Keith Lenn is no stranger to the Rockland County, NY live music scene. He is one of the area's most recognizable bassists and guitarists, having played in several locally iconic bands since the mid-1980s. From punk and pop to rock and metal, Keith delivers the goods each and every night with his high energy stage presence and "no apologies" rock and roll attitude. Keith currently plays guitar for the original pop-rock band Faster Than Light, bass guitar for ZERO, The Layovers and The Fugitive Souls.
Just wanted to share a photo I found of No Apologies playing at the annual RCDC (Rockland County Death Corps) Xmas Night in Hell Concert... great picture!
From left to right: Mike Lowry, Bobby Bandy, Keith Lenn, Ron Roberto - Doug Maresca is in the back on drums...
Sonny Lee and the Layovers still ride even in 2022! This is a great performance of "Bullet of Shame" and I wanted to share it out with everyone. We play sporadically, maybe twice a year. Our next show is November 12, 2022 at Bar Freda in Queens, NY. Maybe I will see you there?
So... I spent eleven years in Losing Our Faculties and while my time with the band ultimately had to end based on circumstances beyond my control, I have come to terms that there were many good times... this clip shows one of them. The video was taken at the Tarrytown Music Hall... January of some unremembered year...
I came across some very old files... there are a lot of reasons not to post anything from my time in Crush or Losing Our Faculties, but I am slowly coming around to the fact that these bands were a large part of my music scene and history and this performance of Journey's "Any Way You Want It" is pretty decent... note Faster Than Light drummer Doug Maresca behind the kit from this show at Rudy's in Hartsdale, NY on October 28, 2016.
Happy August! I just wanted to reach out to everyone to announce the next Sonny Lee and the Layovers show! We are certainly veterans of the International Pop Overthrow International Concert Series and this year we are staying local, performing on Saturday night, November 12, 2022 at Bar Freda in Queens, NY! The set list is incendiary and the band is in top form! Cannot wait to see you all out there!
Happy July 2022! So... once again it has been a long time since I have written here and updated the page.
Due to a medical emergency back in April I have taken things slow... too slow... I've taken a short break from recording the new Faster Than Light CD, but please know five songs are in varying stages of recording and mixing/mastering. So while we are behind schedule, we are still on track to get this new music out to you all!
I've actually played a few gigs with Zero since my short hospital stay and we are playing again at Casa del Sol in Nyack, NY on July 29th. If you find yourself just north of NYC that day, please drop by and say hello! I've also started jamming with a band up in Connecticut called Vinyl Notice. It's a lot different than any other band I have been in, though there is some overlap. It's catchy, danceable 80s and 90s rock and pop with some other stuff thrown about...
Also, I would be remiss not to send out a thank you to Tom Hilton, Tom Aldora,and Aldora-Britain Records for all of the recent Facebook love! It has not gone unnoticed!
Until next time!
---Keith
It's been a very very long time since I've posted here. There have been a lot of ups and downs the last few months... lots of frustrations recording the new Faster Than Light cd... I won't go into details, but I actually disbanded the band and then today undisbanded the band, if that's a word...!
Things with Zero are going well, although I had to miss a gig with them the other night due to a medical emergency... I'm fine, though I needed a couple of nights in the hospital. See picture below - I look great! Ha ha!
That's me in my home office - April 10, 2022 - still alive!
I won't go into any details as to what happened, but it was life or death! And I survived, came out of everything pretty amazingly normal! I'm sure some new songs I write and record will drop some hints as the near-death experience has given me so many ideas for songs. I'm exaggerating just a little, but only a little. It could had been bad, but here I am...
So after exchanging some texts with the guys in FTL, we are back on track to finish the next phases of recording. I'm excited.
I also wanted to share a podcast link with everyone. Rui Marques, of MusicSuccess.com, interviewed me as part of his podcast series to discuss the different levels of success in the music industry. Our nearly-hour-long discussion was revealing and honest and I think you will enjoy it. The link is here: Music Success Podcast featuring Keith Lenn and Rui Marques
I hope to be able to post more frequently now that my world has been placed in a different perspective.
Hope you all are making music and enjoying music!
---Keith
There's a lot of Faster Than Light news lately as the band continues recording their follow-up CD to 2017's "Now We're Speaking French." The first single, "Someone I Know," has already hit radio and charted at number 4 on the Banks Radio/Valley 95.5 FM charts in Australia and has been featured on Beacon, NY's WHUD as part of Andy Bale's Artist Spotlight series, the second such time for Faster Than Light! Also, the official Red Thunder anime video was released to the world and features some really cool footage to accompany the song!
On November 19th there will be three FTL surprises! Faster Than Light t-shirts will go on sale on this site as well as Faster Than Light Official Site. There are two more surprises, but you'll have to wait until the 19th to see what they are! I'll drop a hint below!
