A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
I’m on my way to Las Vegas to do some SiriusXM stuff and play two shows (Friday and Saturday at noon at Shakedown Vegas), and then we’ll be off to Utah for a few days. My daily livestreams began on April 3, 2020 and continue to this day – with occasional lapses, which I cover … Read more
I celebrated the fourth anniversary of my almost-daily livestreams on April 4 by taking the day off! I have had a VERY mild case of Covid, and I’m near the end of it and returning to live performance today at 4pm PT. There’s a database of all the setlists from these performances. Here are the … Read more
DG sings and plays from 5:30-8:30 pm Wednesday, March 20 at ACRE Kitchen & Bar 5655 College Avenue in Oakland, right across from the Rockridge BART station
Some of you may not be aware that I write a lot of my own material! The first thing I ever played on the guitar was a song my brother helped me write. He showed me the chords and I was off and running! That was more than 50 years ago. Some of these songs … Read more
I was honored to be invited to demonstrate the magic of the Rick Turner Renaissance RS-6 “Deuce” for Peghead Nation!
TONIGHT IN BERKELEY! Critical Envelopes! David Gans and Joe Rut – guitar & vocals Joshua Raoul Brody – keyboards & vocals Dave Jess – bass Andrew Griffin – drums & vocals (mostly Grateful Dead) Showtime is 7pm Art House Gallery and Cultural Center 2905 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley $15-25 (Students $10) all ages! Joe Rut and … Read more
Critical Envelopes play Dead music in a decidedly original way. Fronted by songwriters Joe Rut and David Gans, we tell the story in our own voice rather than repeating what’s been said before. Sunday, October 22, 3-6pm: Critical Envelopes at Winery Sixteen 600, 589 First Street West, Sonoma CA More info: sam@winerysixteen600.com
Joe Craven and I play a gig at the Monkey House once a month, with a different collaborator each time. Past shows have featured Bob Bralove, Jeff Hobbs, Lorna Kollmeyer, Paul Kotapish, Anela Lauren, Mookie Siegel, and Suzy Thompson. On Tuesday, October 17, we’ll be joined by bassist Joe Kyle, Jr. (read about him on … Read more
Saturday, July 22 (2pm and 7pm shows): The Barton Hills Choir at the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. Gavin Tabone is bringing his nationally-renowned, Austin-based children’s singing group to Berkeley! They’ve released two albums of Grateful Dead songs! This program will feature Dead songs, and more! Jen Rund on bass, Neil Hampton on drums, DG on guitar. Tickets … Read more
Today I will play my 1000th online live show. When my gigs started getting canceled in March of 2020, I decided to start playing a live set online every day. It’s been fun, and I’ve made some decent money doing it, and it led to my opening an online store that has also served me … Read more