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EPISODE 35 of NPR’s on line music show All Songs Considered reviews The Edge of Heaven. Guitarist Gary Lucas hears rhythm and blues in traditional Chinese pop tunes from the '20s and '30s.
Listen to the NPR review of EDGE OF HEAVEN at
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“The Songstress” from The Edge of Heaven, is featured in the upcoming national PBS 3-part Bill Moyers special Becoming American: The Chinese Experience.
BECOMING AMERICAN: The Chinese Experience Premieres March 25 – 27 from 9:00 to 10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)
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Foreign Press
“4 STARS...LUCAS MAKES SUBLIME CHINESE CONNECTION...his dexterity has never been doubted. ‘The Edge of Heaven’ has him focusing all his attention on China’s gracefully melodic pop tradition of the 1940s and 50s. Lucas lets his respectful acoustic, electric and national steel guitars do the translating on this delightful set.” Q (UK) “IT IS SIMPLY GORGEOUS...played by a guitarist who learned his chops in Kowloon’s dive bars before unleashing his skills with Beef heart. Lucas grew up as a guitarist in Asia, so this is no dilettante’s stop-gap.” Mojo (UK)
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EDGE OF HEAVEN PLAYS MID-CENTURY CHINESE
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March 31, 2003 - Richmond (VA) Virginia Holocaust Museum
April 6, 2003 - Camber sands, Sussex, U.K. All Tomorrow's Parties Festival Magic Band reunion
April 7, 2003 - London , U.K. Shepard's Bush Empire An Evening with the Magic Band
May 7, 2003 - Swarthmore (PA) Swarthmore University Edge of Heaven
May 9, 2003 - Hartford (CT) Real Art Ways The Edge of Heaven Min Xiao-Fen
June 9, 2003 - Amsterdam Holland Festival, Concertgebouw The Electric Guitar
á á á Mark this date á á á June 22 2003 - Los Angeles (CA) Palladium All Tomorrow's Parties Festival The Magic Band reunion
June 27, 2003 - Llubljana, Slovenia Fast 'n Bulbous
August 7 & 8, 2003 - Honolulu (HI) Univ. of Hawaii Manoa The Edge of Heaven |
