Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters Score at SXSW

Here's some press reaction to Gods and Monsters most recent gig (3/19/05) at South by Southwest in Austin Texas!

from Hotwire Japan -- full story here

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Extraordinary guitarist Gary Lucas who's based in NY had a good concert. Lucas made his name as a guitarist of Captain Beefheart, and has taken part in many projects, also covering Chinese and Middle Eastern music, so he has many unique ideas and thoughts. Gary and Gods & Monsters helped shape Jeff Buckley's talent into something brilliant, and Buckley's solo album included co-written songs by Lucas. Lucas brought down the new talented guest singer Michael Schoen for this SXSW, he covered Buckley's songs "Mojo Pin" and one more. Bass: Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) Drums: Billy Ficca (Television). Lucas is also a song writer, and has co-written with David Johansen of New York Dolls. Lucas has played in Japan before in 1996, and plans to return again.

from the LA Daily News -- full story here

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There was also the wonderful counter-balance of seeing (at a nonfestival event) ex-Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Bill Kirchen referencing virtually every well-known guitar riff of the last half-century ("Rebel Rouser," "Secret Agent Man," "Smoke on the Water," etc.) in a sizzling version of the twang-busting evergreen "Hot Rod Lincoln" -- and, later in the day, watching onetime Captain Beefheart aide de camp Gary Lucas extracting the sounds of the spheres out of his dazzling Stratocaster with his open-ended jazz-rock-whatsis band, Gods and Monsters.