Inkwell: Authors and Artists

    

Saturday, June 25, 10am-noon PDT: Rubber Souldiers perform on Sedge Thomson's
West Coast Live, broadcasting from the Ferry Building in San Francisco. You
can be in the studio audience! Call 415-664-9500 or visit
http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?orgId=17719 to order
tickets. Station list at http://www.wcl.org - you can listen anywhere!

Saturday, June 25, 6:30 pm: Rubber Souldiers at Children's Fairyland, Oakland
CA. http://www.fairyland.org

July 1-2: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson-Garrettsville
OH. http://www.nlqp.com

Tuesday, July 19, 9 pm: DG and Grateful Dread at Nectar's Martha's Vineyard,
17 Airport Road, Edgartown MA

Wednesday, July 20: "House" concert at Neverdun Farm, Arundel ME. Email
msimo@gwi.net or call 207-423-3242 for reservation. Suggested donation $10

July 21-24: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT.
http://www.gatheringofthevibes.com

Friday, July 29: House concert in Soldotna, Alaska. Call 406-541-6616 for
reservations and more info.

Saturday, July 30: Soldotna, Alaska. Call 406-541-6616 for reservations and
more info

Thursday, August 11, 9pm: Tribute to Jerry Garcia! benefit for the Ashkenaz,
1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA. Performers include DG, Eric Thompson,
David Thom, Pat Nevins, Zac Matthews, and many more TBA.

Saturday, August 13: A Bear's Picnic, Laurelton PA.
http://www.abearspicnic.com

Sunday, August 14: House concert, Wellsville OH

Tuesday, August 16, 4-8pm: Novato Farmers' Market

Thursday, August 18, 9pm: The Electricians and DG at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San
Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA
Friday, August 19: The Electricians and DG at Aubergine After Dark,
Sebastopol CA
Saturday, August 20: The Electricians and DG at Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz CA

Saturday, August 27, 10 am to 2 pm: The Westbrae Concerts in the park next to
the Bagel Shop on Gilman Street (near the BART tracks) in Berkeley. DG, Ira
Marlowe, Joe Rut, and The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin).
Free!

Sunday, August 28: House concert in Los Altos CA. Potluck dinner at 5, music
at 6. Suggested donation $10. Email houseconcert@thenarads.org for info and
reservations.

Tuesday, August 30, 7pm: Southern Pacific Smokehouse, 214 Vintage Way, Novato
CA. $5

September 10: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY
Saturday, September 10: House concert in Lexington KY. Potluck dinner at
6:30, show at 7:30. Suggested donation $10. Email me for more info.

Friday, September 23: Private event in Santa Fe NM
Monday, September 26: House concert in Bicknell UT. Contact me for info.
Tuesday, September 27: House concert in Salt Lake City. Contact me for info.
Thursday, September 29: DG and the Deadlocks at the Knotty Pine, Victor ID
Friday, September 30: DG and the Deadlocks at the Town Square Tavern, Jackson
WY
Saturday, October 1: House concert at "Club Meg," Missoula MT Details TBA
Sunday, October 2: House concert in Ovando MT. Call 406-541-6616 for
reservations and more info.


My performance schedule is posted at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html - new
gigs are being added all the time.

As always, I'm in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an
open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let's try to make
something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of
musicians' promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music,
please spread the word about my gigs and recordings.

My CDs are available at http://www.cdbaby.com/all/dgans
  

    
Phooey. Was just informed that the night of the Maine concert is bespoke.
  

    
Damn!
  

    
But now someone else wants to go, so perhaps we're on. You'll know if you 
see us ;-).

ari
  

    
I hope I do see you!
  

    
On Wednesday, July 6, Steve Noonan come to the KPFA studio to play and
talk on Dead to the World. I invited our mutual friend Rik Elswit
<rik> to join the conversation, and when we invited him to take Steve’s
guitar and sing a song for us, he surprised the hell out of me by
performing my own song, “Waltzing Across Texas.” Blew my little mind,
it did.

The show will be available in the KPFA archives until July 20. The
first hour is Grateful Dead 4/2/89 set 1; Noonan and Rik are in the
second hour.

KPFA archive (good til 7/20): <http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/71300>
Waltzing: <http://www.dgans.com/audio/110706_Rik-Waltzing.mp3>
Blog post: <http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/archives/4664>
  

    
Talk about sucking up to the host!
  

    

David, do you do shows on the SiriusXM Dead channel? I heard you one evening
driving north through central California, but have not heard you since
there.
  

    
He does, Sunday between i-3 pacific time.
  

    

I co-host (with <almanac>) a call-in sho called Tales form the Golden Road,
Sundays 4-6pm ET (with repeats Monday morning and TUesday night).  And I also
do the intros for many complete concerts on the channel.
  

    


Me singing "Loser" at Gathering of the Vibes 7/24:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfXKTlSTQ6s>


The whole set:

<http://www.archive.org/details/dgans2011-07-24.jz-bt201.flac16>
  

    

Tonight is a very special event in Berkeley - an "all-star" tribute to John
Lennon that is also a benefit for the Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community
Center.  I'm the organizer/coordinator/emcee, and I also get to perform a bit
with Rubber Souldiers.  We're gonna have a good time (even if that is a
McCartney line), and we're gonna raise some bucks for this wonderful
nonprofit venue.  If you're in the area, I hope you'll join the fun and aid
the cause.

Next week I begin a three-week tour with the Roy Jay Band - a dozen shows,
including some area I have never played before.  Happy to be returning to
Minneapolis for the first time since 2002!  (My gig at the Cabooze was one of
the best I played in that year.)



Thursday, October 13: LENNON LIVES ON at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.,
Berkeley CA. Rubber Souldiers with Robin Sylvester, Peter Lavezzoli, Joshua
Raoul Brody, and and guests including Mark Karan, James Nash, Patty
Spiglanin, Lebo, Jeff Miller, Pat Campbell, Pat Nevins, The Secret
Identities, and many more!  http://www.ashkenaz.com


October 20-November 5: On tour with the Roy Jay Band (
http://www.royjayband.com ):
Thursday, October 20: The Cabooze, Minneapolis MN
Friday, October 21: Fitzgerald's, Berwyn IL
Saturday, October 22: Frequency, Madison WI
Tuesday, October 25: Mexicali Live, Teaneck NJ
Wednesday, October 26: 8x10, Baltimore MD
Friday, October 28: Palombaro Club, Ardmore PA
Sat, October 29: The Nines, Ithaca NY
Tuesday, November 1: Charleston Pour House, Charleston SC
Wednesday, November 2: Pour House, Raleigh NC
Thursday, November 3: Mo Daddy's, Asheville NC
Friday, November 4: Five Spot, Atlanta
Saturday, November 5: Blue Nile, New Orleans LA



Friday, November 18, 9pm: David Nelson Band, Boris Garcia, and DG at the
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA
Sunday, November 20, 5:00 pm: David Nelson Band, Boris Garcia, and DG at
Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Av, Chico CA. Benefit for KZFR community
radio.

Wednesday, November 23, 8pm: DG and Baby Gramps at the Freight and Salvage,
2020 Addison Street, Berkeley CA.

Thursday, December 8: The Fall Risk, The Secret Identities, and DG at the
Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA
Friday, December 16: The Fall Risk, The Secret Identities, and DG at Don
Quixote's, Felton CA

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My performance schedule is posted at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html - new
gigs are being added all the time.
  

    

My 11/3/11 set at Mo Daddy's in Asheville, with special guests Galen Kipar
and Lyndsay Pruett:

<http://www.archive.org/details/gans2011-11-03>
  

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> my SO thinks that you're the best musician that I've ever
 brought to her attention in my 17 years of encountering music
 online.


That's a high compliment!

I know a guy who has a performing career in Second Life.  He has encouraged me
to join up and perform there, but I haven't made the time to explore the
possibility.  I imagine there are quite a few artists in various art forms
who thrive in that world and that the rest of us aren't aware of.

You might want to post about him in the <music.> conference.  I'll check him
out as time permits.
  

    <scribbled by silly Sat 7 Jul 12 17:25>
  

    
My 3/26/11 show at Rollinsville CO has just been released by
Festivalink in
MP3, FLAC, and CD form.

<http://flink.livedownloads.com/show.asp?show=6977>

This includes the first released recording of "Therapy Blues," which I
wrote in collaboration with Joe Rut.


Dawn’s Early Light->
For Everyman
Therapy Blues
That’s Real Love
Echolalia
Life Is a Jam->
Norwegian Wood
Quarter to Five (For Tina Loney)
Like a Dog->
Lady with a Fan->
Terrapin Station->
An American Family
  

    
I spoke to my cousin who uses the moniker "deadman" as his email
address. He says he is a big David Gans fan.
  

    

That's good to hear.  But for the record, I am not just for Deadheads.  I
sounds like myself and not like them.
  

    

I am performing at the Freight and Salvage tomorrow night (Wed 11/23) at 8pm,
co-billed with the weird and wonderful Baby Gramps.

This is a really important gig for me.  The Freight is both a wonderful venue
to perform in and a very hard gig to get if you aren't a living legend.  I am
at the top of my game as a performer these days, and I am delivering shows
that get really good feedback from audiences and my fellow musicians.  If you
haven't heard me in a while, I think you'll be impressed with my current
sound.  If you aren't otehrwise occupied and you're reasonably near to 2020
Addison Street, Berkeley, I'd really appreciate it if you'd come to the show.
It'll help me get more gigs there.  Plus, Baby Gramps is an act you have to
see at least once in your life!  "The Salvador Dali of Folk Music," says the
Freight's web page. <http://www.freightandsalvage.org/baby-gramps-david-gans>
  

    
You do sounds like yourself.  You do not compare easily to most of the
jam, folk, roots, and/or troubadour types that I would commonly think
of.  A little of all of that and then some of none of that.
  

    
Thank you, Peter.
  

    
My cousin was quick to say that he liked your original material too. 
Just that you played all the good tunes on the radio.