THE STREAMING WARS ARE OVER. THE BUMS LOST.

Folks,

Music is essential to happiness everywhere. And we’re here to help.

BREAKING NEWS: The streaming wars are over. The bums lost! This newsletter is doing its best to filter out the noise, the fake Gucci bags, the nothingness. Let’s focus on what’s important: Fit Dads and cold brewskies and Cumbia jams. Because Petaluma rules.

And then there’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, which every October proves there’s never been a better time to sit on a blanket in a meadow. Friends, we want to take you where that funky grass grows. And tell you why you should be sitting on it.

Because it’s true. I’m here to confirm the rumor I started. That’s right, along with the mighty Mission Express, I’m on the bill at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year! Which will be one gig where you won’t have to worry about scoring tickets from shifty characters in the parking lot. Because the whole festival is FREE! Other confirmed acts include: Jason Isbell, Kurt Vile, Beth Orton and more… bring a floppy hat. It’s the great outdoors.

Meanwhile, this very weekend I’ll be playing a couple Basement Tapes shows in San Luis Obispo and Sebastopol with the Casual Coalition. They’re an all-star Bay Area band featuring members of The Mother Hips, Phil Lesh & Friends, and Stu Allen and the Mars Hotel. On these gigs we’ll be working exclusively from the book of Dylan and The Band’s Basement Tapes. That record has been an inspiration to all of us. Maybe it will inspire you, too.

Onwards,

-CP

P.S. Rest in peace, Robbie. Pulling into Nazareth will never be the same.

P.P.S. If you want to get deeper into the real nitty-gritty with some more of my personal writing, you can follow me over at Substack.

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GIGSVILLE: http://chuckprophet.com/gigs

8/18 SLO Brew – San Luis Obispo, CA w/The Basement Tapes

8/19 HopMonk Tavern – Sebastopol, CA w/The Basement Tapes

9/21 Bridgehouse B&B - Redding, CA w/Stephanie Finch

9/23 Redding Roots Festival – Redding, CA w/The Mission Express

10/1 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – San Francisco, CA w/The Mission Express

10/7 HopMonk Tavern – Novato, CA w/The Mission Express