Between curating his Captain Beefheart Symposiums and touring behind his Dracula, former Captain Beefheart/Jeff Buckley guitarist and songwriter Gary Lucas has brought together his long-running Gods & Monsters band and has prepared their new album, The Ordeal of Civility. Featuring eleven songs, Gods & Monsters features Lucas and Ernie Brooks(bass), Billy Flicca(drums), Jason Candler(sax) and Joe Hendel(keys and trombone), The Ordeal of Civility, produced by Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), brings the renowned sound Lucas and crew have been perfecting throughout their musical endeavors.