David Gans

Posted with permission, natch: David, I just wanted to drop a note to thank you for selecting the Ratdog 7/17/07 Columbus OH show on the GD hour replayed on Sirius satellite radio on 1/13/08. Keep up the great work! I have enjoyed the GD hour since the late ’80s and always reflect back on those … Read more

Details and updated gig info at dgans.com/gigs.html

I still haven’t made up my mind who to vote for in the California primary. But I am feeling pretty inspired by what I have seen from Barack Obama of late, and so is Gary Kamiya of salon.com: In November 2004, American voters reelected the worst president in modern history. That election did more than … Read more

We’re having a reception at the Nomad on Sunday, January 13, 2-4pm.

Rosie McGee lives and works at the Grand Canyon. She’s got some amazing photos on her web site. This morning I received this note: Well, I finally got it done – a slide show of images selected from the many I’ve taken in the nearly 5 years I’ve been here at the Grand Canyon, celebrating … Read more

Rubber Souldiers ride again. Photo by reet. From left: Chris Rowan, Lorin Rowan, Paul Knight, David Gans. It’s Paul Knight and Friends at the Station House Cafe in Point Reyes Station, but it’s also a reunion of Rubber Souldiers, an occasional collaboration of the Rowans and me with a strong emphasis on songs of the … Read more

I think it’s the best thing that has ever been on television. A brutal, clear-eyed, compassionate, profound, and deeply affecting work of fiction that tells some immense truths about the state of American society. It’s The Wire, and its fifth and final season begins today on HBO. Heather Havrilesky at Salon: The fifth and final … Read more