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Hi David, thought I'd break it up a little around here... seems like someone is really insistant on posting on your page... geesh! =) Just wanted to congratulate you for getting a spot onboard JamCruise... it will be my first voyage, what about you? Looking forward to hearing you play again and maybe do a little jamming too! See you there, Kirsten

Yes, this will be my first Jam Cruise. I expect there will be lots and lots of jamming! Gans/GD Hour blog
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Thursday, November 4, 9 pm to midnight: Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax CA. No cover. Sunday, November 7, 3-7 pm: Dead Dreams (DG, Dave Stein, Jeff Faust, Mark Corsolini) at the Milk Bar, 1840 Haight (at Stanyan), San Francisco. $5. NOTE AFTERNOON SHOW! Thursday, November 18, 9am to 1pm: Marin Farmers' Market at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael CA. Free! Great produce and prepared foods, too. Saturday, November 20, 9am to 1pm: Hayward Farmers' Market at the Hayward City Hall Plaza, 777 B Street, Hayward CA. Free! Great produce and prepared foods, too. More info at dgans.com Gans/GD Hour blog
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The Gans Gig Update is all about northern California until the first of the year, when I head to Florida for Jam Cruise and a house concert. Just starting to formulate plans for the winter. Stay tuned. Friday, December 3, 8:30pm: Rubber Souldiers at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio CA Saturday, December 4: Rex Foundation Benefit - The Wheel: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia. Musical friends of Jerry Garcia since 1962 come together to play his music. Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco. Thursday, December 9, 9pm: Collisionville, Casey Neill, and David Gans at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. (510) 841-2082. DG plays first. Friday, December 10, 8pm: Dedicated Maniacs and DG at the Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Hwy 9, Brookdale CA - in the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern California. Sunday, December 12, 7pm: The Poster Room (upstairs bar) at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Pre-show and between-sets entertainment. Black Crowes on the main stage. Saturday, December 18, 7:30pm: Songs of Sweet Surprise! DG, Ira Marlowe, and The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin) at the Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. $10. 510-482-3336 Wednesday, December 22, 8pm: Rubber Souldiers TRIO at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA. No cover! Great food and beverage, of course! Thursday, December 23, 8:00pm: DG opens for Cryptical at George's, 842 Fourth Street, San Rafael CA Thursday, December 30: Rubber Souldiers at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA January 5-9: Jam Cruise, sailing form Ft Lauderdale. Monday, January 10: House concert in Boca Raton FL Saturday, January 22: Rubber Souldiers at Slim's, San Francisco Saturday, June 25: Rubber Souldiers at Children's Fairyland, Oakland CA - My performance schedule is posted at dgans.com/gigs.html - new gigs are being added all the time. As always, I'm in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let's try to make something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of musicians' promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about my gigs and recordings. My CDs are available at http://www.cdbaby.com/all/dgans I'm offering my first online-only release, via livedownloads.com: the recording of my 9/4/10 house concert at Club Meg in Missoula, Montana. Available in high-res, CD quality, and MP3. Gans/GD Hour blog
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Thursday, December 9, 9 pm: Casey Neill and David Gans at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. (510) 841-2082. DG plays first. (Collisionville had to cancel due to an injury.) Friday, December 10, 8 pm: Dedicated Maniacs and DG at the Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Hwy 9, Brookdale CA - in the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern California. Sunday, December 12, 7 pm: The Poster Room (upstairs bar) at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Pre-show and between-sets entertainment. Black Crowes on the main stage. Saturday, December 18, 7:30 pm: Songs of Sweet Surprise! DG, Ira Marlowe, and The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin) at the Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. $10. 510-482-3336 Wednesday, December 22, 8 pm: Rubber Souldiers TRIO at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA. No cover! Great food and beverage, of course! Thursday, December 23, 8:30 pm: DG opens for Cryptical at George's, 842 Fourth Street, San Rafael CA Thursday, December 30, 9 pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA Gans/GD Hour blog
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Thursday, December 9, 9 pm: Casey Neill and David Gans at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. (510) 841-2082. DG plays first. (Collisionville had to cancel due to an injury.)

Friday, December 10, 8 pm: Dedicated Maniacs and DG at the Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Hwy 9, Brookdale CA - in the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern California.

Sunday, December 12, 7 pm: The Poster Room (upstairs bar) at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Pre-show and between-sets entertainment. Black Crowes on the main stage.

Saturday, December 18, 7:30 pm: Songs of Sweet Surprise! DG, Ira Marlowe, and The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin) at the Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. $10. 510-482-3336

Wednesday, December 22, 8 pm: Rubber Souldiers TRIO at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax CA. No cover! Great food and beverage, of course!

Thursday, December 23, 8:30 pm: DG opens for Cryptical at George's, 842 Fourth Street, San Rafael CA

Thursday, December 30, 9 pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA Gans/GD Hour blog
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Greetings! I am playing solo at the Iron Springs Pub and Brewery in Fairfax CA this Saturday, January 15, 2-3:45 pm. It's free, but of course you are requested to buy some food and/or a beer (and the beer is damn good!). Next Saturday, January 22, the "Beatles Jam Band" Rubber Souldiers performs at Slim's, on 11th Street in San Francisco. Gans/GD Hour blog
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Bobby and friends jam during a rehearsal for "First Fusion." Gans/GD Hour blog
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Looks like the spammers think David's got some spare cash from his gigs!

they are now gone...

My main purpose in writing to you today is to get the word out about the annual KPFA Grateful Dead fund-raising marathon, scheduled for Saturday, February 19, 9 am to 1 am Pacific Time. Lots of information about it on my blog: http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/kpfa_gd-marathon_2-19-2011 I am hoping to raise $50,000 in this 16-hour event, and of course I am hoping each of you will contribute something. In advance of the marathon broadcast, I have put up several items for auction. Some of them are on Facebook, accessible through this page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185116574852376 For those who aren't on Facebook, there are many other items up for auction on my blog: http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/archives/tag/kpfa-auction Items for auction on the blog include: - a gift certificate for a meal at Bocanova, one of our favorite restaurants in Oakland - Hartman Electronics' Envelope Filter (a guitar effect), designed in consultation with guitarist Mark Karan (who will perform on the marathon with a special band) - A photograph of Jerry Garcia, taken on 9/28/75 by Jon Sievert - two art prints by Mark Erickson - An original, sealed copy of the limited-edition Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan, with the bonus disc - and more to come. How you can help with the KPFA Grateful Dead marathon: - Please spread the word! Lots of info here: http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/kpfa_gd-marathon_2-19-2011 - Take a look at the auctions on Facebook and on my blog, and please make a bid or two. - Listen to the broadcast on Saturday, February 19 (webcast outlets are listed on the blog page linked above) - Give money to KPFA! Thank you for your support. I am on the Local Station Board of KPFA, so my desire to ensure and promote the health of the station is even greater and more enthusiastic than ever before (and I've been doing this fund-raiser for 25 years). And now, the GIG SPAM! Tuesday, February 15, 9pm to midnight: Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Boulevard Fairfax CA. No cover! Wednesday, February 23, 9pm: Rubber Souldiers appear on the Bruce Latimer Show, Pacifica (CA) Community TV Saturday, February 26: Rubber Souldiers play a private party in Berkeley Thursday, March 3, 9:30 pm: Dead Dreams (DG, Dave Stein, Roger Sideman, Jay Young, and ...?) at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. $10 Saturday, March 5: Rubber Souldiers at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio (West Marin) CA Thursday, March 17: DG opens for Melvin Seals/JGB at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City UT Friday, March 18 (TENTATIVE): Moab UT with Gigi Love Saturday, March 19: With the Williams Brothers Band at KAFM's Radio Room in Grand Junction CO Sunday, March 20: Dolores River Brewing Co., Dolores CO with the Lindells Sunday, March 27, 6pm: DG opens for Melvin Seals & JGB at Quixote's True Blue, 2151 Lawrence Stret, Denver CO. $20. NOTE EARLY START TIME! Saturday, April 2, 8:30 pm: Tye Dyed, DG, and gr8FLdüde & frenz at The Five Spot, 1123 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points, Atlanta Sunday, April 3: Georgia Deadheads event at Publik Draft House, 654 Peachtree St, Atlanta GA. Noon until ? - DG plays in the late afternoon. Details at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html Gans/GD Hour blog
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Thursday, March 3, 9:30 pm: Dead Dreams (David Gans, Dave Stein, Roger Sideman, Jay Young, Scott Fernandez, and special guest Henry Kaiser) at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. $10

Saturday, March 5, 8:30 pm: Rubber Souldiers at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio (West Marin) CA

Thursday, March 17: DG opens for Melvin Seals/JGB at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City UT

Friday, March 18: TBA

Saturday, March 19: With the Williams Brothers Band at KAFM's Radio Room in Grand Junction CO

Sunday, March 20: Dolores River Brewing Co., Dolores CO with The Lindells

Tuesday, March 22: House concert in Bayfield CO. Contact me for info.

Thursday, March 24, 10pm: Highland Pacific, 3934 W 32nd Ave., Denver CO. No cover! 303-477-6644

Saturday, March 26: DG opens for Moonalice at the Stage Stop, 60 Main Street, Rollinsville CO. $20.

Sunday, March 27, 6pm: DG opens for Melvin Seals & JGB at Quixote's True Blue, 2151 Lawrence Street, Denver CO. $20. Moonalice also appears. NOTE EARLY START TIME!

Saturday, April 2, 8:30 pm: Tye Dyed, DG, and gr8FLdüde & frenz at The Five Spot, 1123 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points, Atlanta

Sunday, April 3: Georgia Deadheads event at Publik Draft House, 654 Peachtree St, Atlanta GA. Noon until ? DG plays in the late afternoon.

Thursday, April 14: DG and Dedicated Maniacs at Aubergine After Dark, 755 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol CA. 707-861-9190

Friday, April 15: DG and Dedicated Maniacs at Henflings, Ben Lomond CA

Saturday, April 16, 9pm: DG and Dedicated Maniacs open for Cryptical at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley CA. $12

Thursday, April 28: Rubber Souldiers at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, Fairfax CA

Saturday, April 30: private party, Merced CA

Saturday, June 4: Rubber Souldiers at the southern Pacific Smokehouse, Novato CA

Saturday, June 18: Rubber Souldiers in San Rafael CA

Saturday, June 25: Rubber Souldiers at Children's Fairyland, Oakland CA

July 1-2: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson-Garrettsville OH

Wednesday, July 20: "House" concert at Neverdun Farm, Arundel ME. Potluck dinner at 6, music at 7:30. Email host or call 207-423-3242 for reservation. Suggested donation $10

July 21-24: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT

July 29-30: Alaska! Details TBA.

August 12-13: A Bear's Picnic, Laurelton PA

Sunday, August 14: House concert, Wellsville OH

September 8-11: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY

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Thursday, March 3, 9:30 pm: Dead Dreams (David Gans, Dave Stein, Roger Sideman, Jay Young, Scott Fernandez, and special guests Henry Kaiser and David Thom) at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. $10 Gans/GD Hour blog
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TONIGHT! Rubber Souldiers - minus our drummer but with the wonderful Barry Sless on pedal steel - play at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery in Fairfax CA. 8pm, and no cover charge! Come and enjoy a fine meal and some excellent brews with our music! Saturday, April 30: private party, Merced CA Saturday, May 14, 9:30 am: Small Town Coffee, Kapa'a (Kaua'i) HI. No cover! (Working on a couple more gigs for my visit to Kauai) Thursday, May 26: DOING DYLAN: Local performers play renditions from Dylan's repertoire (in honor of his 70th birthday). Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA May 29: Desert Rocks Music Festival, Moab UT. Saturday, June 4: Rubber Souldiers at Southern Pacific Smokehouse, Novato CA Thursday, June 9, 9pm: Rubber Souldiers and Galen Kipar at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA. $10 Friday, June 10, 9 pm: Boris Garcia and DG at Aubergine After Dark, 755 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA. $10 Saturday, June 18, 2pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Marin Art Festival, San Rafael CA Saturday, June 25, 6:30pm: Rubber Souldiers at Children's Fairyland, Oakland CA July 1-2: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson-Garrettsville OH (Looking for a couple more gigs in the area for this trip) Wednesday, July 20: "House" concert at Neverdun Farm, Arundel ME. Email msimo@gwi.net or call 207-423-3242 for reservation. Suggested donation $10 July 21-24: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT Friday, July 29: House concert in Soldotna, Alaska. Call 406-541-6616 for reservations and more info. Saturday, July 30: Soldotna, Alaska. Call 406-541-6616 for reservations and more info August 12-13: A Bear's Picnic, Laurelton PA Sunday, August 14: House concert, Wellsville OH Tuesday, August 16, 4-8pm: Novato Farmers' Market Thursday, August 18, 9pm: The Electricians and DG at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA Friday, August 19: The Electricians and DG at Aubergine After Dark, Sebastopol CA Saturday, August 20: The Electricians and DG at Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz CA September 8-11: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY (Looking for a couple more gigs in the area for this trip) Friday, September 23: Private event in Santa Fe NM Monday, September 26: House concert in Bicknell UT Saturday, October 1: House concert at "Club Meg," Missoula MT Sunday, October 2: House concert in Ovando MT My performance schedule is posted at dgans.com/gigs.html - new gigs are being added all the time. As always, I'm in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let's try to make something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of musicians' promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about my gigs and recordings. My CDs are available at cdbaby.com/all/dgans Gans/GD Hour blog
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RUBBER SOULDIERS - the "Beatles jam band" - perform twice this Saturday, June 25: At 10am we'll be on Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live, broadcasting from the Ferry Building in San Francisco, and at 6:30pm we'll be at the wonderful Children's Fairyland in Oakland. You can be in the studio audience for WCL (see below), or listen online 10 am to noon PDT. Saturday, June 25, 10am-noon PDT: Rubber Souldiers perform on Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live, broadcasting from the Ferry Building in San Francisco. You can be in the studio audience! Call 415-664-9500 or order tickets online. Station list here. Saturday, June 25, 6:30 pm: Rubber Souldiers at Children's Fairyland, Oakland CA. July 1-3: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson-Garrettsville OH. Tuesday, July 19, 9 pm: DG and Grateful Dread at Nectar's Martha's Vineyard, 17 Airport Road, Edgartown MA Wednesday, July 20: "House" concert at Neverdun Farm, Arundel ME. Email msimo@gwi.net or call 207-423-3242 for reservation. Suggested donation $10 July 21-24: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT Friday, July 29: House concert in Soldotna, Alaska. Call 406-541-6616 for reservations and more info. Saturday, July 30: Soldotna, Alaska. Call 406-541-6616 for reservations and more info Thursday, August 11, 9pm: Tribute to Jerry Garcia! benefit for the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA. Performers include DG, Eric Thompson, David Thom, Pat Nevins, Zac Matthews, and many more TBA. Saturday, August 13: A Bear's Picnic, Laurelton PA Sunday, August 14: House concert, Wellsville OH. Contact me for info. Tuesday, August 16, 4-8pm: Novato Farmers' Market Thursday, August 18, 9pm: The Electricians and DG at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA Friday, August 19: The Electricians and DG at Aubergine After Dark, Sebastopol CA Saturday, August 20: The Electricians and DG at Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz CA Saturday, August 27, 10 am to 2 pm: The Westbrae Concerts in the park next to the Bagel Shop on Gilman Street (near the BART tracks) in Berkeley CA. DG, Ira Marlowe, Joe Rut, and The Secret Identities (Mario DeSio and Kenny Dinkin). Free! Sunday, August 28: House concert in Los Altos CA. Potluck dinner at 5, music at 6. Suggested donation $10. Email houseconcert@thenarads.org for info and reservations. Tuesday, August 30, 7pm: Southern Pacific Smokehouse, 214 Vintage Way, Novato CA. $5 September 9-10: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY Saturday, September 10: House concert in Lexington KY. Potluck dinner at 6:30, show at 7:30. Suggested donation $10. Email me for more info. Friday, September 23: Private event in Santa Fe NM Monday, September 26: House concert in Bicknell UT. Contact me for info. Tuesday, September 27: House concert in Salt Lake City. Contact me for info. Thursday, September 29: DG and the Deadlocks at the Knotty Pine, Victor ID Friday, September 30: DG and the Deadlocks at the Town Square Tavern, Jackson WY Saturday, October 1: House concert at "Club Meg," Missoula MT Details TBA Sunday, October 2: House concert in Ovando MT. Call 406-541-6616 for reservations and more info. My performance schedule is posted at dgans.com/gigs.html - new performances are being added all the time. As always, I'm in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let's try to make something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of musicians' promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about my gigs and recordings. My CDs are available at cdbaby.com Gans/GD Hour blog
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Two hometown gigs this weekend Saturday, August 27, 10 am to 2 pm Note DAYTIME HOURS!: The Westbrae Concerts in the park next to the Bagel Shop on Gilman Street (near the BART tracks) in Berkeley. David Gans, Ira Marlowe, Joe Rut, Mario DeSio. Free! Sunday, August 28: House concert in Los Altos CA. Potluck dinner at 5, music at 6. Suggested donation $10. Email houseconcert@thenarads.org for info and reservations. More info and more gigs at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html Gans/GD Hour blog
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I have a new release to rave about! FestivaLink.net presents David Gans & Eric Rawlins: Desert Wind, Rollin' River Players: David Gans (guitar, vocals) Eric Rawlins (guitar, vocals) David Gans and Eric Rawlins have been making music together, mostly at parties and occasionally in public, for more than 20 years. Recorded before a live audience in David's living room in Oakland, this album includes original compositions and many of their favorite songs by others and highlights the warmth of their musical friendship over time. Recorded by Stephen Barncard Edited and mixed by Jeremy Goody at Megasonic Sound, Oakland CA Mastered in HDCD™ by Dave Glasser at Airshow Mastering Photo by Earl Crabb The title, "Desert Wind, Rollin' River," is a line from one of Eric's wonderful songs. Five of the songs are mine, three are Eric's, and the rest are favorites from 20 years of Sing Things, including two by Kate Wolf, two by Rodney Crowell, one by Jackson Browne, three by Nanci Griffith, and the old Don and Juan number "What's Your Name?" Travelin’ Man I Wish It Would Rain Waltzing Across Texas Caroline Cherokee Rider Going Back to Georgia Kilkelly Jacqueline Across the Great Divide Leavin’ Louisiana Wheels Until I Gain Control Again Gulf Coast Highway Listen Green Eyes Salisbury Plain Our Lady of the Well Wild Horse Valley What’s Your Name? Available from livedownloads and festivalink.

I've been listening to these guys sing together for a really long time and I heartily recommend this!

Good day, friends! I have two urgent items for your immediate attention, and some news about my musical plans for the year. First, tomorrow is the annual KPFA Grateful Dead marathon! I'll be on the air from 9 am until 1 am Pacific time, and the program will be webcast via http://www.kpfa.org, http://www.nugs.net, and http://www.gdradio.net - please spread the word! And I hope you'll make a donation some time during the day. You can do that online at http://www.kpfa.org or call 510-848-5732 or 1-800-439-5732. Plenty more info (and a photo of the wonderful t-shirt that Papa Lindsey made for us, plus a list of the fine thank-you gifts we're offering) at We'll have a live performance from The Fall Risk at around 2pm, and the David Nelson Band will join us from The Big Island at around 6:30pm. The rest of the day will be filled with rare musical treats by the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia; I've been working on this for quite a while and I have some wonderful gems to share. Saturday, February 4, 9 am to 1 am: the annual KPFA Grateful Dead fund-raising marathon. Webcast all over the universe! http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/kpfamarathon_2012 * The second action item has to do with a swell new band call The Sycamore Slough String Band. This is an acoustic quartet doing Grateful Dead-ish music, with Bay Area bluegrass luminary David Thom on mandolin, "Fiddle Dave" Muhlethaler, and Roger Sideman on bass. We had our first two rehearsals in a recording studio, and we came away with enough presentable material for two CDs (more on that later). We emerged form that session with a video clip of my new arrangement of "New Speedway Boogie," and we've entered it in the Dead Covers Project. Please take a look at the clip on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoZfxawvKeQ - and hit the like" button if you're so inclined. You can also find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SycamoreSlough and you'll see our first two gigs in the listing below. * Oh, one more thing! I have TWO new releases on Festivalink and Livedownloads - a solo show recorded 3/26/11 at Rollinsville CO and a studio recording with my pal Eric Rawlins titled "Desert Wind, Rollin' River." You'll find information and links to both downloads sites at http://www.dgans.com/discography/ . Both recordings as available on CD from either vendor, and they're also on iTunes. * I will have a couple of new festival appearances to announce very soon. THE SCHEDULE: Friday, February 10: House concert in Placitas NM. Email me for info. Saturday, February 11: Top Dead Center and DG at Low Spirits, 2823 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque NM. 505-344-9555. http://www.lowspiritslive.com Sunday, February 12: House concert in Flagstaff, Arizona. Potluck dinner at 4, music at 6. Email me for details/reservations. Monday, February 13: Normal Bean, DG, and Top Dead Center at the Rialto Theater, 318 E. Congress St., Tucson AZ. Tickets: $10 for Rialto and KXCI members, $12 general public (and at the door) Thursday, February 23, 8pm:: Sycamore Slough String Band at Murphy's Pub, 464 First St. East, Sonoma CA. 707.935.0660 Wednesday, April 18, 8pm: Sycamore Slough String Band at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax CA. No cover! July 4-7: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson/Garrettsville OH July 19-22, 2012: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT. http://www.govibes.com August 17-18: A Bear's Picnic, Laurelton PA http://www.abearspicnic.com * My performance schedule is posted at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html - new gigs are being added all the time. As always, I'm in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let's try to make something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of musicians' promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about my gigs and recordings. My recordings are available at http://www.dgans.com/discography/ If you want to be removed from this list, please send email to david@trufun.com and I'll take care of it ASAP.

Good day, friends! Tonight is the public debut of the Sycamore Slough String Band! This is an acoustic quartet doing Grateful Dead-ish music, with Bay Area bluegrass luminary David Thom on mandolin, "Fiddle Dave" Muhlethaler, and Roger Sideman on bass. We posted a clip of "New Speedway Boogie" from our first rehearsal in the Dead Covers Project - please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoZfxawvKeQ and click on LIKE! Our new web site is (blessedly short URL) http://s3b.us , and you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SycamoreSlough . On Monday we will finish mixing a CD's worth of material, which we are planning to release soon via festivalink.net (where I recently released a live show recorded 3/26/11, and "Desert Wind, Rollin' River" - a duo record with my dear friend Eric Rawlins). * The gig schedule is filling in nicely, and I am expecting to have a couple of new festival appearances to announce very soon. THE SCHEDULE: Thursday, February 23, 8pm: Sycamore Slough String Band at Murphy's Pub, 464 First St. East, Sonoma CA. 707.935.0660 Wednesday, February 29: Sycamore Slough String Band opens for Greensky Bluegrass at Sweetwater in Mill Valley CA FLORIDA IN MARCH: Thursday, March 8: Skipper's Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa FL with John Zias et al. Friday, March 9: TBA Saturday, March 10: 8th Avenue Pub, 103 8th Ave N, Safety Harbor FL with John Zias et al. Sunday, March 11, 4pm: The Ale and the Witch, 111 Second Ave NE, St Petersburg FL with John Zias et al. Roy Jay Band opens. Monday, March 12: house concert in Boca Raton FL. Email me for info and reservations. Tuesday, March 13: solo electric show at 8th Avenue Pub, 103 8th Ave N, Safety Harbor FL Saturday, March 31, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm: Grand Lake Farmers' Market, across from the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland CA. No cover! Great produce, prepared foods, etc. Saturday, April 7, 9 am to 1 pm: Hayward Farmers' Market, Hayward City Hall Plaza, at 777 B Street. Free! Great produce, prepared foods, etc. Wednesday, April 18, 8pm: Sycamore Slough String Band at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax CA. No cover! Friday, April 27: Grandpa Banana's Band and Sycamore Slough String Band at Aubergine After Dark, Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA. 707-827-3460 Friday, May 4: French Broad River Festival, Hot Springs NC July 4-7: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson/Garrettsville OH July 19-22, 2012: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT. http://www.govibes.com August 17-18: A Bear's Picnic, Laurelton PA http://www.abearspicnic.com * My performance schedule is posted at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html - new gigs are being added all the time. As always, I'm in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let's try to make something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of musicians' promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about my gigs and recordings. My recordings are available at http://www.dgans.com/discography/ If you want to be removed from this list, please send email to david@trufun.com and I'll take care of it ASAP.

DESERT WIND, ROLLIN' RIVER, a duet with my friend Eric Rawlins, has just been released in audiophile 96KHz/24 bit by HDTracks It's a solid Americana playlist - Nanci Griffith, Kate Wolf, Rodney Crowell, Jackson Browne, originals by both of us. Recorded in my living room by the legendary Stephen Barncard (American Beauty, Blows Against the Empire, If I Could Only Remember My Name...) Travelin’ Man I Wish It Would Rain Waltzing Across Texas Caroline Cherokee Rider Going Back to Georgia Kilkelly Jacqueline Across the Great Divide Leavin’ Louisiana Wheels Until I Gain Control Again Gulf Coast Highway Listen Green Eyes Salisbury Plain Our Lady of the Well Wild Horse Valley What’s Your Name? Also available in FLAC, MP3, and on CD from Festivalink

the Like button? Love these tunes.

Sycamore Slough String Band Thursday, April 12: Boris Garcia and Sycamore Slough String Band at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA Friday, April 13: Boris Garcia and Sycamore Slough String Band at Don Quixote's International Music Hall, Felton CA Wednesday, April 18, 8pm: Sycamore Slough String Band at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax CA. No cover! Thursday, April 26, 7pm PDT: Sycamore Slough String Band live at TRI Studios. Free stream! Friday, April 27, 9pm: Grandpa Banana's Band and Sycamore Slough String Band at Aubergine After Dark, Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA. 707-827-3460 Sunday, April 29, 4-7pm: Sycamore Slough String Band and Ragged Glory at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA. All ages! Sliding scale $6-10

Sycamore Slough String Band at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery in Fairfax CA tonight 8-10pm. No cover charge! AND! SSSB plays live at TRI Studios next Thursday 4/26, 7pm Pacific Time. Free webcast!

Sycamore Slough String Band (with Robin Sylvester sitting in on bass) sang "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" for Levon last night at Iron Springs Pub. Video clip here.

Sycamore Slough String Band play at Sweetwater in Mill Valley CA TONIGHT (Tuesday 5/22), 8pm. We'll be joined by Robin Sylvester, Aaron Redner (Hot Buttered Rum), and Melody Walker and Jacob Groopman.

I am performing at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley this Thursday (June 7) at 8pm with singer-songwriter-looper Garrin Benfield. Advance tickets here. The show will be streamed (audio and video) live via concert window; order on the day of the show.

Wednesday, July 18: House party at Neverdun Farm, near Kennebunkport ME. Contact me for info. July 19-22: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT. Friday, July 27, 7:30-10 pm: DG and Ira Marlowe at The Monkey House, Berkeley CA. Email for reservations and more info. Tickets are $10-20 sliding scale. More info: dgans.com/gigs.html

The Sycamore Slough String Band is playing the legendary Freight and Salvage in Berkeley this Wednesday. The show will be webcast via Concert Window for a mere $3 (starting at 8pm PDT). Sign up here. And of course, we'd love to have a houseful in the actual venue! Advance tickets are available here. We will be joined by Danny Carnahan of Wake the Dead fame, and we may have another surprise guest or two, too. Stay tuned. Here's a taste of what we look and sound like: New Speedway Boogie

TONIGHT! Friday, October 19, 8pm: Kathy Kallick Band and Sycamore Slough String Band at Studio 55 Marin, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael CA

Sycamore Slough String Band got a last-minute opportunity to play live on Sedge Thomson's WEST COAST LIVE tomorrow morning (Sat 2/2), 10am-noon. Broadcast on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco and streaming live at KALW.org Broadcast from the Ferry Bulding in SF, and tickets are available if you'd like to be in the studio audience.

Details and more gigs (Florida in March!) at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html Friday, February 8: XTra Ticket, Top Dead Center, and DG at the Sail Inn, 26 South Farmer Avenue, Tempe AZ Saturday, February 9, 4:20 pm: Top Dead Center and DG at the The Hut, 305 N Herbert Ave, Tucson AZ Sunday, February 10: House concert in Flagstaff, Arizona. Email me for info and reservation. Friday, February 15: House concert in Placitas NM. Email me for info and reservation. Saturday, February 16: House concert in Albuquerque NM, hosted by Jams of Enchantment. Email jamsofenchantment@gmail.com for info, reservations, and membership. Saturday, February 23, 9 am to 1am PST: The annual KPFA Grateful Dead marathon! Webcast around the globe! Sunday, February 24: A tribute to George Harrison and benefit for the club at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA. James Nash, Mark Karan, Stu Allen, Robin Sylvester, Peter Lavezzoli, J Raoul Brody, Chris and Lorin Rowan, Mana Maddy, Kathy Kallick, Dedicated Maniacs, and many more TBA.

Heading out to the Mountain Time Zone for eight shows in ten days, and then I play in two bands at the Freight and Salvage on June 21! Saturday, June 8: House concert in Las Vegas NV. Sunday, June 9: Boulder Mesa Cafe, Boulder UT Monday, June 10: Robber's Roost Book Store, Torrey UT Wednesday, June 12: House concert in Salt Lake City. Friday, June 14: Alpine Wines Bistro, Driggs ID Saturday, June 15: Live from the Divide! Peach Street Studios, Bozeman MT Sunday, June 16: House Concert at "Club Meg," Missoula MT. Monday, June 17: Symes Hot Springs, 209 Wall Street, Hot Springs MT Friday, June 21: Sycamore Slough String Band and Dogpatch Junction at the Freight and Salvage, Berkeley CA House concert reservations, more info, and more gigs at dgans.com/gigs.html

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 will play in two bands at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley: Acoustic with the Sycamore Slough String Band, and Electric with Dogpatch Junction. July takes me east twice: Buffalo and Nelson Ledges over the July 4 weekend, and then a longer trip later in the month that will include three festivals, several house concerts, and "Dark Star High School," a midweek retreat at the Full Moon Resort in New York with the Dark Star Orchestra, Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay, and Betty Cantor-Jackson. I'm still working on a few more things for late July, possibly including gigs in western New Jersey, Connecticut, and/or Long Island. Check dgans.com/gigs.html for updates. And before we get to the complete list of gigs as it stands today, please check out this interview I did, joined by the Rumpke Mountain Boys, right after our thrilling set at the Dark Star Jubilee on May 27: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmaFkimYckE * The schedule as it stands today: Saturday, June 8: House concert in Las Vegas NV. Potluck dinner at 6:30, music at 7:30. Email me for info/reservations. Sunday, June 9, 6pm: Boulder Mesa Cafe, Boulder UT Monday, June 10, 7pm: Robber's Roost Book Store, Torrey UT Wednesday, June 12: House concert in Salt Lake City. Email kasidybaker@gmail.com for info/reservations. Friday, June 14, 7pm: Alpine Wines Bistro, 15 S Main St, Driggs ID Saturday, June 15: Live from the Divide! Peach Street Studios, 627 E. Peach Street, Bozeman MT Sunday, June 16: House Concert at "Club Meg," Missoula MT. Email me for info. Monday, June 17: Symes Hot Springs, 209 Wall Street, Hot Springs MT Friday, June 21, 8pm: Sycamore Slough String Band and Dogpatch Junction at the Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley CA. DG will play with both bands. Thursday July 4: House concert near Buffalo NY. Email me for info and reservations Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6: Grateful Fest, at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson/Garrettsville OH Sunday, July 14, 9 am to 1 pm: Marin Farmers' Market at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael CA. Free! Great local produce, etc. Saturday, July 20: House concert in Staten Island NY. Email me for info Sunday, July 21, 1pm: The Folk Project presents a house concert in Rockaway, New Jersey. Email concerts@folkproject.org for info/reservation. Suggested donation $15 Wednesday, July 24: House concert at Neverdun Farm, Kennebunkport ME. July 25-28: Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Park, Bridgeport CT Friday, August 2: Fletch Fest, Westernville NY August 3-4: A Bear's Picnic, Pennsylvania August 5-9: "DSO High School" at the Full Moon Resort, Big Indian NY. Dark Star Orchestra, Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay, Betty Cantor-Jackson, David Gans. Music, conversation, storytelling, and more! Sunday, August 11: Sycamore Slough String Band at the Beloved Festival, Tidewater Falls OR Thursday, August 15: Berkeley CA (details TBA) Sunday, August 18: Oakland CA (details TBA) September 7-8: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY Tuesday, September 10 (tentative): Rumpke Mountain Boys and DG at Stanley's Pub, Cincinnati OH Friday, September 13: Solo and with the Rumpke Mountain Boys at Pink Moon Festival Saturday, September 14 (very late at night!): With the Rumpke Mountain Boys at The Werk Out, at Legend Valley in Thornville OH * My performance schedule is posted at dgans.com/gigs.html - new gigs are being added all the time. As always, I'm in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let's try to make something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of musicians' promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about my gigs and recordings. My recordings are available at http://www.dgans.com/discography/ Great thanks to Jim Dunlop for providing me with first-rate strings for all my guitars! http://www.jimdunlop.com/ Thanks also to Rick Turner for creating the amazing guitar I play on tour, the Renaissance RS-6. http://www.renaissanceguitars.com If you want to be removed from this list, please send email to david@trufun.com and I'll take care of it ASAP. SYCAMORE SLOUGH STRING BAND: Sycamore Slough String Band is an acoustic quartet focusing on the music of the Grateful Dead, with other fine songs popping up occasionally as well. With me are mandolinist/guitarist David Thom and bassist Roger Sideman. We held our first rehearsals at Megasonic Studio in Oakland in January, confident that magic would be made, and we did indeed wind up with releasable music. "First Rehearsals" is available in FLAC, MP3, and CD on demand from festivalink.net - http://flink.livedownloads.com/show.asp?show=7293 and in audiophile (96/24) from HDTracks - https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HD063… Here are two videos from First Rehearsals: Jackaroe New Speedway Boogie DAVID GANS AND ERIC RAWLINS: I'm also hawking Desert Wind, Rollin' River, a studio recording of Americana type songs (including several originals) with my dear friend Eric Rawlins. We've been singing together, mostly at private gatherings, for more than 20 years. The recording was done in my living room by the great Stephen Barncard, who recorded American Beauty and David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name...) It's available in FLAC, MP3, and CD on demand from Festivalink And in audiophile (96/24) from HDTracks More info on these and other releases at http://www.dgans.com/discography/

More info at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html Thursday July 4: House concert near Buffalo NY. Email me for info/reservations Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6: Grateful Fest, at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson/Garrettsville OH Thursday, July 11, 8:30pm: Sycamore Slough String Band and American Nomad at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA. Sunday, July 14, 9 am to 1 pm: Marin Farmers' Market at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael CA. Free! Great local produce, etc. Sunday, July 14, 1pm: Elks Club, 1312 Mission Ave, San Rafael CA. Linda Imperial Band headlines. $8. Saturday, July 20: House concert in Staten Island NY. Potluck at 6, music at 7. Email me for info/reservations Sunday, July 21, 1pm: The Folk Project presents a house concert in Rockaway, New Jersey. Email concerts@folkproject.org for info/reservation. Suggested donation $15. More info here. After the concert, DG hosts "Tales from the Golden Road" (on SiriusXM's Grateful Dead Channel) 4-6pm from the concert venue. Monday, July 22, 6-9pm: The Hobo Stage presents DG and Andy Goessling at Jefferson House, 139 Nolans Point Road, Lake Hopatcong NJ Tuesday, July 23: House concert in Hanson MA. Potluck at 6, music at 7. Email Nicole for info/reservation. Wednesday, July 24: House concert at Neverdun Farm, Kennebunkport ME. Email me for info/reservations July 25-28: Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Park, Bridgeport CT Tuesday, July 30, 7-10pm: DG joins The Sticky Greens at Fred's Lucky Frog, 600 Main St, Willimantic CT 06226 (at the foot of the Frog Bridge). No cover! Friday, August 2, 6pm: House concert in Scotland CT.Email me for info/reservations August 3-4: A Bear's Picnic, Lycoming County Fairgrounds, Hughesville PA August 5-9: DSO High School at the Full Moon Resort, Big Indian NY. Dark Star Orchestra, Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay, Betty Cantor-Jackson, David Gans. Music, conversation, storytelling, and more! Sunday, August 11: Sycamore Slough String Band at the Beloved Festival, Tidewater Falls OR

Safe travels and good audiences!

It's been a great summer so far, and there are more adventures in the works!

I have three gigs in northern California this week (including tonight!) and four in southern California Dec 19-22:

Friday, December 6, 7:30 pm: Jeff Pehrson (w/ Mike Sugar), David Gans, and Ira Marlowe at the Monkey House Theater in Berkeley. Sliding scale $10-20. Email for info/reservations.

Saturday, December 7, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm: Grand Lake Farmers' Market, Oakland CA

Sunday, December 8, 9 am to 1 pm: Marin Farmers' Market, San Rafael CA

Thursday, December 19: House concert in Santa Clarita CA (near Los Angeles). Potluck at 6, music at 7:30. Email me for info/reservations.

Friday, December 20: Cubensis with DG at Golden Sails Hotel, 6285 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach CA

Saturday, December 21, 4 pm: Cubensis with DG at Lighthouse Cafe, 30 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach CA

Sunday, December 22: House concert in Hollywood CA. Potluck at 5, music at 6. Email me for info/reservations.

More info at http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html

Here is a recording of "Be Like Earl," a song I wrote in memory of my departed friend Earl Crabb. https://dgans.bandcamp.com/track/be-like-earl The Bandcamp page will accept $0 as your preferred price, so please feel free to enjoy the song, whether you pay for it or not. (All payments will be invested in future recordings.) Be Like Earl by David Gans Earl Crabb was a brilliant man A gentle man, and generous His Rolodex was heavy And his attic was voluminous He had a million tales to tell And every one was true I’m a better man for knowing him And a better friend to you Earl Crabb was an easy man A laughing man, and sociable To stand before his camera Was to be well viewed and notable He had a million friends, you know And every one was real A friend of Earl’s is a friend of mine That’s just the way I feel Let’s ignore the dominant paradigm And practice random kindness all the time Treat our customers like neighbors Not the other way around A little more “Share this planet” And a little less “Stand your ground.” This world will be a better place For every boy and girl If we all do our best to be like Earl Earl Crabb was a software man When very few were doin’ it He made the world a better place Enhancing and improvin’ it Call him esoft, call him Earl, He was The Great Humbead No one here was ready On the day he took his leave Earl Crabb was a helpful man, Resourceful and encouraging He led me to improve my life With optimistic urging I know I’m not the only one Who benefited thus So I’m making it my mission To pass on his gifts to us Let’s ignore the dominant paradigm And practice random kindness all the time Treat our customers like neighbors Not the other way around A little more “Share this planet” And a little less “Stand your ground.” This world will be a better place For every boy and girl If we all do our best to be like Earl I will do my very best to be as kind as Earl ©2015 Whispering Hallelujah (BMI). All rights reserved Recorded by Jeremy Goody at Megasonic Sound, Piedmont CA

Heartfelt.....

and sorely missed.