music

Marquees, originally uploaded by dgans. On the road with Ralph Roddenbery and Mark van Allen.

Mark Van Allen, David Gans and Ralph Roddenbery at the end of our first tour together. We’re gonna do it again in April – stay tuned! Photo by Alex Beaudry UPDATE: Robert Reid has a slide show from the Charleston SC gig.

I just got to Mark Van Allen’s house outside Atlanta after a 500+-mile drive from Clearwater FL. Just finished a two-weekend tour with Mark and our pal Ralph Roddenbery, and on the way home we decided to do it again in April. More details, and recordings, to come. Right now alI have is this blog … Read more

After our show in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, we headed down to Spartanburg to spend the night in the home of my friend Maclyn Humphrey. There we were introduced to her pet llama, Osama. And that’s not even the weirdest thing that’s happened on this tour!

Matthew Price in Albuquerque linked to my “Earworms of the Year” post, and then posted his own list of earworms – which included my song “Who Will Save Us from the Saved?“! You can hear the song in its entirety on the tunes page.

This just in from Jim Roe: Hi All, I have finally had some time to get the audio of the show finished and uploaded to the Archive. The recording came out pretty good. This is a great set with tons of talent- just look at the friends! Enjoy and Have a great New Year! DVD … Read more

A random listing of some songs I couldn’t get out of my head this year: Chinito Chinito from Ry Cooder‘s amazing CD Chavez Ravine. Deal – Buddy Miller live at MagnoliaFest Midwest in Bean Blossom, Indiana, July 2005. Not on any CD that I know of, but I’ve scored a fine live recording of the … Read more

This recording has just been made available for download or streaming in various formats on archive.org. It’s one of my favorite solo shows of the year – well worth checking out. David Gans Thursday, September 22, 2005 The Kodiak, Rutherfordton NC Opening jam-> Return of the Grievous Angel, Lazy River Road, Falling Star, Jam-> Jackaroe, … Read more

David Gans & Friends Thursday, December 15, 2005 The Invitational at the Hotel Utah, San Francisco Personnel: DG & Chris Rowan, guitar and vocals; Josh Zucker, bass and vocals; Josh Kaye, keyboards; Adam Perry, drums. Surprise guests: Tony Perez, sax (all of main set); James Nash (the Waybacks), mandolin (Yellow Submarine to end of main … Read more

XM Satellite Radio carries my radio show, the Grateful Dead Hour on “Deep Tracks” Channel 40. Today I read that they’ve signed up a new DJ: Bob Dylan! His show debuts in March. Worst radio voice ever, quite possibly, but I predict he’ll have a kick-ass playlist. So what if Sirius has Howard Stern? I’m … Read more