August 13, 2008
To: Listings/Critics/Features
From: Jazz Promo Services
Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jazzpromo@earthlink.net

Gary Lucas, Chinese rock guitarist Fang Ke, and Felice Rosser at the last Gods and Monsters show at the Bowery Poetry Club NYC 6/20/08--photo by Shivers
GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS play the HOWL FESTIVAL at the BOWERY POETRY CLUB
Saturday September 6th 8pm $20
308 Bowery NYC corner of Bleecker
with Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) on bass guitar, Billy Ficca (Television) on drums, Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) alto sax and Joe Hendel (The Latest Show on Earth) on keyboards and trombone.
and special guest vocalist Felice Rosser (Faith)
"THE GROUP IS MIND-BLOWING!"--Time Out New York
'GARY LUCAS IS ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST ORIGINAL GUITARISTS IN AMERICA"--Rolling Stone
"THE THINKING MAN'S GUITAR HERO"--The New Yorker
UPCOMING GARY LUCAS APPEARANCES:
Wednesday, September 3rd (new date)
10pm to midnight Dutch time
NPS Radio 6--the world premiere of "I Have a Cat", a collaboration between Gary Lucas and Co de Kloet commissioned by National Dutch Radio NPS, combining Gary Lucas' original guitar score with the last lengthy interview with Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) conducted by Co de Kloet, listen on the internet here:
http://sites.nps.nl/jerome/templates/musicportal/programmas.html
Saturday, September 6th
8:00pm
Bowery Poetry Club, NYC--Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters play the HOWL Festival, with Ernie Brooks, Billy Ficca, Jason Candler, and Joe Hendel, with special guest Felice Rosser
Sunday, September 14th
time tba
Kino Babylon-Mitte, Berlin Germany--Gary Lucas Plays "The Golem" at the Berlin Jewish Film Festival, in a landmark cinema designed by famed German Expressionist architect Hans Poelzig (set designer for "The Golem", 1920, d. Paul Wegener and Carl Boese)
Saturday, October 11th
8:30pm
Bowery Poetry Club, NYC--Gary Lucas joins forces with renowned Spanish spoken-word artist and poet Bruno Galindo for an evening of poetry and music (http://www.myspace.com/brunogalindo)
Wednesday, October 22nd
Ashkelon, Israel--Gary Lucas' original score is featured in a screening of Judd Ehrlich's Emmy-nominated documentary "Mayor of the West Side" at the 5th Jewish Eye World Jewish Film Festival,
http://www/jewisheye.org.il/
Thursday Oct. 23rd
noon to 6pm
Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street, NY--Gary Lucas plays a solo set
for a Fanatic/Panache/Yep Roc party during CMJ
Monday, November 10th
7pm
Bohemian National Hall, NYC--Gary Lucas Plays "The Golem" as part of a celebration of 16th century Prague, curated by Edward Einhorn
Saturday, March 14th
time tba
Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam Holland--Fast 'N' Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project, featuring Gary Lucas and Phillip Johnston, plus Jesse Krakow, Dave Sewelson, Richard Dworkin, Joe Fiedler, and Rob Henke
Wednesday, March 18th
time tba
Vaux-en-Velin, France--Fast 'N' Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project
More dates tba
Check out Gary Lucas solo acoustic in a new set just recorded for Breakthru Radio.com here:
http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=4486
Up now on the OutFromUnderLiveChannel on Youtube-- clips of Gary Lucas live in Paris, Amsterdam, Bilbao, Prague, London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Rostock, and more both solo and with Gods and Monsters
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=OutFromUnderLive
And check out The Du-Tels salute to their favorite candidate "Obama" on Gary Lucas' myspace jukebox at
http://www.myspace.com/garylucas
"COOL"--Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
GARY LUCAS IS INTERVIEWED AND PLAYS ON THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW LIVE ON GRIT TV
BROADCAST ON SATELLITE TV AND AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING NOW AT
http://lauraflanders.firedoglake.com/2008/08/13/an-interview-with-gary-lucas/
http://garylucas.com
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