Throughout his lifetime of music making, Anthony Padilla has formed a unique voice in writing and performing. As a founding member and songwriter for Northern Illinois jam band Funktional Family, he has crafted 20+ years of eclectic original music pulling from every part of modern music, but with an emphasis on heartfelt lyrical content and rhythmic hooks that echo American music’s founding pillars of soul, R&B, rock and psychedelia.

In recent years, he has performed and written more intimate and introspective solo material using acoustic guitar, looper and voice.

In January 2020, he will release his solo debut “There Is No Such Thing As Spare Time.”  This collection of songs about love, loss, spirituality and erosion (among other pertinent topics), will be released in both a fully arranged and solo/live- in-studio version.