When Chuck Prophet plays his upcoming show, expect him to take the audience on a quick trip to San Francisco. Seems natural since his latest album, “Temple Beautiful,” is about all things Bay Area, including that famous bridge, baseball great Willie May, the Rev. Jim Jones, legendary punk rockers the Dead Kennedys and more. The musical leanings are something of a surprise to Prophet, who was raised in Orange County, Calif., but credits his move to San Francisco with his real introduction to culture. When he shared some of that initial excitement he felt about discovering the music and style of San Francisco with his co-writer, San-Francisco-based poet klipschutz, the song ideas just flowed. The duo went with it, and the album was born.
“We just started writing, it was fun. We had crumpled pieces of paper and were working on riffs, and things got modular. And after a while we thought there might be a demo version and then we could refine it,” Prophet said. “To be honest, I really don’t know what I’m doing when I’m writing songs.”
