The Baghdaddios

The Baghdaddios are a New York City-based independent band, fronted by singer-songwriter Kenn Rowell.
History
Founded in Nyack, New York in 1992, the group has gone through numerous personnel changes and has toured extensively around the United States. Their style is an eclectic mix of punk rock, pop, and grunge. Their music has been featured on several national radio and network television outlets, including Sirius Satellite Radio, the Westwood One Radio Network, SNY, and The Tennis Channel and Comcast SportsNet
. They have been the subject of features and related articles in the New York Daily News, The New York Press and Santa Monica Mirror .
In 2007 the The Baghdaddios toured England, playing the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, followed by shows in London, Nottingham and a national radio interview and performance on British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS Radio 1). While in England they appeared on the same bill with British punk pioneers The Damned and The Anti-Nowhere League.
The Baghdaddios currently consist of founding members, Kenn Rowell and drummer Neil Richter, along with friend and substitute bassist, Richie Tsousell. They continue to play shows and record. In 2008 Rowell announced that he is currently working on a solo album, to be released in 2009. The band plans to record at the end of 2009, with a planned release for a new as-of-yet-untitled album in 2010.
Blank-Fest and Other Benefits
Starting in 1997, The Baghdaddios have helped organize, MC’d and performed at Blank-Fest, an annual benefit concert which raises blankets and public awareness for New York City’s homeless, which was founded that year by Baghdaddios’ front man, Kenn Rowell. Founded and based out of Rowell’s birthplace and former hometown of Nyack, NY, the benefit has estimated total donations over it’s lifetime of over 5,800, most of which are blankets and are primarily given to the homeless, starting on Christmas Eve and throughout the Winter months. In recent years the Benefit has expanded to several cities in 3 countries (U.S., Canada, UK) .

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