Inkwell: Authors and Artists

    


Had a splendid gig out in Point Reyes Station last night.  Rubber Souldiers
ride again!

Paul Knight, a bass player (who also works as sound man for the David Grisman
Quintet), does a monthly "PK & Friends" gig at the Station House Cafe out
there.  He invited me to do one with him,a nd asked what I'd like to do.  I
suggested we get the Rowans out there and play Beatle songs.  So that's what
happened last night!  We haven't played together since September 2006, and
Paul wasn't on that one - so it was for all intents and purposes an
unrehearsed show.

The restaurant was full, and right behind me, sitting at the bar, were half a
dozen regulars who were very much into what we were doing.  So we had a choir
singing along with us for much of the show.

Photo by reet:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgans/2174070395/
  

    
<reet> and I have a photo show this month at the Nomad Cafe in Oakland.  We
got two nice bits of publicity for it -


http://www.gdhour.com/pictures/ganseeta_Oakmag.jpg

http://www.gdhour.com/pictures/ganseeta_96hrs.jpg
  

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Suddenly my dance card is filling up!

DAVID GANS - upcoming norcal performances

Fri 1/25, 7:30-9:30 pm: DG and Chris Hanson at the Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck
Avenue, Oakland CA. Free! But you have to buy some coffee and/or food - it's
only fair. The food and beverage are excellent!  http://www.nomadcafe.net

Fri 2/1, 7:30 pm: Moon News Bookstore, 315 Main Street, Half Moon Bay CA.
Free! But of course, it would be great if you bought a book. Some of mine
will be available... 650-726-8610

Sun 2/3, 3-4pm: DG, Ira Marlowe and TBA at Songs of Sonoma. Ordinary
Miracles, 8280 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati CA.  For reservations call
707-795-2462 or visit http://www.ordinarymiraclesonline.com

Sat 2/9, 9am-1am PST: The annual KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon!
http://dttw.gdhour.com http://www.kpfa.org

Fri 2/22, 8pm: David Gans, Ira Marlowe, and Mario DeSio at The Belrose
Theatre, 1415 5th Ave, San Rafael. Tickets: 415-389-5072 or
http://www.MurphyProductions.com

Sat 2/23, 9:30am-1:30pm: Grand Lake Farmers' Market, at Lake park and Grand
Avenues in Oakland. Free! http://www.splashpad.org

Sat 3/8, 7:30pm: David Gans, Mario DeSio, Vanessa Lowe, and Wendy Beckerman
at Spud's, 3290 Adeline, Berkeley.

Wed 3/12, 8pm: Rubber Souldiers (Chris Rowan, Lorin Rowan, David Gans, Paul
Knight) play Beatle songs and other favorites at Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center
Bl, Fairfax. No cover!

Sat 3/15, 8pm: Left Coast Concert Series presents Celebrating Songwriters:
Caren Armstrong, David Gans, + TBA Left Coast Cyclery, 2928 Domingo,
Berkeley. Tix: 510-204-8552 or http://www.leftcoastcyclery.com/concerts.htm

Sat 4/12: Benefit for Greenaction at the Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA. Details TBA.
http://www.greenaction.org

Mon 4/14, 6:40-8:30pm: David plays live on KWMR (90.5 Pt. Reyes Station, 89.3
Bolinas, kwmr.org) with host The Hippie from Olema. Fund-raiser for the
station: http://www.kwmr.org

Fri 4/18, 9:30pm: The Old Western Saloon, Pt Reyes Station.
http://www.myspace.com/oldwesternsaloon


Details and updated info at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html
  

    


http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgans/2219645889/


Rubber Souldiers to play Fairfax CA 3/12/08
  

    

Oh, you're gonna be at Ordinary Miracles. I love the scenes there on
Sundays, David. I'm going to try my best to be there!
  

    

Thanks.  Tell yer friends!
  

    


Last night I played a gig in Mesa, Arizona, with Jerry Lawson (formerly of
the Persuasions) joining me for a few songs  Here we are rehearsing in the
parking lot:

 http://www.vimeo.com/698988

And here we are onstage:

 http://www.vimeo.com/700677
  

    
Lovely stuff well rendered!
  

    


 Hello, friends.  I've got two Bay Area events to tell you about.

 Saturday 3/8 - songwriters unplugged at Spuds
 Wednesday 3/12 - Beatle jam in Fairfax!

 Details:


 Wendy Beckerman
 Mario DeSio
 David Gans
 Vanessa Lowe

 Saturday 3/8/08
 Doors 7:30, show 8pm
 suggested donation $5-10

 SPUD'S
 3290 Adeline (at Alcatraz)
 Berkeley CA
 http://www.spudspizza.net


 Here's the email Mario sent out:

 I'm very pleased to be presenting Vanessa Lowe, David Gans and Wendy
 Beckerman at the next Spuds parlor series. March 8th 7:30pm 3290 Adeline St.
 @ Alcatraz in Berkeley. These are three fantastic composers with mesmerizing
 stage presence.

 Vanessa sits in the upper echelon of singer songwriters with an
 unpredictable complexity of lyrics and advanced guitar fingerpicking
 style.

 Wendy's voice is hypnotically siren like and tends to silence an entire room
 locking the audience into every word of her beautiful songs.

 David is among the finer guitarists you'll hear in the Bay Area with a mix
 of wry and sensitive lyrics in his songs. He's one of my favorites!
 They all are actually so I'm thrilled to be there!

 The Parlor is a perfect room for music being comfortable, small and
 acoustically balanced. Some don't even use the PA.

 Come down!
 be well
 Mario


 I would add that Mario is a wonderful songwriter, too: sardonic and silly
 and sentimental as hell in turn.  I'm thrilled to be playing with these 
 fine songwriters!







 And next Wednesday, March 12, it's RUBBER SOULDIERS at the Iron Springs Pub
 and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax, CA. No cover! 415-485-1005.

 Lorin Rowan, Chris Rowan, David Gans, and Paul Knight plus surprise guests!
 It'll be mostly Beatle songs, but the last time we did this (in January) we
 slipped in a few other favorites as well.

 (Robin Sylvester and Mark Karan have said they'll probably be with us,
 and Bobby Weir has been invited as well.)

 Check out the posters for these shows at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html
  

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Yesterday's mail brought a tearsheet of a review of my CD "Twisted Love
Songs" in Dirty Linen magazine.  "'Twisted Love Songs' is a good repre-
sentation of David Gans' live shows, and should serve as a good introduction
to those who haven't caught up with this talented musician."

http://cdbaby.com/cd/dgans4
  

    

I have two Bay Area performances this week:

Wednesday 3/12 - RUBBER SOULDIERS at the Iron Springs Pub in Fairfax CA.
Lorin and Chris Rowan and I love to sing Beatle songs together!  We'll be
joined by Paul Knight on bass and a couple of surprise guests.  8pm, no
cover!

Saturday, March 15, 8pm - Left Coast Concert Series presents Celebrating
Songwriters: Caren Armstrong, David Gans, and Claudia Russell/Bruce Kaplan.
Left Coast Cyclery, 2928 Domingo Avenue, Berkeley. $10. Call 510-204-8552 for
tickets and/or more information.

I am especially proud of the stupid poster I put together for the Rubber
Souldiers gig.  You can see it at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html
  

    
How did it go, ((David))!!?? I bet it was Fantastic last night! 
Congrats on your success!
  

    

We had a blast!  The place was packed and the energy was high.  The
management was thrilled, too, so we'll be back in April and maybe once a
month as long as it keeps being fun.
  

    

New tour poster by Roy Schneider:

http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/?p=873
  

    
Wonderful poster!
He caught your essence.
  

    

I'm playing solo at the Iron Springs Pub Thursday 6/12, 8-11pm.  No cover!
Excellent food, and I hear the brews are fine, too.

765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA.  http://www.ironspringspub.com/
  

    


Greetings!

I was reminded recently that it's been quite a while since I last sent out a
gig announcement. I have been waiting for the release date of my new CD to be
set, but it keeps being delayed. If all goes well, it'll be ready in mid-
July.

The CD is called "The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best" - a line
from a song called "The Bounty of the County" that I wrote last fall in
collaboration with my wife, Rita Hurault. It's all about shopping at the
Farmers' Market - specifically the Grand Lake Farmers' Market in Oakland,
around Labor Day. We're hoping to write another song or three about the other
seasons, but these things take time.

The new CD was recorded in New Jersey in two sets of sessions last year. It
was produced by Tim Carbone, violinist of Railroad Earth (whose new CD "Amen
Corner" is great - http://www.railroadearth.com), with his bandmates John
Skehan, Andy Goessling, and Johnny Grubb, along with several other giants of
the New Jersey music scene, playing on ten of the eleven tracks.  "The Bounty
of the County" was recorded in San Francisco with Tim Carbone on fiddle, Zac
Matthews of Hot Buttered Rum on mandolin and vocals, and Paul Knight on bass.

You can hear "The Bounty of the County" (and maybe even buy it online) at
http://www.reverbnation.com/davidgans - and while you're visiting that site,
I'd appreciate it if you'd sign up for the mailing list there by clicking on
the "Become a Fan" and/or "Join Street Team" buttons below my picture in the
upper left of the home page. The database there keeps track of ZIP codes, so
eventually I'll be able to target these emails so you won't have to read
announcements about shows that are happening far away from where you are.

The aforementioned Paul Knight is also the bassist of Rubber Souldiers, a
"Beatle jam band" with Chris Rowan, Lorin Rowan, and me. Rubber Souldiers
play the Iron Springs brew pub in Fairfax CA Wednesday, July 23. (The one gig
Paul couldn't do, we had the best of all possible ringers for this band:
Ratdog bassist Robin Sylvester.)

I've got a great new generic tour poster (see
http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/?p=873) by Roy Schneider, a Florida singer-
songwriter who recently retired his daily comic strip "The Humble Stumble."
Roy's new CD is Roy Schneider and the Roadside Turtle Rescue. See
http://www.royschneider.com

The summer festival season is about to commence. I'll be filling in some
dates here and there with club gigs - the latest is always posted at
http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html

I am planning house concerts in Tallahassee and Atlanta the weekend before
MagnoliaFest; details will be posted soon. I'm always on the lookout for
house concert opportunities - see http://www.concertsinyourhome.com for
information on this excellent development. House concerts are much better for
the music than a lot of other venues guys like me play. If you'd like to host
one, get in touch!

You'll also find PDFs of some gig posters linked on my gigs page; if you can
print 'em and post 'em I'd sure appreciate it. Also, please tell your friends
and colleagues about my performances. Word of mouth is everything in this
business.

One last thing:

Here is the schedule as it stands today. I hope to see all of you soon!

Thursday, June 12, 8:00 pm: Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd.,
Fairfax CA. No cover!  http://www.ironspringspub.com

Saturday, June 28, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm: Grand Lake Farmers' Market, at Splash
Pad Park, Lake Park and Grand Avenues in Oakland CA. Free! Great produce and
prepared foods, too.  http://www.splashpad.org

Thursday, July 3, 10pm: Casey's, 136 N. Whittaker Street, New Buffalo MI. $5.
269-469-5800. http://caseysbargrill.com

Friday, July 4: Rhythmfest Revival at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park,
Garrettsville OH. Mickey Hart Band, moe., George Clinton and P-Funk, many
more. DG plays late-night after Mickey. http://www.nlqp.com

Sunday, July 6, 8pm: Thunderbird Cafe, 4023 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA.
It's Dead Night - David will alternate with DJ Tom Donaldson.
http://www.thunderbirdcafe.net

Wednesday, July 23, 8pm: Rubber Souldiers (DG, Lorin Rowan Chris Rowan, Paul
Knight) at the Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA. No
cover! http://www.ironspringspub.com

Saturday, July 26: Brundage Mountain Jam II, McCall ID. Donna Jean and the
Tricksters, Melvin Seals, and more! http://www.idarockfest.com

July 31-August 1: Grateful Garcia Gathering at Legend Valley, near Columbus
OH. New Riders of the Purple Sage, Donna Jean and the Tricksters, Melvin
Seals, Jackie Greene, Boombox, many more!
http://www.GratefulGarciaGathering.com

August 2-3: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT.
http://gatheringofthevibes.com

Wednesday, August 6, 4-8pm: Fairfax Farmers' Market, in Bolinas Park, Fairfax
CA. Free! Great produce, prepared foods, and crafts, too.
http://marincountyfarmersmarkets.org

August 15-16: A Bear's Picnic, New Columbia PA. New Riders of the Purple
Sage, Melvin Seals & JGB, Moonaice, Donna Jean and the Tricksters, Splintered
Sunlight, and more. http://www.abearspicnic.com

August 29-Sep 1: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Garrettsville
OH. Dark Star Orchestra, Keller Williams, emcee Wavy Gravy, and more.
http://www.nlqp.com

October 23-26: MagnoliaFest, at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Live
Oak FL. Bill Kreutzmann Trio, Donna the Buffalo, Melvin Seals and JGB, The
Duhks, Peter Rowan, many more! http://www.magmusic.com
  

    

>  I'm playing solo at the Iron Springs Pub Thursday 6/12, 8-11pm.

How'd it go last night, David?
  

    

The early part of the evening was a lot like work.  The place was crowded,
and the music was not the reason why.  An hour or so into my set, the
quotient of people interested in what I was doing improved tremendously.  By
the time I was ready to stop after two solid hours, there were quite a few
who were not ready to let me go.  So I played another half hour.

So the answer is, it went very well - eventually!
  

    

I also sold a few CDs at the show, and got email today from a guy who bought
one of my CDs from iTunes after seeing my show last night, so: mission
accomplished!
  

    

That's great!
  

    

I'm headig t LA this week to master my new CD, "The Ones That Look the
Weirdest Taste the Best."  And then I'm going to play a house concert in San
Diego on Friday evening, June 20.  Anyone interested in attending, please
email me.
  

    

Hey, I made myself a coffee mug!

http://www.zazzle.com/dgans_cartoon_mug-168332467492418469