“I picked it up in Detroit at 9:30pm in some sketchy neighborhood, scaring my management. I said, ‘Trust me, it's worth it!’” How Travis Barker-championed pop-punk heavyweight KennyHoopla found his dream Tele via a shady Facebook Marketplace deal

KennyHoopla performs at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 12, 2024.

In the half-decade-plus since he emerged with a bang with the frenetic indie-dance favorite how will i rest in peace if i'm buried by a highway?//, singer-songwriter/guitarist KennyHoopla has carved a distinctly original musical path.

He joined forces with Blink-182 pop-punk king Travis Barker for a spirited and modern swing at the genre on his 2021 release, Survivors Guilt: The Mixtape, before moving back to more indie territory on his two recent EPs.