Category: Interviews

Band of the Day Questions

Thanks for taking some time to chat with From the Green Room

1.What’s the name of the band?    Misery Lane

2.Where are you from?  Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

3.What type of music do you play?

We like to say we play non-genre specific metal.  We skirt the edge of where hard rock meets metal and beyond.

4.Introduce yourselves to the readers and tell us what you do in the band?

I’m Ken C Keller Jr.  I’m the founder of the band.  I am now the vocalist, the lead guitarist and main song writer.

5.This is probably a common question but one that most want to know, what musical influences did you have growing up, and what are some now?

Growing up my father liked to listen to classic rock and old Motown RnB.  In my teen years I found old school thrash metal and that really spoke to me but musically I felt it was limiting so I branched out to the blues and country to continue to learn more about the instrument and how to fuse all those sounds into something I can call my own.  These days I prefer dual guitar bands that don’t just play the same thing through the song but compliment each other to build a better dynamic in the song. 

6.Have you always been into music? Was it something that just came to you naturally?

Honestly, I wish I had started playing sooner.  My father tried to force me to play guitar and I hated it.  After I joined the Marines, I had time to kill and picked it back up and taught myself how to play.  And of course, that was back before YouTube, so it was ten times as hard as someone learning today.  I do feel like playing is something that comes naturally, and I think the music reflects that.  I generally write the music for all the instruments in a song and present It to the guys and say what do you think, and they make their changes from there.

7.What can we expect from the band in the rest of 2023 and beyond into 2024?

We will continue to play shows supporting our newest album “Red Balloon” and eventually settle down and finish recording our third album.  We already have a few songs ready to go but as long as people want to hear the new stuff, we will continue to play it.

8.For someone who wants to know more about the band, were can they find you at? And where can they find your music?

First and foremost, you can check us out at our website: Miserylane.com.  Our music is streaming wherever you listen to music. 

9.Let’s answer some fun questions, what is your all-time favorite band?

All time, I would have to say Metallica.  I know their more recent albums catch a lot of hate, but they have been able to persevere.  They have had to deal with some things that normally rip bands apart, but they have been able to power through and even though they are getting up there in years they can still fill and rock a stadium without 10 other supporting bands.  That speaks volumes to me.

10.If you could tour with any band and open or have them open for you, who would you choose?

Slipknot.  The energy those guys and their fans have a live show would be awesome to join in on.

Thanks for chatting with me From the Green Room and look forward to chatting again in the future.

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

Miserylane.com

Facebook.com/miserylanemusic.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qXvZquides1NMOI4SufbQ

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6zMxWGWTA7cmXidyLAK100

…and wherever else you stream music.