“Phil Cook is a lightning bolt. He is a teacher and captor of music. He carries it within him at all times. No one has taught me more about music in my life than him. He is one of the great performers of our age … as time passes more and more people will find that out. I’m excited every time someone gets to discover Phil’s genius—a thing I’ve had the good fortune of knowing all my life.”—Justin Vernon, Bon Iver

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Phil Cook | Appalachia Borealis

University of California San Diego

We’re overjoyed to bring Phil Cook to The Alluvion stage for this special performance and can’t wait for our audience to experience his new remarkable solo piano music.

Alluvion Presents: Phil Cook

Commongrounds

Transforming pain and injustice into love and compassion is a rendering that has been universal to poets and prophets for centuries. In present times, choosing to amplify community and positivity through art can seem like a radical act. With the arrival of People Are My Drug, Phil Cook is taking the spark from lights left on by musical heroes and offering a torch for listeners as they navigate their own dark corners. Where 2015’s Southland Mission illuminated for listeners what Phil Cook hears in his head, this latest record lays bare the way that music makes him feel. Side A alone, culminating with the shiver-inducing “Another Mother’s Son,” has the capacity to light a fire in even the coldest of hearts.

Phil Cook

Events

Past events

May 9, 2025

Phil Cook | Appalachia Borealis · ArtPower at UC San Diego

Apr 25, 2025

Alluvion Presents: Phil Cook · The Alluvion

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