Kenn Rowell
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Kenn Rowell is the front man for the veteran indie rock band The Baghdaddios. Born in Nyack, NY he moved the band's base of operation to New York City in 2000 and continues to release albums with his group. He has collaborated with seminal indie group The Bongos' former front man, Richard Barone, former EMI alumnus Patti Rothberg and shared stage time with such diverse talents such as steel-guitar legend Buddy Cage, Hanoi Rocks and New York Dolls' bassist Sami Yaffa and speed-metal gods Fates Warning.
Rowell writes most of The Baghdaddios' songs, sings lead and plays rhythm guitar. He is credited for co-production on each of the band's releases.
Starting in 1997 Rowell founded the Blank-Fest benefit concerts, which raises blankets for NYC's homeless with an annual show, held in his native Nyack within the first two weeks of December, serving as the concert's main organizer and MC. Each year, on Christmas Eve he and other concert volunteers distribute the blankets raised at the concert, directly to the City's less fortunate.
In 2006, Rowell hired alternative video- and media director Kroy Aziani to direct and produce the music video for The Baghdaddio's song "Gutwrench".
