May 2023
Classic Rock magazine (UK) - Article about Jeff Buckley's early years featuring Gary Lucas
REVIEWS
REVIEWS & ARTICLES
April 2023
Richmond Style Weekly magazine - Interview
Richmond Style Weekly magazine - Article about the James River Film Festival which features Gary Lucas' performance with the film "Too Much Johnson"
Flickr Noise - Interview, Part One | Part Two | Part Three
March 2023
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
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
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
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"
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
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