Artist description Sibling comedic duo that rocks. Appearing every Tuesday in August at Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A, New York City. 9PM. No cover.

Music Style Comedy

Musical Influences Monty Python,Public Enemy,Tom Lehrer,Blondie

Similar Artists To some ears, They Might Be Giants. To ours, Queen.

Artist History Better known on the Web as the creators of the animated show The Available Temping Man, Them Keener Boys are the New York comedy act composed of brothers Tom and Dave Keener. Them Keeners have always used their comic songwriting to set them apart. Now, with the studio assistance of David Poe and Sim Cain, the brothers have spun this distinguishing factor into a sparkling debut CD.

Group Members Tom & Dave

Press Reviews NEW YORK PRESS “This contrarian fraternal duo steals from the culture that gave us cannibalism, smartass beaten-down temp workers and the Fireside Chat – in other words, it’s your variety show, pallie. Make do. Like all Them Keener Boys “fraudcasts,” Radio Rumpus, which opens at the Duplex tonight, will be a hodgepodge of treacly organ and guitar interludes, daffy well-rehearsed skits (plane crash in the Himalayas, no TV, nothing to eat, guess what happens next) and abnormally conventional musical comedy.” TIME-OUT NEW YORK “If it is possible to have heroes of the antifolk scene, Them Keener Boys are the ticket. This clever duo combines wry pomo skits and ukelele tunes that would be right at home on an FDR-era radio show.” THE WASHINGTON POST “One of the funniest bits going is the amazing adventures of The Available Temping Man, an animated cartoon on a site created by Them Keener Boys. The episode is strange, it’s bawdy, it’s almost brilliant.” NEW YORK MAGAZINE “Now, here's a superhero we can all get behind: The Available Temping Man. A scholar of Eastern philosophy, hypnotism, and telepathy, The Available Temping Man, along with faithful, mentally-challenged sidekick Sticky Boy, risks life and limb to solve pie-chart dilemmas in the Flash-animated comedy cartoon at Them Keener Boys. Brought to the Web by comic brethren, Tom and Dave Keener (look for their just-released, self-titled CD, with such hits as

Additional Info Hear more of our tunes and see The Available Temping Man cartoon at www.keenerboy.com. Thanks. -- TKB.

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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