LATEST NEWS
08/08/2025
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Read an interview in the Irish Examiner about Gary's upcoming trip to Dublin for the International Songwriting Retreat
07/25/2025
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Just confirmed: Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters feat. Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers, Arthur Russell) on bass and Calvin Weston (James Blood Ulmer, Lounge Lizards) on drums live on Sat. Sept. 13th 8pm at the historic Turning Point in Piermont NY! Tickets here
07/25/2025
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GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS IN FULL EFFECT LIVE THURS. Aug 7th at 7pm at JOE'S PUB NYC with special guest Luis Accorsi, check out the clip here, tickets here
07/23/2025
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The OZ Man Cometh! Gary's obit for the great Ozzy Osbourne up now at CultureCatch.com!
07/19/2025
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Just confirmed: GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS at the Industrial Arts Brewery in Beacon NY Sat. Dec. 6th with Calvin Weston drums and Ernie Brooks bass
07/08/2025
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Gary brings his psychedelic jazz-rock powerhouse trio GODS AND MONSTERS to JOE'S PUB NYC Thursday August 7th at 7pm, tickets here!
07/01/2025
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IT'S A DOGG'S WORLD (MONDO CANE) - Gary's review of the new Swamp Dogg doc, up now at CultureCatch.com
06/20/2025
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Webmaster Tanya says: Happy Birthday Gary!🎂 Here's to many more!
06/17/2025
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FROM GARY: Big thanks to my friend Robbie (the most concert-going New Yorker I know) and PROG Magazine for running my appreciation of Pink Floyd's seminal "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" album in their recent 10 Years of Prog Collection. This album still transports me to unknown realms of enchantment, and Syd Barrett is still my Main Man (well, along with Don Van Vliet).
06/13/2025
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From Gary: I am just shattered by the news of Brian Wilson's passing. What can I say? I feel an almost mystical connection with him. He is another June 20th baby, exactly 10 years older than me. The first single I ever purchased was "Shut Down" in 1963. The harmonies, the energy, and the drive just sent me! I followed the Beach Boys closely after that, and his songs were always genius. He WAS the Beach Boys.
Years later I came to London specifically to see the debut of his "Smile" project at Royal Albert Hall when it debuted, and spotted Paul McCartney there, a huge Brian fan. I hung out after the show backstage with my friend Van Dyke Parks, who was the lyricist on the project and who I had the great fortune to work with on Hal Willner's Harry Smith project.
Re: GOD ONLY KNOWS: I had the impulse to arrange this, perhaps my favorite song of Brian's, for acoustic guitar a few years ago. I think it's the most beautiful song I've ever heard.
Rest in peace Brian.
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See Gary's tribute here.
Years later I came to London specifically to see the debut of his "Smile" project at Royal Albert Hall when it debuted, and spotted Paul McCartney there, a huge Brian fan. I hung out after the show backstage with my friend Van Dyke Parks, who was the lyricist on the project and who I had the great fortune to work with on Hal Willner's Harry Smith project.
Re: GOD ONLY KNOWS: I had the impulse to arrange this, perhaps my favorite song of Brian's, for acoustic guitar a few years ago. I think it's the most beautiful song I've ever heard.
Rest in peace Brian.
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See Gary's tribute here.
06/11/2025
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG LIVES! Gary's review of Wali Jamal's one-man tour de force "Satchmo at the Waldorf", up now at CultureCatch.com
06/03/2025
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Just confirmed: Gary has been invited to be one of 3 Mentors at the Irish Institute of Music and Song's annual INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING RETREAT in DUBLIN AUGUST 11th-16th 2025!! The week-long retreat is sponsored by the Irish Government and is a series of workshops, performances, masterclasses and collaborations with students of all ages. Gary writes: "I am so honored!"
05/29/2025
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