Vintage Burlesque Performance

10/14/2010 @ 6:11pm

We're playing a show This Saturday night, Oct. 16th, featuring Burlesque dancers, sword swallowing, fire eating and more. You know, the usual. The downside is, it's a bit far…the event is taking place in Amityville.

RSVP on Face Book

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UPDATE: Frank Bees Show Dates Announced

10/12/2010 @ 8:35pm

We are excited to announce that we will be playing 3 special shows in front of Frank Bees during October! Come enjoy a little mood music as you pick out your Halloween costume. Watch the video about Frank Bees starring James Earl Jones below. Remember, "If they don't have it, you don't need it"

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Become a fan of Frank Bees

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Bronx Underground's 10 Year Reunion Party!

09/28/2010 @ 2:05pm

We are very proud to say that we will be perfoming at FLC on October 8th for the Bronx Underground's "10th Birthday Bash"! It's gonna be totally rad being able to perform with so many old friends again such as What's Your Problem Brian & A Moment's Worth! Also playing are Turns To Fall, Drew Torres, How I Became A Pirate, The Silver Medal & Frantic Ian. How awesome is that line-up?! You have to make it out to this show.

Will you be there? Let us know! RSVP TO THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK

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The Kezners To Play Frank Bees

09/28/2010 @ 2:05pm

We are excited to announce that we will be playing 3 special shows in front of Frank Bees during October! Come enjoy a little mood music as you pick out your Halloween costume. Exact dates will be listed on the Shows page shortly. Watch the video about Frank Bees starring James Earl Jones below. Remember, "If they don't have it, you don't need it"

Become a fan of Frank Bees

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You're My Coney Island Baby

08/20/2010 @ 12:35pm

We're playing at Cha Cha's of Coney Island tomorrow, Sat. August 21st. Spend the afternoon on the beach, ride the Cyclone, check out the freaks & the Burlesque Side Show and get ready for The Kezners at 7:00PM! We're playing with 3 other bands including The Threads (featuring members of L.E.S. Stitches). It only costs $5 to get in and there is a one drink minimum, which I'm sure won't be an issue for most of you!

Visit our Shows Page for directions and other information.

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Sweet Elizabeth, 2010

07/30/2010 @ 1:10am

Here's a newly recorded version of our song Sweet Elizabeth that we made in two short days:

Double-click on the video to enter YouTube and comment.

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my love is spilling out like oil, all over you

07/15/2010 @ 2:25am

As the summer rolls on, we continue to reflect on our past and ponder what influence, the future will have on our music. Recently, we discovered some articles discussing shows we've played in the last few months.

The first two articles discuss our recent performances at LMC-TV's Award Show. The articles focus on LMC-TV and George Latimer but mention our performace, lyrics and musical interaction between the host, Vincent Graziano.

The third article is about the Queer Dance Party we played in January at The Cake Shop. The event brought people and bands of all sexual orientations together for a night of fun and equality. Although technically not a "Queer Punk Band," we were honored to have participated and this was one of the best shows we've been invited to play. QxBxR really knows how to throw a party! There is a video of us performing I'm In Pain attached to the article in Next Magazine.

Here's a video of us performing Way Down at The Cake Shop shot by our friend Kathleen Harrington.

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Happy Birthday America

07/04/2010 @ 5:00pm

Happy 4th of July!

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FLC Show Recap

06/09/2010 @ 11:35pm

Over the weekend, we played another show at FLC, the Bronx Underground hot spot. Despite the heat, we had a great time playing some new songs but also throwing in some of our old ones. Some highlights of the performance include a big circle pit forming during Wipe Out, people singing along to Nobody Knows and performing the grand finale: our rendition of Shout.

UPDATE: We've received some pictures taken by our good friend, Liz O'Rourke. Here they are:

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Kezners featured in the Sound and Town Report

06/04/2010 @ 12:13pm

The Sound & Town Report, the weekly newspaper serving Larchmont and Mamaroneck, recently did an article about LMC-TV's 20th Awards Night celebration. The focus of the article is on the award night itself but features a photo of us since we were the house band that night. If interested, the article can be read here.

Also, don't forget about our upcoming show at FLC in the bronx tomorrow! Detials below.

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Will you go to the prom with us?

05/29/2010 @ 2:16am

The Kezners are getting ready to play the FLC Prom Dance Party on June 5th! If there was ever a Kezner Show to attend, this very well may be it. We'll be performing with bands including William Control, & DJ Mike and DJ Tim Tim Underground will be spinning tunes all night.

There will be photo opportunities at the prom photo booth, tons of glow sticks, plenty of cool people and more...

Details:

Sat, June 5th | Starts @ 5:30 | Price: $10.00 | click here to launch google maps for directions

So, pop those zits, iron those tuxedos and pick out the perfect dress for a wild dance party at FLC!
Are you atending? Let us know on FACEBOOK

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Thataway cafe show recap

05/29/2010 @ 2:05am

On April 30th, we performed with Built By Animals, Left in the Attic & Kill Me Kate. Here are some photos taken by Rachel Martone and videos shot by Jacks and Joe Kezner.

Watch Videos from the performance in our Video Section. In addition to 3 of our songs, we also included 1 video by Left In The Attic and 1 by Kill Me Kate. There will be more videos coming within the next week.

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Everybody's Doing the Fish (yeah, yeah, yeah)!

04/30/2010 @ 6:38pm

Last Saturday we played Manhattanville's 30th Quad Jam. The weather was warm and we were excited that Reel Big Fish would be performing later in the night. We ran through our set at 2:00pm playing mostly originals but throwing in an Isley Brothers song for good measure. It was awesome to be playing again on campus and we'd like to thank the Alumni department for inviting us.

ALSO: Be sure to come to our show tonight, April 30th, at Thataway Cafe in Greenwich, CT. Our real good friends Left In The Attic will be performing!

Here are some pictures from Quad Jam. Video to come soon:

We're gonna go to the record store...

04/17/2010 @ 4:10am

SELL OUT!

Reel Big Fish The Kezners have been invited to play at Quad Jam, an annual music festival at Manhattanville College. NOTE: This event is for Manhattnville students, alumni and their registered guests only. If you do not go to Manhattanville, you must know a student or alumni member who could sign you in as a guest. Security is pretty tight, so don't come unless you know you can get on. (Alumni, click here to register).

The cool thing is, we're playing with Reel Big Fish! We've been listening to these guys since we were in junior high school (taking classes with Mr. Kezner himself) so we are really looking forward to sharing the stage with them. We've shared the stage with some other awesome bands from our youth at Quad Jams in the past such as The Bouncing Souls and The Gin Blossoms.

Also playing: Fabolous and numerous Mville bands.

Hope you can make it on campus! If not, don't sweat it. We're gonna try to film our set and if we do, we'll post some of it on YouTube. We may even get a little bit of Reel Big Fish's set and post that (if we're allowed).

Open your eyes and the sky is full of butterflies

03/05/2010 @ 11:45pm

We're pretty excited for the return of Spring. A few weeks ago, we eagerly set our clocks ahead 1 hour (who needs that extra hour of sleep?) and we even had a BBQ. We've been playing songs and anticipate the warm summer shows to come.

Brooklyn and New York City exudes a certain energy as the weather warms up. This Saturday, April 3rd, it's estimated to be 67 degrees in Brooklyn. We'll be playing at Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn Saturday evening with The Sketties & The Slackwater News. And the show is FREE. Come celebrate the return of Spring and dance with us straight into the morning sun!

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The Kezners: Coming Home!

03/05/2010 @ 11:45pm

We are very excited to announce that we will be playing at FLC on Friday March 12th! This is the first time that we're playing in a Throggs Neck club in around 5 years and we can't to see all our friends again.

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Resting

02/03/2010 @ 12:49am

Now that we have some free time, we're just taking a little break and working on a few fresh new ideas for our sets to come. February's a bitch so keep warm and stay tuned...

The Kezners: Unplugged

01/29/2010 @ 6:00pm

Thanks to all of the people who came out to Angels & Kings last Monday! We had a lot of fun changing up our set-list and playing an all acoustic set. If you're pissed off that you missed it, come relieve your frustrations tonight at Thataway Cafe. Our set will mostly be acoustic and we'll be playing some songs that we haven't played in years!

Upcoming Shows!

01/19/2010 @ 6:45pm

Mon (01/25/2010): Angels and Kings (Akoustic Mondays)
We haven't had an acoustic show for awhile now and we hope you can make it out.

There's also a Facebook event you can checkout: here

Thurs (01/21/2010): Mad Fun! @ The Backroom
There is an $5 cover, but you can get in FREE if you RSVP to receive the "Secret Password."
You can RSVP here.

There's also a Facebook event you can checkout: here

Queers, Beers & Rears!

01/05/2010 @ 1pm

This Saturday, Jan. 9th, The Kezners will be playing at The Cake Shop in New York City for the Queers, Beers & Rears event!

This show is cheap ($5 before 11pm, $8 after) and there will be an open bar from 11:00pm - Midnight.That's right free booze! We will be playing with 3 other bands and a DJ and we take the stage at 12:45am. For all the details, suchas other bands, see the show page.

BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS!

New Years Eve Show @ Thataway Cafe!

Wednesday, 12/23/2009 @ 12pm

New Years Eve 09 Show Come spend New Years Eve with us at Thataway Cafe! It's gonna be a crazy party and there will be FREE champagne at Midnight. This is an awesome bar & it's really easy to get to. We know you want to drink on New Years Eve so DON'T DRIVE when you can simply take the Metro North, New Haven Line, to Greenwich, CT. The train station is right down the block from the bar!

There will be:

Music all night by The Kezners, Left in the Attic and a House DJ
Door Prizes
$5 Special shots
Great food with a lengthy bar menu

BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS! Let's spend our last hours of 2009 together. We'll be partying till the morning and maybe, just maybe, there will be some after-hours parties springing up...

Please RSVP on our Facebook event here
And if you choose to go, you can also RSVP on the bar's event page here

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CONNECTICUT UNDERGROUND & DOUBLE LATTE PRODUCTIONS
REMEMBER: If you don't have a designated driver PLEASE USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION!

Show Tuesday at Thataway Cafe

Tuesday, 12/01/2009 @ 10pm

Last week's show was so sweet, our Cup of Awesome runneth over, spilling its juicy goodness onto this Tuesday, December 1st @ 10pm. Ages 21 and over.

We've got three fantastic acts, a plentiful beer selection, food made to order, and a great atmosphere. You'll kick yourself if you don't come. Really.

We should be playing for at least 45 minutes (maybe longer). We hope to see you there.
The performers will be:

A Few Paper Cuts Never Stopped Us...

11/23/2009

This is coming late but we want to thank everyone who came to our Halloween shows! As usual, The Meatlocker was a lot of fun and we always enjoy playing with The Lackawanna Project. We hope to play there again soon. Thanks to The Bronx Undergound for having us usher in Halloween at the Bruckner Bar. We saw a lot of familiar faces there and having you guys dancing in the early hours of Halloween Morning was much appreciated. That show saw the return of our paper helicopters and we hope everyone enjoyed being showered in helicopters and hershey kisses. Also, you may have noticed we tried out some new songs that we hope you liked.

And, finally, thanks to Frank Bees for having us back! It was fun playing to the busy costume buyers on the streets of The Bronx and was a trip down memory lane. Expect to see some photos soon.

News Coverage

10/16/2009

Read about our return to Frank Bees in The Bronx Times reporter.Go out and buy a copy or read it right here. Support the local news by purchasing a copy (it's really cheap and is a great edition to any coffee table).

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No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly...

10/06/2009

Back in 2000, we played our first paying gig performing outside of the famous Frank Bee costume store.The band was just getting off the ground and we were thrilled to be paying in front of a crowd. The money we earned usually went to 7-11 coffees and pizza from Luca's Pizzeria around the corner.

A year later, we were called back to do it again. We had played a few other shows by this point but there was still something specialplaying outside of Frank Bees. That majestic Autumn feeling was intensified through these performances. You know - the excitement of a new year of school; the uncertainty of meeting a special someone to ask to the dance and the transition into winter as the temperature cools down and the air becomes crisp.

It's almost impossible to imagine that 8 years have passed. Since then, a lot has changed but you could feel the excitement as Halloween quickly approaches. We are happy to announce that we will be performing once again in front of Frank Bees 3 times this month: Sun. Oct. 11th, Sat. Oct. 17th and Halloween day! Come enjoy some background music as you pick out your costume.

Frank Bee video from 2000 now available in our media page

HE WAS AN ARTIST AND A WRITER AND A POET AND A FRIEND

09/10/2009

The Kezners lost perhaps the greatest friend the band will ever know- last week- when former bassist John Costello passed away. John played bass in the band, on and off, from 2001- 2003. John grew up down the street from Mike and the two learned to play guitar with each other, writing songs together from the moment they leaned their first chords.

Along with Mike, Joe and friend Tim McElroy, John co-wrote songs and played bass in the Kezner side-project called The Nutrinos. He is featured on several recordings from that time as well as several recorded Live sets that The Nutrinosoet and and The Kezners played together.

Forever helping us move equipment and settle disputes, John was always around to lend a helping hand, a friendly ear to listen to your pain, and a cold beer and cigarette to ease it. We'll never forget him.

The tapes with John on them will be mastered and distributed shortly. Our music was John's music, and without him there would be no us. Our prayers are with his parents, brother and girlfriend Robin, and if you're the praying type - may yours be too.

LMC-TV

08/07/2009

Last week we performed on Open Stage, a TV program that airs on LMC-TV (Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Television). This performance will be set to air sometime in September and will be availble on Cable television to residents in Mamaroneck & Larchmont. However, we will also be making the performance available on our YouTube channel!

We had a blast as we ran through a bunch of our songs. Special thanks to Dena Schumacher for producing the program and thanks to everyone who helped with sound, lighting and shooting the video cameras.

KEZNERS - FREE SHOW @ OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD!

07/30/2009

Are you sick of shouting "I WANNA COME DANCE, but no one wants to come with me"?
Are you waiting for that special someone to finally realize how AWESOME you really are?

Well, our despondent friends- The Kezners realize how awesome you really are- just as you are. We also recognize how awesome you can be when you're smiling and dancing and forgetting about the stifling nature of this reality.

See, we're playing Thursday night at Otto's Shrunken Head with our friends from the south, Late Night Killers. The show is free, the advice is free. We'll also have special guests, ones who are stunning and beautiful!

We know some of you will be dismayed by the show being on a school-night or a work-night- but Thursday is the BEST night to go out. Anyone who knows anything can tell you that. Some of us might even go dancing afterwards!

The fact of the matter is this: the summer is just about done with her adolescence so there's not much time before she feels totally hopeless. So, before she is closer to the end than to the beginning, you should permit yourself to enjoy a night with the same enthusiasm you USED TO FEEL! All are welcome- even if you don't know us very well.

We're not making any money off of you- we just want you to dance and have fun.

NEW WEBSITE!

07/28/2009

Welcome to our new website.