Dear Sonic Explorers, all is correct over here at SpragueLand. It looks like another week of studio-ing it mixed up with some deluxe concerts. Check this out.

Tonight is solo guitar music at Fresh—me and the six strings searching for beauty within the spectrum of sound. Further down we’ve got Pass The Drum launching the samba at a brand new North County venue. The 101 Artist Colony has reemerged and taken over a new location and it’s a classic setup right on Coast Highway in Encinitas. The space looks like it’ll be great for live shows. The folks that run the spot are spirited to say the least and they’ll go beyond the call of duty to make the event sing. It’ll be a full on listening concert and the band is rehearsed up and ready to spin. On Saturday myself along with Leonard and Monette will travel east to play a new venue for us called the Del Dios Bar and Grill. I’ve heard good things about this spot and hopefully it’s a little closer to some of our inland friends. On Sunday I’m thrilled to team up with the master jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe for a concert at the Athenaeum Studio in San Diego. We’ve got Bob Magnusson in the loop along with Jim Plank on drums—stellar all the way around! Mundell is one of my favorite jazzers and along with his great time sense, his exquisite melodic touch, his warm sound, this fellow is an absolute delight through and through. I’m sure we’ll have some laughs and as we play another chorus of the blues we’ll all be happy that we’re hanging with Mundell and his magic guitar. I know I’ll be…

That’s the Encinitas version of this upcoming week. I hope yours looks good too…

Good times to ya, Peter