Hello and Happy New Year!
I started 2011 on the high seas! Jam Cruise 9 was a great party, in the best possible sense of the word: amazing music going at all hours, a comfortable and quiet bedroom just a few feet away at all times (I got MORE sleep than usual on board – go figure!), conversations with interesting people, exciting ports of call, fresh musical opportunities, receptive audiences… I participated in a panel discussion n environmental responsibility (and yes, we were ALL aware of the contradiction inherent in doing so on a cruise ship; one of the aims of this was to see how we can reduce the impact of these cruises on the planet). I’ve posted a couple dozen photos from the event here.
Recordings of my Jam Cruise 9 performances will be available soon –
Zebra Bar 1/6
Solar Stage 1/8
We got off the boat on the morning of January 9, and that night I attended a show in Ft Lauderdale with Donna the Buffalo (who were NOT on Jam Cruise) and The Rhythm Devils (who were). And the following night I played a house concert in Boca Raton, at the home of Al and Janice Lucas, who produce an online national directory of Grateful Dead tribute bands. Huge thanks to Janice and Al for taking a leap of faith with me; the house concert was a smashing success.
Now I’m back at home in Oakland, and I’ve got several gigs here in the Bay Area in the next couple of weeks:
Tuesday, January 18, 9pm to midnight: Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax CA. No cover!
Saturday, January 22: Rubber Souldiers at Slim’s, 333 Eleventh Street, San Francisco
Wednesday, January 26, 9pm: Dedicated Maniacs and DG at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA. $10
Saturday, January 29: private party, Mill Valley CA
Wednesday, February 16: Rubber Souldiers appear on the Bruce Latimer Show, Pacifica (CA) Community TV
Thursday, February 17, 8pm: Rubber Souldiers at George’s, San Rafael CA
Saturday, February 19, 9am-1am (16 hours): David Gans hosts the annual KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon, a fund-raiser for listener-sponsored KPFA radio. Webcast via gdradio.net, nugs.net, dead.net, kpfa.org, and kfcf.org, and of course broadcast live on 94.1 fm in northern California.
Saturday, March 5: Rubber Souldiers at Rancho Nicaso, Nicasio (West Marin) CA
Saturday, June 25: Rubber Souldiers at Children’s Fairyland, Oakland CA
August 12-13: A Bear’s Picnic, Laurelton PA
Sunday, August 14: House concert, Wellsville OH
My performance schedule is posted at https://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 cdbaby.com
And please check out 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
More info and links at dgans.com/gigs.html