Past Shows in 2009
— DECEMBER 2009 —
Friday, Dec. 11th
8:00pm
31st Havana Film Festival/Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamerico, La Rampa Cinema, Havana, Cuba - World premiere of Gary Lucas' new live solo score accompanying the Spanish-language "Dracula" (1931, d. Enrique Tovar Avalos and George Melford) starring Lupita Tovar and Carlos Villarias
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd
9:00pm
Narodni Dum, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) European Tour
Thursday, Dec. 3rd
9:00pm
Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, Venice, Italy - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) European Tour
— NOVEMBER 2009 —
Saturday, Nov. 7th
10:00am EST
WKCR FM, "Sounds of China" show, Columbia University - Gary Lucas collaborates with Beijing avant-folk artist Xiao He live in the studio, as part of a Showcase of the Chinese Underground US tour, listen live here
Saturday, Nov. 14th
WOMAD Festival, Escenario Santa Catalina Park, Las Palmas Gran Canarias (Canary Islands), Spain - Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar perform a mainstage concert and workshop
Monday, Nov. 16th
10:05pm-10:50pm
Gary and Najma Akhtar's celebrated "Rishte" album is the subject of an hour long special on national German radio Deutschlandfunk's "Rock et cetera" program, hosted by Karl Lippegaus
Thursday, Nov. 19th
9:00pm
Centro Cultural Provincial, Malaga, Spain - Gary Lucas opens the Malaga Fantastic Cinema Festival performing his live music and film projects "Sounds of the Surreal" and "Monsters from the Id"
Saturday, Nov. 21st and Sunday, Nov. 22nd
4:00pm
Starz Denver Film Festival, Starz Film Center, Denver, CO - Gary's original music is featured in the score to the new documentary "American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi", directed by Sebastian Doggart
Wednesday, Nov. 25th and Thursday, Nov. 26th
8:00pm
CLUB ULJANIK, Pula, Croatia - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) European Tour
Friday, Nov. 27th
9:00pm
Museo Marino Marini, Florence, Italy - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) European Tour
Saturday, Nov. 28th
9:00pm
Kleist Forum, Frankfurt/Oder - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) European Tour
Monday, Nov. 30th
9:00pm
Eremitage, Schwaz, Austria - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) European Tour
— OCTOBER 2009 —
Saturday, Oct. 3rd
8:45pm
Gary Lucas headlines solo with a Very Special guest at the Jazz Cafe London, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7PG, England
Saturday, Oct. 10th
11:45am-1:15pm
New York University, NYU Tisch Performance Studies, 721 Broadway (at Waverly Pl.), Suite 612, New York City - "Arthur Russell—Recording and Legacy", Gary Lucas takes part in a symposium devoted to the music of his friend the late great Arthur Russell, hosted by Russell biographer Tim Lawrence, co-sponsored by the University of East London, with Peter Gordon, Mustafa Ahmed, Bob Blank, Joyce Bowden, Peter Zummo, Bill Ruyle and others
Friday, Oct. 16th
9:00pm
Show Gallery, 156 Stuyvesant Pl., Staten Island, NY (one block from the ferry) - Gary Lucas performs a solo concert at an exhibition of photos by legendary photographer Mick Rock to celebrate the publication of Mick's new book "Glam!"
Saturday, Oct. 17th
11:00am to noon
WPRB FM 103.3 FM, Princeton University - Gary discusses the making of "Rishte" and performs live on "The World's Fare" radio show hosted by Pangeo, listen online here
3:40pm
New Hampshire Film Festival, Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, NH - Gary's original music is featured in the score to the new documentary "American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi", directed by Sebastian Doggart, special advance screening
7:00pm (doors)
Royal Flush Film Festival, Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY - Gary sits in with his friend Mike Edison and the Space Liberation Army featuring David First, Hollis Queens, and Dean Rispler
Thursday, Oct. 22nd
7:00pm
Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays the world premiere of his original solo guitar score for Todd Browning's classic silent thriller "The Unholy Three" (1925), starring Lon Chaney, Victor McGlagen, and Harry Earles, commissioned by the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Sunday, Oct. 25th
12:40pm
Cashama Theater Space, 217 East 42nd St., New York City - Gary's original music is featured in the score to the new documentary "American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi", directed by Sebastian Doggart, screening at the 2nd Cashama Film Festival
Wednesday, Oct. 28th
9:00pm
Local 269, 269 East Houston Street, New York City - Gary Lucas performs with the Billion Dollar Quartet, featuring Dee Pop (Bush Tetras) drums, Felice Rosser (Faith) bass, and Dave Sewelson (Fast 'N' Bulbous) sax
Friday, Oct. 30th
9:00pm:
Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York City - Gary Lucas performs at Richard Barone's Tribute to Tiny Tim, with with Terre Roche, Jenni Muldaur, Anthony DeCurtis, Joe Franklin, and others
midnight:
The Living Room, 147 Ludlow Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel
Saturday, Oct. 31st
8:30pm
Sixth Street Community Synagogue, 325 East 6th St., New York City - Gary performs at Greg Wall's 50th Birthday Mega-Concert, with special guests
— SEPTEMBER 2009 —
Friday, Sep. 11th
3:00pm, free
Clearwater Festival, Washington Square Park, New York City - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) perform
10:00pm
Drom, 85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th Street), New York City - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) perform a special concert of spiritual roots music in commemoration of 9/11
Saturday, Sep. 19th
10:00pm
The Living Room, 147 Ludlow Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel
Thursday, Sep. 24th
noon to 4pm
Amsterdam Music Conservatorium, Oosterdokskade 151 Amsterdam, Holland - Gary gives a guitar masterclass and lectures on the craft of songwriting
Friday, Sep. 25th
9:00pm
Paradiso, Weteringschans 6, 1017, Amsterdam, Holland - Gary Lucas performs a solo concert, with special guests Emi Ohi Resnick (violin) and Wilmar Devisser (acoustic bass)
Sunday, Sep. 27th
8:00pm
Madame Guitar Festival, Tricesimo (Udine), Italy - Gary Lucas performs a solo concert with special guest vocalist Marina Conti
— AUGUST 2009 —
Wednesday, Aug. 5th
1:30pm EST
WHUS 91.7 FM, Univesity of Connecticut - Gary is interviewed about "Rishte", his celebrated new album with Najma Akhtar on Richard Segan's "One World Radio" show, listen live at www.whus.org
Sunday, Aug. 9th
4:00pm EST
Bounce Radio - Gary is interviewed by Tom Schulte about Fast 'N' Bulbous' new album "Waxed Oop" on the Outsight Radio Hours show from Detroit, listen live also at www.BounceRadio.net
Thursday, Aug. 13th-Tuesday, Aug. 18th
5th International Jecheon Music and Film Festival, Jecheon, South Korea:
Friday, August 14th, 8:00pm, Cheongpung Lake Stage - Gary Lucas performs his original solo guitar score accompanying "The Golem" (1920, d. Paul Wegener and Carl Boese)
Saturday, August 15th, midnight, Cheongpung Lake Art Hall - Jecheon Live Choice Concert, a special solo concert of classic film music by Bernard Herrmann, Nino Rota, Alberto Iglesias and others
Thursday, Aug. 27th, Friday, Aug. 28th, and Saturday, Aug. 29th
Rochefort-En-Accords Festival, Poitou-Charentes, France - Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic, with Piers Faccini, Jean-Francois Pauvros, Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple), Nick Harper, BJ Cole, and others, see the list of musicians here
Friday, Aug. 28th, 10:40pm: Gary Lucas solo set on the mainstage
— JULY 2009 —
Thursday, Jul. 2nd
8:00pm
Cinema Reserva Cultural, Gary Lucas plays "The Golem" at the 1st International Fantasy Film Festival of Sao Paulo—SP Terror, Sao Paulo, Brazil, see the press release
Wednesday, Jul. 8th
10:00pm
Black Mama, Carrera 15 con 95, Bogota Colombia - Gary Lucas and Colombian pop singer Juan Galeano perform together for "Circo Beat"
Wednesday, Jul. 15th
8:00pm (doors 7:00pm)
Theatre of the All-Seeing Eye, Carrrera 13A #41-39, Bogota, Colombia - Gary Lucas plays a special solo concert in Bogota, with very special guest Juan Galeano; refreshments will be served
Saturday, Jul. 18th
10:00pm
The Living Room, 154 Ludlow St., New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters
— JUNE 2009 —
Thursday, Jun. 4th
midnight
Bob Fass' "Radio Unnameable" program, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary Lucas and Jason Candler perform, listen live at http://www.wbai.org
Saturday, Jun. 6th
1:00am-3:00am German time
Deutschlandfunk (German national public radio) - 2 hour broadcast on Nachtradio-Soundcheck programme devoted to the music of Gary Lucas, including interviews, rare live recordings, and upcoming releases—with your host, Karl Lippegaus, listen live at www.dradio.de (click on Deutschlandfunk)
Monday, Jun. 8th
11:00pm
Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar perform live on John Schaefer's "New Sounds" program, WNYC FM, 93.9 fm in NYC, listen live here
Thursday, Jun. 11th
8:00pm
Gramercy Theater at Gramercy, 127 East 23rd St, NYC - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters 20th Anniversary Show, with Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) bass, Billy Ficca (Television) drums, Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) alto sax, and Joe Hendel (The Latest Show on Earth) keyboards and trombone, with special guests including Alan Vega, Lenny Kaye, Peter Stampfel, Jon Spencer, and Dean Bowman; see the poster here
Tuesday, Jun. 23rd & Wednesday, Jun. 24th
8:00pm
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam - Gary Lucas performs at the Holland Festival his original score live in collaboration with Dutch-Iranian composer Reza Namavar and ensemble for Abel Gance's silent anti-war masterpiece "J'Accuse" (1920), newly restored print courtesy of the Netherlands Film Museum, see the flyer here, and the press release here
Friday, Jun. 26th
10:00pm
Muestra de cine Global y Cortometrajes Andaluces: Festival of Global Cinema and andalousian Shortfilms (Festival Malaga Cinema), Centro Cultural Provincial, C/ Ollerķas, 34, Malaga, Spain - Gary Lucas closes the festival with "The Golem"
— MAY 2009 —
Sunday, May 10th
11:00am-5:45pm
The Jewish Museum, 5th Ave. and 92nd St., New York City - Gary Lucas' original solo guitar score is featured in the premiere screening of "Paint What You Remember", a film about the 92 year old Polish painter Mayer July, directed by Emmy award-winning documentary film maker Slawomir Grunberg, see the press release here
Monday, May 11th
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Center at 725 Washington St., New York City - Gary plays the music of Tom Waits solo and with Dusty Wright at the party to celebrate the publication of Barney Hoskyn's new book "Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits" (Random House), see the invite here
Tuesday, May 12th
8:00pm
Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th St., New York City - Gary plays the music of John Lennon solo at the Give Peace a Song Cabaret, celebrating the 40th anniversary of John and Yoko's Montreal Bed-in, a fund-raiser for legendary music writer Paul Williams (founder of "Crawdaddy"), curated by Neke Carson and Michael Weiner
— APRIL 2009 —
Saturday, April 4th
10:30pm
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City - Gary Lucas plays a tribute to his friend the late great Arthur Russell on the 17th anniversary of his death, both solo and as a guest of Arthur's Landing
Monday, April 6th
7:00pm
City Winery, 155 Varick Street, New York City - Gary performs as part of the annual Downtown Seder
Saturday, April 11th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
WSHC 89.7 FM, Shepherdstown, West Virginia - Gary is interviewed on a segment devoted to his music on The "O" Show hosted by Olivia Maxwell, listen online here
Thursday, April 23rd
midnight
WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary celebrates the new Dylan album and talks and plays live on the legendary Bob Fass' "Radio Unnameable" program, listen live on the web here
— MARCH 2009 —
Tuesday, Mar. 3rd
Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St., New York City - Gary performs at Rock It Science, a 2 day festival of scientist/musicians and friends, including Dan Levitin, author of the best-seller "This is Your Brain on Music", Peter Holsapple, Steve Wynn, and others (the artistic advisory council of Rock It Science includes Gilberto Gil, Rosanne Cash, and Gary Lucas)
Thursday, Mar. 26th
9:00pm GMT (5:00pm EDT)
Gary's music is featured on Dick Heath's radio programme broadcast from Loughborough University near Nottingham, England, listen online here, playlist posted here
Friday, Mar. 27th
4:00pm - 6:00pm
New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Jazz Performance Space, 55 West 13th St., 5th Floor, New York City - Gary Lucas leads a Guitar Masterclass as part of the New School's "Eyes of the Master" series (not open to the public)
— FEBRUARY 2009 —
Sunday, Feb. 1st
9:00pm
C.u.b.a., Muenster, Germany - Gary Lucas solo
Wednesday, Feb. 4th
9:00pm
Cafe im Museum, Passau, Germany - Gary Lucas solo
Friday, Feb. 6th
9:00pm
Foyer des Arts, Voecklabruck, Austria - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"
Saturday, Feb. 7th
Musikkultur at Alte Gerberei, St. Johann, Austria - Gary Lucas plays "Monsters from the Id" and solo concert set
Tuesday, Feb. 10th
7:00pm
Winter Garden Atrium at the World Financial Center, New York City - Gary Lucas plays "Sounds of the Surreal", part of the Silent Films/Live Music program in the New Sounds Live concert series curated by John Schaefer
Wenesday, Feb. 18th
1:00am (Thurs. early morning)
WKCR, 88.9 FM, New York - Gary plays live in the studio and is interviewed on Charles Blass' "Audio Gumbo" program, listen live here
Tuessday, Feb. 24th
3:00pm EST, 9:00pm German time
Listen to excerpts of Gary's recent solo concert in Muenster, Germany on El Bruno's Rockshow Ruhrkultur 35, 107.7 FM Radio Hagen, listen to an online stream here
Wednesday, Feb. 25th
7:00pm, $15
Eldridge Street Coffee House Series, Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St., New York City - Chase the Devil (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) perform an evening of spiritual roots music, purchase tickets on the web site at www.eldridgestreet.org, or for ticket info call 212-219-0888 ext. 205
11:15pm
Public Assembly, main room, 70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn - Gods and Monsters
— JANUARY 2009 —
Thursday, Jan. 8th
midnight to 2:00am EST
WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary Lucas plays solo and is interviewed by the legendary Bob Fass on his long-running program "Radio Unnameable", click here to listen
Saturday, Jan. 10th
6:50pm sharp
Hilton NY, 1335 6th Ave., New York City - Gary Lucas Plays Excerpts from "The Golem" at the APAP Conference 2009 under the auspices of Golden Land Concerts
Tuesday, Jan. 13th
9:00pm
Oyhoo Festival, 92nd Street Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem" (40 min. excerpt), see the flyer here
Saturday, Jan. 24th
6:00pm
Times Square Arts Theater, 8th Ave. between 42nd and 43rd Streets, New York City - Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic for a live taping of Dave Lefkowitz's "Dave's Gone By" WBBG FM show, for broadcast on web tv, open to the public
10:00pm
Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, New York City - Gods and Monsters with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel
