Tommy Keene - 2017-04-21 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA

Tommy Keene
(Acoustic Solo Tour)
2017-04-21
Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
Audience recording, very good quality
Mp3 @ 320 kbps

Here's one more show from Tommy Keene, this one taking us right up to the present, 2017. And this one also offers quite a different perspective, in that this is a solo acoustic show, and since Tommy is primarily known for his driving electric guitar style, his songs here have a whole different sound and feel, and it all works quite well. Here again, we get many different songs from the previous shows, but also several of his standards, but this time in solo acoustic versions. An excellent show.  

Tracklist:
1. Going Out Again
2. You Can't Wait for Time
3. Go Back Home
4. Back to Zero Now
5. Nighttime
6. Back Again (Try)
7. Astronomy
8. Laugh in the Dark
9. Nothing Can Change You
10. Raymond Chandler Evening
11. Highwire Days
12. Black and White in New York
13. Deep Six Saturday
14. Long Time Missing
15. Compromise
16. Nowhere Drag
17. Places That Are Gone
18. Mother's Little Helper  (Rolling Stones cover) (with Ivan Julian)

Tommy Keene (Acoustic)_2017-04-21_Philadelphia.rar
link updated 09/21/21

Tommy Keene - 2010-09-05 - Rock Shop, Brooklyn, NY

Tommy Keene
2010-09-05
The Rock Shop, Brooklyn, NY Soundboard/audience matrix recording, very good quality
Mp3 @ 320 Kbps

Here's some more from Tommy Keene, in a dynamite show from about 14 years later than the last one posted, so it features mostly different songs from that last one (except for those classic Keene tunes that persisted over the years). But Tommy is still rockin' away. Check him out in these later years.

Tracklist:
01. Late Bright
02. A Secret Life of Stories
03. Places That Are Gone
04. In Our Lives
05. Listen To Me
06. Paper Words and Lies
07. Gold Town
08. Kill Your Sons
09. Call On Me
10. As Life Goes By
11. [band introductions]
12. My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe
13. Underworld
14. Astronomy
15. The Story Ends
16. Black & White New York
17. Turning On Blue
18. Long Time Missing
19. [encore break]
20. Back To Zero Now
21. Love is a Dangerous Thing

Tommy Keene_2010-09-05_Brooklyn.rar
Link updated 09/21/21

Tommy Keene - 1996-04-11 - Trinity University, Hartford, CT

Tommy Keene
1996-04-11
"Notes from the Underground"
Trinity University, Hartford, CTFM Broadcast recording, excellent quality
Mp3 @ 320 kbps

OK, so I took a bit of a break from the blog since the last post, but hey, it's summer, lots of other things going on. Anyway, I'm back now, and here today is another installment in the too-large group of sadly underappreciated, critically-acclaimed but sales-challenged artists, who shoulda been big but never quite made it. Today we feature veteran American power pop rocker Tommy Keene, known for his driving guitar-driven power pop with a keen rock edge. Keene hails from Bethesda, MD and attended the University of Maryland. Tommy first gained major attention in the mid-eighties, when his first major label release (Songs From the Film-1986, Geffen) garnered acclaim and managed to crack the Billboard Top 200. His subsequent album in 1989, Based on Happy Times, floundered, and he was dropped by his label. After playing in a couple other bands in the early nineties, he found his stride again with a couple new LPs (Driving Into The Sun-1994, Ten Years After-1996), and has been continuing undaunted ever since, right up to the present, as he is currently touring, opening for Matthew Sweet. He has survived on an avid cult following that has enabled him to ascend to legendary status among Power Pop aficionados, despite virtually no radio airplay and never again cracking the charts. Here is an excellent recording from his 1996 tour, featuring a fine selection of his songs from that time. So, check out Tommy Keene, from 20 years ago, then we'll feature some Tommy from more recent years. Good Stuff.

Tracklist:
01 Call On Me
02 Going Out Again
03 Turning On Blue
04 Alive
05 Your Heart Beats Alone
06 On The Runway
07 Nothing Can Change You
08 Silent Town
09 Good Thing Going
10 Back To Zero
11 Compromise
12 Love Is A Dangerous Thing
13 Places That Are Gone


Tommy Keene_1996-04-11_Hartford.rar
Link updated 2/6/24