Kenny Howes
| Kenny Howes | |
|---|---|
Kenny Howes onstage in Atlanta, GA, 2000.
|
|
| Background information | |
| Born | 10 February 1970 |
| Origin | Mulberry, FL, United States |
| Genres | Power pop |
| Instruments | Guitars (electric, acoustic, classical, bass), piano, combo organ, brass |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | AAJ YEAH! Records RIC Media |
| Associated acts |
Casper & the Cookies Orange Hat Hautewerk The Shambles Pat DiNizio The Smithereens |
| Website | http://www.reverbnation.com/kennyhowes |
| Notable instruments | |
|
Rickenbacker guitars and basses Vox Continental |
|
Kenny Howes (born February 10, 1970) is an American musician primarily in the power pop genre.
While swaying into other genres such as rockabilly, garage, psychedelic pop, and indie rock, Kenny Howes favors the power pop genre ("like The Beatles but louder," he says).
Raised in Mulberry, Florida, Howes began his musical endeavors at the age of ten by simultaneously learning the guitar and piano at home and the French horn at school.
Through his musical ferocity for The Beatles, he quickly became proficient on these and other instruments. By his teens, Howes was performing regularly with many local garage cover bands in a variety of styles, including punk, new wave, new romantic, Paisley Underground, folk/acoustic, and AOR rock/heavy metal.
In 1989, after graduating from Mulberry High School and then Polk Community College, Howes attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, and while there began his recording career, following the breakup of his band The Mustardseeds and after a stint with local faves Zombie Birdhouse.
Overdubbing all voices and instruments (except drums, performed by schoolmate Kelly Shane), Howes released his first collection Nothing Wrong With That first as a DIY cassette EP in 1993 and then (after adding four songs) as a full-length CD in 1995.
...
Wikipedia