Urban Lounge this Sunday, Mo's Bar & Grill next month

I'll be playing at the Urban Lounge this coming Sunday the 28th, although it will be only a 3-5 song set. However, more shows coming up at Mo's Bar & Grill next month: Thursday April 8th and again the following Thursday, April 15th. Shows start at 7:00 p.m. both nights. We had a decent turnout last time, and I'd love to see you all there again, so please feel free to come by: 358 So. West Temple. Thanks again everybody!

Mo's Bar & Grill - March 18th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

I'm playing Mo's Bar & Grill next Thursday, March 18th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Please come if you can, as the more people I bring in, the greater the likelihood I get booked again soon. All new songs from the album - should be a great time.

If you can come, please bring friends, family, acquiantences, whatever. The more asses in the seats, the better. Thanks so much everyone. Hope to see you there.

'Another Will Be Along' Album Cover

This is the finished cover for my forthcoming album, 'Another Will Be Along." For those unaware, my late grandmother, Lori Wilhelm, was a renowned artist in the midwest. She passed away a few years back after losing a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was most well-known for her freehand, pen & ink pieces, such as this one. With them, she immortalized an untold number of architectural landmarks in her hometown of McHenry, Illinois, as well as a number of other buildings and structures across the country, including some here in Utah.

I felt strongly about using a piece of her artwork for the cover, because whatever tiny sliver of artistic creativity I may possess came to me directly from her and my mother. This piece depicts a corner drug store in my grandmother's aforementioned hometown of McHenry, in northern Illinois along the Fox River. While I feel that I may have slightly defamed this drawing by putting my name on it, I am nonetheless proud to have it on the cover of my first album. Still no date for a release (Russell is a busy, busy man). Aside from the Urban Lounge on the 28th, I'll be posting a few new show dates very soon. Hope to see some of you there. Cheers, friends.

Urban Lounge, March 28th

While I wait oh-so-patiently for the songs to be mixed and the album to be in my hands, a few shows are popping up here and there, luckily. The next scheduled show for me will be at The Urban Lounge on March 28th. It'll be kind of a short set, but should be a good time regardless. $2 cocktails and a host of other performers. All are welcome. Hope to see you there.

Sidelined by the flu....

I've been stifled by the flu, my friends. I don't believe it is of the "swine" variety, but it has kicked my ass thoroughly, none-the-less. No recording to be done this week. My throat feels as if I have been gargling Drain-o for two solid days. No fun. No fun at all. Fingers crossed that the coming week is better than the current one....

Recording Delayed, Track Listings

Unfortunately, my producer Russell had a scheduling conflict and recording won't resume again for a few more days. In the meantime, however, I have the track listing (most likely final, but we'll see) and the rear album cover. Both could still be modified, but for the time being we're going with this. I'm a tad anxious about finishing up with recording. Probably because it means people are actually going to hear this stuff relatively soon. Yikes. Farewell for now.

January 12, 2010 - Meet & Greet, Album News

So. Hi there. Thought it would be a novel little concept if I were to give a little background of myself before I start rambling incoherently about the latest and greatest in my endlessly entertaining life. My full name is Philip Drew Congino - named after my father. I come from a rather small, mostly Sicilian family based in Chicago. For the most part, however, I came up in Utah. While it has absolutely no bearing on anything whatsoever, I will answer the most obvious, but least pertinent question : No, I am not a mormon. Well, I think that might be enough exposition for the day. And onward...

I've been hard at work on my first album, Another Will Be Along, for quite some time now, and recording finally began last night. Needless to say, I'm indescribably excited and simultaneously terrified. Regardless, I'm pressing forward in the naeve hopes that a few of you out there will like it as much as I do. I will not do the thing where I try to describe the music to you via this blog, or opine on the nature of it or what it all means - that is for you to decide anyhow, not me. Besides, describing music without sound is roughly the equivalent of describing color to someone who was born blind. Very difficult indeed.

Back in the studio in a few days. Be well, my friends.