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05/21/2025
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"Next up is 'Evening Bell' by Captain Beefheart. I love how you can really hear Gary Lucas straining at the limits of what a human being can do with a guitar. I think it's a phenomenal piece of music."
—Jack Barnette of These New Puritans on BBC Radio's "Freak Zone"
Listen here at 21:40 in
—Jack Barnette of These New Puritans on BBC Radio's "Freak Zone"
Listen here at 21:40 in
05/14/2025
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ROCK 'N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL - From The Nottingham Connection 2025: Honored to be profiled in this magazine, sent out to all still breathing alumni of William H. Nottingham High School in Syracuse NY. A very public high school, we were first in the nation to have an actual race riot in 1968—sparked by friction between white frat boys and members of the Soul Generation (the Black equivalent) at a Fri. night dance (very "West Side Story")
05/13/2025
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NEW "FREAKS" live score: Check out Gary's new FREAKS page devoted to his recent live score accompanying Tod Browning's 1932 shocker, which he premiered at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond on March 22, 2025 for the 31st James River Film Festival—the page includes clips from the film with Gary's music on the soundtrack, photos, and reviews
05/11/2025
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Gary's friend Trent Nicholas who is involved in the James River Film Festival in Richmond where he recently performed his new live score accompanying FREAKS just sent Gary this nice comment from legendary producer Ron St. Germain:
"If you get to speak with Gary, please give him my best. We've met several times over the years, but never got to work together, sadly. He is a huge legend and major workaholic and a 'guitar monster'!!!"
Ron has produced and engineered albums by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Ashford & Simpson, Mick Jagger, U2, Muse, Bad Brains, Living Colour, 311, Tool, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, Creed, The Cure, Ziggy, Chili Peppers, Foreigner, Kraftwerk, Duran Duran, Nels Cline, Ornette Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McClean, Ben Goldberg, The Last Poets et al.
"If you get to speak with Gary, please give him my best. We've met several times over the years, but never got to work together, sadly. He is a huge legend and major workaholic and a 'guitar monster'!!!"
Ron has produced and engineered albums by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Ashford & Simpson, Mick Jagger, U2, Muse, Bad Brains, Living Colour, 311, Tool, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, Creed, The Cure, Ziggy, Chili Peppers, Foreigner, Kraftwerk, Duran Duran, Nels Cline, Ornette Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McClean, Ben Goldberg, The Last Poets et al.
05/10/2025
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Sunday June 1st, time tba—Gary performs with The Shriek's vocalist Luis Accorsi as part of Marc Urselli's RAMONES REDUX Record Release party at BAM's Hillman Studio, 321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn. The album, featuring Gary with So Hideous performing the Ramones's "The KKK Took My Baby Away", drops June 6th on Magnetic Eye Records
05/03/2025
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Check out two amazing new songs by Brazilian songstress Elaine Guedes co-written with Gary Lucas that she just sent Gary from Sao Paulo—"Send Me Wings" and I'm a Fox"
Garty has played in Sao Paulo but has never yet met Elaine in person. They met over the internet and agreed to try collaborating long distance—and the result is two dazzling new songs
Garty has played in Sao Paulo but has never yet met Elaine in person. They met over the internet and agreed to try collaborating long distance—and the result is two dazzling new songs
04/19/2025
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Check out three excerpts from Gary's new live score for Tod Browning's 1932 shocker FREAKS, recorded live at the 31st James River Film Festival at the historic Byrd Theatre in Richmond Virginia 3/22/25:
clip 1 | clip 2 | clip 3
Special thanks to Diane Lindarte and Bob Jacobson for the clips
clip 1 | clip 2 | clip 3
Special thanks to Diane Lindarte and Bob Jacobson for the clips
04/09/2025
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Gary heads to Ireland today for two solo shows: Friday April 11th at the Ards International Guitar Fest outside Belfast with his special guest vocalist Ellen Lyons and Sunday April 13th at Whelan's in Dublin with his special guest vocalists Barry O'Brien and Ellen Lyons!
04/09/2025
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Check out a YouTube interview with Gary as part of Kino Lorber's Shelf Space series, about scoring films and documentaries as well Gary's long career live-scoring of classic silent and sound films at festivals and venues all over the world—including the La Biennale di Venezia, Queen Elizabeth Hall London, Paradiso Amsterdam, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, La Cinematheque Francaise Paris, Cineteca Nacional Mexico, James River Film Society Richmond, Jecheon International Film and Music Festival South Korea, Dom Kino Moscow, Jerusalem Film Festival, Tel Aviv Next Festival, Lodz Cinergia Europa Festival, Havana Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Sao Paulo SP Terror Festival and more
04/05/2025
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GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS new lineup booked to play Joe's Pub in NYC on August 7th at 7:00pm!
04/02/2025
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A NAKED LIGHTBULB: Gary's review of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at BAM
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