This Just In!

Hey Gang!
Andy here.
The offers are too much to keep up with.
I just finished 3 nights with the 3 man Filipino group, "The Pinoy Pops" on the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn. The "Pops" (as we all call them- Eduardo, Edgardo and Ernesto) were at their expected best. I had a blast recreating some of the magic from back in the 80's when I lived in Manila. We did an encore that featured some standards from the Bee Gees, Neil Diamond and Zamfir.
Anyway, I've got some other projects in flux. Namely my work with 'Electronic Blanket'. A lot of synth music with an atomic backdrop.
Stay well and see ya soon!
Andy

Andy signs up with The Leisure Tones!

Hey Friends,
So, here's the latest news.
You ALL know about my band Garaje Gringo....they are truly some of the best musicians I have ever worked with. Well, seems Snappy McMartin of Garaje Gringo has formed a project band called The Leisure Tones. These guys are half Garaje Gringo (mostly Snappy, Pepe and Quincy) and other session players from the Tri-State area (including 1 guy from Bucks county PA).
Anyway, we're laying down tracks as I write this. Songs and videos to come from Andy Manilow and The Leisure Tones. Better than barbeque!

Where's the beef?

Hey Friends,
This is just a quick-post.
Here's the link to my channel on YouTube....

http://www.youtube.com/user/AndyManilow

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by the Cantina!

More posts to come...

Who am I anyway?

Well, it seems like it was just yesterday that the band and I were rehearsing for our first world tour. Sure, we had our own complications back then; confusion with other, already popular recording artists, music lessons that didn't seem to pay off and credit card debt that seemed insurmountable. All said, we had high hopes of a world tour and the opportunity to connect with our fans and their sisters. Then, 2 weeks before the kick-off in Branson, Missouri, we got the shattering news that we had been dropped from the record company and that all tour dates were cancelled. The band and I were devastated. Suffice to say, everyone went their separate ways, some back to rehab, others like myself, took refuge in the anonymity and the bustle of Tijuana. I spent nearly 15 years as a resident of the Hotel Palacio Azteca. Playing nightly shows to pay for room and board, I also found time to help with the cooking. Apart from my musical and culinary activities were the women of Tijuana. I only married a few. Gems, I must say. They too dropped me as did my record company some years back. By then all seemed hopeless, that is, until 2008. It was a Sunday morning. The usual police patrols were out handling the post Saturday night trauma and I was sleeping off the remains of the ritual hangover. Yes, on my AM radio, I heard the call. The song sang to me. It was written for me. I don't recall the name of the song, but I knew it was mine. That morning I packed my bag, turned off the radio and stepped out onto Blvd Agua Caliente. I looked around for the very last time before catching a cab to the airport. I've never looked back and now, only see the future. This is my story.