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Past Shows in 2007

DECEMBER 2007

Saturday, Dec. 1st 10:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel
Friday, Dec. 7th	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA - Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic as part of "Songs of the Spirit", with Salman Ahmad (Pakistani guitarist and leader of Junoon) and Jamie Choquette
Wednesday, Dec. 12th 8:00pm	Ars Nova, 511 West 54th Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays solo guitar live accompanying "The Art of Being Nick", featuring Nick Reece
Thursday, Dec. 13th 10:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - The return of The Du-Tels (Gary Lucas and Peter Stampfel), special performance to celebrate Anthology Film Archives' week-long showing of "Bound to Lose" (Holy Modal Rounders documentary)
Thursday, Dec. 13th 1:00am	WOR 710 AM HD, New York City - Gary accompanies and kibitzes with author Mitch Myers about their mutual friend the late critic David Walley on the syndicated Joey Reynolds Show

NOVEMBER 2007

Friday, Nov. 2nd 10:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - special 'Day of the Dead' show - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel
Wednesday, Nov. 7th	Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia - Gary Lucas opens the Melbourne Festival of Jewish Cinema with "The Golem", see the PDF programme brochure here
Thursday, Nov. 8th	Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem", Melbourne Festival of Jewish Cinema, see the PDF programme brochure here
Saturday, Nov. 10th	GU Bondi Junction Cinemas, Westfield Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia - Gary Lucas opens the Sydney Festival of Jewish Cinema with "The Golem", see the PDF programme brochure here
Sunday, Nov. 11th	GU Bondi Junction Cinemas, Westfield Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem", Sydney Festival of Jewish Cinema, see the PDF programme brochure here

OCTOBER 2007

Thursday Oct. 4th, 11:00am	New York University Dramatic Writing Program, 721 Broadway, Room 759, New York City - Gary Lucas lectures on songwriting and plays live for Professor Leslie Lee's class on "The Craft of Visual and Dramatic Writing"
Friday, Oct. 5th	Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboards and vocals, Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) bass and vocals, Billy Ficca (Television) drums, Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) alto sax, and Joe Hendel on trombone, celebrate the Next Wave Festival's 25th Anniversary, BAM Cafe, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Saturday, Oct. 6th	Bearsville Theater, 29 Tinker Street (Route 212), Woodstock, NY - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel
Sunday, Oct. 7th 9:00pm	Pop Montreal, Portuguese Association, 4170 St. Urbain, Montreal, Canada - Gary Lucas debuts his 2 new live music and silent film projects "Sounds of the Surreal" and "Monsters from the Id" in Canada for the first time, to see the poster by Seripop click here
Tuesday, Oct. 9th 8:00pm	Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with his friend acoustic guitarist Scott Goldman, acoustic solos and duos
Sunday, Oct. 14th	Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel play "A Great Day on Eldridge Street", a concert of new Jewish music curated by Yale Strom, with Don Byron, and others tba
Thursday, Oct. 18th 1:00am	Knitting Factory Tap Bar, 74 Leonard Street, New York City - Gods and Monsters CMJ showcase, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel

SEPTEMBER 2007

Tuesday Sept. 4th 7:30pm	Iluzjon Cinema, Warsaw, Poland - Gary Lucas' score and interview featured in Slawomir Grunberg's documentary "The Legacy of Jedwabne", part of "The Warsaw of Isaac Bashevis Singer" Jewish Culture Festival, organized by the National Film Council, Iluzjon Cinema and Shalom Foundation, more information here
Wednesday, Sept. 5th 10:00pm (4:00pm EST)	Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters Live at the Melkweg Amsterdam, taped 5/17/07, on Co de Kloet's show Radio6 In Concert - Beyond on NPS (National Dutch Radio), with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler -- listen here
Friday, Sept. 7th midnight	Mo Pitkin's, 34 Avenue A at 2nd Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters play the Howl Festival, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler and Joe Hendel
Thursday, Sept. 13th 11pm to midnight (5-6pm EST)	Gary Lucas special on German Radio Network Bayerishcher Rundfunk, listen live here
Saturday, Sept. 15th	Vienna, Austria - Gary Lucas plays solo at a private party for his friend Martin Tiefenthaler
Sunday, Sept. 16th 2pm matinee	Porgy & Bess Jazzclub, Riemergasse 11, A-1010 Vienna, Austria - Gary Lucas plays the European premiere of his "Sounds of the Surreal", original solo guitar soundtracks to silent classics by Rene Clair, Fernand Leger, and Ladislaw Starowicz; and "Monsters from the Id", improvising new soundtracks to clips from classic horror and science fiction films by Roman Polanski, Mario Bava, Ray Harryhausen, and others
Wednesday, Sept. 19th	Alter Schlachthof, Wels, Austria - Gary Lucas plays "Sounds of the Surreal"

AUGUST 2007

Wednesday, Aug. 1st 8:00pm	Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, New York City - Gary Lucas sits in with Chris Cornell and his band
Saturday, Aug. 4th to Aug. 11th (actual date and time tba)	Festival Filmu i Sztuki, Kazimierz, Krakow, Poland - Gary Lucas' original score and interview featured in award-winning documentary filmmaker Slawomir Grunberg's "The Legacy of Jedwabne"
Tuesday, Aug. 21st 9:00pm	Club Zokol, Saint Petersburg, Russia - Gary Lucas solo acoustic, plus electric improvisation set with Alexei Pliousnine, Katia Siderova and others
Monday, Aug. 27th 7:00pm	Knitting Factory main space, 74 Leonard Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays a tribute to the great Sonny Sharrock on his 1928 National steel guitar
Monday, Aug. 27th 11:00pm	Cielo, 18 Little West 12th Street, New York City - Wild Rumpus (Gary and DJ Cosmo) NYC live debut

JULY 2007

Saturday, July 7th midnight	Klinkende Munt Music Festival, Beursschouwburg Gouden Zaal, A. Ortsstraat 20 - 28, Brussels, Belgium - Wild Rumpus (electronica mashup with Cosmo), click here for more info (tel. +32-2-550-03-50, email: tickets@beursschouwburg.be), see the program here
Thursday, July 12th 7:00pm	Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the UN, 1109 Madison Ave., New York City - Gary Lucas performs his solo acoustic arrangements of music by Dvorak, Smetana and Plastic People of the Universe for a party given by Czech UN Ambassador Hon. Martin Palous
Thursday, July 12th 11:00pm	Mo Pitkin's, 34 Avenue A at 2nd Street, New York City - Gary Lucas is a panelist on the subject of "Jewish Punk", with Steve Beeber (author of "The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGBs"), Steve Blush (author of "American Hardcore"), Danny Fields and others; more info here
Monday, July 23rd 8:30pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Noted Pakistani American writer, poet and activist Sarah Husain reads and performs poems, essays, and stories from her book "Voices of Resistance--Muslim Women on War, Faith and Sexuality" (Seal Press), accompanied by Gary Lucas on acoustic guitar
Saturday, July 28th	Gary Lucas plays National steel solo acoustic at Guitar Town Festival, Copper Mountain, Colorado, with Dickey Betts, David Lindley, Junior Brown, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice, Adrian Legg and other greats, click here for more info, and click here to see the e-card
Tuesday, July 31st 9:30pm	Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York City - Gary Lucas and Kristin Diable play solo and in collaboration

JUNE 2007

Saturday, June 2nd	Cargo, 83 Rivington St, Shoreditch, London, England - Wild Rumpus (electronica mashup with Cosmo, Brother Culture, and Black Steel)
Tuesday, June 5th 9:45pm	The Luminaire, 311 Kilburn High Road, London, England - Gary Lucas solo electric and acoustic, click here for more info, and view the flyer here
Friday, June 8th 10:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with Velocity Ramblers (Peter Stampfel, John Cohen, Walker Shepard, Pat Conte, Jeannie Scofield, and Betty Berken)
Thursday, June 28th after midnight	Gary Lucas plays live on "The Dark Blues", a special devoted to the genre, hosted by Kurt Gottschalk and Charles Blass, WKCR, 89.9 FM in NYC, listen here live

MAY 2007

Friday, May 11th	The Music Box @ Fonda Theater, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California - Gary Lucas plays solo acoustic at 9:30pm and jams on electric with Chris Cornell and his band at 10pm, MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert Honoring Chris Cornell, with Dave Gahan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and others, see the press release here, and the 'tip sheet' here
Wednesday, May 16th 9:30pm	Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht, Holland - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler; S.C.A.R. opens
Thursday, May 17th	Melkweg, Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam, Holland - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler; S.C.A.R. opens; will be taped for future broadcast on Co de Kloet's show Radio6 In Concert - Beyond on NPS (National Dutch Radio) Listen live here
Friday, May 18th 9:30pm	The Paard, Prinsegracht 12, Den Haag, Holland - Gary Lucas solo acoustic workshop and evening concert
Saturday, May 19th 9:30 & 11:00pm (2 sets)	Sunset Jazz Club, 60 Rue des Lombards, Paris, France - Gary Lucas solo acoustic with special guest Elli Medeiros, see the flyers here and here
Wednesday, May 23rd 9:00pm	Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th St., New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters plays as part of a Benefit for Question Mark of ? and the Mysterians, with Tommy Ramone, Paul Shaffer, Joe Bouchard, and other special guests
Thursday, May 24th 6:30-8:00pm	Sweet Rhythm, 88 7th Avenue and Bleecker, New York City - Gary Lucas plays solo for a publishing party celebrating Mitch Myer's new book "The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling" (Harper Entertainment), also Sex Mob with Calvin Weston

APRIL 2007

Monday, Apr. 2nd	Schulich School of Music, Strathcona Music Building, McGill University, Montreal, Canada - 1:30-4:30pm (graduate seminar); 6:30-9:30pm (undergraduate class) - Gary Lucas lectures and plays his "Bruckner Fantasia" for Prof. & Distinguished Visiting Scholar Sandy Pearlman and Dean Don McLean's "Bruckner and Heavy Metal" course, more info here
Friday, Apr. 13th 10:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas and Gods and Monsters, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler

MARCH 2007

Thursday, March 1st 8:00pm	Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with Medeski, Martin and Wood as part of Michael Dorf's 20th Anniversary Celebration of "the Old Knit" with John Zorn, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, and other special guests; a benefit for The Stone
Friday, March 2nd 8:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with special guests The Du-Tels (Peter Stampfel and Gary Lucas)
Wednesday, March 7th	Will Rogers Auditorium, Rogers State University, Claremore, Oklahoma - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem" (noon); Gary Lucas lectures on making music for films, "Introduction to Cinema" course conducted by Prof. Hugh Foley, Ph.D. (2pm); and Gary Lucas solo (7pm); to read the press release click here
Sunday, March 11th 5:30pm	Auditorium di Piazza della Libertà, Bergamo Jazz Festival, Bergamo, Italy - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"
Saturday, March 17th	Gary Lucas/Gods and Monsters SXSW (South by Southwest) Double Header Showcase: Guitarist extraordinaire Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley) plays "The Golem" at 11:00pm, accompanying a screening of the 1920 silent horror film with his live solo guitar score...followed at 12:15am by Gods and Monsters, his psychedelic supergroup featuring Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers), Billy Ficca (Television), and Jason Candler (Hungry March Band), Central Presbyterian Church, 200 East 8th Street, Austin, Texas
Friday, March 23rd 11:00pm	***POSTPONED*** Safari Sam's, 5214 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, with Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca and Jason Candler
Wednesday, March 28th	Rozstaje Europy "Crossroads of Europe" Festival, Lublin, Poland - Gary Lucas' original score and interview featured in award-winning documentary film maker Slawomir Grunberg's "The Legacy of Jedwabne", more details here
Saturday, March 31st 2 sets at 9:30pm & 11:30pm	Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, New York City - Gary Lucas plays with Karsh Kale (tabla, drums, electronics), with guests Yossi Fine (bass) and Vishal Vaid (vocal and harmonium)

FEBRUARY 2007

Saturday, Feb. 3rd 9:30pm to midnight EST	Postponed and will reschedule Stu's Morning Dew Show, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City - Gary Lucas is interviewed, plays solo, and spins Beefheart rarities on WBAI's special tribute to the music of Don Van Vliet, a/k/a Captain Beefheart -- listen live at http://www.wbai.org
Friday, Feb. 9th 10:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, featuring Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, and Jason Candler with special guest poet Bob Holman
Sunday, Feb. 11th 5:00pm-6:15pm	"Broken Open--A Valentine's Day Love Ceremony", New York Buddhist Church, 331 Riverside Drive between 105-106th St., New York City - Gary Lucas solo acoustic, for more information click here (PDF file); PhillipsCeremonies.com
Sunday, Feb. 18th 2-7pm EST	Gary Lucas plays "Journey In Satchidananda", as part of "A Tribute to Alice Coltrane", WKCR FM's 5 hour live celebration, produced by Charles Blass, listen live at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/, with Imani Uzuri and the Translinear Players, plus other special guests, http://www.alicecoltrane.org

JANUARY 2007

Friday, Jan. 5th 10:00pm	Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters
Wednesday, Jan. 10th	Macworld Expo, The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco - Gary Lucas improvises with video wizard Luke DuBois at 8:00pm, then Gary jams with the Everyone Orchestra at 10:00pm with special guest Ralph Carney; a special event sponsored by CultureCatch.com, click here for more info
Saturday, Jan. 20th 7:00pm	Knitting Factory main space, 74 Leonard Street, New York City - Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters with very special guest Roswell Rudd, Winter Jazz Fest 2007
Tuesday, Jan. 23rd 8:00pm	The Living Room of the Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th St., New York City - Gary Lucas solo on National steel guitar
Wednesday, Jan. 31st 4:00pm-6:00pm EST	Fast 'N' Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project's live concert from the BimHuis in Amsterdam taped on Nov. 17th will be broadcast on Co de Kloet's Studio 6 show, NPS (National Dutch radio), listen on the internet here

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