Saturday, Dec. 1st
10:00pm | Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel |
| Friday, Dec. 7th | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA - Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic as part of "Songs of the Spirit", with Salman Ahmad (Pakistani guitarist and leader of Junoon) and Jamie Choquette |
Wednesday, Dec. 12th
8:00pm | Ars Nova, 511 West 54th Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays solo guitar live accompanying "The Art of Being Nick", featuring Nick Reece |
Thursday, Dec. 13th
10:00pm | Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - The return of The Du-Tels (Gary Lucas and Peter Stampfel), special performance to celebrate Anthology Film Archives' week-long showing of "Bound to Lose" (Holy Modal Rounders documentary) |
Thursday, Dec. 13th
1:00am | WOR 710 AM HD, New York City - Gary accompanies and kibitzes with author Mitch Myers about their mutual friend the late critic David Walley on the syndicated Joey Reynolds Show |
Friday, Nov. 2nd
10:00pm | Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - special 'Day of the Dead' show - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel |
| Wednesday, Nov. 7th | Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia - Gary Lucas opens the Melbourne Festival of Jewish Cinema with "The Golem", see the PDF programme brochure here |
| Thursday, Nov. 8th | Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem", Melbourne Festival of Jewish Cinema, see the PDF programme brochure here |
| Saturday, Nov. 10th | GU Bondi Junction Cinemas, Westfield Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia - Gary Lucas opens the Sydney Festival of Jewish Cinema with "The Golem", see the PDF programme brochure here |
| Sunday, Nov. 11th | GU Bondi Junction Cinemas, Westfield Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem", Sydney Festival of Jewish Cinema, see the PDF programme brochure here |
| Thursday Oct. 4th, 11:00am | New York University Dramatic Writing Program, 721 Broadway, Room 759, New York City - Gary Lucas lectures on songwriting and plays live
for Professor Leslie Lee's class on "The Craft of Visual and Dramatic Writing" |
| Friday, Oct. 5th | Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with Jerry Harrison
(Talking Heads) keyboards and vocals, Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers)
bass and vocals, Billy Ficca (Television) drums, Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) alto sax, and Joe Hendel on trombone, celebrate the Next Wave Festival's 25th Anniversary, BAM Cafe, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York |
| Saturday, Oct. 6th | Bearsville Theater, 29 Tinker Street (Route 212), Woodstock, NY - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel |
Sunday, Oct. 7th
9:00pm | Pop Montreal, Portuguese Association, 4170 St. Urbain, Montreal, Canada - Gary Lucas debuts his 2 new live music and silent film projects "Sounds of the Surreal" and "Monsters from the Id" in Canada for the first time, to see the poster by Seripop click here |
Tuesday, Oct. 9th
8:00pm | Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with his friend acoustic guitarist Scott Goldman, acoustic solos and duos |
| Sunday, Oct. 14th | Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel play "A Great Day on Eldridge Street", a concert of new Jewish music curated by Yale Strom, with Don Byron, and others tba |
Thursday, Oct. 18th
1:00am | Knitting Factory Tap Bar, 74 Leonard Street, New York City - Gods and Monsters CMJ showcase, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel |
Tuesday Sept. 4th
7:30pm | Iluzjon Cinema, Warsaw, Poland - Gary Lucas' score and interview featured in Slawomir Grunberg's documentary "The Legacy of Jedwabne", part of "The Warsaw of Isaac Bashevis Singer" Jewish Culture Festival, organized by the National Film Council, Iluzjon Cinema and Shalom Foundation, more information here |
Wednesday, Sept. 5th
10:00pm (4:00pm EST) | Gary Lucas & Gods and
Monsters Live at the Melkweg Amsterdam, taped 5/17/07, on Co de Kloet's show Radio6 In Concert - Beyond on NPS (National Dutch Radio), with Jerry Harrison,
Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler -- listen here |
Friday, Sept. 7th
midnight | Mo Pitkin's, 34 Avenue A at 2nd Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters play the Howl Festival, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel |
Thursday, Sept. 13th
11pm to midnight (5-6pm EST) | Gary Lucas special on German Radio Network Bayerishcher Rundfunk, listen live here |
| Saturday, Sept. 15th | Vienna, Austria - Gary Lucas plays solo at a private party for his friend Martin Tiefenthaler |
Sunday, Sept. 16th
2pm matinee | Porgy & Bess Jazzclub, Riemergasse 11, A-1010 Vienna, Austria - Gary Lucas plays the European premiere of his "Sounds of the Surreal", original solo guitar soundtracks to silent classics by Rene Clair, Fernand Leger, and Ladislaw Starowicz; and "Monsters from the Id", improvising new soundtracks to clips from classic horror and science fiction films by Roman Polanski, Mario Bava, Ray Harryhausen, and others |
| Wednesday, Sept. 19th | Alter Schlachthof, Wels, Austria - Gary Lucas plays "Sounds of the Surreal" |
Wednesday, Aug. 1st
8:00pm | Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, New York City - Gary Lucas sits in with Chris Cornell and his band |
Saturday, Aug. 4th to Aug. 11th
(actual date and time tba) | Festival Filmu i Sztuki, Kazimierz, Krakow, Poland - Gary Lucas' original score and interview featured in award-winning documentary filmmaker Slawomir Grunberg's "The Legacy of Jedwabne" |
Tuesday, Aug. 21st
9:00pm | Club Zokol, Saint Petersburg, Russia - Gary Lucas solo acoustic, plus electric improvisation set with Alexei Pliousnine, Katia Siderova and others |
Monday, Aug. 27th
7:00pm | Knitting Factory main space, 74 Leonard Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays a tribute to
the great Sonny Sharrock on his 1928 National steel guitar |
Monday, Aug. 27th
11:00pm | Cielo, 18 Little West 12th Street, New York City - Wild Rumpus (Gary and DJ Cosmo) NYC live debut |
Saturday, July 7th
midnight | Klinkende Munt Music Festival, Beursschouwburg Gouden Zaal, A. Ortsstraat 20 - 28, Brussels, Belgium - Wild Rumpus (electronica mashup with Cosmo), click here for more info (tel. +32-2-550-03-50, email: tickets@beursschouwburg.be), see the program here |
Thursday, July 12th
7:00pm | Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the UN, 1109 Madison Ave., New York City - Gary Lucas performs his solo acoustic arrangements of music by Dvorak, Smetana and Plastic People of the Universe for a party given by Czech UN Ambassador Hon. Martin Palous |
Thursday, July 12th
11:00pm | Mo Pitkin's, 34 Avenue A at 2nd Street, New York City - Gary Lucas is a panelist on the subject of "Jewish Punk", with Steve Beeber (author
of "The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGBs"), Steve Blush (author of "American Hardcore"), Danny Fields and others; more info here |
Monday, July 23rd
8:30pm | Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Noted Pakistani American writer, poet and activist Sarah Husain reads and performs poems, essays, and stories from her book "Voices of Resistance--Muslim Women on War, Faith and Sexuality" (Seal Press), accompanied by Gary Lucas on acoustic guitar |
| Saturday, July 28th | Gary Lucas plays National steel solo acoustic at
Guitar Town Festival, Copper Mountain, Colorado, with Dickey Betts, David
Lindley, Junior Brown, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice, Adrian Legg and
other greats, click here for more info, and click here to see the e-card |
Tuesday, July 31st
9:30pm | Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York City - Gary Lucas and Kristin Diable play solo and in collaboration |
| Saturday, June 2nd | Cargo, 83 Rivington St, Shoreditch, London, England - Wild Rumpus (electronica mashup with Cosmo, Brother Culture, and Black Steel) |
Tuesday, June 5th
9:45pm | The Luminaire, 311 Kilburn High Road, London, England - Gary Lucas solo electric and acoustic, click here for more info, and view the flyer here |
Friday, June 8th
10:00pm | Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with Velocity Ramblers (Peter Stampfel, John Cohen, Walker Shepard, Pat Conte, Jeannie Scofield, and Betty Berken) |
Thursday, June 28th
after midnight | Gary Lucas plays live on "The
Dark Blues", a special devoted to the genre, hosted by Kurt Gottschalk and Charles Blass, WKCR, 89.9 FM in NYC, listen here live |
| Friday, May 11th | The Music Box @ Fonda Theater, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California - Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic at 9:30pm and jams on electric with Chris Cornell and his band at 10pm, MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert Honoring Chris Cornell, with Dave Gahan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and others, see the press release here, and the 'tip sheet' here |
Wednesday, May 16th
9:30pm | Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht, Holland - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler; S.C.A.R. opens |
| Thursday, May 17th | Melkweg, Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam, Holland - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler; S.C.A.R. opens; will be taped for future broadcast on Co de Kloet's show Radio6 In Concert - Beyond on NPS (National Dutch Radio) Listen live here |
Friday, May 18th
9:30pm | The Paard, Prinsegracht 12, Den Haag, Holland - Gary Lucas solo acoustic workshop and evening concert |
Saturday, May 19th
9:30 & 11:00pm (2 sets) | Sunset Jazz Club, 60 Rue des Lombards, Paris, France - Gary Lucas solo acoustic with special guest Elli Medeiros, see the flyers here and here |
Wednesday, May 23rd
9:00pm | Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th St., New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters plays as part of a Benefit for Question Mark of ? and the Mysterians, with Tommy Ramone, Paul Shaffer, Joe Bouchard, and other special guests |
Thursday, May 24th
6:30-8:00pm | Sweet Rhythm, 88 7th Avenue and Bleecker, New York City - Gary Lucas plays solo for a publishing party celebrating Mitch Myer's new book "The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling" (Harper Entertainment), also Sex Mob with Calvin Weston |
Thursday, March 1st
8:00pm |
Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with Medeski, Martin and Wood as part of Michael Dorf's 20th Anniversary Celebration of "the Old Knit" with John Zorn, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, and other special guests; a benefit for The Stone |
Friday, March 2nd
8:00pm | Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with special guests The Du-Tels (Peter Stampfel and Gary Lucas) |
| Wednesday, March 7th | Will Rogers Auditorium, Rogers State University, Claremore, Oklahoma - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem" (noon); Gary Lucas lectures on making music for films, "Introduction to Cinema" course conducted by Prof. Hugh Foley, Ph.D. (2pm); and Gary Lucas solo (7pm); to read the press release click here |
Sunday, March 11th
5:30pm |
Auditorium di Piazza della Libertà, Bergamo Jazz Festival, Bergamo, Italy - Gary Lucas
plays "The Golem" |
| Saturday, March 17th | Gary Lucas/Gods and Monsters SXSW (South by Southwest) Double Header Showcase: Guitarist extraordinaire Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley) plays "The Golem" at 11:00pm, accompanying a screening of the 1920 silent horror film with his live solo guitar score...followed at 12:15am by Gods and Monsters, his psychedelic supergroup featuring Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers), Billy Ficca (Television), and Jason Candler (Hungry March Band), Central Presbyterian Church, 200 East 8th Street, Austin, Texas |
Friday, March 23rd
11:00pm | ***POSTPONED***
Safari Sam's, 5214 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca and Jason Candler |
| Wednesday, March 28th | Rozstaje Europy "Crossroads of Europe" Festival, Lublin, Poland - Gary Lucas' original score and interview featured in
award-winning documentary film maker Slawomir Grunberg's "The Legacy
of Jedwabne", more details here
|
Saturday, March 31st
2 sets at 9:30pm & 11:30pm | Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with Karsh Kale (tabla, drums, electronics), with guests Yossi Fine (bass) and Vishal Vaid (vocal and harmonium) |
Saturday, Feb. 3rd
9:30pm to midnight EST |
Postponed and will reschedule
Stu's Morning Dew Show, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary Lucas is interviewed, plays solo, and spins Beefheart rarities on WBAI's special tribute to the music of Don Van Vliet, a/k/a Captain Beefheart -- listen live at http://www.wbai.org |
Friday, Feb. 9th
10:00pm |
Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, featuring Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler with special guest poet Bob Holman |
Sunday, Feb. 11th
5:00pm-6:15pm | "Broken Open--A Valentine's Day Love Ceremony", New York Buddhist Church, 331 Riverside Drive between 105-106th St., New York City - Gary Lucas solo acoustic, for more information click here (PDF file); PhillipsCeremonies.com |
Sunday, Feb. 18th
2-7pm EST | Gary Lucas plays "Journey In Satchidananda", as part of "A Tribute to Alice Coltrane", WKCR FM's 5 hour live celebration, produced by Charles Blass, listen live at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/, with Imani Uzuri and the Translinear Players, plus other special guests, http://www.alicecoltrane.org |
Friday, Jan. 5th
10:00pm | Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters |
| Wednesday, Jan. 10th | Macworld Expo, The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco - Gary Lucas improvises with video wizard Luke DuBois at 8:00pm, then Gary jams with the Everyone Orchestra at 10:00pm with special guest Ralph Carney; a special event sponsored by CultureCatch.com, click here for more info |
Saturday, Jan. 20th
7:00pm | Knitting Factory main space, 74 Leonard Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with very special guest Roswell Rudd, Winter Jazz Fest 2007 |
Tuesday, Jan. 23rd
8:00pm | The Living Room of the Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th St., New York City - Gary Lucas solo on National steel guitar |
Wednesday, Jan. 31st
4:00pm-6:00pm EST | Fast 'N' Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project's live concert from the BimHuis in Amsterdam taped on Nov. 17th will be broadcast on Co de Kloet's Studio 6 show, NPS (National Dutch radio), listen on the internet here |