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San Rafael Swell – DG and Satoshi Ueda 10/13/06 Eddie’s Attic, Decatur GA River and Drown – DG and Mark van Allen 10/13/06 Eddie’s Attic, Decatur GA Vassar’s Dream – DG and Joe Craven 10/14/06 Melting Point, Athens GA Videos shot by Nancy Lewis-Pegel

I’ve been a fan of Stew‘s music since my friend and colleague Barry Smolin turned me on to The Negro Problem a decade ago. The man is a true genius of pop music, funny and smart and full of sharp observations of humanity. All of Stew’s and The Negro Problem’s CDs are worth seeking out, … Read more

The Rex Foundation web site has a big story on Tule Elk Park Child Development Center in San Francisco, where my wife is a teacher. Rita is interviewed, along with the site manager and other colleagues. It’s a wonderful story about a wonderful school. We are grateful to the Rex Foundation for its assistance over … Read more

A pleasant air-travel story for a change. The Atlanta airport was a mess – ground and air – on the day I flew home. I took this picture while stuck in traffic trying to return my rentacar. Weather was bad all over the eastern half of the country, so lots of flights were delayed or … Read more

Buddy Cage and Mark van Allen, originally uploaded by dgans. My best tour ever got even better after a truly amazing MagnoliaFest: on Tuesday, October 24 at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta, I had Mark van Allen with me for my opening set and then I sat in with the New Riders of the Purple … Read more

Reporting in from the road. I’ve had a great tour, in terms of both musical satisfaction and career development. This past weekend was MagnoliaFest, my favorite gig of every year. Friday morning: opened the mainstage w/ an hour-long solo set, well-attended and well-received. Broke in a new song, “If Only I Existed.” Friday afternoon: looping … Read more

(See this post and this post for the background on this event.) Terrapin Hill Farm Flood Benefit Sunday, Oct. 15 Bluegrass Brewing Company 3929 Shelbyville Rd Louisville, Ky 40206 Doors open at 2pm, music ALL NIGHT, silent auction $10 donation encouraged FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2006 For over a decade, the third weekend of … Read more

vid of Scarlet Begonias -> New Speedway Boogie: https://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26886 —– David Gans & Friends 9-21-97 Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA Video: 1st gen vhs Ntsc 4:3 Avg Bitrate: 8,800 kb/s Provided by: Tom P Captured by: Ray B Props: Walley S Audio: Taped & Transfered by Michael Zelner Gefell M300’s + SBD Feed (vocals only) Dvd_LPCM_AUDIO @ … Read more

As I prepared to depart the hotel for the gig at around noon on Saturday, I checked the Terrapin Hill web site and saw the announcement that the rest of the weekend had been called off. A couple of hours after that, I went outside and ran into the DTB folks, trying to figure out … Read more

“Bob” – “Weird” Al Yankovic’s brilliant sendup of Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” video, all in palindromes.