Phil Angotti is a longtime fixture in the Chicago music community. He has performed as a solo artist, and has fronted several bands over the years, including Material Reissue. He has released 14 original albums, and his newest album, "Once Around Again," is perhaps his finest yet. __________ Tommi Zender is a multi-instrumentalist from Evanston IL, who works and plays regularly in the Chicago/midwest area. Zender wears many musical hats: Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist, Drummer/Percussionist, Producer/Arranger, Ambient Soundscape Improviser, Teacher/Coach, Collaborator, Accompanist, Studio Gun-for-hire, Musical Director, Transcriber, and of course the most important hat: music fan. He currently teaches adult classes at Old Town School of Folk Music, and he has coached music privately in Evanston IL since 1996. He released his last full album “More Songs About Time” in 2019, and a new maxi-single “Let’s Get Lost” in 2022. All his records are available on Bandcamp. Zender has been an accompanist for the likes of Phil Angotti, Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden), Dag Juhlin (Poi Dog Pondering, Expo ’76), legendary 80’s pop-rockers Green, Peter Mulvey, Happy Chichester (Afghan Whigs, Royal Crescent Mob), Al Day, Push Puppets, Jon Brion (yes that guy, at The Hideout) Jason Falkner (yes that guy too, once upon a time at NU’s student union) and many more… in fact it’s now to the point this is simply shameless name dropping. It’s not out of character for Tommi to go up on stage unrehearsed with people he barely knows to accompany them. He currently is a member of the bands Steve Dawson & The Lucid Dreams, Push Puppets and Matt Tiegler Band.