Here’s a treat if you can make it to:
The Magic Room Gallery
155 North Beacon Street,
Brighton, Massachusetts 02135
On Friday 10 September 2010 – 8pm until 11.30pm
Tickets: $20
Gary Lucas will be presenting a Captain Beefheart Symposium where he will will give a lecture and musical demonstration devoted to his mentor and childhood hero Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart.
This will involve Gary showing rare video footage of the man and the band, delve into his complex artistic oeuvre as both a composer — by performing some of his fiendishly difficult solo guitar compositions live — and as a painter by showing slides of his formidable paintings and drawings.
Update (29 August):
In case you haven’t seen it Gary has added a comment to this post to say that he’s reprising this symposium:
At The Stone, corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street on Manhattan’s lower east side.
Tickets: $30
If you are lucky enough to get along to either of these events please send us a report.
It would be great if someone could film it and put it out on DVD
Cool! New video footage of the Captain!
Is Don Clen Vliet still alive? Does anybody know? If so, is he doing well?
Ever seen my clip on the Tube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF0egslP4ro
Yes, I agree, this has to be documented
Cool! I'll go for a check~
thanks for posting this Steve, but you neglected to mention that I am also conducting the same Beefheart Symposium in NYC 3 days later, on Monday Sept. 13th at The Stone, corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street on Manhattan's lower east side, from 7 to 9pm, Tickets for this are $30
http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php
thanks for posting this Steve, but you neglected to mention that I am also conducting the same Beefheart Symposium in NYC 3 days later, on Monday Sept. 13th at The Stone, corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street on Manhattan's lower east side, from 7 to 9pm, Tickets for this are $30
Moi'd show for this, if'in moi could but this old monkey can't.
I hope everything is a blimpy groove, though.
Did anyone see this show ?