Lunar Prairie: J.J. Gregg & David Van Auken

Friday, May 10, 2024 

Show: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 

Artist: David Van Auken & J.J. Gregg

Venue: Kala Astoria

Drawing from the Fahey school of fingerpicking, David Van Aukens unadorned guitar arrangements create an apt canvas for J.J. Greggs beautifully fluid sitar melodies, evoking a certain joy that permeates the duos stellar debut album, Lunar Prairie.

Lunar Prairie mixes Americana fingerstyle guitar with the enchanting sounds of the sitar. With 24 strings between them, J.J. Gregg and David Van Auken guide listeners on a magical, musical journey. Salem-based J.J. Gregg performs lyrical and highly emotive improvisations on sitar, while David Van Auken, a Portland-based fingerstyle guitarist, makes contemporary compositions that extract from early acoustic country-blues traditions.

Their collaborative songwriting is gentle, playful, raucous, contemplative, placid, visionary, unpredictable, and captivating. From lullabies to blues, ragas to tunes, J.J. and David craft an immersive musical experience not to be missed.

Tickets: $20

21 & over.
Tickets non-refundable.