Steve Hochman interviews Gary Lucas about his collaboration with Najma Akhtar, and their exciting new CD, Rishte. You’ll get to listen to one of the tracks, too!
Excerpt: “She liked it — I was the brash American!” says Lucas, who had been a fan of Akhtar since hearing her 1990 album ‘Atish‘ and seeing the ‘UnLedded’ MTV telecast. [...]
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July 30, 2009
Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar shatter religious & cultural barriers in “Rishte”
June 10, 2009
20th anniversary
Gods and Monsters! 20th! June 11th, this week!
We’ll let Gary Lucas tell you in his own words, as lifted from his blog:
Coming up–the fabulous Gods and Monsters 20th Anniversary gala on Thursday June 11th to be held at the sumptuous Gramercy Theater, a great venue on 23rd Street in Manhattan reminiscent of the old Fillmore East at [...]
May 6, 2009
gary on facebook
Yes, Gary Lucas has joined the ranks of the friended (and clearly, he has many). Which is where we got the news that, he “and Dean Bowman just finished recording the new Chase the Devil album at Shelter Island Sound with Steve Addabbo at the controls–yeah!!!” Furthermore, he writes that he “is rehearsing with the [...]
April 20, 2009
Gary Lucas and Nick Cave
W.B. Mook has posted audio of Gary performing with Nick Cave, reading from his work, “And the Ass Saw the Angel.” Right here. From Improve the Shining Hour.
April 20, 2009
Miracle Arm
Gary has a miracle arm; believe it or not, despite quite a serious injury, he is back playing guitar again. We are relieved! And as he notes, “I played my arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Our Love is Here to Stay” at a memorial service in Riverside California on Monday for my father Murray Lucas, who died at [...]
April 11, 2009
“Gary Lucas is a Superbad Motherfucker”
…So says avant-garde performance artist and cosmic vocalist, Diamanda Galas. And we can quote her on that, too!
April 2, 2009
STILL Chasing the Devil
We were sorry to hear that Gary injured his arm recently in an accident involving some ice. Fortunately, it looks like he will be able to perform again in a couple of months, and you can look forward to:
Friday, May 29th
8pm
BAM Cafe, Brooklyn NY–CHASE THE DEVIL (Gary Lucas and Dean Bowman) perform a concert of spiritual [...]
March 1, 2009
Gary Lucas in the New Yorker
Mark your calendars: March 3rd, 2009: Gary Lucas will rock the Rock-It Science Festival:
From Goings on About Town, in the New Yorker:
NIGHT LIFE
HIGHLINE BALLROOM
431 W. 16th St. (212-414-5994)—March 3: The Rock-It Science Festival. A slew of A-list musicians, including the crooner Rufus Wainwright, the Patti Smith guitarist Lenny Kaye, the heavy-metal monster Dee Snider (of [...]
March 1, 2009
Dean Bowman & Gary Lucas CHASE THE DEVIL
A new video available for your spiritual delight (one of 3 newly posted to you tube): “Children of Zion.” Dean Bowman and Gary Lucas are CHASE THE DEVIL –
“CHASE THE DEVIL was born last summer out of a mutual love of spiritual music drawing from classical Jewish songs, gospel, and blues. Both [...]
February 23, 2009
GARY LUCAS NYC DOUBLE HEADER WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25TH
GARY LUCAS NYC DOUBLE HEADER WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25TH
@ 7pm CHASE THE DEVIL (Gary Lucas and vocalist Dean Bowman) perform a concert of spiritual roots music, including blues gospel by Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Willie Johnson, and the Staple Singers; Jewish liturgical music; and more Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street NYC part of [...]
