Gregg was three weeks shy of his 9th birthday when the Beatles first appeared on Ed Sullivan. It sent his life careening off down an unexpected path from which he has never strayed. As far as his own music goes, Pasterick describes himself as a “below-fi cosmic cowboy,” and this seems an apt description. In early 2019, we were proud to release his appropriately spaced out yet captivating album, Foreign Lands And Distant Planets, and he also contributed a standalone track to our 2019 label-wide compilation disc.
After an extended hiatus, Gregg returned at last in 2023 with the even better disc Tombstone. Among the hallmarks of his compositions are a somewhat surreal, unexpected catchiness, a genuine warmth bleeding through the tracks, and seriously clever wordplay. For the uninitiated, we would possibly recommend the two tracks starting with the word “don’t” as an excellent starting point: Don’t You Know That I Love You, which is a really touching tune you’ll be whistling immediately, and the somewhat bawdier Don’t Tell Your Children. We also really like the jazzy guitar work on Amelia Pond, to cite just another example. But wherever you choose to drop in, the listen is a highly textured and pleasantly varied one.
In search of a “safer, quieter place,” after previously living in Arizona and elsewhere, he and his wife eventually landed in New Mexico. Here, they continue to bird-watch, chase wildflowers, and star gaze (he majored in Astronomy in college). Though Pasterick cautions, “two years later and we’re still searching.”
Gregg’s personal blog: