A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
I’m too lazy to hand-code all the links for this post, so please go to dgans.com for more info. Saturday, January 11, 3pm: Scott Guberman and DG at Pt San Pablo Harbor Club, 1900 Stenmark Drive, Richmond CA Saturday, January 25, 1-4pm: SoL Cannabis, New Washoe City NV. Free! Wednesday, January 29, 7:30pm: DG opens … Read more
A HEYDAY HOOTENANNY Sunday, July 28, 6pm Heyday Books, 1808-A San Pablo Ave, Berkeley It was Steve Wasserman who introduced me to Jim Page‘s music back in the 1970s. I was a young singer-songwriter out to change the world by persuasion, and there was Steve, out to change the world by more direct means. And … Read more
David Gans, Home Sweet Home – Solo loop improvisations, Spring 2019 Available only on Bandcamp – free, or pay what you want.
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia! Tuesday, May 14, 7:30pm: The Pour House Music Hall, Raleigh NC, opening for The Sweet Lilies Wednesday, May 15: Charleston Pour House, 1977 May Bank Hwy, Charleston SC. With Reckoning and Tenth Mountain Division. Advance tickets here Thursday, May 16: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, 510 Briar Creek Road, Charlotte NC … Read more
Back on the road next week! Details and links at dgans.com Friday, April 19: Old Shoe and DG at Kenny’s Westside Pub, 112 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria IL Saturday, April 20: Deadfest at The Wire, Berwyn IL. Solo and with Old Shoe Sunday, April 21: House concert in Holt MI. Contact me for info/reservations. Tuesday, … Read more
Last month, Scott Guberman and I got together and wrote a song, “The Town That Still Believes in Magic.” We recorded it on March 16, and finished the mix yesterday. The Dead to Me podcast premiered the track in this week’s episode, “Zen of the Dead” (And I was interviewed in last week’s episode). And … Read more
David — can’t remember the last time I looked up a performer’s lyrics the next morning. quality, thoughtfully written stuff that I happen to culturally agree with. . . and exactly the stuff that needs reinforcing in this particularly weird time. you gave a ton — very genuine and complete performance — the content of … Read more
Derk Richardson reviews Drop the Bone in the March 2019 issue of Oakland Magazine. ‘…the superbly produced Drop the Bone captures his eclectic range and deep Bay Area relationships….the openhearted, good-time feel bends through several genres in the original songs, instrumentals, and renditions of Townes Van Zandt’s “Pancho and Lefty” and George Harrison’s “Here Come … Read more
Not much to look at, but you can hear what the song and jam sound like! The full story is here, with song lyrics.
I just had one of the highest experiences of my life, musical or otherwise. Three weeks ago, Scott Guberman and I got together at his house in Fairfax to write a song. I had a line of lyric and three lines of music, and I said: “This song could be about Fairfax.” Three hours later, … Read more