"Pianoforte is one of the more instantly enjoyable recordings I’ve heard.  You’d probably like it immediately... Fans of the Fab Four and ELO will adore this CD... if Jeff Lynne from ELO produced a Randy Newman record, it might sound like this, except Parlapiano is a better singer." Menthol Cigarette The Night That You Left

This is post-Brothers Figaro solo Phil. Features 13 new songs, with special guests like Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Frankie Infante and Nigel Harrison (Blondie), Roly Salley (Chris Issak) and Scott Babcock (Brothers Figaro). There are a limited supply of numbered and signed copies. Streaming Audio Samples Medicine Man Everything is Going My Way Full-Length mp3 Downloads Postcards Love Is A Stranger Something On Your Mind

"The Brothers Figaro prove themselves to be first-class, acoustically oriented songsmiths... Edie Brickell, Nils Lofgren and David Lindley make guest appearances, but in the end it's Bonk and Parlapiano's first-rate songwriting that's the star of Gypsy Beat." Ease it Slow