th at 3pm EDT
05/18/2020
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25 shows since lockdown and counting: Gary loves to interact with fans. Here's a clip of Tony Ammerman jamming along with one of Gary's recent Facebook concerts (just click the play button on the image to the left!). Watch Gary play live here every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 3:00pm Eastern Time, and visit the archive here
05/11/2020
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Update made to the Through the Past, Brightly section
05/06/2020
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Check out Gary's live solo Facebook concert from yesterday May 5th 2020, taken on his new iPhone 11 (his 7 gave up the ghost!)—even better sound and image than before
05/02/2020
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This Monday May 4th at 7:00pm EDT, Gary is doing a live solo concert on Zoom for the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side as part of their Cocktail Concert Series, more details here
photo copyright by Michel Delsol
photo copyright by Michel Delsol
04/29/2020
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New interview with Gary for Greek website BLUES.GR
· Visit the archive of Gary's live Facebook concerts archived since lockdown began—Gary goes live on his Facebook page to play for you every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 3pm EDT
· Visit the archive of Gary's live Facebook concerts archived since lockdown began—Gary goes live on his Facebook page to play for you every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 3pm EDT
04/22/2020
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Today on the occasion of the great Charles Mingus' birthday (he would have been 98!) WKCR-FM at Columbia University are broadcasting a 24-hour tribute—and from 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT they will air a show Gary did with WKCR stalwart Mitch Goldman a couple years ago delving into many rare Mingus sides and live concert tapes—Listen live here, please tune in
04/15/2020
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Read a tribute to Hal Willner from many of his friends (including Gary) in All About Jazz
· Check out Gary's latest apartment concert from 4/14/20 here
Gary will be performing half hour solo concerts live from his apartment in the West Village of Manhattan on his Facebook page every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3:00pm EDT during this very stressful period. The concerts are archived here
· Check out Gary's latest apartment concert from 4/14/20 here
Gary will be performing half hour solo concerts live from his apartment in the West Village of Manhattan on his Facebook page every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3:00pm EDT during this very stressful period. The concerts are archived here
04/11/2020
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Gary is going live again solo from his apartment in the West Village at 3:00pm EDT today on his Facebook page, his last show was a Tribute to Hal Willner on Thurs. April 9th which you can see here, and all of Gary's live apartment concerts during this stressful period are archived here
04/09/2020
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Listen to Gary's show 4/7/20 live from his living room here, including Beefheart's "Evening Bell" on electric. Today 4/9/20 Gary will pay tribute to his late friend the great Hal Willner at 3pm EDT on Facebook
RIP Hal Willner—Gary's old friend and the man responsible for hooking him up with Jeff Buckley (check out Gary's book "Touched By Grace")
RIP Hal Willner—Gary's old friend and the man responsible for hooking him up with Jeff Buckley (check out Gary's book "Touched By Grace")
04/07/2020
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Today April 7th Gary is going live twice on Facebook—the first time at 1:30pm EDT on the "Moon in June" Facebook page set up by his good friend Patrizia Marcagnani in Perugia Italy, where Gary will be playing solo for half an hour to raise money for a hospital there fighting Covid-19. And then at 3pm EDT Gary will be playing his regular live solo set on his Facebook page which he plays every Tues., Thurs. and Sat. at 3pm EST for half an hour for fans, friends and all interested folks. Please tune in today... and please share! All of Gary's solo sets during this difficult period are archived here.
Photo to the left of Gary live at the Moon in June Festival in Perugia a few years ago
Photo to the left of Gary live at the Moon in June Festival in Perugia a few years ago
04/01/2020
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GO GO GOLEM: Gary's last out-of-town gig on March 4th accompanying the silent expressionist horror classic "The Golem" at the Cornell Cinema at Cornell University in Ithaca just received this appreciative review:
"Gary Lucas' stunning score for 'The Golem' at Cornell was the highlight of our public programs this year. The music amplifies the power of this tale and the expressionist set to create an unforgettable evening of cinema—one that, far from being dated, almost seems prophetic."
—Jonathan Boyarin
Paul and Bertha Hendrix Director of Jewish Studies
Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies
Cornell University
Any programmers / film festivals / arts centres looking for something uniquely different who are thinking long-range please contact Warren Galea at
"Gary Lucas' stunning score for 'The Golem' at Cornell was the highlight of our public programs this year. The music amplifies the power of this tale and the expressionist set to create an unforgettable evening of cinema—one that, far from being dated, almost seems prophetic."
—Jonathan Boyarin
Paul and Bertha Hendrix Director of Jewish Studies
Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies
Cornell University
Any programmers / film festivals / arts centres looking for something uniquely different who are thinking long-range please contact Warren Galea at
03/31/2020
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Starting this Thursday April 2nd Gary is streaming live solo acoustic concerts on Facebook every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday @ 3pm!!
It's free and open to the public here—check out yesterday's concert (3/30) here!
In this time of no gigs, if you like what you hear please share your appreciation through PayPal here!
It's free and open to the public here—check out yesterday's concert (3/30) here!
In this time of no gigs, if you like what you hear please share your appreciation through PayPal here!
03/30/2020
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Gary is going live solo acoustic today Mon. March 30th at 3pm EST, 1pm Mexico time, 4pm Uruguay time, 8pm UK time, 9pm European time on his Facebook page—hope to see you there!
03/28/2020
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See Gary's 3/28 Facebook Live concert here!
03/27/2020
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Before the plague hit hard here in NYC, Gary's last out of town gig was a near sell-out with "The Golem" at the Cornell Cinema at Cornell University on March 4th—some very nice feedback below. If you are an arts or a film programmer thinking long-range and are looking for something unique, please contact Warren Galea at
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"Weaving together themes that range from eerie to folksy, ominous to psychedelic, with a sprinkling of motifs from Jewish music mixed in, masterful guitarist Gary Lucas works his magic in a unique score for Paul Wegener’s German expressionist classic, The Golem. Performing on an electric and acoustic guitar, along with effects pedals, he conjures unexpected sensations and surprising empathies. After the show, he offers a great talk-back about both his score and the film."
—Mary Fessenden, Director, Cornell Cinema
" I just saw the legendary Gary Lucas (of Captain Beefheart) perform his score to the silent film The Golem. Oscillating between electric guitar and acoustic and with the aid of a bunch of pedals, he captivates musically the story of the clay monster made by a Rabbi in Prague which will save humanity. Boy do we need a friendly monster these days! The performance feels intimate and at the same time produces vast soundscapes which sweep across the stage. I was blown away. This is something not to be missed."
—Trevor Pinch - author of Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer
"Gary Lucas' live score accompanying 'The Golem' is a total treat, a virtuoso performance on guitars that adds meaning and depth to this silent film classic. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see a great guitarist providing the soundtrack to a great movie!"
—Gerald R. Beasley
Carl A. Kroch University Librarian
Cornell University
"Weaving together themes that range from eerie to folksy, ominous to psychedelic, with a sprinkling of motifs from Jewish music mixed in, masterful guitarist Gary Lucas works his magic in a unique score for Paul Wegener’s German expressionist classic, The Golem. Performing on an electric and acoustic guitar, along with effects pedals, he conjures unexpected sensations and surprising empathies. After the show, he offers a great talk-back about both his score and the film."
—Mary Fessenden, Director, Cornell Cinema
" I just saw the legendary Gary Lucas (of Captain Beefheart) perform his score to the silent film The Golem. Oscillating between electric guitar and acoustic and with the aid of a bunch of pedals, he captivates musically the story of the clay monster made by a Rabbi in Prague which will save humanity. Boy do we need a friendly monster these days! The performance feels intimate and at the same time produces vast soundscapes which sweep across the stage. I was blown away. This is something not to be missed."
—Trevor Pinch - author of Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer
"Gary Lucas' live score accompanying 'The Golem' is a total treat, a virtuoso performance on guitars that adds meaning and depth to this silent film classic. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see a great guitarist providing the soundtrack to a great movie!"
—Gerald R. Beasley
Carl A. Kroch University Librarian
Cornell University
03/27/2020
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See Gary's 3/26 Facebook Live concert here!
03/26/2020
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FLASH!! Gary is playing solo acoustic live today on Facebook at 3pm EST, 7pm UK time and 8pm European time—free and open to the public!!
03/22/2020
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TROPICAL HOTDOG NIGHT: attention all Captain Beefheart fans!! Tonight Sun. March 22nd Gary's old friend Dutch producer and Zappa-Beefheart go-to-guy Co De Kloet is broadcasting a big chunk of "The World of Captain Beefheart" concert he mounted at the Paradiso Amsterdam a few years ago—featuring Gary and the 65-piece Metropole Orkest, Nona Hendryx, Jolene Grunberg, Tom Trapp and others—on his national Dutch radio NPO program Co Live!
The show begins at 7:00pm Dutch time, 2:00pm EDT
Listen live here
Or you can find the show on their website
And you can find the podcast here
The show begins at 7:00pm Dutch time, 2:00pm EDT
Listen live here
Or you can find the show on their website
And you can find the podcast here
03/21/2020
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Due to the crisis Gary has postponed his April 30th London show at The Troubadour and also the May 1st release of his retrospective album "The Essential Gary Lucas". Stay tuned for new dates. Meanwhile he's been busy at home—live YouTube video from 3/19!
03/16/2020
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RIP Gary's friend and collaborator Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, here is a clip of the duo performing at Gary's NYC Captain Beefheart Symposium at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn April 8th 2011
photo: l to r—Genesis P-Orridge, GL, two unidentified fans, and Danny Fields outside the Knitting Factory Brooklyn
photo: l to r—Genesis P-Orridge, GL, two unidentified fans, and Danny Fields outside the Knitting Factory Brooklyn
03/11/2020
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Check out this beautiful new clip for Gary’s song "Follow", fresh from Mexico City by Creative Visualists Anahi and Nadia Rubalcava, from Gary's forthcoming 40 year retrospective album out May 1st
03/09/2020
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Thrilled and honored to announce that Gary's old friend and collaborator Joan Osborne will be sitting in with Gary and Gods and Monsters at his 40th anniversary show at Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan on Monday April 27th!!
This is the official NYC launch of Gary’s upcoming retrospective double CD “The Essential Gary Lucas”, released May 1st on Knitting Factory Records
This is the official NYC launch of Gary’s upcoming retrospective double CD “The Essential Gary Lucas”, released May 1st on Knitting Factory Records
03/04/2020
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Whetting your appetite...new double CD Gary Lucas retrospective out May 1st on Knitting Factory spotlighted in Premier Guitar
03/01/2020
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Read an interview with Gary about his upcoming show with "The Golem" at Cornell University this Wed. March 4th!
02/15/2020
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4-1/2 Stars out of 5 for THE COMPLETE JEFF BUCKLEY AND GARY LUCAS SONGBOOK in Highlands (France)
02/14/2020
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Check out an article about Gary's upcoming 40 year retrospective album release "The Essential Gary Lucas" in Broadway World
02/08/2020
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Just confirmed—on Sat. April 4th Gary will be presenting a 2-1/2 hour MASTERCLASS at The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School in Manhattan in association with the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock—class starts at noon, more details tba
02/08/2020
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Just confirmed: Gary is opening solo for his friends Wishbone Ash at Le Plan on Thursday May 21st just outside Paris at 1 Avenue Louis Aragon, 91130 Ris-Orangis
02/08/2020
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Check out a teaser clip for Gary's forthcoming double CD 40 year retrospective album "The Essential Gary Lucas", released April 15th
02/06/2020
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Listen to a new podcast interview with Gary on JBB's BIG DIP
02/03/2020
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Polish actress Anna Podolak just added to the lineup of GARY LUCAS & FRENZ Wed. Feb. 19th 7pm at Joe's Pub NYC—they will perform this little toe-tapper by Krzysztof Komeda, tickets here
02/02/2020
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New UK show just announced for Thurs. April 30th in London at The Troubadour in support of the release April 15th of the new GL double CD retrospective album "The Essential Gary Lucas", tickets here
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