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A very interesting post from Noah Weiner on DeadNet Central:

Noah Weiner - 11:17am Dec 10, 2002 PDT (#2205 of 2226) Mark
his rainbow colors blended...

I went to see David Gans do his acoustic show on Sunday night here in
Chicago. Had dinner with him before hand. David is a really warm guy. I had
no idea what to expect out of his show other than having heard that he does
some cool things with a digital loop so he can solo over his own playing.

The music was great. David has this wonderful mix of emotions that come from
his songs. They made me think, while his playing let me disconnect at times
and simply be. The utterly improv jam out of "Psycho Killer" with The Kissers
(a three piece band that sat in with him for some tunes) on stage with him
was haunting and lovely. He has also worked up a "Mexicali Blues" at a slowed
tempo, probably more in line with what Barlowe intended in writing it back in
1971-72. It gives the song the chance to show the main character in a more
stark light, and he ain't too nice a fellow.

And almost nothing could have prepared me for his end game: "Who Killed Uncle
John" was like having a cathartic cleansing of some wound I had let go
unwashed. His muse flagrantly showing itself full front in those lyrics. Who
can deny the strength of that song? I read the lyrics months ago, but never
was I ready for the song itself. Made me feel and think things I honestly
have not let myself go through in these last 7 years. Gans aims a spotlight
on every person and element of the GD family/world and draws out the painful
response from each of "It was not I who stopped his heart. I serve the man
who served his art." It gives me shivers even now to write it.

"Like A Dog>Terrapin" took things to another level. "Like A Dog" is a tune he
collaborated on with Hunter. Very nice. And the way he slid into Terrapin
caught me so off guard as to lock me to the chair (not that I was up dancing
and twirling, mind you). Having been thoroughly impressed with his artful use
of that digital delay gizmo all night, the way he crafted Terrapin with
multi-loops was a stunning climax.

If you ever get the chance to see David live, do so. It's a really good show,
relaxed, and from the heart.





http://www.deadnetcentral.com/WebX?14@4.X1jRaWlYaxX.9@.3b9df9e7/2293
  

    
Nice review!
  

    
spot on, too.
i really like the, i serve the man who served his art line because of the
way it breaks into waltz time.
  

    

Nice review of a show in St. Louis last May:


http://www.moheads.com/reviews/shows/gans050302.shtml
  

    


Lots of Bay Area shows in the next two months.

Thursday, December 19, 8:00 pm:  DG opens for Wake the Dead at the Ashkenaz,
1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA.  www.ashkenaz.com

Thursday, December 26, 7:30 pm:  Rock Soup Cafe, 3299 Mission (at 29th
Street), San Francisco. No cover!

Monday, December 30, 9:00 pm:  DG opens for Shady Groove at Studio Z, 314
11th Street (at Folsom), San Francisco. $15 (21 and over)  www.studioz.tv

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Tuesday, January 14, 9:30 pm:  Peri's, Fairfax CA -- no cover!

Thursday, January 16, 9:00 pm:  Ten Mile Tide, David Gans, and Seconds on End
at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA.  www.ashkenaz.com

Sunday, January 19 (time TBA): Old Western Saloon, Point Reyes Station CA


* * *

COMING in JANUARY: a live concert DVD recorded at the Powerhouse Brewing
Company.

More news as it's know at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html

Also: Check out my visual tour diary at http://www.dgans.com/tourdiary/
  

    

A definitive perforamnce of my new song "Surely You Jest," recorded 12/5/02
in Rockford IL:

http://www.dgans.com/perfectible/surely.mp3
  

    
Hey, how wuz that Rockford gig, anyway?
  

    

It was a lot of fun, despite being in a sports bar.  If your friends
attended, they did not approach me.  But it was damn cold that night, so they
were wise to stay home.
  

    
I know that one friend, Greg, didn't make it -- he got delayed at a
meeting in Chicago. But I think friends of his made it, and possibly
his wife too. 

Glad to hear the gig went well. If another tour's headed that way, let
me know. As I mentioned in a previous post, my Rockford friends say
there are nicer, better places for you to play in town.
  

    
I want to go back to Chicago and Madison ASAP, so please send me that
Rockford info so I can try to get back there, too.
  

    
Will do by the end of the month.
  

    
Thank you kindly!
  

    
David was wonderful at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley last night.  His sound
check got applause and it just got better and better after that.  One
of the most pleasant nights I have had in awhile.
  

    
This is the place I think you should check out in IL
http://www.jaytv.com/can2/

It's kinda a hippie bar/club, but it has a nice size stage and dance
area on the floor below.  Oh yeah. and no tv's!!  
  

    

Looks good!

Remind me of that when I start looking at another MIdwest trip.
  

    
will do
  

    

This just in:

Saturday, January 4, 2-4pm: Lakeside Cafe, 504 Wesley Avenue, Oakland CA.
Free (but the management would like you to have coffee and a pastry)! This
will be a purely acoustic show -- no loops, no microphones.
  

    
Where is Wesley Avenue?
  

    
It's off Brooklyn Street, a block up form the lake.  There's a laundromat
right next door, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza is on Wesley on the other
side of Brooklyn.
  

    

DAVID GANS Solo Electric tour:



Tuesday, January 14, 9:30 pm: Peri's, 29 Broadway, Fairfax CA. No cover!
415-459-9910

Thursday, January 16, 9:00 pm: Ten Mile Tide, David Gans, and Seconds on End
at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA. www.asheknaz.com

Sunday, January 19, 7:00 pm: Old Western Saloon, 11201 Highway 1, Point Reyes
Station CA

Friday, January 24: DG opens for the amazing STEW at the Oakland Metro, 201
Broadway, Oakland CA. 510-763-1146

Saturday, January 25, 7-10 pm: DG joins Bruce Harvie at the Hopland Inn,
13401 Highway 101, Hopland CA.  Caryn Simmons opens.

Tuesday, January 28,7:30-9:30pm: Rock Soup Cafe, 3299 Mission Street (at
29th), San Francisco CA. No cover!  Excellent food.  www.rocksoupcafe.com




CA-AZ-NM-UT in February:

Saturday, February 8, 8:30 pm: Genghis Cohen, 740 N. Fairfax Ave., Los
Angeles CA. $7. 323-653-0640

Tuesday, February 11: Oasis Vegetarian Eatery, 375 S. Stone Ave., Tucson AZ.
520-884-1616

Wednesday, February 12: Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen, Flagstaff AZ.
928-556-1580

More southwest dates (NM, UT) TBA




Late March - Northwest tour:

Thursday, March 20: Corvallis OR
Friday, March 21: Eugene OR
Saturday, March 22: Portland

More shows TBA ASAP.
  

    
Break a string, David!
  

    


CA-AZ-NM-UT in February:

Saturday, February 8, 8:30 pm:  Genghis Cohen, 740 N. Fairfax Ave., Los
Angeles CA. $7. 323-653-0640

Tuesday, February 11, 9:00 pm:  Oasis Vegetarian Eatery, 375 S. Stone Ave.,
Tucson AZ. 520-884-1616.  With Xtra Ticket

Wednesday, February 12:  Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen, Flagstaff AZ.
928-556-1580

Friday, February 14, 9pm:  Stella Blue, 3001 Central NE, Albuquerque NM.  $6.
 505-268-8667

Saturday, February 15:  Cafe Tazza, 122 Kit Carson Rd, Taos NM.  $6.
505-758-8706

Tuesday, February 18:  Dead Goat, 119 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City UT. $5.
801-328-4628

Wednesday, February 19, 9:00:  Mystic Hot Springs, 475 E. 100 North, Monroe
UT. $10 includes hot springs!  435-527-3286


Sunday, February 23, 7:00 pm:  Trout Farm Inn and Restaurant, 7701 E. Zayante
Road, Felton CA.  $6.  831-335-4317.  Opener: Zyg Acoustic



Saturday, March 8 (tentative): DVD release party at the Powerhouse Brewing
Company, Sebastopol CA

Sunday, March 9, 7:00 pm:  DG and Lemon Juju (www.lemonjuju.com) at the
Nameless Cafe, 3910 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland CA.  $6.
510-547-8318.  www.thenameless.org  (Bring your own wine and beer. The
theatre will be selling coffee, tea and soft drinks.)




Northwest tour in March -- more details TBA:

Tuesday, March 18:  Seattle WA
Wednesday, March 19:  Hood River OR
Thursday, March 20:  Corvallis OR
Friday, March 21:  Eugene OR
Saturday, March 22:  The Good Foot, Portland OR, with Big Island Shindig
Sunday, March 23:  Ashland OR (tentative)



ALSO: KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon!  Saturday, Feb 22, 9 am to 1 am California
time.  You can listen on the web, www.kpfa.org.  If you're in the Bay Area,
listen on the air at 94.1 FM, of course.  And if you are free for a few hours
on that day, come work in the phone room -- it's fun, and the food and
company are excellent!  Call 510-848-6767 x618 to sign up.
  

    


Last night I opened for the Dark Star Orchestra at the Fillmore.

It was GREAT FUN!  Successful as marketing, too: lots of people heard me who
didn't know I could do all that stuff.  People came up to me afterwards and
told me they really like my lyrics.  Mountain Girl asked me to email her the
words to "Surely You Jest."

The set list was a combination of what I really wanted to do and what I have
enjoyed doing with the DSO folks in the past.  Last summer John and Lisa and
I had great fun with "Helplessly Hoping," "In My Life," and "Find the Cost of
Freedom," so last night we did "In My Life" (extra sweet because Rita was
with me and that's a song that Eric and Darlis sang at our wedding).

I opened with "Who Killed Uncle John," with a few dozen folks at the rail and
the room beginning to fill up.  I could see lots of people really getting
into the song.  I followed it with "Lazy River Road," which is a real sweet
spot for me these days -- and toward the end of it, I looked down and there
was MG at the rail, beaming up at me.  (Later, she asked me whose song that
was!)

Lisa and I ran "Looks Like Rain" before the show, but the phrasing was not as
tight as I would have liked.  So when we were up there in front of an
audience, we both put a huge amount of concentration into it, just locked in,
romancing the phrasing out of each other.  It was an extraordinary ex-
perience, and I think the result was pretty sweet.  John played a nice piano
sound on his guitar synth, and then delivered a nice Jerryesque solo.  Lisa
and I also had a sweet vocal jam at the end, intertwining long lines, mostly
without words.

"White Rabbit" was a request from varios DSO folks who said Lisa had really
nailed it when she sang it with the Tricksters recently.

I showed "Surely You Jest" to everyone individually before the show, but the
version we played on stage was the first rehearsal.  About 32 bars into it,
we had a really nice groove.  Really nice.  (I'd do a little bit of editing
on the tape, because some of the soloists found themselves with one more
chorus than they were expectinng to play.)  Right into a fast "River and
Drown," which these guys know really well, and closing with "Down to Eugene."
 It is such a thrill to play with people who really dig my songs.  And a
thrill to play electric, which I don't get to do nearly often enough these
days.




David Gans
Saturday, March 1, 2003
Fillmore Auditorium
Opening for Dark Star Orchestra

Who Killed Uncle John?
Lazy River Road
In My Life (1,2)
Looks Like Rain (1,2)
White Rabbit (1,2,3,4,5)
Surely You Jest-> (2,4,5)
River and Drown-> (1,2,4,5)
Down to Eugene (1,2,4,5)


(1) Lisa Mackey, vocals
(2) John Kadlecik, guitar and vocals
(3) Rob Eaton, slide guitar
(4) Scott Larned, melodica or keyboards
(5) Kevin Rosen, bass; Dino English and Rob Koritz, drums
  

    

You did "White Rabbit"?  Seriously?
  

    

Well, Lisa sang lead.  It was lots of fun!