After almost 30 years as a power-pop musician's power-pop musician, singer-songwriter Tommy Keene can unfurl a smoldering mid-tempo rocker as easily as most people breathe. He's enviably consistent, ...

Twenty-five years ago, Tommy Keene was a hot young thing atop the Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, but like his power-pop peers–namely Marshall Crenshaw and Tommy Heath (of Tommy Tutone)–he has eked ...

With his reedy voice, exceptional guitar chops and classic good looks, Tommy Keene should have been a star in the late ’70s when his career first began. The problem was that Keene’s amalgam of ...

In certain respects the music on Behind the Parade (Second Motion), the latest album by pop-rock veteran Tommy Keene, could have been made at any time in the past three decades or so—with classic ...

Tommy Keene will release his 10th studio album of melodic power pop August 30th. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using ...

Come to think of it, “power pop” may be an outdated name for what is essentially guitar pop, since power pop’s power is a function of how skillfully its practitioners work variations on guitar riffs ...

Bethesda-bred pop-rocker Tommy Keene has been known as a jingle-jangle guy ever since his 1982 solo debut, but he's long attempted to capture his rougher-edged live sound in the studio, as well to pay ...

While 29 years in showbiz can certainly provide clarity, for power-pop veteran Tommy Keene, it can offer a lot of hilarity, as well. Around 1986, when he was making a splash with his Geffen-launched ...

Nearly everything written about Tommy Keene since his mid-90s comeback has hinged on his bad luck with the record industry–the veteran singer, songwriter, and sometime sideman has become a symbol for ...