NOVEMBER 2014
Saturday, Nov. 1st
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, Maryland - Special Day of the Dead shows
5:00pm - Gary is performing the world premiere of his new live solo guitar score accompanying Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 horror masterpiece VAMPYR, followed by his "Cinefantastique" solo concert featuring music from the films of Fellini, Tarr, Herzog, Tati, and others
10:00pm - Gary Lucas performs his live solo score accompanying the legendary 1931 Spanish "Dracula" (d. George Melford, starring Lupita Tovar)
Friday, Nov. 7th
7:00pm
Benjamin Franklin Library, Mexico City - Gary is playing a free solo acoustic concert for disadvantaged youth, by invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico and U.S. Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne, see the poster here
Sunday, Nov. 9th
Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, Mexico City - Peter Hammill and Gary perform their OTHERWORLD duo in concert
Saturday, Nov. 15th
9:00pm
BAM Cafe, Brooklyn, NY - Gary Lucas debuts his new "Fleischerei" project—Music from Max Fleischer's Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons, featuring Sarah Stiles vocals, Joe Fiedler trombone, Michael Bates acoustic bass, Jeff Lederer woodwinds, and Rob Garcia drums
OCTOBER 2014
Sunday, Oct. 5th
LIC BAR, 45-58 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City - Gary's new acoustic duo LUCAS KLOSE with singer Jann Klose, performs at a relaxed Sunday Social gathering
Thursday, Oct. 9th
Symphony Space Thalia Theater, New York City - Gary performs the NYC premiere of his new live score for Chinese silent classic "The Goddess"
Saturday, Oct. 11th
8:00pm: Mass MOCA, North Adams, Massachusetts - Gary Lucas performs his new solo guitar score accompanying Chinese silent film classic "The Goddess"
9:00pm: Italian time radio station Controradio (FM 93,6, 98.9 from Tuscany, Italy, streaming on www.controradio.it) will broadcast a special show dedicated to Gary and his Otherworld project with Peter Hammill with an interview with Italian journalist Giulia Nuti
Thursday, Oct. 16th
Conservatorium van Amsterdam - Gary will be giving a Masterclass and seminars—topics covered include extended guitar technique, fingerpicking, the craft of songwriting with an emphasis on "Grace" and "Mojo Pin", and Gary's adventures in the music biz
Friday, Oct. 17th
Gary is a guest on the "Mijke & Co Live" radio show on Dutch national Radio 6 at 4:30pm EST, listen here
Saturday, Oct. 18th
Paradiso, Amsterdam - solo acoustic, get tickets here
Wednesday, Oct. 29th
Paradox, Tilburg - solo acoustic, get tickets here
Friday, Oct. 31st Halloween
9:00pm
United Palace Theatre, Harlem, NY - World premiere of Gary Lucas' new live solo guitar score accompanying James Whale's 1931 "Frankenstein", see the poster here
SEPTEMBER 2014
Sunday, Sep. 14th
4:00pm
Baby's Alright, Williamsburg - Gary takes part in a high-end listening session devoted to the "Grace" album as part of Colleen Murphy's "Classic Album Sundays", get tickets here, more info here
Sunday, Sep. 21st
Kulturhuset, Oslo - Gary is performing solo and speaking as part of Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy's "Classic Album Sundays" event focusing on Jeff Buckley's "Grace" album, with his special guest vocalists Nina Swan and Sophia Oldeide
AUGUST 2014
Sunday, Aug. 17th
7:00pm
The Bridge Golf Club, Bridgehampton, LI - Private Event: Gary Lucas' "Fleischerei"—Music from Max Fleischer's Betty Boop and Popeye Cartoons featuring Sarah Stiles, vocals and Joe Fiedler, trombone and horn arrangements
Monday, Aug. 18th
9:00pm
Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY - Gary Lucas sits in with Hungarian experimental avant-jazz group DeBORT, featuring saxophonist/leader Toni Deszo, Oscar Hannson, Andras Salyik, and Janos Bujdozo
JULY 2014
Friday, Jul. 4th
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Barbes, 9th St and 6th Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn - Independence Day: Gary is sitting in with superb Buryat/Mongolian vocalist Namgar Lkhasaranova
Saturday, Jul. 12th
8:00pm
Rockwood Music Hall, New York City - Gary Lucas sits in with vocalist Jann Klose
JUNE 2014
Sunday, Jun. 1st
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Theater 80, 80 St. Marks Place, New York City - Gary Lucas receives an Acker Award (named after novelist Kathy Acker) for achievement in the avant-garde curated by Alan Kaufman and Clayton Patterson
Friday, Jun. 13th
9:00pm
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City - Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic at the Sync Summit, an all-day event for music supervisors, publishers and labels curated by Robert Singerman (on his sixtieth!)
Sunday, Jun. 22nd
2:00pm EDT
Heritage Radio Network - Gary will be performing solo acoustic live on the Arts & Seizures Show - the Fastest Half Hour on the Internet Today! Hosted by Mike Edison and Judy McGuire—Listen live here
Friday, Jun. 27th
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters 25th Anniversary Show featuring Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler with very special guests Kaki King, Jann Klose, Felice Rosser, and Israeli choreographer/dancer Mor Mendel; other special guests to be announced
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MAY 2014
Saturday, May 17th
The Big Whirlygig Long Island Arts Festival (curated by Richard Mazda), 5-25 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY
2:00pm: Gary Lucas and Ernie Brooks perform
9:00pm: Gods and Monsters (Gary, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca and Jason Candler) perform
APRIL 2014
Friday, Apr. 4th
7:30pm
Dixon Place, New York City - Gary Lucas plays a solo concert entitled "Acoustic Guitar Fireworks" with special guest jann klose sitting in
Wednesday, Apr. 9th
8:00pm
Path Cafe, New York City - Gary sits in with his friend singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist John Kruth
Thursday, Apr. 10th
Rutgers University School of Music - Gary is giving a masterclass for Prof. Chris Opperman's students
Sunday, Apr. 27th
Gouveia Art Rock Festival, Portugal - Gary Lucas performs with Peter Hammill in support of their OTHERWORLD album, see the poster here
MARCH 2014
Saturday, Mar. 1st
9:00pm
Wexner Center for the Performing Arts, Columbia, Ohio - Gary performs his live score accompanying Coffin Joe a/k/a Jose Mojica Marins' "Esta Noite Encarnerei no teu Cadaver" (This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse) during the Wexner's Brazilian Film Festival
FEBRUARY 2014
Friday, Feb. 7th
7:30pm
Dixon Place, New York City - "Blues and the Tuning of the World"—Gary plays a solo acoustic concert demonstrating the connection between blues and many different musics of the world including 30's Chinese pop, Wagner, African, and Indian music
Friday, Feb. 21st
8:00pm
Union Chapel, Islington, London - Peter Hammill and Gary Lucas perform their new "Otherworld" album live, view the poster here, purchase tickets here
JANUARY 2014
Thursday, Jan. 2nd
11:00am EST
Channel 34 Time Warner Cable and Channel 82 RCN in New York City - Gary is interviewed by Harold Channer, an erudite public intellectual with wide-ranging guests on his program—you can also watch the interview anytime here on YouTube
Wednesday, Jan. 8th
Fundación Botín, Santander, Spain - Gary performs the world premiere of his new live solo guitar score for Wu Yonggong's 1934 silent masterpiece "The Goddess" (Shen Nu), part of the "The Golden Age of Chinese Film" series, curated by Richard Peña
Friday, Jan. 10th
Fundación Botín, Santander, Spain - Gary performs Spanish "Dracula", part of the "The Golden Age of Chinese Film" series, curated by Richard Peña
Tuesday, Jan. 14th
8:00pm
Gershwin Hotel, New York City - Gary Lucas gives a solo acoustic concert
Sunday, Jan. 19th
2:00pm EST
Heritage Radio Network - Gary is the guest of Mike Edison and Judy McGuire live on their long-running Arts and Seizures radio show, listen live here