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Gary Lucas And Gods & Monsters Knitting Factory Mainspace Friday December 3rd, 10:30pm
FRIDAY DECEMBER 3RD, 10:30pm
GARY LUCAS AND GODS & MONSTERS
KNITTING FACTORY MAINSPACE, 74 LEONARD STREET, NYC tickets $15
with Ernie Brooks (bass) and Billy Ficca (drums),and special guests Amica (vocals), Jason Candler (sax), and Joey Hendel (trombone)...plus 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 former bandmate Jeff Buckley's “Grace" and “Mojo Pin", Gary's band Gods and Monsters is a core power trio featuring Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) and Billy Ficca (Television) with occasional guests, with an expansive repertoire ranging from original songs, 30's Chinese pop, and extended raves.
As 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) spans 20 years of Gary's career and includes collaborations with Nick Cave, David Johansen, and others. IN THE STUDIO: Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads (and the hit producer for the band Live) just mixed a track for Gary's forthcoming new Gods and Monsters album.
OUT NOW: Gary's new album with lute master Jozef Van Wissem, “The Universe of Absence," (BVHaast) now in heavy play on WFMU and WNYU in NYC. “STUNNING...showcasing a subtle alchemy at work...hallmarked by exquisite interplay...full of energy and colour." THE WIRE (UK), 10/2004
“4 STARS...truly hypnotizing." HET PAROOL (Holland), 10/2004
GARY LUCAS AND GODS & MONSTERS
KNITTING FACTORY MAINSPACE, 74 LEONARD STREET, NYC tickets $15
with Ernie Brooks (bass) and Billy Ficca (drums),and special guests Amica (vocals), Jason Candler (sax), and Joey Hendel (trombone)...plus 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 former bandmate Jeff Buckley's “Grace" and “Mojo Pin", Gary's band Gods and Monsters is a core power trio featuring Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) and Billy Ficca (Television) with occasional guests, with an expansive repertoire ranging from original songs, 30's Chinese pop, and extended raves.
As 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) spans 20 years of Gary's career and includes collaborations with Nick Cave, David Johansen, and others. IN THE STUDIO: Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads (and the hit producer for the band Live) just mixed a track for Gary's forthcoming new Gods and Monsters album.
OUT NOW: Gary's new album with lute master Jozef Van Wissem, “The Universe of Absence," (BVHaast) now in heavy play on WFMU and WNYU in NYC. “STUNNING...showcasing a subtle alchemy at work...hallmarked by exquisite interplay...full of energy and colour." THE WIRE (UK), 10/2004
“4 STARS...truly hypnotizing." HET PAROOL (Holland), 10/2004
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