Born December 20 1961 on Long Island, New York, Mike Keneally moved to San Diego, California, at an early age. He started playing music at the age of 7 when he had received an electric organ for his birthday. He had also received a guitar on his eleventh birthday, and also plays bass and drums. His early childhood musical influences included The Beatles, and theme music from cartoon and television shows such as, “The Wallace and Ladmo Show” and “2001: A Space Odyssey”.<\/p>\n
Up until 1987 MK plays in various bands, the best known of these being Drop Control. In 1987 MK joins Frank Zappa<\/a>‘s band as guitarist\/keyboardplayer\/singer, and as such tours the world in 1988. Keneally had called Zappa and said that he was “extremely familiar with all of his material and that he would be ready to play any of it for him given a short amount of preparation time”, as he had already “been listening to Zappa’s music for 16 years”. “On the phone the day before the audition Frank had told me to have “What’s New In Baltimore?” and “Sinister Footwear” ready for the next day’s audition”. On the way to the audition Keneally practiced the aforementioned songs, as well as “Little House I Used To Live In”, and “every single Zappa melody I could think of, kind of as an exercise for my memory” as his brother Marty was driving the car.<\/p>\n After Zappa breaks up the band, more or less mid-tour, MK goes back to gigging with Drop Control, as well as doing all sorts of sessionwork, including three albums with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.<\/p>\n In 1991 MK joins the Dweezil Zappa<\/a> band, later Z, and tours the world with that band a couple of times in the years to come. MK and Marc Ziegenhagen work together for the first time for the Zappa’s Universe project.<\/p>\n In 1992 MK releases hat<\/i>.<\/p>\n There is not much information available about gigs in this era of Keneally’s career, so if you can help, please get in touch.<\/p>\n August 27, 1988 KGB Homegrown Hour (w\/Scott Chatfield)<\/b> January 8 1989 The Bacchanal, San Diego CA<\/b> April 27 1989 The Bacchanal, San Diego CA<\/b> June 7 1989 The Bacchanal, San Diego CA<\/b> June 15 1989 City Rock Cafe, San Diego CA<\/b> August 27 1989 The Bacchanal, San Diego CA<\/b> May 1989 – John Anson Ford Theatre, Hollywood CA <\/b> December 16 1989 – Tom Jeter’s living room, Vista, CA December 17 1989 – San Diego, CA December 21 1989 – The Bacchanal, San Diego CA<\/b> February 9 1990 – CBS Television Studios, Hollywood CA<\/b> March 22 1990 – The Bacchanal, San Diego CA<\/b> September 13 1990 – The Belly-Up Tavern, Solana Beach CA<\/strong> January 18 1991 Anaheim CA<\/b> April 5 1991 Solana Beach CA<\/b> May 1 1991 Marquee, London UK<\/b> May 3 1991 Espace Ornano, Paris, France<\/b> May 5 1991 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands<\/b> May 15 1991 Cat’s Club, New York City, NY<\/b> May 16 1991 Boston MA<\/b> January 25 1992 Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim CA<\/b> January 1993 Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim CA<\/b> May 12 1993 – Club Lingerie, Hollywood CA (???)<\/strong>The Tour Chronology: 1962-1993<\/h2>\n
\nFM radio<\/i>
\npersonnel: Mike Keneally & Scott Chatfield
\nsetlist: Interview Part 1, What Happened To The Dogs, There Have Been Bad Moments, Interview Part 2, Situation Very Bad (Drop Control)
\ntape: audio exists<\/p>\n
\npersonnel: Drop Control (Mike Keneally – guitar & vocals, Marty Keneally – guitar, Alan Silverstein – drums & vocals, Doug Booth – bass & vocals)
\nsetlist: Waiting on Williams \/ Rosemary Girl \/ This Grievous Mistake \/ Economy \/ Be Yourself Brian \/ Car Song (mark I) \/ The Most Paranoid \/ Something Else To Do \/ Destiny Boy \/ Our Little Secret \/ Bright Stuff Crawl \/ Snowcow \/ Killer Fish \/ Tug \/ Performing Miracles \/ Taxman \/ Cinnamon Girl \/ Situation’s Very Bad [setlist provided by Ron Spiegelhalter]
\ntape: audio exists<\/p>\n
\npersonnel: Drop Control (Mike Keneally – guitar & vocals, Marty Keneally – guitar, Alan Silverstein – drums & vocals, Doug Booth – bass & vocals, Andy Vereen – vocals on Rosemary Girl)
\nsetlist: Snowcow \/ This Grievous Mistake \/ Another Way \/ Bonnie Can’t Face It \/ Waiting on Williams \/ Band Intros \/ Our Little Secret \/ The Story of “Mup” \/ My Dilemma \/ Mystery Eyes \/ Strange Impulse \/ The Most Paranoid \/ Something Else To Do \/ My Train Is Coming \/ Rosemary Girl [setlist provided by Ron Spiegelhalter]
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\npersonnel: Drop Control
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\npersonnel: Drop Control
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\npersonnel: Drop Control
\nsetlist: [RS: I don’t know the complete setlist for this show, but I know it contains…]
\nDon’t Give Me The Runaround \/ This Grievous Mistake \/ Car Song (mark II) \/ The Wreckage Was Large [setlist provided by Ron Spiegelhalter]
\ntape: audio exists (Note: these four songs are on the same tape that has the 4\/27\/89 show)<\/p>\n
\npersonnel: Mike Keneally
\nsetlist: Live And Let Die
\ntape: audio exists<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>private party<\/i>
\nThe official name for the party was “Cuatro Caras De \u00c9xtasis” or “The Four Faces Of Ecstasy.”
\npersonnel: Drop Control, Jon Kanis
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\n<\/b>birthday party<\/i>
\npersonnel: Drop Control, Jon Kanis
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\npersonnel: Drop Control
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\nNormal Life taping<\/em>
\npersonnel: Dweezil Zappa, Moon Zappa, MK, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese
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\nDrop Control, Burning Bridges, Fish & The Seaweeds<\/em>
\npersonnel: Drop Control
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\nScreamin\u2019 Jay Hawkins
\npersonnel: SJH, MK
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\n[info: Jon Kanis]<\/p>\n
\nOpening for Spinal Tap
\npersonnel: The Dweezil Zappa Band (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese)
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\npersonnel: The Dweezil Zappa Band (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese)
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\npersonnel: The Dweezil Zappa Band (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese)
\nsetlist: ?, ?, Confessions Of A Deprived Youth, Bang Your Groove Thang, ?, The Medley Pt. 1, City Of Tiny Lites, Rain, Earth, Eat That Question, Bad Girl, Your Money Or Your Life, I’m So Cute, ?, G-Spot Tornado, ?, Obviously Influenced By The Devil, The Medley Pt. 2, I’m The Slime, Dirty Love, The Medley Pt. 3, Purple Haze, Vanity, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, ?, ?, I Think, I Love You [setlist provided by Ulrich Mrosek]
\ntape: audio exists<\/p>\n
\npersonnel: The Dweezil Zappa Band (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese)
\nsetlist: Confessions Of A Deprived Youth, Bang Your Groove Thang, ?, ?, The Medley Pt. 1, City Of Tiny Lites, Rain, Eat That Question, Bad Girl, Your Money Or Your Life, I’m So Cute, ? Is An Asshole, ?, G-Spot Tornado, ?, ?, Dweezil Impro, ?, Purple Haze, I’m The Slime, Dirty Love, Vanity, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Dragonmaster, ?, The Medley Pt. 2, The Medley Pt. 3 [setlist provided by Ulrich Mrosek]
\ntape: audio exists<\/p>\n
\npersonnel: The Dweezil Zappa Band (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese)
\nsetlist: Confessions Of A Deprived Youth, Bang Your Groove Thang, ?, Can’t Fuck Everybody, Kiss My Ass (aka Ring My Bell), Earth, Eat That Question, Bad Girl, Your Money Or Your Life, I’m So Cute, George Bush Is An Asshole, ?, G-Spot Tornado, ?, Obviously Influenced By The Devil, Purple Haze, You Can’t Judge A Girl By The Panties She Wear > Dweezil Impro > The Medley Pt. I > City Of Tiny Lites > Rain > ?, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, The Medley Pt. II, The Medley Pt. III, ?, I’m The Slime, Dirty Love [setlist provided by Ulrich Mrosek]
\ntape: audio and video exist<\/p>\n
\npersonnel: The Dweezil Zappa Band (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese)
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\npersonnel: The Dweezil Zappa Band (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Josh Freese)
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\nZoom booth
\npersonnel: Z
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\nPeavey booth
\npersonnel: Z
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\npersonnel: Z (Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Joe Travers)
\nsetlist: Jesus Clone, Belly Button, Mommy, Purple Guitar
\ntape: pro shot video<\/p>\n