Sun, Jun 14
|Friendly Bar
Phil Angotti & John Szymanski play The Kinks Kovers
Phil Angotti brings his deep musical knowledge to Friendly on June 14th for a tribute to The Kinks. Joined by John Szymanski, this duo performs hits and deep cuts from one of rock’s most influential bands.
Time & Location
Jun 14, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Friendly Bar, 6733 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL 60402, USA
About the event
Phil is joined by John "Pie Man" Szymanski to play a tasty selection of Klassic songs by The Kinks on Sunday, June 14th in the Friendly Bar from 5:30-7:30PM.
Phil Angotti is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and sensitive tough-guy songwriter from Chicago's southside. He rocks your socks off with crazy guitar riffs, makes you cry expressing touching lyrics, and constantly surprises you with the depth of his musical knowledge!
John Szymanski is a musician/songwriter/composer/engineer based in Chicago, IL. Aside from his own projects, he is a long time sideman with notable artists including Jon Langford, Rachel Drew, Bethany Thomas, Even In Blackouts and Packy Lundholm.
The Kinks are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. They have had seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums in the UK, and five of their singles reached the Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Additionally, nine of their albums charted in the Top 40 of the US Billboard 200. Four Kinks albums have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the band has sold over 50 million records worldwide.