Announcing “Other States” vinyl REISSUE!

Very excited to partner with Debacle records for a vinyl edition of “Other States”, originally released on cassette via Geographic Norths’s wonderfully-curated “Sketch for Winter” series, and now lovingly remastered for LP by Chuck Johnson with new artwork by longtime friend and collaborator, Billy Joe Miller.

This music would not exist without the confluence of so many amazing people and experiences (visit link for more detailed context) including Paul Clipson, James Sterling Pitt, Bobby and Farbod, along with so many who helped this music come to life. 

Preorder now / Nov. 4th official release!

Thank you as ever for listening and supporting!

With love,

DPG

Furniture Music II featured on Aquarium Drunkard’s latest roundup of 21st Century Guitar!

A welcome surprise to find my latest included on Aquarium Drunkards New Transmissions roundup of 21st Century Guitar Music! Honored to be among such a wonderful and varied collection of musicians.

And on a related note… Furniture Music II, originally a Bandcamp-only release, will be available on all digital streaming services starting January 7th c/o Three Lobed Recordings / Red Eye Distribution.

Wishing all a great start to 2022 with good health, joy and creativity!

DPG

SUPERMOON 8

Greetings folks,

I’m excited to be a part of the latest installment of SUPERMOON 8, a live event curated by LA-based artist Liz Walsh and co-presented by Last Projects Gallery. The live event takes place tonight, May 1st at 9p PST and can be viewed via YouTube or Twitch. Please look out for me around the 9:30 mark of the program, which is stacked with an amazing cast of artists (see image for full lineup).

Don’t fret if you miss tonights event… it will be archived via the linked YouTube channel. The piece I contributed will also live on my personal YouTube channel as part of an ongoing collaborative project with cinematographer and friend Ian Albert.

Wishing all good health and thank you for listening!

DPG

Field Works / Cedars

Hello, I hope this finds you well and most importantly keeping safe and healthy.

I’m very happy to announce my involvement in Cedars, the next Field Works album from Stuart Hyatt, a dual-language (Arabic and English) release featuring a wonderful mix of musicians, poets, and artists. The album is narrated by Youmna Saba and H.C. McEntire. Instrumentalists include Marisa Anderson, Fadi Tabbal, Dena El Saffar, Danny Paul Grody, Bob Hoffnar, Tomás Lozano, Nathan Bowles, Alex Roldan, Youmna Saba, and Stuart Hyatt. 

The album is accompanied by a comic book illustrated by María Medem, printed by longtime Field Works collaborators PRINTtEXT, with poems by Youmna Saba and Todd Fleming Davis. 

Please visit here to preorder. Listen the the two singles La’āli’ and The sharp smell of cedar below ahead of it’s March 5th release!

As always, thank you for being curious about what I’m up to!

Warmly,

DPG

Great day to support artist on Bandcamp!

Greetings everyone !

Bandcamp is once-again waiving their cut of sales to support musicians being impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. 100% proceeds today will go directly to artists until midnight PDT. So If you are in a position to support, today is a good day to do so!

Please check you my personal page but I also encourage you to explore other pages, as many folks have shared new/unreleased gems specifically for today. A few that come to mind include buddies Chuck Johnson, Sarah Davachi, and Mike Weis. Additionally, there are a ton of amazing small labels that could use help to keep things afloat.

In other news, I wanted to share a sweet new playlist by the venerable Ben Watt who graciously included me on called “Season of the String”. It can be accessed via Spotify or Apple Music. He spoke about his inspiration for it on NPR a few days back. I’m truly honored he’s found my tunes soothing during these uncertain days, as I hope you do too.

Thank you as always for taking the time to listen and support!

Sending love and wishing all good health!

DPG

Onward, onward…

Well it’s officially been one month since shelter-in-place took effect here in San Francisco. As we all learn to adjust to this strange interior existence, I am reminded of the uncertainty many of us hold as we go about our lives. This tune reflects that uncertainty… kind of like getting on a train and not quite knowing where you’re going. Onward, onward!

With love,

DPG

For the time being…

It’s the middle of the week and my sense of time continues to feel more and more abstracted. A friend of mine once described the difference between being “on” time and being “in” time. To be on time is to adhere to a schedule and to prioritize things like punctuality. To be in time means one relates to time in a much looser way. I identify with the latter and tend to move at my own pace.

With that, I offer a tune to welcome the sun after a couple days of steady rain. Music is my marker…

Wishing you all good health!

-DPG

Golden Hour

In keeping with an effort to share musical snapshots as we pass the time indoors, here is an offering from yesterday when the light was low and golden. An ode to the sunset…

Hope it brings a little light to your world!

With love,

DPG

Autumn sketch…

Seasons greetings! Here’s a little ode to autumn. I tend to be at my most creative around this time of year and occasionally like to share works-in-progress. Hope you enjoy!

Warmest,

DPG