Kooymans & Carillo.

George Kooymans and Frank Carillo will be back on Dutch stages during a small Summertour 2011.They will play with the Barking Dogs: Bob Langenberg on Drums, Ocki Klootwijk on bass and Tyn Smit on keys.

Frank Carillo.

Frank Carillo is the epitome of the "musician's musician." Throughout his career, his craftsmanship as a gifted world-class guitar player, memorable prolific songwriting and his warm and affable persona have allowed him to make an indelible mark on the international music scene.

Rails to Kingdom Come.

Frank Carillo and the Bandoleros are wraping up their new CD. All the work is being done at Millbrook Studios with renowned producer and sound engineer extraordinaire Paul Orofino. The CD, "Rails To Kingdom Come," is scheduled for early summer release.

2008 Charleston Gazette review "Someday"

Reviewed by Michael Lipton.
March 29, 2008

Following up 2005’s "Bad Out There," guitarist Frank Carillo’s Someday is about as good as Americana gets. And if there’s such a thing as a classic American voice, Carillo’s got it. With just enough Springsteen (or maybe Don Dixon) grit, he reels off everyman stories ("Lucky if You Can Breathe," "The Blue Room") and plaintive boogie ballads ("Someday") with ease and élan.

His songs are mature and tuneful, and he easily spins tales that conjure up vivid images. The opening "Roll the Bones" is a old-fashioned, minor-keyed tale of love and money while "The Way Out" offers timeless thoughts on life and a fine guitar solo. On the punchy "Somebody Poisoned the Well," Carillo’s voice brings to mind UK pub rocker Graham Parker while he adds an edge to the song with spot-on slide guitar. If the sound of ’70s rock permeates the tracks (the twin leads on "Don’t Get Sammy Started"), it has more to do with Carillo’s old-school honesty than any kind of contrived retro feel.