Past Shows in 2012
— DECEMBER 2012 —
Friday, Dec. 7th - Sunday, Dec. 9th
9:00pm
Gaia Arts Centre, Havana, Cuba - Gary Lucas performs solo in a special 100th birthday tribute to Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni
Thursday, Dec. 27th
6:00pm
The Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th St., New York City - Gary is performing at a benefit for his friend doc. film maker Slawomir Grunberg to help him raise funds to complete his new film about Polish Holocaust hero Jan Karski...please give generously also to his Kickstarter campaign!
— NOVEMBER 2012 —
Wednesday, Nov. 14th
Henri Dutilleux Auditorium, place hunebelle - 92140 Clamart, France - Gary Lucas gives a Master Class as part of his residency at the French national music school CRD Conservatoire de Clamart
Saturday, Nov. 17th
Henri Dutilleux Auditorium, place hunebelle - 92140 Clamart, France - Gary Lucas performs with his friend French guitarist David Konopnicki and his band Autoryno (Bertrand Delorme - bass, Cyril Grimaud - drums) and Milena Kartowski and Benjamin Siksou - guest vocalists, as part of his residency at the French national music school CRD Conservatoire de Clamart—see the press release here, and the poster here
Sunday, Nov. 18th
Catering Cafe Music, Hericourt, France - Gary Lucas gives a solo concert, purchase tickets here
Thursday, Nov. 22nd
noon (6:00am EST): Gary is a guest on Judaiques FM 94.8 in Paris—Listen live here
8:00pm: Shakespeare & Company, 37 Rue de la Bucherie, Paris, France - Gary plays a solo concert in the legendary Paris bookstore with his very special guest Jeanne Madic sitting in, see the poster here
Friday, Nov. 23rd
9:00pm
Alternativa Festival, Prague, Czech Republic - HooDoo Music Club, Gary Lucas headlines the 4 day festival with a solo concert with his special guest Czech keyboardist/sampler Michal Nejtek
Saturday, Nov. 24th
Blues Bahnhof, Prague, Czech Republic - VIP party with Gary Lucas
Tuesday, Nov. 27th
8:00pm-11:00pm
National Beat Radio (Czech Republic) - Gary Lucas appears live on "Zpodvenice (Confessional)" program
Wednesday, Nov. 28th
9:00pm
Na Rampe Club, Jablonec, Czech Republic - Gary Lucas performs his live music and film project "Monsters from the Id (Rated X)", see the poster here
Thursday, Nov. 29th
9:00pm
Baracnicka Rychta, Prague, Czech Republic - Gary plays with Vrat Brabenec of the Plastic People, Pavel Zajicek of DG 307, and other guests, see the poster here
— OCTOBER 2012 —
Thursday, Oct. 4th
New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Ave. at 42nd St., New York City - Gary Lucas and Mike Edison take part in BANNED BOOK WEEK; Gary will read from the works of his late friend Iris Owens, who wrote under the name Harriet Daimler for Olympia Press
Friday, Oct. 5th
8:00pm
Rockwood Music Hall, New York City - Gary sits in with his friend Jann Klose
Wednesday, Oct. 10th
8:00pm
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City - Gary performs solo at a benefit for Save the Village on a bill including John Zorn, Thurston Moore, Janine Nichols and Flutterbox, John Kruth and Tribecastan, and other artists, see the flyer here
Saturday, Oct. 13th
Socrates Park, Long Island City - Gary is sitting in with his old friends and bandmates Jerry Harrison and Ernie Brooks for a Walk for Family Literacy celebration—come for a very good cause!
Tuesday, Oct. 16th
Gershwin Hotel, New York City - Gary Lucas performs solo acoustic with special guest vocalist Sadaf Ha
Friday, Oct. 19th
Durango Independent Film Festival, Durango, Colorado - Gary Lucas plays Spanish "Dracula", see the poster here
Monday, Oct. 22nd
8:00pm and 10:00pm
Iridium Jazz Club, New York City - Gary Lucas plays 2 sets sitting in with the Les Paul Trio, with special guest vocalist Jann Klose
TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY - Monday, Oct. 29th
Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY - "Bad Vugum: Beefheart Night at the Knit" featuring FAST 'N' BULBOUS (first NYC appearance in 3 years) co-led by Gary Lucas and Phillip Johnston and featuring Jesse Krakow, Rob Henke, Joe Fiedler, Dave Sewelson & Richard Dworkin; also—Beefheart tribute band Doctor Dark plus rare clips and tracks, readings of Don Van Vliet's poetry, projections of his paintings and drawings, and more...special guests include Richard Pena, Robert Melvin Rubin, Felice Rosser, Glenn Kenny, Mike Edison, and more tba
— SEPTEMBER 2012 —
Sunday, Sep. 2nd
Paradiso main hall, Amsterdam - "The Music of Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas" featuring Gary, the Metropole Orchestra, and vocalist Alessio Franchini
Sunday, Sep. 9th
6:00pm
Toronto International Film Festival, Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Toronto, Canada - World Premiere of GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY, a film about Jeff's early days in NYC directed by Dan Algrant with Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley and Tony Award winner Frank Wood as Gary Lucas
Tuesday, Sep. 11th
12:00pm
Toronto International Film Festival, Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Toronto, Canada - Screening of GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY, a film about Jeff's early days in NYC directed by Dan Algrant with Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley and Tony Award winner Frank Wood as Gary Lucas
Thursday, Sep. 20th
5:30pm
Feltrinelli Books, Udine, Italy - Gary Lucas does an in store solo performance and signing of his new book "Touched by Grace: La Mia Musica Con Jeff Buckley" (Arcana)
9:00pm
Cinema Visionario, Tricesimo, Italy - Gary Lucas plays Spanish "Dracula" at the Madame Guitar Festival
Friday, Sep. 21st
5:30pm
Feltrinelli Books, Udine, Italy - Gary Lucas does an in store solo performance and signing of his new book "Touched by Grace: La Mia Musica Con Jeff Buckley" (Arcana)
Sunday, Sep. 23rd
8:00pm
Teatro "Garzoni", Tricesimo, Italy - Gary Lucas does a solo performance at the Madame Guitar Festival
Monday, Sep. 24th
6:00pm
FNAC Megastore, Milan, Italy - Gary Lucas does an in store signing of "Touched by Grace" followed by a press conference
9:00pm
Shambala, Milan, Italy - Gary Lucas solo showcase with his special guest Alessio Franchini performing the music of Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas
— AUGUST 2012 —
Wednesday, Aug. 1st
2:00pm
Zappanale 2012, Mystery Stage, Bad Doberan, Germany - Gary Lucas conducts his Captain Beefheart Symposium
Tuesday, Aug. 2nd
1:00pm
Zappanale 2012, Mystery Stage, Bad Doberan, Germany - Gary Lucas is a special guest on Co de Kloet's Tribute to Frank Zappa "The Supplement Tape Live", and will sit in with Co's other special guest George Duke
Friday, Aug. 3rd
Zappanale 2012, Bad Doberan, Germany:
2:45pm, Mystery Stage: Gary Lucas solo
6:00pm, Main Stage: The return of Fast 'N Bulbous, co-led by Gary Lucas and Phillip Johnston—with Jesse Krakow, Richard Dworkin, Rob Henke, Joe Fiedler, and Dave Sewelson
Saturday, Aug. 4th
2:00pm
Zappanale 2012, Main Stage, Bad Doberan, Germany - Gary Lucas sits in with Dr. Dark
Tuesday, Aug. 28th
Santa Arresi Jazz Festival, Sardinia - Gary Lucas solo
Late August, dates tba
Gary Lucas is interviewed and performs on a new ARTE Channel French documentary directed by Baptiste Piegay about Rock, Rebellion, Guitars, and l'Esprit du Temps
— JULY 2012 —
Monday, Jul. 2nd
7:30am Eastern time
CNBC (network television) - Gary will be performing live at 7:30am Eastern time and at various other times during a segment devoted to Gibson Guitars featuring Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz—it will go out live internationally to an audience estimated at 400 million
Thursday, Jul. 5th
10:00pm
The Delancey, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters live at the CBGB Festival with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel
Monday, Jul. 16th
The Echoplex, Los Angeles - Gary Lucas and friends
Tuesday, Jul. 17th
Silent Movie Theatre, Los Angeles - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"
Tuesday, Jul. 24th
8:00pm
Gershwin Hotel, New York City - Gary Lucas performs a solo acoustic concert
Sunday, Jul. 29th
Joe's Pub, New York City - Gary will open solo as special guest of M'Lumbo, with whom he will also sit in
— JUNE 2012 —
Saturday, Jun. 2nd
10:00pm
Hudson Cinemas, Jersey City, New Jersey - Sebastian Doggart's documentary "American Faust" featuring music by Gary Lucas will be screened at the Hoboken International Film Festival
Thursday, Jun. 7th
Sixth Street Synagogue, New York City - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"
Thursday, Jun. 14th
noon
Musik Conservatorium, Amsterdam, Holland - Gary Lucas gives a Master Class and discusses the art of songwriting
Saturday, Jun. 16th
Bimhuis, Amsterdam - Gary Lucas is performing the Dutch live premiere of "I Have a Cat" with his co-pilot Co De Kloet as part of his Amsterdam Captain Beefheart Symposium
Tuesday, Jun. 19th
8:00pm
La Java, Paris - Gary Lucas plays a solo concert with many special guests including Karel Beer, Beatrice Demi-Mondaine, Cheyenne Schiavone, Rob Armus, and others tba, presented by Karel Beer, see the poster here
Sunday, Jun. 24th
8:00pm-1:00am (Dutch Time)
NTR: Radio 6 Soul & Jazz, Netherlands - Co De Kloet's Dutch live radio special about Gary's upcoming concert Sept. 2nd with the Metropole Orchestra at the Paradiso Amsterdam, more information here
Tuesday, Jun. 26th
7:00pm
Central Park Summerstage, New York City - Gary Lucas is sitting in with his old friend Frank London and the Klezmatics
Saturday, Jun. 30th
8:00pm
Rockwood Music Hall, New York City - Gary sits in with his friend and collaborator singer/songwriter Jann Klose
— MAY 2012 —
Thursday, May 17th
midnight
WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary performs with Beatrice Demi MOndaine and Institutional Prostitution on the legendary BOB FASS' "RADIO UNNAMEABLE" program—listen live here
Friday, May 18th
10:00pm
The Bell House, Brooklyn, New York - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel plus Gary's special guest French underground chanteuse Beatrice Demi MOndaine sittin' in all the way from Gay Paree, plus Montreal avant-femme art-noise duo Institutional Prostitution opens the evening with Gary sitting in...tickets here
— APRIL 2012 —
Sunday, Apr. 1st
2:00pm
Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Avenue at W. 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY - Gary Lucas opens Sideshows by the Sea's new "Seaweed Series" with a solo concert
Wednesday, Apr. 4th
10:00pm
Bowery Poetry Club, New York City - Gary sits in with his friend Italian singer/songwriter Alessio Franchini performing songs he co-wrote with Jeff Buckley
Thursday, Apr. 12th
WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary and anti-folk avatar Jeffrey Lewis perform on the legendary BOB FASS' "RADIO UNNAMEABLE" program—listen live here
Friday, Apr. 13th
The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY - Gary Lucas performs solo in a Tribute to The Shaggs, curated by Jesse Krakow
Tuesday, Apr. 17th
9:30pm
Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York City - Gary Lucas solo, and with special guest avant-folk avatar Jeffrey Lewis
Sunday, Apr. 22nd
First Park, New York City - Gary Lucas performs a free solo set at 2:30pm at the First Green Earthday Celebration—check details here
Rockwood Music Hall, New York City - Gary Lucas sits in with his friend singer/songwriter Jann Klose performing songs he co-wrote with Jeff Buckley
— MARCH 2012 —
Thursday, Mar. 1st
2 shows at 8:00pm and 10:00pm
Iridium, 1650 Broadway (at 51st St.), New York City - solo, with special guest French underground siren Beatrice Demi MOndaine who is flying in all the way from Paris for this appearance!!
Saturday, Mar. 17th
Gary Lucas at SXSW, see the poster here
noon: Alamo Ritz Theatre, Austin, Texas - Gary Lucas performs his new live solo guitar score accompanying Jose Mojica Marins/Coffin Joe's 1967 Brazilian cult horror classic "Esta Noite Encarnerei no teu Cadaver" (This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse) as part of the SXSW Film Festival
10:00pm: The Hideout, Austin, Texas - Gary Lucas performs his new live solo guitar score at SXSW accompanying Jose Mojica Marins/Coffin Joe's 1967 Brazilian cult horror classic "Esta Noite Encarnerei no teu Cadaver" (This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse)
Thursday, Mar. 29th
midnight
WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary will be interviewed and will perform live on the legendary BOB FASS' "RADIO UNNAMEABLE" program—listen live here
— FEBRUARY 2012 —
Thursday, Feb. 2nd
9:00pm
La Feline, 6 rue Victor Letalle, Paris Menilmontant 75020 - acoustic set with special guests Cheyenne Schiavone and Beatrice Demi-Mondaine
Sunday, Feb. 12th
6:00pm
Cornelia Street Cafe, New York City - Gary Lucas and Gary Marcus: Guitar Zero and Guitar Exponential, part of Dave Soldier's "Entertaining Science" Series, more info here
Sunday, Feb. 26th
2:00pm
Heritage Radio, Brooklyn, NY - Gary Lucas appears on the Mike and Judy Show, listen live here
— JANUARY 2012 —
Saturday, Jan. 7th
8:00pm
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City - Gary sits in with the great BERNIE WORRELL and his band as part of Winter Jazzfest
Tuesday, Jan. 10th
7:00pm
The Standard, 25 Cooper Square, New York City - Gary Lucas solo as part of "The Annie O Music Series", see the evite here
Friday, Jan. 13th
10:00am EST
National Basque Radio Euskadi - Gary Lucas will perform live on the "La Jungla Sonora" show, listen live here
Sunday, Jan. 15th
8:00pm
Sala BBK, Gran Via 19 408001, Bilbao, Spain - Gary Lucas performs Spanish "Dracula" at the the annual Musiketan Festival of Bilbao
Friday, Jan. 20th and Saturday, Jan. 21st
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England - Gary Lucas presents his Captain Beefheart Symposium
Friday, Jan. 27th
9:00pm
Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal - Gary Lucas solo
Saturday, Jan. 28th
9:00pm
Plano B, Porto, Portugal - Gary Lucas solo
Tuesday, Jan. 31st
9:00pm
New Morning, Paris, France - Gary Lucas performs both solo and in a free improv set with French avant-guitarist Jean-Francois Pauvros and bassist Orchestre National du Jazz director Daniel Yvinec, and with special guest vocalist Cheyenne Schiavone, more info here
