Power Pop Icon, Humanitarian & Friend
St. Louis champs Finn’s Motel are back with a new EP on Bandcamp featuring a lovely rendition of Tommy’s “Baby Face”. Enjoy a stream below and preorder from their Bandcamp site. Nice job Joe & gang – thanks!!! <3 Last Year's Leaves EP by Finn's Motel
For a very indepth exposition on Tommy focusing on the melancholy in his tunes, do check out Joe’s fantastic piece in The Normal School. And check out more about Joe and his other works at his Linktree below. Thanks Joe!
Hot on the trails of their scorching contribution of “Nothing Can Change You” to the Virtual TK Tribute Project, our TK family/friends from High On Stress have released their great live cover of the Tommy Keene set-staple classic! The single is dropping on their Bandcamp page Friday June 18, 2021 so get your Tecate and […]
Tommy’s dear friend Bob Mehr won his Grammy for the Replacements album notes and we’re thrilled for him and honored at his mention of Tommy. We love you and are terribly proud of you Bob! Well, this was quite a moment and, honestly, a genuine surprise. But I couldn’t be happier or prouder to have […]
Hi Folks! If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join “Never Really Been Gone: A Celebration of Tommy Keene” to keep up with all things TK! And keep an eye on “Nothing Happened Yesterday: A Virtual Tommy Keene Tribute” where we’re excited to have more new TK covers from some of your favorite acts coming […]
Folks please dig “Keene Sugar Blue” written by Ronnie Newmyer and performed by Ronnie with Tom Lofgren who produced, sings and is playing all but the bass guitar which Ronnie is rocking. I know Tommy would love this and we hope you do too! Thank you Ronnie, Tom & John – we’re humbled and honored!
The TK Train is pleased to announce “Nothing Happened Yesterday: A Virtual Tommy Keene Tribute” spearheaded by our own Matt Hickey. Our beloved Minneapolis rock saviors High On Stress kicked it off with a dead-on cover of “Nothing Can Change You”. The fantastic Aaron Robinson (Pale Houses) followed up with a dreamy version of “The […]
Thanks for the props to their pals from Fake Names ex: Minor Threat; Dag Nasty; Embrace; GVSB) for including the Dolphin “Places That Are Gone” EP . Said Michael Hampton ((S.O.A., Embrace, One Last Wish) “Tommy Keene was the guitarist for late-seventies DC power pop band the Razz, which featured Fugazi producer Ted Nicely on […]
Thomas Clay KeeneSinger / Songwriter / Musician / Performer “A gentleman whose legacy is the symphony of songs and melodies that will forever live in the hearts and souls of the friends and fans whose lives he touched.”
Longtime TK friend Dave Holmes pays tribute to Tommy (again – thanks D!) in this new book “Go All The Way: A Literary Appreciation of Power Pop” available today! Lots of interesting subjects and authors. Can’t wait to read it – thanks Dave! <3