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Reptiles reunion: the recording

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Rich Selleseth has posted his recording of 9/4/09 to a bit torrent site. Download here. The Reptiles 2009-09-04 (Fri) Starry Plough Berkeley, CA USA A reunion in memory of Al Feldstein Steve Horowitz aka Shecky Terrapin – drums Tammie Horowitz aka Tammie Terrapin – vocals Steve Ramirez – bass and vocals Bob Nakamine – guitar … Read more

Gig update: What a short, strange trip that was!

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Well, that was an unexpected turn of events! Short version: On Thursday morning, August 27, I had what proved to be a “mild to moderate” heart attack in Lee Vining CA (out near Mono Lake) on my way out into the desert. I got myself to Carson City and lucked into a brand new hospital … Read more

Song of the Day

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Driving around doing errands today, listened to most of Gordon Stone‘s new CD Night Shade, and then put in Guy Clark‘s new one, Some Days the Song Writes You. The second song on the disc gave me chills, right there on sunny Grand Avenue. It’s called “The Guitar” – Guy wrote it with Verlon Thompson. … Read more

Gans gig update – plus

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Hello, friends – This is a gigspam message with some extra stuff in it. It’s been a busy and musically rewarding summer despite the weird and somewhat depressing state of the music business. Although gasoline prices have come down from their alarming peaks of last summer, the cost-benefit analysis of doing club dates is not … Read more

RIP Les Paul

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I interviewed Les Paul in 1976 at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco, where he demonstrated the “Les Paulverizer,” a prototype looping device! I’m out at Pt Reyes for the day, but over the weekend I will dig out the recording a post a clip.

DG is available for House Concerts

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In many cases, it’s a much more pleasant situation for both performer and audience. House concerts provide an intimate setting in which the music is the main event and beer sales aren’t the main determinant of success. A performer like me who doesn’t draw big crowds too often (“That’s months away,” as Martin Mull once … Read more

Gans on tour this summer

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Hello, friends – happy SUMMER!! I’m in the middle of an online interview at www.well.com/inkwell – talking with Gary Burnett and other interlocutors about my adventures in the music bizniz, the mysteries of creativity, and various other subjects. You can contribute to the dialogue by sending email to inkwell@well.com There are some samples of my … Read more

DG’s musical adventures: this weekend and beyond

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Hello, friends – happy SUMMER!! I’ve got three Bay Area gigs this weekend, and I hit the road next week for my first festival of the season. The in-between gigs are still being confirmed; please see https://www.dgans.com/gigs.html for the latest. I’m in the middle of an online interview at www.well.com/inkwell – talking with Gary Burnett … Read more

Cheap-shotting Paul McCartney

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I really need to have someone explain to me the San Francisco Chronicle’s reason for publishing Aidin Vaziri’s piece on Paul McCartney’s “When I’m 64” as Macca turns 64 himself. From where I sit, at age 52, it struck me as content-free, a poinltess attack on an obsolete coltural icon. Offending geezers is fine if … Read more