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In Prague with l to r: Ondrej Nemec, his mother Dana Nemecova, his sister Pavla Palous, and brother David Nemec 12/14/16

With Gary's friend Vida Neuwirthova at Club Blues Bahnhof 12/10/16—Vida is a member of the Board of the Jewish Community Centre in Prague and leads the Children's Jewish Theatre in Prague

With Gary's friend Vida Neuwirthova at the Club Blues Bahnhof Sat. night 12/10/16—Vida is a member of the Board of the Jewish Community Centre in Prague and is the leader of the Children's Jewish Theatre—she has just booked Gary to perform there for Hannukah 2017

Through a glass brightly: At Club Blues Bahnhof in Prague 12/10/16
photo by Faust

At Club Blues Bahnhof in Prague 12/9/16; the late Arthur Russell once remarked: "You are only happiest with a guitar in your hands Gary"

At the entrance to the underground club Blues Bahnhof in Prague where Gary played with the cream of the Czech Underground

Prague after dark 12/8/16
photo by Faust

MAGIC PRAGUE: Just confirmed—Gary is collaborating with digeridoo player extraordinaire Ondrej Smeyka in his annual psychedelic phantasmagoria Peace Concert to be held at the Bethlehem Chapel in Stare Mesto in Prague on Fri. Dec. 8th 2016

With Gary's oldest friend in Prague Richard Mader a/k/a Faust who operates sumptuous Studio Faust Records, the underground studio complex home to such artists as Killing Joke, Jay Z, Keith Levene, Ted Parsons, Neo, Jaz Coleman and more—Gary is currently immersed in recording a new solo acoustic album with Faust at the controls

BEST. PARTY. EVER. At the Andrew Bull/Sally Kwok Pajamarama Soiree in Shanghai recently; in the foreground back to the camera is Simon Napier-Bell, who produced some of Gary's favorite records by The Yardbirds post-Giorgio Gomelsky

Gods and Monsters Italian Tour Lineup 2017, l to r: Ernie Brooks bass (Modern Lovers), GL guitars and vocals (Beefheart), Billy Ficca drums (Television)—represented by Luca Zannotti, Musiche Metropolitano

Gary at the "Hendrix in Harlem" show at the legendary Apollo Theater 11/26/16
photo by Greg Cristman

Gary and Nona Hendryx at the "Hendrix in Harlem" show at the Apollo Theater 11/26/16
photo by Greg Cristman

Gary and Nona Hendryx rock out on "Freedom" at the "Hendrix in Harlem" concert at the Apollo Theater 11/26/16 l to r: GL, Rocky George (Fishbone), Nona Hendryx, Paul Armstrong (FB), John Steward (FB)
photo by Caroline Sinclair

A great night in Harlem: performing at the "Hendrix in Harlem" concert at the Apollo Theater 11/26/16
l to r: Saul Williams, Rocky George (Fishbone), GL, Ernie Isley, Paul Armstrong (FB) Jay Armant (FB), Angelo Moore (FB) Walter Kibby (FB), John Steward (FB), Nona Hendryx, Taz, Norwood Fisher (FB)
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Johnny B. Badd: performing at the "Hendrix in Harlem" concert at the Apollo Theater, l to r: Saul Williams, Rocky George (Fishbone), GL, Ernie Isely, and Paul Hampton (Fishbone) 11/26/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Marquee of the Apollo Theater in Harlem NY for the "Hendrix in Harlem" concert featuring Gary, Fishbone, Nona Hendryx Ernie Isley and other greats 11/26/16

Happy Thanksgiving from Gary, Caroline and Lulu!

With Gary's old friend Xavier Baviera at Libreria El Pendulo Mexico City 11/21/16

With Claudia Mendiola at Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin Mexico City 11/18/16

With students from Tlaxcala after my Masterclass at Biblioteca Nacional Mexico City 11/18/16

Solo concert in Mexico City 11/18/16 Biblioteca Nacional
photo by Rafael Arriags

Gary's evening concert at Biblioteca Nacional in Mexico City 11/18/16

The students came several hours by bus from Tlaxcala for Gary's Masterclass at Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin in Mexico City 11/18/16

In Mexico City at Barrio de Chino 11/17/16

Getting ready to perform FLEISCHEREI at the Coolidge Corner Theatre for the Boston Jewish Film Festival 11/10/16

At Commune in Tian Zi Fang 11/6/16

At Commune in Tian Zi Fang Shanghai—a real wonderland by night 11/6/16

Night in Shanghai on the Bund 11/6/16

Dancing the night away to the Old Shanghai Jazz Band at the Peace Hotel China 11/6/16
photo by Andrew Bull

With Jennifer Su at Andrew Bull and Sally Kwok's pre-30th Anniversary Party throw down at M on the Bund in Shanghai, 11/3/16

"Three Yalies walked into a pre-anniversary party in Shanghai ..." L to R; South African tv personality Jennifer Su (U of Penn); Gary (Yale); Amelia and Peter Michael Stein (Yale); and Jennifer's hubby Dale Levin (Yale), M on the Bund, 11/3/16

On the terrace of M on the Bund in Shanghai, 11/3/16

Early morning rise in Shanghai, 11/3/16

Judging the Britannica International School's Got Talent contest in Shanghai, 11/2/16

Gary's arrival in Shanghai 11/1/16

The Other Side of Midnight, Shanghai 11/1/16

Gary outside Cowgirl Hall of Fame NYC 10/23/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

At City Winery NYC brunch 10/16/16 with jazz mama Tamar Korn performing our FLEISCHEREI song

At City Winery NYC brunch 10/16/16 with jazz mama Tamar Korn performing our FLEISCHEREI songs
photo by Phil Mango

Gary and Tamar Korn rehearsing their FLEISCHEREI duo, chez Lucas NYC, 10/14/16

Gary and Prof. Alan Munton in Trafalgar Square after viewing "Picasso Portraits" at the National Portrait Gallery, 10/11/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Under the light of the silvery moon, Belsize Village London
photo by Caroline Sinclair 10/9/16

Gary and Caroline Sinclair in London at the Swiss Cottage Hotel 10/7/16

Gary and Caroline Sinclair in London at the Courtauld Gallery Somerset House 10/7/16

Gary performs a solo acoustic concert at the Internet Festival in Pisa Italy 10/6/16

Gary and his Italian agent Luca Zannotti in front of Keith Haring's "Tuttomondo" mural in Pisa Italy 10/6/16

Gary and Tini Kainrath perform Gary's FLEISCHEREI project at Porgy and Bess Jazz Club in Vienna 10/2/16

Doing an interview with Wien tv24 after a wonderful gig at the Judisches Museum Wien playing solo acoustic for their excellent "Stars of David" exhibition on Jewish music on 10/1/16
Special thanks to Dr. Alfred Stalzer who curated the exhibition and took this pic, and Danny Fields for getting the ball rolling

Backstage after our PEARLY CLOUDS show at Fono Budai Zenehaz in Budapest 9/30/16, l to r Vera Bravo, Pernye, Eniko Szabo, Toni Dezso, and Gary Lucas flanked by Eniko's vocal sudents
photo by Tibor Kadar

Gary at FONO Budapest 9/30/16

With PEARLY CLOUDS (Eniko Szabo and Toni Dezso) and our special guest vocalist Vera Bravo at FONO Budapest 9/30/16
photo by Tibor Kadar

Gary is interviewed by Hungarian national tv M-1 re: Pearly Clouds 9/27/16

Gary and his Pearly Clouds partner Toni Dezso before their interview on Hungarian national tv M-1 9/27/16

Gary in Budapest for his Pearly Clouds show, 9/26/16

Gary and Caroline Sinclair at the wake for their friend Cha Cha the Hat in Little Italy NYC 9/7/16

Jamming with Zeke Schein at Matt Umanov Guitars in the West Village NYC 9/3/16

Moon over Manhattan: on the roof of Gary's building in the West Village at a party thrown by his Italian friends Simone Bemporad and Maria Gliozzi 8/18/16

With Tamar Korn, Gary's new FLEISCHEREI vocalist, West Village NYC 8/5/16

An autographed copy of Gary's "Ordeal of Civility" album turns up at the Grammy Museum giftshop in LA, courtesy Jim Howell, who created the tableau featuring Kzir Khan looking furious at Donald Trump 8/3/16

With Sophia Feifei Yang in the West Village after rehearsing songs for Gary's upcoming "The Edge of Heaven Vol. 2" album

Brooklyn Blowhards at the Maritime Museum Red Hook, l to r: Art Bailey, Stephen LaRosa, Jeff Lederer, Allison Miller, Steve Bernstein, Joe Fiedler and GL 7/23/16

Tomek Smolarski, GL and Anna Podolak in Red Hook 7/23/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

With Feifei Yang performing songs of Chow Hsuan and Bai Gwong after "The Goddess" at Pioneer Works 7/8/16

With Feifei Yang performing our mini-concert of 30's Chinese pop after "The Goddess" 7/8/16

Performing with "The Goddess" (1934, d. Wu Yonggang and starring Ruan Lingyu) at Pioneer Works Red Hook 7/8/16

Introducing "The Goddess" at Pioneer Works in Red Hook 7/8/16

Gary and Feifei Yang preparing to perform 30's Chinese pop at Pioneer Works in Red Hook Brooklyn at Gary's show with the film "The Goddess" 7/8/16

Gary and Remember Jones at their "Touched By Grace" Tribute to Jeff Buckley, House of Independents, Asbury Park 7/2/16

Outside the Jeff Buckley Tribute in Asbury Park 7/2/16

Gary's birthday party June 20th 2016 at Cafe Loup NYC
photo by Caroline Sinclair

With Jann Klose at Gary's birthday party at Cafe Loup NYC 6/20/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Recording a new track with Buryat-Mongolian wundersinger Namgar at Eastside Sound Studios NYC 6/18/16
l to r: engineer Marc Urselli, GL, Namgar's manager Vlad Oboronko

Jann Klose and Gary Lucas having a great gig at Joe's Pub NYC 6/17/2016
photo by Phil Mango

Gary with raconteur/musician Oleg Frish after being interviewed and performing on his RTVi program for Russian viewers, 6/14/16

Nona Hendryx, manager Alan Wolmark, and Gary, Cafe Reggio West Village 6/9/16

Playing Grace at Bowery Poetry Club NYC 5/29/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

"Now raise your goblet 'o rock..." Mixing THE WORLD OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART with Marc Urselli at Eastside Sound on the LES 5/27/16

Gary and Nona Hendryx at Eastside Sound NYC working on their new group project The World of Captain Beefheart
l to r: engineer Mark Urselli, bassist and co-producer Jesse Krawko, Nona and Gary 5/18/16

Outside Gaia Arts Center in Havana Vieja 5/15/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Old Havana, 5/14/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Live on Radio Havana 5/14/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Gary's solo concert at Gaia Arts Center in Havana 5/14/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

At Casa Esther in Havana 5/11/16

Gary Lucas and Jann Klose at The Cutting Room NYC 5/2/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Whirling Dervishes: Gary and Jann Klose at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett 4/30/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

At the CDO Summit at Reuters with Jann Klose 4/26/16

Gary performs his solo tribute to pioneer Jewish animation genius Max Fleischer at the City Winery Chicago Freedom Seder 4/18/16
photo by Mitch Myers

Gary at EastSide Sound NYC 4/13/16 working on...
photo by Jesse Krakow

Gary reading the 4 Star review for his STEREOPTICON album with Jann Klose in the new issue of MOJO, taken at Frankie's Spuntino, West Village, NYC 4/1/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

A blast from the past: New photo of Gary Lucas and Van Dyke Parks surfaces from the Harry Smith Tribute at St. Ann's Church 11/12/99
photo by Ebet Roberts

Gary performs his score with "The Exterminating Angel" at Pioneer Works Brooklyn 3/18/16

Lucas shepherds his score with "The Exterminating Angel" at Pioneer Works Brooklyn 3/18/16

Au contraire! US premiere of Gary's live score for Bunuel's "El Angel Exterminador" at Pioneer Works in Red Hook 3/18/16

Gary performs the US premiere of his live score for Luis Bunuel's "The Exterminating Angel" at visionary artist's space Pioneer Works in Red Hook Brooklyn 3/18/16

With Caroline Sinclair before Gary's packed show at Pioneer Works in Red Brooklyn 3/18/16 with Bunuel's "The Exterminating Angel"

Gary wrestles with "Koko's Earth Control" at the AFI Silver Theatre for the Washington Jewish Film Festival 3/5/16
photo by Bruce Guthrie

FLEISCHEREI rocking the Washington Jewish Film Festival at the AFI Silver Theatre Silver Spring MD 3/5/16 l to r: GL, Rob Garcia, Sarah Stiles, Joe Fiedler, and Jeff Lederer
photo by Bruce Guthrie

Group hug: l to r: MaryAnne Tom, Jamie Mahoney, Gary, Ginny Mahoney (Max Fleischer's granddaughter), Sarah Stiles, Jim Mahoney and Joe Fiedler Backstage at AFI Silver Theatre 3/5/16

With Ginny Mahoney, Max Fleischer's granddaughter at AFI Silver Theatre before their packed FLEISCHEREI show for the Washington Jewish Film Festival Silver Spring MD 3/5/16

With the Polish Cultural Institute's Tomek Smolarski, actress/singer Anna Podolak, and Caroline Sinclair at a screening of Andrejz Zulawski's final film "Cosmos" at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater 2/19/16

Gary working in the studio in Mexico City with progressive hip-hop duo ILLUMINARI, l to r: IZ St, Celestine Angel, GL

Working in the studio in Mexico City with hip-hop duo ILLUMINARI 2/14/16

Packed theater and wonderful response to Gary's FLEISCHEREI event with Sarah Stiles at the Museum of the Moving Image 2/7/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

FLEISCHEREI fun with Sarah Stiles at MOMI 2/7/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

With Sarah Stiles strutting our FLEISCHEREI stuff at MOMI 2/7/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Big fun with FLEISCHEREI at MOMI 2/7/16
photo by Phil Mango

Gary accompanies "Koko's Earth Control" silent cartoon at the FLEISCHEREI event at MOMI 2/7/16
photo by James Marshall

Rocking Betty Boop FLEISCHEREI stylee MOMI show 2/7/16
photo by Caroline Sinclair

Backstage with Sarah Stiles at Museum of the Moving Image FLEISCHEREI show 2/7/16 Astoria NY

With The Charm new music ensemble (l to r Sylvia Jiaju Shen, Sophia Feifei Yang, and Li Zong) and Sarah Stiles after our FLEISCHEREI show at MOMI 2/7/16

Official Third Man Records photo of Gary after recording in the Record Booth, Nashville TN 1/25/16

At Jack White's Third Man Records in Nashville holding a copy of his solo acoustic instr. "Will O' the Wisp", which TMR label chief Ben Blackwell invited him to record live in their famous Record Booth 1/24/16 Nashville TN

Snowed in with Chris Shinn at Shinngrila in Nashville 1/23/16

With Chris Shinn and Caroline Sinclair, Nashville Tennessee 1/21/16

Just unearthed: a picture from Gary's Nottingham High School yearbook inscribed to his friend: "I am no longer alive because I knew too much"