A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Bob Cogswell recorded our tribute and benefit at the Ashkenaz on August 15. “Very Jerry III: It All Rolls into One.” Stream it and/or download it here, and if you would like to support the Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, you can make a donation any time at ashkenaz.com. Performers include Henry Kaiser, David … Read more
I can’t resist posting one more bit from my June 1981 interview with Joe Walsh: Could we talk about your reputation? It’s been surprising in a pleasing way to find out how calm things are here [a hotel in Michigan], considering what I’ve heard. I don’t even know if it’s true. Oh, yeah, it’s true. … Read more
The Eagles’ Greatest Hit is a long, and very funny, article Bill Simmons, talking about the excellent documentary about the Eagles that aired on Showtime a few months ago. I had the doc on my DVR for months before I finally watched it. It really is great, and there really is a lot to learn … Read more
Club Ave 9 presents the Dinner and a Show Series A very special afternoon with David Gans solo electric An Oakland Summer Clam-Bake menu by Chef Jeff Come join us for our fave tunes, great food and great friends. Sunday, 8-18-13, 3:30 PM The Moss House, Oakland (address sent after booking) $45 per person ***BYOB … Read more
This is a soundcheck performance of “Lee Street Shuffle,” a new piece based on a melody derived from the phone number I had in 1974.
I did my June tour with a malfunctioning looper. Not completely broken, just intermittent: not doing what it’s supposed to every time. I suspect a failing microswitch in the left pedal. As I said to my audience in more than one gig, “This is improvisation on a whole nother level.” Sometimes my loop started and … Read more
Chris Jones posted this review on the Eurotraders mailing list, and gave me permission to repost it here. “Life Is a Jam” was recorded in December 2009. It is available for download, and I have a few actual (pressed) CDs left from a limited run. Chris’s review: I’ve been on a bit of Gans binge … Read more
David Gans with the Rumpke Mountain Boys at the Dark Star Jubilee 5/25/13. Ramblin Rob posted a video of our full set.
Ramblin Rob caught us right after our smokin’ set at the Dark Star Jubilee on 5/25/13!
Greetings on the eve of my trip to the Mountain Time Zone! I start (still in the Pacific time zone) with a house concert in Las Vegas on Saturday, and then I’m off to Utah, Idaho, and Montana for six performances in eight days, interspersed with awesome sightseeing and spiritual refreshment. On June 21, I … Read more