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REVIEWS

REVIEWS & ARTICLES

December 2022

Jazzism Magazine (Netherlands) - Gary Lucas and Peter Willems's "DOUBLE DARE" album makes #2 on legendary Dutch producer Co de Kloet's Best Albums of 2022 list

September 2022

Kurt Gottschalk's Wiggly Air column - Review of the Du-Tels (Peter Stampfel and Gary Lucas) reissue of "No Knowledge of Music Required" on Don Giovanni Records

Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter - Review of the Du-Tels (Peter Stampfel and Gary Lucas) reissue of "No Knowledge of Music Required" on Don Giovanni Records

August 2022

Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter - Review of "The Great Lost Gods and Monsters" Live Album

June 2022

Yale Alumni Magazine - Gary Lucas is profiled in the Class of '74 Alumni Notes

May 2022

The Independent (Ireland) - Interview, see the article here

Yale Alumni Magazine - Class Notes, Class of 1974

Written in Music (Netherlands) - Review of "Double Dare" by Gary Lucas and Peter Willems

April 2022

Bluestown (Netherlands) - Review of "Double Dare" by Gary Lucas and Peter Willems

March 2022

Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter - Review of "Double Dare" by Gary Lucas and Peter Willems

OOR Magazine (Netherlands) - Review of "Double Dare" by Gary Lucas and Peter Willems

December 2021

Pennyblackmusic (UK) - THE ESSENTIAL GARY LUCAS is selected as the #5 Album of the Year

Rockdelux (Spain) - THE ESSENTIAL GARY LUCAS is selected as one of the best compilations of 2021

November 2021

The Wire (UK) - Review of "Gargoyle" by Le Beast Concrète

September 2021

The Aquarian - Review of 40th Anniversary Show at Le Poisson Rouge

Rolling Stone - Gary Lucas and Jeff Buckley's anthem "Grace" makes the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list

OOR Magazine (Netherlands) - Review of "Gargoyle" by Le Beast Concrète

Pop Entertainment - Interview

BAT IN (Czech Republic) - Interview, English translation here

Guitare Sèche (France) - Interview: part 1, part 2, and part 3

August 2021

Uncut (UK) - Review of "Gargoyle" by Le Beast Concrète

Arte Sonora (Portugal) - Review of "Gargoyle" by Le Beast Concrète, English translation here

July 2021

Beefheart.com - Review of "Realize It" by Le Beast Concrète

L'Union (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine (Slovenia) - Interview

Passion Rock (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

La Ruta 66 (Spain) - Review of "Realize It" by Le Beast Concrète

Musicazul (Spain) - Review of "Realize It" by Le Beast Concrète

No Te Detengas (Spain) - Review of "Realize It" by Le Beast Concrète

Popular 1 Magazine (Spain) - Interview, English translation here

June 2021

The Big Takeover - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

MariskalRock.com (Spain) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Musicazul (Spain) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Blues & Co. (France) - Interview

Guitars Exchange (Spain) - Interview

MariskalRock.com (Spain) - Interview

El Enano Rabioso (Spain) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Arte Sonora (Portugal) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Guitare Seche Le Mag (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Guitars Exchange (Spain) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

L'Alsace (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

May 2021

DNA (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

#UnDiscoAlDia (Spain) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Shooting Idols (France) - Interview, English translation here

Blues Greece - Interview

Mondo Sonoro (Spain) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Mercadeo Pop (Spain) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Ouest-France (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

April 2021

AudioReview (Italy) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Cultura Blues (Mexico) - Interview, English translation here

Textes Blog Rock&Roll (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Paris-Move (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Oui FM (France) - "The Essential Gary Lucas" is featured

Vinyle & Audio (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Stadtzeitung Wien (Austria) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Prog-Mania (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Live & Tracks (France) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

March 2021

Mojo (UK) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Jazzwise (UK) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

NTB Newswire (Scandinavia) - Interview, English translation here

FnB World (India) - Interview

Blow Up (Italy) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

COOLMAG (Italy) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

February 2021

OOR Magazine (Netherlands) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas", English translation here

Take Effect - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Off the Hook (UK) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

ReportersOnLine.com (Netherlands) - Feature Article and Interview part 1 and part 2, English translation part 1 and part 2

Captain Beefheart Radar Station - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Ruta 66 (Spain) - Interview, English translation here

The Inconsistent Jukebox - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

January 2021

Uncut (UK) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

The Wire (UK) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Rolling Stone (Italy) - Gary's original piece "Gary Lucas, La Mia Vita in 10 Canzoni" (My Life in 10 Songs), English version here

Aquarium Drunkard - Interview

The Oakland Press - Interview

Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

American Songwriter - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

December 2020

Uncut (UK) - Gary Lucas is quoted in a feature on Captain Beefheart

Regina Leader-Post (Canada) - "The Essential Gary Lucas" included in a top ten music gift list

November 2020

Dancing About Architecture.com (UK) - Review of "The Essential Gary Lucas"

HollandTunnelDive blogspot - Review of Gary's all-acoustic 1996 album "Evangeline"

August 2020

The Forward - Interview

The Quietus (UK) - Interview

Eighth Day Magazine (Ireland) - Interview

July 2020

Guitar World Magazine - Interview, page 1 and page 2

June 2020

From the Shelter of My Mind - Article and Interview

New York State Music - Interview

The New York Times - Feature on Gary's streaming concerts

April 2020

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Advance Review for "The Essential Gary Lucas"

Blues.gr (Greece) - Interview

February 2020

WITH 90.1 FM - Interview about "The Golem" performance at Cornell University

Highlands (France) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook"

Broadway World - Article about Gary's upcoming 40 year retrospective album release "The Essential Gary Lucas"

January 2020

MusicZoom (Italy) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook", English translation here

Bruce Lee Gallanter's Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook"

December 2019

Classic Rock Magazine (Italy) - The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook" voted Album of the Year

Mescalina Magazine (Italy) - Live review of Gary Lucas and Jeff Buckley Songbook concert with The Niro and Francesco Arpino in Rome, English translation here

NonsenseMag (Italy) - Live review of Gary Lucas and Jeff Buckley Songbook concert with The Niro and Francesco Arpino in Milan, English translation here

Relix - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook"

Rolling Stone (Italy) - Article/Interview about working with Jeff Buckley, English translation here

JP's Music Blog - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook"

November 2019

LongPlay-recenzje (Poland) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook", English translation here

Las Juguetes-Rabioso (Mexico) - Interview, English translation here

El Sol de Cuernavaca (Mexico) - Review of Spanish "Dracula" show

October 2019

OA Plus (Italy) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook", English translation here

The Georgia Straight (Canada) - Interview

Indie-Zone (Italy) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook", English translation here

Magazzini Inesistenti (Italy) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook", English translation here

Il Manifesto (Italy) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook", English translation here

UnCut Magazine (UK) - Review of The Niro featuring Gary Lucas - "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook"

September 2019

J Dubber Music Promotions - Interview

July 2019

Post.it Roma (Italy) - Review of concert with Italian vocalist The Niro on 7/21/19 at Villa Ada in Rome

End of a Century Magazine (Italy) - Review of concert with Italian vocalist The Niro on 7/21/19 at Villa Ada in Rome

Metropolitan Magazine (Italy) - Review of concert with Italian vocalist The Niro on 7/21/19 at Villa Ada in Rome

Il Messagero (Italy) - Interview about working with The Niro on "The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook"

The Times of Israel - Interview about performing "The Golem" at The Metrograph NYC

April 2019

Rock&Folk (France) - Review of live solo show in Paris March 9th 2019, English translation here

January 2019

El Correo (Spain) - The European premiere of Gary's live solo score for Luis Bunuel's "El Angel Exterminador" at Sala BBK in Bilbao Spain is a Pick

December 2018

People's Daily New York - Review of Feifei Yang's concert at Flushing Town Hall featuring Gary Lucas as special guest, English translation here

September 2018

Total Guitar - Interview

August 2018

Jeff Buckley - Latinoamérica Facebook group - Interview, English translation here

July 2018

Sputnik News Serbia - Interview

Blic (Serbia) - Interview, English translation here

May 2018

Tom Stephens blog - Interview and Review of live solo show at the Ramsgate Music Hall

Music is a Higher Revelation Than All Wisdom and Philosophy blog - Review of live solo show in Newcastle at The Cluny

Tickx - Interview

Urbanista - Review of live show at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Northeast Music Guide - Review of live show in Newcastle at The Cluny

The Leader - Interview

Music Radar - Interview

April 2018

Sound36 (Italy) - Interview, English translation here

High Times - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

GoErie.com - Interview

Cultura Blues (Mexico) - Photos and review of Gary's free show for disadvantaged children at the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin in Mexico City

Cultura Blues (Mexico) - Interview, see the English translation here

March 2018

North of the Internet - Interview

February 2018

Jewish Currents - Interview

All About Jazz - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Noisey - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Tomajazz - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

January 2018

Manhattan Beat - Review of The World of Captain Beefheart at City Winery

Roulette - Interview regarding Gary Lucas' live solo scores accompanying the surrealistic short films of visionary film maker Curtis Harrington

Sputnik News (Serbia) - Interview

Ink19 - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

The Green Man Review - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Please Kill Me - Interview about The World of Captain Beefheart

The Morton Report - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Black Grooves - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Captain Beefheart Radar Station - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

December 2017

United Mutations - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Downtown Music Gallery - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Daggerzine - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

MOJO (UK) - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Psychology Today - Interview about Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

KMUW - Article and interview about Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Hornet - Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart" is #4 of the 20 Best Albums of 2017 by LGBTQ Artists

PopMatters - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Stereo Embers Magazine - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

November 2017

Songfacts - Interview with Gary Lucas about working with Captain Beefheart

Vancouver Sun (Canada) - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

The Vinyl District - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Schizomusica - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

PopMatters - Article about THE WORLD OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART featuring Gary and Nona Hendryx

MOJO (UK) - Gary Lucas featured in a Hello and Goodbye article about his time with Captain Beefheart

Get Into This (UK) - Gary Lucas is featured in an article about The Bluecoat Gallery's Captain Beefheart Weekend in Liverpool

The Wire (UK) - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

October 2017

The Rock and Roll Report - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

The Morton Report - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

Goldmine Magazine - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

September 2017

Nashville Blues Society - Review of Nona Hendryx and Gary Lucas - "The World of Captain Beefheart"

La Jornada Semanal (Mexico) - Interview (in Spanish), English translation here

August 2017

The Vinyl District - Essay by Gary Lucas

The Digital Fix - Interview

May 2017

Musikkpraksis (Norway) - Interview, Page 1 | Page 2

March 2017

Classic Rock Lifestyle Italia (Italy), Interview with Gary Lucas on Captain Beefheart, also see the English original of Gary's interview first done over the net with Gabriele Marino and then translated into Italian

January 2017

Brooklyn Daily, Profile regarding Gary Lucas' live score for Orson Welles 1938 silent film "Too Much Johnson"

Downbeat, Gary Lucas' Fleischerei chosen as One of the Best Albums of 2016

December 2016

The Audiophile Voice, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

November 2016

Brooklyn Vegan, Review of the "Hendrix in Harlem" show at the legendary Apollo Theater

October 2016

radioeco.it (Italy), Review of solo acoustic concert at the Internet Festival in Pisa Italy 10/6/16, English translation here

August 2016

Music Connection, Review of "Pearly Clouds"

July 2016

Port Washington News, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

Beach Sloth, Review of "Nobody's Talking" song by Gary Lucas & Jann Klose

June 2016

Asbury Park Press, Interview

Classic Movie Hub, Gary's blog post about Fleischer Studios genius Dave Fleischer

Premier Guitar Magazine, Interview

Gagarin Magazine (Italy), Interview, see a translation here

Long Island Weekly, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

May 2016

Gagarin Magazine (Italy), Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

All About Jazz Italia, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

Granma (Cuba), Pick for solo concert in Havana at the Gaia Arts Center

Veritas Vampirus newsletter, Review of "Pearly Clouds"

The Examiner, Interview with Gary Lucas and Jann Klose

Musicguy247, Review of Gary Lucas and Jann Klose's record release party for "Stereopticon" at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett

April 2016

Long Island Weekly, Pick for Gary Lucas and Jann Klose's record release party for "Stereopticon" at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett

Downbeat, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles, "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

Audio Review (Italy), Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles, "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

Noisey/Vice.com, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles, "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog, Review of "Pearly Clouds"

Ink19 Magazine, Review of "Pearly Clouds"

Culture Catch, Gary Lucas & Jann Klose's "Fair Weather" is Song of the Week

fROOTS (UK), Review of "Pearly Clouds"

Indie Music, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

March 2016

Goldmine, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

Let it Rock, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

Classic Rock Revisited, Interview with Gary Lucas & Jann Klose re: "Stereopticon"

MOJO (UK), Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

Lament For A Straight Line - Jim Macnie's Music Blog, Review of Gary Lucas' live score for "El Angel Exterminador" (The Exterminating Angel)

Dangerous Minds, Feature Article on Max Fleischer and FLEISCHEREI

Coney's Loft Blog, Interview

Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

The Washington Post, Feature Article on "Fleischerei"

The Vinyl District, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

ComicsDC.com, Interview

February 2016

Geoff Wilbur's Music Blog, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

January 2016

The Big Takeover, Review of Gary Lucas' Fleischerei featuring Sarah Stiles - "Music from Max Fleischer Cartoons"

Love is Pop, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

Short and Sweet NYC, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

ThatMusicMag.com, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

December 2015

DC Rocks, Review of Gary Lucas & Jann Klose - "Stereopticon"

Re: New Music, Re-appreciation of Gary Lucas' landmark 30's Chinese pop album "The Edge of Heaven"

October 2015

Dangerous Minds.net, Gary Lucas on how he met Captain Beefheart (Don Van Viet) & Frank Zappa

September 2015

TheMusic.com (Australia), Review of "A State of Grace"

TheMusic.com (Australia), Interview

Tom Magazine (Australia), Review of "A State of Grace"

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), Interview

Something You Said Magazine (Australia), Interview

The Canberra Times (Australia), Interview

Brag Magazine (Australia), Interview, see the cover here

Rhythms (Australia), Interview

Daily Telegraph (Australia), Feature on "A State of Grace"

August 2015

The Australian (Australia), Feature on "A State of Grace"

Cuatro Pistas (Spain), Press release about Gary's two charity concerts Sotogrande Spain

Brisbane Courier News (Australia), Feature on "A State of Grace"

El Periodico de Sotagrande (Spain), Profile

June 2015

Il Messagero (Italy), Interview

Gagarin Magazine (Italy), Review of show in Milano

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia), Interview with Gary Lucas about working with Jeff Buckley

April 2015

DooBeeDooBeeDoo NY, Review of duo improv performance with Lukas Ligeti

March 2015

Il Terreno.com (Italy), Review of "A Touch of Grace" Jeff Buckley Tribute in Milano 3/20/2015

Manintown.com (Italy), Review of "A Touch of Grace" Jeff Buckley Tribute in Milano 3/20/2015

La Republicca, Article about Gary Lucas and Alessio Franchini's "A Touch of Grace" tribute to Jeff Buckley in Milan

December 2014

GASTV.MX (Mexico), Gary Lucas and Peter Hammill concert in Mexico City chosen as one of the Best Concerts of 2014

Gapplegate Guitar and Bass Blog, Review of "Gary Lucas Plays Bohemian Classics"

HITS Magazine, "Touched By Grace" cited as one of the Best Books of 2014

November 2014

GASTV.MX (Mexico), Review of Gary Lucas and Peter Hammill concert in Mexico City

The Wall Street Journal, Gary Lucas is quoted in an article about new Captain Beefheart box set

BLUES GR (Greece), Interview

Time Out New York, Interview

The Jewish Week, Interview

Berkshire Eagle/Bennington Banner, Interview

The New York City Jazz Record, Review of Gary's live score for "The Goddess" at Symphony Space

October 2014

New York Daily News, Pick for premiere of "Frankenstein"

Berkshire Eagle/Bennington Banner, Interview

The Rogovoy Report, Profile

Il Tirreno, Interview

Yale Alumni Magazine, Feature

September 2014

Long Island Weekly, Article about video shoot for Lucas Klose project

The Village Voice, Pick for "Grace" tribute at Baby's Alright

Jewish Week, Pick for Fleischerei's public debut at BAM Cafe

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