Inkwell: Authors and Artists

    

Furthur lead guitarist John Kadlecik sang "Down to Eugene" at a solo
show over the weekend!

Starts about 5 minutes into this clip:

<http://vimeo.com/15926546>
  

    
I just noticed you have a gig at Hopmonk Tavern listed above. That's a
fantastic venue, with allegedly state-of-the-art acoustics and
demonstrably state-of-the-art craft and exotic beer selections.  
Hmm, I don't think I can get there then, but that would be a great
place to hear your stuff. People are in for a treat!

From above:
Friday, October 29, 8pm: Deadtronica! Bob Bralove, Tom Constanten and
David  Gans. Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenune, Sebastopol CA.
707-829-7300. $25.   Ages 21+. We're hoping to take this act on the
road soon.
  

    
Yes, it's a very nice room to play in.  This band is gonna be fun, too.
  

    

<http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7447411/>

Dead Dreams at the Milk bar in SF 11/7, AFTERNOON SHOW 3-7pm
  

    

Waah!  It's not playing!
  

    
Hm. Works for me!
  

    


Friends -

Following a busy and fun-filled summer on the road, I'm back in the Bay Area
till the end of the year, with a satisfying variety of musical opportunities
right here at home and some community service opportunities also on my plate.

Tomorrow night will be the debut of Deadtronica. I'll be playing guitar with
keyboardists Bob Bralove and Tom Constanten, working with a collection of
musical grooves created by Bralove and using our favorite Grateful Dead songs
as frameworks for improvisation. I'm really excited about this; we had a
great time at rehearsal yesterday before TC took off for the World Series,
and since the Giants won I expect TC will be in a great mood at today's
rehearsal. Here's a story about Deadtronica:
http://www.dead.net/features/news/t-c-bralove-and-gans-join-forces-
deadtronica

(P.S. tomorrow is also my birthday, and I'm happy to be spending it making
music with these wonderful improvisers.)

I was elected to the Local Station Board of KPFA, and although I won't be
officially seated until December, there's a lot going on there right now and
so I'm already hard at work. First foremost is the need for money (of
course!), so if you can spare a few bucks to keep America's first listener-
sponsored radio station on the air, please visit http://kpfa.org/support and
make a donation online. Every dollar helps, and no gift is too small, so
please do what you can.

In the list of shows below you will note a Rex Foundation benefit concert
titled The Wheel - A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia. Performers include
the David Nelson Band, Peter Rowan's Bluegrass Band, and Jesse McReynolds. I
will be participating as well, musically and in other ways. These Rex events
always turn out to be sweet family reunions as well as engaging musical
performances, and of course the Rex Foundation has been doing good things in
the world for more than 25 years. Please join us if you can.
http://rexfoundation.org/2010/10/27/5695/

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

I'm also offering my first online-only release, via livedownloads.com: the
recording of my 9/4/10 house concert at Club Meg in Missoula, Montana.
Available in high-res, CD quality, and MP3 at http://bit.ly/ai6U4s

Thank you for your kind attention and support - for my music and for the
causes I espouse. I hope to see you soon!

- DG

The schedule as it stands today:

Friday, October 29, 8pm: Deadtronica! Bob Bralove, Tom Constanten and David
Gans. Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA. 707-829-7300. $25.
Ages 21+

Story about it on Dead.Net: http://www.dead.net/features/news/t-c-bralove-
and-gans-join-forces-deadtronica

Thursday, November 4, 9 pm to midnight: Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
CA. No cover.

Sunday, November 7, 3-7 pm: Dead Dreams (DG, Dave Stein, Jeff Faust, Mark
Corsolini) at the Milk Bar, 1840 Haight (at Stanyan), San Francisco. $5. NOTE
AFTERNOON SHOW!

Thursday, November 18, 9am to 1pm: Marin Farmers' Market at the Marin Civic
Center, San Rafael CA. Free! Great produce and prepared foods, too.

Saturday, November 20, 9am to 1pm: Hayward Farmers' Market at the Hayward
City Hall Plaza, 777 B Street, Hayward CA. Free! Great produce and prepared
foods, too.

Friday, December 3: Rubber Souldiers at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio CA

Saturday, December 4: Rex Foundation Benefit": The Wheel - A Musical
Celebration of Jerry Garcia. Musical friends of Jerry Garcia since 1962 come
together to play his music. Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco. More info:
http://rexfoundation.org/2010/10/27/5695/

Thursday, December 9, 9pm: Collisionville, Casey Neill, and David Gans at the
Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. (510) 841-2082. DG plays
first.

Sunday, December 12, 7pm: The Poster Room (upstairs bar) at the Fillmore in
San Francisco. Pre-show and between-sets entertainment. Black Crowes on the
main stage.

Saturday, December 18, 7:30pm: Songwriter extravaganza! DG, Ira Marlowe, and
The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin) at the Art House
Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. $10. 510-482-3336

Wednesday, December 22, 8pm: Rubber Souldiers TRIO at Iron Springs Pub and
Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA. No cover! Great food and beverage, of
course!

January 5-9: Jam Cruise, sailing form Ft Lauderdale. http://www.jamcruise.com

Monday, January 10: House concert in Boca Raton FL

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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 pretty much all we have
these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about these gigs
and these recordings - the free ones as well as the for-sale ones.

"Life Is a Jam" is a studio recording with me on guitar and vocals, Mark
Karan (Jemimah Puddueduck, Ratdog) on lead guitar, Mookie Siegel (David
Nelson Band) on keyboards, Joe Kyle, Jr (The Waybacks) on bass, Dave Brogan
(ALO) on drums, and Zac Matthews (Hot Buttered Rum) and Bear Kittay on
background vocals. The download package and promo CD contain three versions
of the song, each with a unique jam - a total of about 27 minutes of music
for your money! http://www.dgans.com/liaj/download - and we still have a few
copies of the limited-edition promo CD available at
http://www.dgans.com/liaj/

"Life Is a Jam/After Break" - the "A" side - is now available for download
from CDBaby for a mere 99 cents. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/DavidGans

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More info and links at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html
  

    

Finally got to hear it!

The hugely talented David Gans will be there!  Sounds like a great time.
  

    

Himself slipped.

Happy early birthday!  Which means it's my 19th WELL anniversary.
  

    


 Two recent live shows (at Schwagstock in Camp Zoe MO) have just been posted
 on the archive - free for the downloading!

 9/17/2010 - <http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=539772>
 and
 9/18/2010 - <http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=539773>
  

    
I need a ride to Sebastopol tonight -- anybody passing by Novato on their 
way? 
  

    

BAY AREA gigs this month:

Thursday, December 9, 9 pm: Casey Neill and David Gans at the Starry Plough,
3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. (510) 841-2082. DG plays first.
(Collisionville had to cancel due to an injury.)

Friday, December 10, 8 pm: Dedicated Maniacs and DG at the Brookdale Lodge,
11570 Hwy 9, Brookdale CA - in the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern
California.

Sunday, December 12, 7 pm: The Poster Room (upstairs bar) at the Fillmore in
San Francisco. Pre-show and between-sets entertainment. Black Crowes on the
main stage.

Saturday, December 18, 7:30 pm: Songs of Sweet Surprise! DG, Ira Marlowe, and
The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin) at the Art House
Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. $10. 510-482-3336

Wednesday, December 22, 8 pm: Rubber Souldiers TRIO at Iron Springs Pub and
Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA. No cover! Great food and beverage, of
course!

Thursday, December 23, 8:30 pm: DG opens for Cryptical at George's, 842
Fourth Street, San Rafael CA

Thursday, December 30, 9 pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo
Ave., Berkeley CA



More info: <http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html>
  

    



Saturday, December 18, 7:30 pm: Songs of Sweet Surprise! DG, Ira Marlowe, and
The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin) at the Art House
Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. $10. 510-482-3336

Wednesday, December 22, 8 pm: Rubber Souldiers TRIO at Iron Springs Pub and
Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA. No cover! Great food and beverage, of
course!

Thursday, December 23, 8:30 pm: DG opens for Cryptical at George's, 842
Fourth Street, San Rafael CA

Thursday, December 30, 9 pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo
Ave., Berkeley CA

Details at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html






David Gans - david@trufun.com or david@gdhour.com
Blog:  http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com
Music: http://www.cdbaby.com/all/dgans
  

    


Dedicated Maniacs with guests including yours truly, January 26 at the
Ashkenaz

<http://www.archive.org/details/dm2011-01-26>
  

    

My main purpose in writing to you today is to get the word out about the
annual KPFA Grateful Dead fund-raising marathon, scheduled for Saturday,
February 19, 9 am to 1 am Pacific Time.

Lots of information about it on my blog:
<http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/kpfa_gd-marathon_2-19-2011>

I am hoping to raise $50,000 in this 16-hour event, and of course I am hoping
each of you will contribute something.

In advance of the marathon broadcast, I have put up several items for
auction.  Some of them are on Facebook, accessible through this page:
<http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185116574852376>

For those who aren't on Facebook, there are many other items up for auction
on my blog: <http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/archives/tag/kpfa-auction>

Items for auction on the blog include:

- a gift certificate for a meal at Bocanova, one of our favorite restaurants
in Oakland
- Hartman Electronics' Envelope Filter (a guitar effect), designed in
consultation with guitarist Mark Karan (who will perform on the marathon with
a special band)
- A photograph of Jerry Garcia, taken on 9/28/75 by Jon Sievert
- two art prints by Mark Erickson
- An original, sealed copy of the limited-edition Postcards of the Hanging:
Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan, with the bonus disc
- and more to come.

How you can help with the KPFA Grateful Dead marathon:

- Please spread the word!  Lots of info here:
<http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/kpfa_gd-marathon_2-19-2011>
- Take a look at the auctions on Facebook and on my blog, and please make a
bid or two.
- Listen to the broadcast on Saturday, February 19 (webcast outlets are
listed on the blog page linked above)
- Give money to KPFA!

Thank you for your support.  I am on the Local Station Board of KPFA, so my
desire to ensure and promote the health of the station is even greater and
more enthusiastic than ever before (and I've been doing this fund-raiser for
25 years).



And now, the GIG SPAM!


Tuesday, February 15, 9pm to midnight: Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Boulevard
Fairfax CA. No cover!
Wednesday, February 23, 9pm: Rubber Souldiers appear on the Bruce Latimer
Show, Pacifica (CA) Community TV
Saturday, February 26: Rubber Souldiers play a private party in Berkeley
Thursday, March 3, 9:30 pm: Dead Dreams (DG, Dave Stein, Roger Sideman, Jay
Young, and ...?) at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. $10
Saturday, March 5: Rubber Souldiers at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio (West Marin)
CA

Thursday, March 17: DG opens for Melvin Seals/JGB at the Urban Lounge in Salt
Lake City UT
Friday, March 18 (TENTATIVE): Moab UT with Gigi Love
Saturday, March 19: With the Williams Brothers Band at KAFM's Radio Room in
Grand Junction CO
Sunday, March 20: Dolores River Brewing Co., Dolores CO with the Lindells
Sunday, March 27, 6pm: DG opens for Melvin Seals & JGB at Quixote's True
Blue, 2151 Lawrence Stret, Denver CO. $20. NOTE EARLY START TIME!

Saturday, April 2, 8:30 pm: Tye Dyed, DG, and gr8FLdüde & frenz at The Five
Spot, 1123 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points, Atlanta
Sunday, April 3: Georgia Deadheads event at Publik Draft House, 654 Peachtree
St, Atlanta GA. Noon until ? - DG plays in the late afternoon.

Details at <http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html>
  

    

Thursday, April 14: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs at the Aubergine After Dark, 755
Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA
Friday, April 15: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs at Henflings, Ben Lomond CA
Saturday, April 16, 9:00pm: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs open for Cryptical at the
Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. $12.

Thursday, April 21, 9pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo
Avenue, Berkeley CA. $10
Thursday, April 28: Rubber Souldiers at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, Fairfax
CA
Saturday, April 30: private party, Merced CA

May 27-29: Desert Rocks Music Festival, Moab UT

Saturday, June 4: Rubber Souldiers at Southern Pacific Smokehouse, Novato CA
Thursday, June 9, 9pm: Rubber Souldiers and Galen Kipar at the Ashkenaz, 1317
San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA. $10
Saturday, June 18, 2pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Marin Art Festival, San
Rafael CA
Saturday, June 25: Rubber Souldiers at Children's Fairyland, Oakland CA

July 1-2: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson-Garrettsville OH

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

July 29-30: Alaska! Details TBA.

August 12-13: A Bear's Picnic, Laurelton PA
Sunday, August 14: House concert, Wellsville OH

September 8-11: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY

Friday, September 23: Private event in Santa Fe NM
Monday, September 26: House concert in Bicknell UT
Saturday, October 1: House concert at "Club Meg," Missoula MT Details TBA
Sunday, October 2: House concert in Ovando MT. Details TBA


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
More info and links at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html
  

    
Well, damn. I guess no house party in Boston.
  

    
It's not out of the question.  I'm still working things out for that stretch.
  

    
Well, if I can help, let me know.
  

    
THere is a possibility of a gig on Martha's Vineyard July 19.  WAiting to
hear more about that.
  

    
The Vineyard is always cool, but especially in July...hope it works
out. Maybe you can hang with James Taylor and friends, he's usually out
there in the summer.
  

    
David, you wouldn't happen to do a version of Steamroller Blues would
you?
  

    
Re: new digital hookups...I have permission to have access to a major
studio's computer so that we can record live, 24/7 in virtual
space...so things are developing nicely in that regard...WOOT!
  

    

I'm selling "bootleg" (which means no packaging :^) CDs of a house concert I
played in Boca Raton FL on January 10:

<http://dgans.com/boca.html>

Dawn's Early Light->
For Everyman
Down to Eugene
Lazy River Road
Ship of Fools->
In Another World
Like a Dog->
Terrapin->
Cassidy's Cat
Life Is a Jam->
Norwegian Wood
Therapy Blues
That's Real Love
The Bounty of the County
Who Killed Uncle John?
Brokedown Palace
It's Gonna Get Better
  

    

My January 10 house concert is now available on FLAC and MP3:

<http://tinyurl.com/3raaqyd>