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P.G. Six

About Me

Pat Gubler, a.k.a P.G. Six came on the scene in 1994, as a member of Memphis Luxure, a noise/rock band from Port Chester, NY. That band morphed into Tower Recordings, a musically omnivorous ensemble that released several albums on the Siltbreeze and Communion labels over the past decade. Pat’s first solo album, “Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites” (Amish 014) saw the light of day in 2001, followed by “The Well of Memory” (Amish 019) in 2004. “Music From the Sherman Box Series” (AMI 024), a collection of instrumentals arrived in Fall 2006. His music fuses an unlikely range of influences including 60s British folk, country rock, & experimental music.P.G. Six has shared the stage with a variety of performers including: Ghost, Slint, Yo la tengo, Michael Hurley, & The Incredible String Band. His 4th album, Slightly Sorry was released Feb 2007 on Drag City.

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Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Website: dragcity.com
Band Members: Pat Gubler with co-conspirators on record and live. chronologically speaking: Tim Barnes: engineering/production and drums/percussion, Steve Connolly: engineering/production and bass guitar, Helen Rush: vocals, Scott Freyer: drums/percussion, Sue Garner: engineering/production and vocals, Robert Dennis: drums/percussion, Bob Bannister: guitar, Debby Schwartz: vocals and bass guitar.
Influences: Bert Jansch, ISB, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Richard Thompson, John Fahey, Sandy Bull, Fred Neil, The Band, The Byrds... you know, actually too many to mention…
Sounds Like: some Anglo-Irish quasi-folk influences, tape hiss warblings, slight Crazy Horse-isms, some Garth Hudson attempts, some Roger McGuinn-izations, near-approximation of some Dave Schramm-ittude
Record Label: Drag City
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

broadcast of live set from Brighton UK performance

Simple Folk will be broadcasting a recording of my solo set from St Andrew's Church in BrightonSimple Folk is on a station called Radio Reverb. they broadcast to the south east of England on 97.2FM, ...
Posted by P.G. Six on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:05:00 PST

UK shows

upcoming tour dates in UK including the Greenman Fest in Wales. Stay tuned for more shows/details.
Posted by P.G. Six on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:23:00 PST

Another track on Uncut Magazine CD Compilation

Uncut Magazine has included Bless these Blues from Slightly Sorry (Drag City) on the May issue's free compilation CD:  Americana--The Next Generation alongside tracks by Bright Eyes, Lavender Dia...
Posted by P.G. Six on Tue, 01 May 2007 11:17:00 PST

Opening for Bert Jansch

P.G. Six will be opening for Bert Jansch for three shows in the Northeast US: Mon June 4th Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas Wed June 6th Boston, MA at the MFA Sun June 10th New York, NY at the Bowery...
Posted by P.G. Six on Tue, 01 May 2007 11:11:00 PST