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Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters at the Knitting Factory Friday December 3rd, 10:30pm
FRIDAY DECEMBER 3RD, 10:30pm GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS KNITTING FACTORY MAINSPACE, 74 LEONARD STREET, NYC tickets $15
with Ernie Brooks (bass) and Billy Ficca (drums)
plus special guests Amica (vocals), Ellis Hooks (vocals), Jason Candler (sax), Joe Hendel (trombone)...and more surprises!
Guitarist extraordinaire and Grammy-nominated songwriter Gary Lucas celebrates 15 years leading his band Gods and Monsters with a special concert at the Knitting Factory.
A featured soloist with Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and co-writer of Jeff Buckley's “Grace" and “Mojo Pin",
Gary's longtime group Gods and Monsters is a power trio featuring Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) and Billy Ficca (Television), with an expansive repertoire that ranges from original songs to 30's Chinese pop to extended raves.
TIME OUT NY writes: “THE TRIO IS MINDBLOWING...AND THE SONGS ARE ACE!"
JUST REISSUED: Gary's 20 year career retrospective “Improve the Shining Hour" (Evolver/Rykodisc)-- includes collaborations with Nick Cave, Captain Beefheart, David Johansen, Peter Stampfel, Mary Margaret O'Hara, DJ Spooky, Gods and Monsters, selections from Gary's soundtrack work, and more.
Upcoming Appearances:
12/2--Gary, Dee Pop, Ernie Brooks, Jason Candler, Mark Plakias and Felice Rosser play free jazz and fractured blues, CBGB's Gallery, 313 Bowery, NYC, 9:30pm 12/10--Gary Lucas and Jozef Van Wissem on “Mixing It", BBC Radio 3, 10:15PM GMT 12/11--Gary solo, Tribute to John Lennon, a benefit for New Yorkers Against Handguns, Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, NYC, 8pm 12/13--Fast 'n Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project, featuring Gary Lucas, arranged by Phillip Johnston, live on Irene Trudel's show, WFMU, 91.1 FM, 4pm EST 12/14--Fast 'n Bulbous play live on John Schaefer's New Sounds, WNYC, 93.9 FM, 11pm EST 12/17--Fast 'n Bulbous, Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, with special guest Denny Walley, 10pm
with Ernie Brooks (bass) and Billy Ficca (drums)
plus special guests Amica (vocals), Ellis Hooks (vocals), Jason Candler (sax), Joe Hendel (trombone)...and more surprises!
Guitarist extraordinaire and Grammy-nominated songwriter Gary Lucas celebrates 15 years leading his band Gods and Monsters with a special concert at the Knitting Factory.
A featured soloist with Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and co-writer of Jeff Buckley's “Grace" and “Mojo Pin",
Gary's longtime group Gods and Monsters is a power trio featuring Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) and Billy Ficca (Television), with an expansive repertoire that ranges from original songs to 30's Chinese pop to extended raves.
TIME OUT NY writes: “THE TRIO IS MINDBLOWING...AND THE SONGS ARE ACE!"
JUST REISSUED: Gary's 20 year career retrospective “Improve the Shining Hour" (Evolver/Rykodisc)-- includes collaborations with Nick Cave, Captain Beefheart, David Johansen, Peter Stampfel, Mary Margaret O'Hara, DJ Spooky, Gods and Monsters, selections from Gary's soundtrack work, and more.
Upcoming Appearances:
12/2--Gary, Dee Pop, Ernie Brooks, Jason Candler, Mark Plakias and Felice Rosser play free jazz and fractured blues, CBGB's Gallery, 313 Bowery, NYC, 9:30pm 12/10--Gary Lucas and Jozef Van Wissem on “Mixing It", BBC Radio 3, 10:15PM GMT 12/11--Gary solo, Tribute to John Lennon, a benefit for New Yorkers Against Handguns, Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, NYC, 8pm 12/13--Fast 'n Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project, featuring Gary Lucas, arranged by Phillip Johnston, live on Irene Trudel's show, WFMU, 91.1 FM, 4pm EST 12/14--Fast 'n Bulbous play live on John Schaefer's New Sounds, WNYC, 93.9 FM, 11pm EST 12/17--Fast 'n Bulbous, Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, with special guest Denny Walley, 10pm
For more information contact All About Jazz.
