For those of you who don’t know, Gary Lucas is an American guitarist, songwriter, and composer who was a member of Captain Beefheart’s band.
Gary formed the band Gods and Monsters in 1989. To date he has released more than 50 albums as a solo artist or band leader in a variety of genres, touring internationally.
Gary has collaborated with artists including Leonard Bernstein, Jeff Buckley, John Cale, Nick Cave and Lou Reed. He has also worked with people like Bryan Ferry, Graham Parker, Iggy Pop, John Sebastian, Patti Smith and Bob Weir.
He’s currently in Australia delivering performances and Masterclasses in guitar and songwriting – classes he occasionally offers at Yale, Columbia and Rutgers University as well as other academic institutions.
Dubbed "The Thinking Man’s Guitar Hero" by The New Yorker, "The world’s most popular avant-rock guitarist" by The Independent (UK), "One of the 100 Greatest Living Guitarists" (Classic Rock), "Legendary Leftfield guitarist" by The Guardian (UK), "Guitarist of 1000 Ideas" by The New York Times, "a true axe God" by Melody Maker, and "One of the five best guitarists in the world" by the national Czech newspaper Lidove Noviny, Gary is a must see act.
Make sure you catch him in concert with Katie Noonan:
Wednesday, June 3 The Vanguard, Sydney, Gadigal Country
Friday, June 5 Jazzlab, Melbourne, Naarm
Master Classeses:
June 3 Workshop at AIM Sydney 11:30 am-1 pm Lecture Hall The Rocks
June 4 Workshop at AIM Melbourne 1 – 2.30pm in the Peter Calvin Auditorium 120 King Street Melbourne
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Hello, I’m Sandy Kaye. A freelance broadcaster, journalist and producer who has spent more than 35 years on both sides of radio and television microphones. I’ve worked with every TV network in Australia, have produced and presented for countless radio stations around the country and have hosted my own commercial radio talk-back show. I’ve even held the distinction of being Sydney’s first female newsreader on radio – way back when!
Today my passion is A Breath of Fresh Air which allows me to immerse myself in one of my favourite things – music. I just love all kinds of music and am fascinated by the people who make it. In particular, it’s the music of the '60s '70s and '80s that takes me back to my youth and means so much to me.
As a journalist, I’m all about digging deep into the classic hits of our time.
I bring you intimate, warm, fireside chats with the artists who tell us about their lives both then and now.
We learn about what makes them tick, who they are in their professional and private lives and how they went about making the soundtrack to our lives.
'A Breath of Fresh Air’ is exceptional - exceptional not because of me, but rather because of the stories that some of the best-known musical artists choose to share with me.
I created this podcast to honour them. It’s all about THEIR lives, THEIR stories, THEIR music, told now, in THEIR voices, before they’re lost forever.
I see my podcast as a personal labour of love, but also as an archival legacy for music fans and practitioners alike, both current and future, who otherwise might never know of the amazing people who helped build the industry.
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