PAST NEWS: 2025
03/15/2025
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Read a new interview with Gary in Richmond's Style Weekly newspaper about the upcoming premiere of his new live score accompanying Tod Browning's 1932 shocker "Freaks" Sat. March 22nd at the historic Byrd Theatre, as part of Richmond Virgnia's 31st James River Film Festival, check out the promo clip here
03/15/2025
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New interview with Gary in GUITAR WORLD out now about Gary working with Jeff Buckley, Captain Beefheart and Chris Cornell!!
And read a teaser article for the interview about Gary's work with Chris Cornell!
And read a teaser article for the interview about Gary's work with Chris Cornell!
03/09/2025
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Big thanks to Bruce Lee Gallanter at Downtown Music Gallery on the LES—just about the only record store that matters left in NYC—for his nice review of my recent acoustic EP with French vocalist YASS BODY.
Yass, hitherto unknown to me, showed up at a Jeff Buckley Tribute at Arlene's Grocery a few years ago direct from his hometown Lille, saying "I had a dream I was working with you—here I am!"
I liked Yass's spirit and his energy, and we hit it off right away collaborating on new songs.
We recorded this EP at Ari Sebag's Studio 4A Sound Factory in lovely Forges-Les-Eaux Normandie right before lockdown, with my old friend French guitarist / producer David Konopnicki at the controls, and it was quite a fun session.
Now Bruce has cd copies of our EP, please check out his review and make sure you go and see him soon. Or you can order from him directly online here!
Yass, hitherto unknown to me, showed up at a Jeff Buckley Tribute at Arlene's Grocery a few years ago direct from his hometown Lille, saying "I had a dream I was working with you—here I am!"
I liked Yass's spirit and his energy, and we hit it off right away collaborating on new songs.
We recorded this EP at Ari Sebag's Studio 4A Sound Factory in lovely Forges-Les-Eaux Normandie right before lockdown, with my old friend French guitarist / producer David Konopnicki at the controls, and it was quite a fun session.
Now Bruce has cd copies of our EP, please check out his review and make sure you go and see him soon. Or you can order from him directly online here!
03/07/2025
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THE MALE / FEMALE GAZE: Review of Hideaki Anno's film "Love and Pop" and the recently translated writings of Izumi Suzuki and a whole lot more, Gary's new article up now at CultureCatch.com
Photo of Izumi Suzuki by Nobuyoshi Araki
Photo of Izumi Suzuki by Nobuyoshi Araki
03/01/2025
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R.I.P. DAVID JOHANSEN—Gary's dear friend and collaborator
Their song "One Man's Meat" is listed today in the NY Times as one of David Johansen's 15 Essential Songs
photo by Mara Hennessy taken in March 2018 at the Strand Bookstore NYC
Their song "One Man's Meat" is listed today in the NY Times as one of David Johansen's 15 Essential Songs
photo by Mara Hennessy taken in March 2018 at the Strand Bookstore NYC
02/11/2025
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Check out the spiffy new trailer for the upcoming world premiere of Gary's new live solo score accompanying Todd Browning's 1932 shocker "FREAKS" on Sat March 22nd at the historic Byrd Theatre in Richmond Virginia as part of the 31st James River Film Festival
02/08/2025
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From Gary: Thank you Barney Hoskyns for re-publishing my recollections of ELLIOT INGBER (WINGED EEL FINGERLING) in Rock's Backpages
02/01/2025
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IN MEMORIAM ELLIOT INGBER (8/24/1941 - 1/21/2025): An appreciation by Gary Lucas, up now at CultureCatch.com
01/28/2025
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The new Jeff Buckley doc "It's Never Over" is getting excellent reviews! See this writeup in The Guardian (UK)
01/28/2025
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Available now from Gary's merch store: A double colored vinyl copy of his album of early work with Jeff Buckley "SONGS TO NO ONE", signed by Gary!
01/25/2025
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ELIE WIESEL NEVER FORGOT SUFFERING: Gary's review of Oren Rudavsky's new doc. "SOUL ON FIRE", up now at CultureCatch.com
01/23/2025
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OUT TODAY WORLDWIDE!!
A double colored vinyl album released by Knitting Factory Records of SONGS TO NO ONE 1991-1992 - JEFF BUCKLEY AND GARY LUCAS
Following the success of the Record Store Day 2024 vinyl reissue of Songs To No One, Knitting Factory Records is making Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas' incredible album available again on another limited edition colorway: opaque blue denim vinyl (LP 1) and opaque white vinyl (LP 2). This album captures Jeff Buckley at the very beginning of his devastatingly short career. Jeff is accompanied by his original writing partner, guitar virtuoso Gary Lucas, and a small cast of '90s New York music luminaries. These recordings form the intimate foundation of Jeff's incredible body of work.
4 STARS in MOJO on its original release in 2002
Contains the original studio demo of "Grace"
A double colored vinyl album released by Knitting Factory Records of SONGS TO NO ONE 1991-1992 - JEFF BUCKLEY AND GARY LUCAS
Following the success of the Record Store Day 2024 vinyl reissue of Songs To No One, Knitting Factory Records is making Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas' incredible album available again on another limited edition colorway: opaque blue denim vinyl (LP 1) and opaque white vinyl (LP 2). This album captures Jeff Buckley at the very beginning of his devastatingly short career. Jeff is accompanied by his original writing partner, guitar virtuoso Gary Lucas, and a small cast of '90s New York music luminaries. These recordings form the intimate foundation of Jeff's incredible body of work.
4 STARS in MOJO on its original release in 2002
Contains the original studio demo of "Grace"
01/22/2025
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JUST CONFIRMED: THURSDAY JAN. 30th at Our Wicked Lady rooftop 153 Morgan Ave. in Brooklyn at 9:45pm, as part of Venezuela Alternative En Nueva York Night, the debut of Gary's new psychedelic duo with Toxic Tito a/k/a Luis Accorsi
Check out their wicked acoustic EP "The Cat's Outta the Bag"
Check out their wicked acoustic EP "The Cat's Outta the Bag"
01/22/2025
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Up now at The Forward: Gary's review of Willy Lindwer's new doc "LOST CITY", which recently played at the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center in Manhattan
01/20/2025
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BURIED TREASURE: NAOMI LEVINE OUT OF THE FACTORY & BACK IN CIRCULATION, Gary's latest article up now at CultureCatch.com
Photo by Eddie Hauser courtesy of The New York Times
Front row: Gerard Malanga and Naomi Levine at the Piano Marathon Sept. 9-10th 1963 at the Pocket Theatre NYC with John Cale, John Cage, et al. performing Erik Satie's "Vexations" 840 times in a row
Photo by Eddie Hauser courtesy of The New York Times
Front row: Gerard Malanga and Naomi Levine at the Piano Marathon Sept. 9-10th 1963 at the Pocket Theatre NYC with John Cale, John Cage, et al. performing Erik Satie's "Vexations" 840 times in a row
01/16/2025
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R.I.P. DAVID LYNCH, visionary filmmaker, who recorded this version of Captain Beefheart's "Pena" from the album "Trout Mask Replica" for Gary's Captain Beefheart Symposium
photo of Davud Lynch by Anton Corbijn
photo of Davud Lynch by Anton Corbijn
01/13/2025
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Gary sold out his solo concert at the Spencertown Academy Arts Center in the upper Hudson Valley Saturday night 1/11/25—his second sell out in a row there!
From Kate McLeod, who made this clip:
"Dear Gary, The term awesome has lost its punch but let's just use it to describe your performance last night. I was thinking as I watched your command of the guitars that you must have been that accomplished 44 years ago when you became a pro instead of a vampire or a rabbi. It was amazing to be sitting in that incredibly intimate space experiencing your music. It is forever imprinted in my soul. I saw Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden in the nosebleed section and decided not to see shows in those spaces anymore. Here are the videos we took and a recording. Please keep us on your mailing list. Amazing grace, Kate and Mark West"
View a clip of his version of Nino Rota's theme from Fellini's 1954 classic "La Strada" filmed at the show
From Kate McLeod, who made this clip:
"Dear Gary, The term awesome has lost its punch but let's just use it to describe your performance last night. I was thinking as I watched your command of the guitars that you must have been that accomplished 44 years ago when you became a pro instead of a vampire or a rabbi. It was amazing to be sitting in that incredibly intimate space experiencing your music. It is forever imprinted in my soul. I saw Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden in the nosebleed section and decided not to see shows in those spaces anymore. Here are the videos we took and a recording. Please keep us on your mailing list. Amazing grace, Kate and Mark West"
View a clip of his version of Nino Rota's theme from Fellini's 1954 classic "La Strada" filmed at the show
01/11/2025
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Gary's solo show at Spencertown Academy Arts Center tonight is SOLD OUT!! View the promo clip here
01/11/2025
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Check out the GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS NEW LINEUP web page, with clips from their recent live performances at Colony Woodstock and City Winery NYC, photos, reviews, and Booking Info!!
01/11/2025
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INSURRECTION OF A MILLION MINDS: Gary's review of the new documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat", up now at CultureCatch.com
01/01/2025
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BABYGIRL'S ON FIRE: Gary's review of Halina Reijn's new film BABYGIRL, up now at CultureCatch.com