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 Top21 review "Someday"

Reviewed by John Shelton Ivany
May 19, 2008

I realize here at JSITop21 we compare just about everything to a few greats: Dylan, Guthrie, Springstreen, etc. I realize that we continually use these names as tokenized icons for given genres, and possible even over use the comparisons. I know this. But I can't help but think that Someday is the second coming of Bruce Springsteen. Not in the way that The Hives stole The Rolling Stones shtick, or how Bright Eyes is just a Dylan worship act.

No, Frank Carillo and the Bandoleros takes a step past Springsteen, coming fully into his own construction of a beautiful rock album. Carillo's voice and melodies are tributes to the godfather of modern rock, and uses interesting musical progressions that are not the norm these days. With a legacy such as Carillo's (work with just about every stellar rock band/producer that has ever walked the earth), it's no wonder that this album, while nowhere near as good as Born To Run, is still one of the best rock albums to come out in years.