Acoustic concert on June 26, 2026!

I’m backing up my friend Frani Lugo this month. We’re playing as a duo to promote the vinyl release of his Frani album. I’ll be playing steel acoustic, 12-string and bass.

I’ll be taking the mic for some tunes too, so don’t miss it!

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I’m Chris Preston, an independent recording artist and writer from New Jersey. As a multi-instrumentalist and singer, I’ve released multiple albums of original music. I record and perform alone, but do have the occasional collaborator. I write for this site as well as for a growing catalog of zines.

New Aquarius, my most recent album. Available by download.

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“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.”

Walt Whitman