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Just IN! : Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds dates NW/US in FEB!

2012-01-10T09:55:00.000-08:00

Just IN! : Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds dates NW/US in FEB!
2/2/2012 Tacoma WA Backstage Bar and Grill w/ Girl Trouble
2/3/2012 Bellingham WA The Shakedown
2/4/2012 Seattle WA Comet Tavern
2/5/2012 Portland OR Slabtown Tavern- Bender Festival Weekend
Photo Credit: Emi Kecahob

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds 2011 European tour, one off date in London, and BBC6 radio session

2011-11-02T13:16:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds hit round 2 of another European tour in support of their critically acclaimed LP "Gorilla Rose" on IN THE RED Records. Also a one off date in London November 23 at Corsica Studios, only after recording a BBC6 radio session with Marc Riley. 2009 saw Powers update band members Kiki Solis on Bass, Ron Miller on Drums, and Jesse Roberts on guitar and keyboards. The band move to In The Red Records and released the much acclaimed LP "Dracula Boots" which was herald by many as a "return to form." Co-Produced by Jason Ward and recorded in a High School gymnasium in Harveyville, Kansas, now an artists retreat known as The Harveyville Project, Dracula Boots uses southern soul, 60's Chicano rock, and psychedelic imagery. British magazine N.M.E. said " In short, on ‘Dracula Boots’ Kid Congo Powers has once again found the juicy jugular of soul-fired, funked-up rock’n’roll. You’d be foolish not to take a bite." In 2011 Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds released their follow up album, "Gorilla Rose" also on In The Red Records. Eamon Carr of The Dublin Evening Herald said of "Gorilla Rose" "Having a working band is paying off. Gorilla Rose elevates seedy go-go weirdness to the level of high art."

November 16 France Bourg en Bresse La Tannerie
November 17 Holland Eindhoven Cafe Altstadt
November 19 Norway Oslo Le Revolver
November 20 Denmark Copenhagen Huset
November 21 Travel
November 22 BBC6 session with Marc Riley
November 23 London Corsica Studios
November 26 Holland Amsterdam Paradiso
November 27 Holland Groningen Vera Club basement
November 28 Travel
November 29 Germany TBD
November 30 Belgium Brusselles Les Ateliers Claus
December 1 Germany Berlin Festaal Kreuzberg
December 2 Germany Frankfurt Pony Hoff
December 3 Switzerland Zurich Helsinki Klub
December 4 OFF
December 5 Austria Vienna Chelsea
December 7 France Roubaix La Caves aux Poétes
December 8 Belgium Charleroi Le Vecteur
December 9 France Paris La Boule Noire
December 10 France La Roche/Yon Fuzz Yon
December 11 France Lorient Le Galion
December 13 France Bordeaux L'Heretic
December 14 France Nimes Industrie
December 15 Spain Madrid Club Nasti
December 16 Portugal Porto Armazem Do Cha
December 17 Spain Vitoria Helldorado

Julee Cruise cancels European dates. Kid Congo Powers and Khan rock on anyways!

2011-10-06T08:06:00.000-07:00

Julee Cruise has cancelled her European dates due to health issues. Kid Congo Powers and Khan rock out on a few selected European dates in October anyways! . The press release explains:

Kid & Khan

    A night equal parts drama, disco, rock n roll, provocation and
performance which could make the sane insane and the insane more
insane with pleasure.

    Kid & Khan , which is a duo made up of electric guitarist/singer
Kid Congo Powers (of The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave, The Pink
Monkey Birds ) and Can “Khan” Oral, seminal electronic musician,
performer, label owner (I’m Single) producer and pervert. Kid &
Khan’s first album, “Bad English” was a car crash of beats ,bleats,
and banging pop guitar slop.

   These two unique artists, known for three entirely different
musical styles met in New York City and now band together to blend the
sublime with the hilarious or the glamour with the trash. Live this
duo bends into different shapes and comfort zones. Kid & Khan create chic mayhem with electro disco fuzz
pedal rock. Everything is askew, like a David Lynch film, Khan plays
dirty guitar licks, Kid goes disco and everyone rocks out! One thing is
for sure, the drama and the fun never stops with Kid &
Khan.

23. Oct IT / Pisa / Caracol - CANCELLED

26. Oct CH / Geneva / Usine-CANCELLED
Kid & Khan shows:

29. Oct PL / Lodz / Teatr Muzyczny / Soundedit Festival

30. Oct UA / Kiev / XLIB Club

NEW dates added to Kid Congo & THe Pink Monkey Birds September tour!

2011-07-26T13:49:00.000-07:00

New dates added to our September shows. Before we head off with The Jim Jones Revue, we will do a few our own headlining shows after our rehearsals at The Harveyville Project in Kansas. The new dates are :

9/4/2011 Lawrence KS Replay Lounge

9/7/2011 St Louis MO Off Broadway Night Club

9/8/2011 Cincinnati OH MOTR Pub

9/9/2011 Columbus OH Ace OF Cups

then with JJR at:

9/10/2011, Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/11/2011, Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall
9/12/2011, Montreal, QC, Casa del Popolo
9/13/2011, Toronto, ON, Horseshoe Tavern
9/14/2011, Chicago, IL, Schuba’s Tavern
9/15/2011 Off
9/16/2011, Philadelphia, PA, The Blockley
9/17/2011, Washington, DC, Black Cat
9/18/2011, Hoboken, NJ, Maxwell’s

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New live Dates and "Catsuit Fruit" video

2011-07-05T13:45:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds are proud to announce some September dates playing with The Jim Jones Revue in the eastern US and Canada. The band are also proud to release their second video off their recently released LP Gorilla Rose on In The Red Records. The video for "Catsuit Fruit" was directed and performed by New York City visual artists SKOTE. More club dates for the Pink Monkey Birds to be announced soon.

9/10/2011, Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/11/2011, Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall
9/12/2011, Montreal, QC, Casa del Popolo
9/13/2011, Toronto, ON, Horseshoe Tavern
9/14/2011, Chicago, IL, Schuba’s Tavern
9/15/2011 Off
9/16/2011, Philadelphia, PA, The Blockley
9/17/2011, Washington, DC, Black Cat
9/18/2011, Hoboken, NJ, Maxwell’s

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS: catsuit fruit from SKOTE on Vimeo.

Just added! June 20 in Chico, California! Full schedule listed!

2011-06-08T14:44:00.000-07:00

Just added! June 20 we will play in Chico, Ca at Duffy's Tavern! Hot on the heels

of their successful European tour Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds West

Coast tour this June to promote their new album "Gorilla Rose" on IN THE RED

Records! Here are the full dates:
06/17/2011, Bellingham, WA, The Shakedown
06/18/2011, Seattle, WA, Crocodile Cafe w/ The Intelligence
06/19/2011, Portland, OR, East End w/ Cat Fancy
6/20/2011 Chico, Ca., Duffy's Tavern
06/21/2011, Santa Cruz, CA, Crepe Place w/ Non!
06/22/2011, San Francisco, CA, Rickshaw Stop w/ NON! (from France) not the

B.Rice Non.
06/23/2011, Anaheim, CA, Juke Joint w/ Lords of Altamont and

Haunted George
06/24/2011, Los Angeles, CA, Echoplex w/ The Middle Class,

The Urinals, Grant Hart
06/25/2011, San Diego, CA, Casbah w/ Holly Golightly

Goldin Browne by Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds

2011-06-08T12:58:00.000-07:00

Ok! Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds album Gorilla Rose is officially out Today!

2011-05-17T08:48:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds
Ok! We are thrilled that our new album Gorilla Rose is officially out Today! Do yerself a favor and Twist your wig! Order CD Vinyl or download

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds: Gorilla Rose | Midheaven Mailorder

www.midheaven.com

http://fb.me/B89VunEuOur new album Gorilla Rose is officially out Today! Do yerself a favor and Twist your wig!
The LP is already getting rave reviews here : All Our Noise
And at The Stool Pigeon

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds June West Coast tour dates posted!

2011-05-05T12:33:00.000-07:00

Hot on the heels of their successful European tour Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds West Coast tour this June to promote their new album "Gorilla Rose" on IN THE RED Records!
06/17/2011, Bellingham, WA, The Shakedown
06/18/2011, Seattle, WA, Crocodile Cafe w/ The Intelligence
06/19/2011, Portland, OR, East End w/ Cat Fancy
06/21/2011, Santa Cruz, CA, Crepe Place
06/22/2011, San Francisco, CA, Rickshaw Stop w/ NON!
06/23/2011, Anaheim, CA, Juke Joint w/ Lords of Altamont
06/24/2011, Los Angeles, CA, Echoplex w/ The Middle Class, The Urinals
06/25/2011, San Diego, CA, Casbah w/ Holly Golightly

Cambridge gig cancelled

2011-04-14T02:46:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds

UK shows have been GRRReat so far! Thanks everyone who attended and the bands that supported. Sorry to report Cambridge gig on the 21st has been cancelled, not by our fault! The Good news is that we will just got vinyl copies of our new live album "Tahitian Holiday" to sell at the gigs. These are available online only otherwise and limited to 500 copies! Off to Glasgow today.. Yeah!

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds Europe/UK tour updates!

2011-04-06T11:45:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds Tour rolls on. There has been confusion about the Paris date as the original venue was changed to Mains D'Ouvre on April 7th. Please take note! Also added is to UK dates is Cambridge Portland Arms on April 21st. And a DJ set on Easter Sunday at White Trash in Berlin!
06.4. F - Dijon - La Vapeur
07.4. F - Paris - Mains D'oeuvres
08.4. F - Beauvais - L´Ouvre Boite
09.4. F - La Rochelle - La Sirene
10.4. F - Lorient - Le Galion
11.4. off/travel
12.4. UK - Leeds - Brunedell Social Club
13.4. UK - Newcastle - Cluny
14.4. UK - Glasgow - Optimo presents at The Glasgow School of Art
15.4. IRE - tba
16.4. IRE - Dublin - Mercantile/ Ubangi Stomp Club
17.4. IRE - Cork - Crane Lane Theatre
18.4. off
19.4. UK - Manchester - Deaf Institute
20.4. UK - London - 100 Club
21.4. UK -Cambridge Portland Arms
22.4. UK - Brighton - Green Room
23.4. SF - Helsinki - Bar Loose
24.4. Berlin . Kid Congo DJ set at White Trash
25.4. off
26.4. - 28.4. tba ES / F
28.4. ES - Alicante - Stereo
29.4. ES - Barcelona - Sala Apolo
30.4. ES - Madrid - Nasti Club

Pre ORder Gorilla Rose and new video for "Goldin Browne"

2011-03-30T15:58:00.000-07:00

Now you can pre order the new Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds album "Gorilla Rose" by clicking HERE

Also to celebrate here is a new video for the song "Goldin Browne" which was first heard on the Five Greasy Pieces singles box set and will be on the Gorilla Rose Lp. Note spacey intro by Intoxica Radio DJ Howie Pyro! Also Gorilla Rose/Dracula Boots producer, Jason Ward makes a cameo on keyboards in this song recorded live at The Harveyville Project's annual Prom in Kansas. Directed by videographer/photographer Justin Kosman. Yes it is the very same gymnasium where Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds record their hit albums!

Golden Browne from Justin Kosman on Vimeo.

Five Greasy Pieces 45 subscription series has sold out! Thank you subscribers!

2011-03-10T01:36:00.000-08:00

Thank you to all who bought subscriptions to the Five Greasy Pieces box set! You are the proud owners of a real collectors item! All B-sides of the singles not to be repeated on any album or CD! Enjoy the rest of the series and Box designed by artist Ryan Hill! With great appreciation, Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds

Julee Cruise Kid & Khan "Falling" live in Moscow

2011-02-28T07:22:00.000-08:00

here's a video of Kid&Khan and Julee Cruise live in Moscow !

Kid Congo & Khan & Julee Cruise "San Jose" OUT NOW via I'm Single !

2011-02-27T11:22:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo & Khan & Julee Cruise "San Jose"
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TOUR DATES 3/2011

04.03.2011 / GR / Thessaloniki / Principal Club
05.03.2011 / GR / Athen / Fuzz Club
08.03.2011 / NO / Oslo / BLÅ
10.03.2011 / ES / Barcelona / Apollo
12.03.2011 / CH / Bern / Dampfzentrale
13.03.2011 / CH / Zürich / Stall 6
15.03.2011 / SL / Ljubljana / Kino Siska
16.03.2011 / DE / München / Muffat Werk
17.03.2011 / IT / Bologna / Locomotiv Club
18.03.2011 / IT / Torino / Teatro Astra Torino
19.03.2011 / IT / Brescia / Vinile 45
20.03.2011 / CH / Basel / Kaserne
21.03.2011 / AT / Vienna / Fluc
22.03.2011 / HU / Budapest / A38
23.03.2011 / RO / Timisoara / Daos Club
24.03.2011 / RO / Bucarest / Dalles Hall
25.03.2011 / TR / Istanbul / Ghetto
27.03.2011 / DE / Berlin / Hau

Updated 3/16/11 Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds announce Europe and UK tour dates

2011-02-25T14:20:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds are happy to announce their 2011 Europe/Uk tour dates starting March 29th in Berlin.

The legendary Kid Congo Powers, co-founder of the Gun Club, guitarist for The Cramps and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, will be releasing his new album with his group Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds this spring. Titled Gorilla Rose, the album follows in the footsteps of the band’s 2009 Dracula Boots with more ram-charged boogaloo, sleazy psychedelia and Chicano garage rock. In The Red records is gearing up for the new album by releasing a series of oddball limited edition vinyl-only records by the band. The first of these releases dropped this week in the form of the “Five Greasy Pieces” subscription series. This is a very limited edition (250 of each) series of five different singles each containing two brand new tracks. Starting in January In The Red will be issuing one of these a month. The fifth and final single in the series will come with a handsome box in which all five will be housed. The only way to obtain these singles is to buy a subscription on the In The Red website. In March In The Red will be issuing a live LP by the band titled Live At The Prom which will be another vinyl-only limited edition release available exclusively online and at live shows.
Kid Congo & Pink Monkeybirds 2011

29.3. D - Berlin - White Trash
30.3. D - Frankfurt - Ponyhof
31.3. F - Lyon - Le Clacson
01.4. F - Montpellier - La Taf
02.4. F - Macon - Cave a Musique
03.4. F - Gigors - Gigors Electric
04.4. F - Marseille - Machine a Condre
05.4. CH - Geneve - L´Usine
06.4. F - Dijon - La Vapeur
07.4. F - Paris - Mains D'oeuvres
08.4. F - Beauvais - L´Ouvre Boite
09.4. F - La Rochelle - La Sirene
10.4. F - Lorient - Le Galion
11.4. off/travel
12.4. UK - Leeds - Brunedell Social Club
13.4. UK - Newcastle - Cluny
14.4. UK - Glasgow - Optimo presents at The Glasgow School of Art
15.4. IRE - Belfast - tba
16.4. IRE - Dublin - Mercantile/ Ubangi Stomp Club
17.4. IRE - Cork - Crane Lane Theatre
18.4. off
19.4. UK - Manchester - Deaf Institute
20.4. UK - London - 100 Club
21.4. UK - Bristol - tba
22.4. UK - Brighton - Green Room
23.4. SF - Helsinki - Bar Loose
24.4. fly to Spain / South France ??
25.4. off
26.4. - 28.4. tba ES / F
28.4. ES - Alicante - Stereo
29.4. ES - Barcelona - Sala Apolo
30.4. ES - Madrid - Nasti Club

photo by Mike De Leon

Thank YOU all for coming to the shows last weeks!

2011-02-21T19:52:00.000-08:00

We loved playing for/with you and greatly appreciate it ! ....Kid Congo Powers and The Pink Monkey Birds

Fab Posters for this weeks Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds shows!

2011-02-13T23:56:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo Powers: New Album & East Coast Dates

2011-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:00

Latest press release from Forcefield PR:

SPRING RELEASE FOR GORILLA ROSE; TOUR STARTS FEB. 11

The legendary Kid Congo
Powers, co-founder of the Gun Club, guitarist for The Cramps and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, will be
releasing his new album with his group Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds this spring. TitledGorilla Rose, the album follows in the footsteps of the band’s 2009 Dracula Bootswith
more ram-charged boogaloo, sleazy psychedelia and Chicano garage rock.

In The Red records is gearing up for
the new album by releasing a series of oddball limited edition vinyl-only records by the band. The first of these
releases dropped this week in the form of the “Five Greasy Pieces” subscription series. This is a very limited edition
(250 of each) series of five different singles each containing two brand new tracks. Starting in January In The Red
will be issuing one of these a month. The fifth and final single in the series will come with a handsome box in which
all five will be housed. The only way to obtain these singles is to buy a subscription on the In The Red website. In
March In The Red will be issuing a live LP by the band titled Live At The Promwhich will be
another vinyl-only limited edition release available exclusively online.

Catch Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds on their North East tour this February.

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS TOUR DATES

2.11 Jack Pot Saloon Lawrence, KS
2.12 Crosstown Station Kansas City, MO

2.13 Off Broadway Night Club St Louis, MO

2.14 MOTR Pub Cincinnati, OH

2.15 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH

2.16 Howler’s Coyote Cafe Pittsburgh, PA

2.17 Bandito’s Burrito Lounge Richmond, VA

2.18 Comet Ping Pong Washington, DC w/ Chain and The Gang

2.19 Secret Project Robot Brooklyn, NY w/Chain and The Gang

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds February Tour dates USA

2011-01-11T17:14:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds will be playing their first live shows of 2011 in February covering the midwest to East Coast, playing songs from "Ten Greasy Pieces" special limited edition box set, and songs from the new album, "Gorilla Rose" due out in March 2011 on In The Red Records.

02/11/2011, Lawrence, KS, Jack Pot Saloon Website
02/12/2011, Kansas City, MO, Crosstown Station Tickets
02/13/2011, St Louis, MO, Off Broadway Night Club Tickets
02/14/2011, Cincinnati, OH, MOTR Pub Website
02/15/2011, Cleveland, OH, Beachland Ballroom Tickets
02/16/2011, Pittsburgh, PA, Howler’s Coyote Cafe Website
02/17/2011, Richmond, VA, Bandito’s Burrito Lounge Free show! Website
02/18/2011, Washington, DC, Comet Ping Pong (W/ Chain and The Gang) Tickets
02/19/2011, Brooklyn, NY, Secret Project Robot (W/ Chain and The Gang) Website

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds "Five Greasy Pieces" subscription series is here!

2011-01-07T12:04:00.000-08:00

In The Red is kicking off 2011 with the "Five Greasy Pieces" subscription series by
Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds! This is a very limited edition (250 of each)
series of five different singles each containing two brand new tracks each. The A sides are original tunes and B sides are cover versions. The fifth and final single will come with a handsome box designed by artist Ryan Hill in which all will be housed. The only way to obtain these singles is to buy a subscription on the In The Red website.

Kid Congo Powers New Years Eve in NYC at Home Sweet Home!

2010-12-24T10:39:00.000-08:00

This New Years Eve at Home Sweet Home in NYC Kid will turn in and turn on a rare solo show with his fave raves of Swampland, The K-Holes backing him up at Shakin All Over Under Sideways Down New Years Ball! Plus bands The Stalkers, Hammered Satin, and Baby Shakes will rock it out. Also will be DJ's Jonathan Toubin, Ian Svenonius and Josh Styles! Free Champagne toast at midnight and all for TEN BUCKS! See you there! K-Holes on at midnight, and Kid is on at 1am! Hurrah!

Happy Holidaze from Kid Congo Powers & The PInk Monkey Birds

2010-12-22T19:39:00.000-08:00

Have a grrreat Holiday season!

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds French Tour dates 2011

2010-12-10T10:25:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkeybirds are happy to announce the first confirmed tour dates in Europe promoting their new album "Gorilla Rose" slated for March 2011 release on InTheRed Records. More dates posted as they get confirmed.
31 Mars 2011 Lyon, Le Clacson
01 Avril 2011 Montpellier, TaF / Secret Place
02 Avril 2011 Macon, La Cave à Musique
03 Avril 2011 Gigors, Gigors Electric
04 Avril 2011 Marseille, Le Poste à Galène
05 Avril 2011 Genève, L'Usine (SUISSE)
06 Avril 2011 Dijon, La Vapeur
07 Avril 2011 Paris, TBC
08 Avril 2011 Beauvais, L'Ouvre Boîte
09 Avril 2011 La Rochelle, La Sirène
10 Avril 2011 Lorient, Le Galion

For updates and to spread the good word, there is a Facebook page for the French tour HERE

Vice/Scion split single with Hunx and His Punx. Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds "Floor Length Hair"

2010-11-23T08:26:00.000-08:00

This was a fun recording with my dear friend Matt Verta-Ray, whom you may know from his amazing guitar in Heavy Trash and Speedball Baby engineering the session...

Download free split single here

Watch me slap the blinds! Scion Garage Fest 2009: Kid Congo Interview

2010-11-15T11:34:00.000-08:00

Here's the scene in East Bound and Down with our song "Black Santa" as soundtrack! Mexican stand off!

2010-11-14T13:02:00.000-08:00

Black Santa

2010-11-13T15:52:00.001-08:00

New September dates in Midwest! Lawrence, St Louis, Louisville...

2010-08-24T06:57:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds just added 3 Midwest shows in September.Then off to the East Coast. All dates thus far:
Sunday 9/12 Lawrence, Kansas at Jackpot Music Hall (with The Spook Lights) INFO
Monday 9/13 St. Louis, Mo. at CBGB INFO
Tuesday 9/14 Louisville, KY. at Zanzibar (w/ Phantom Family Halo and Ritchie White Orchestra) INFO
Wednesday 9/15 Richmond, Va. at Banditos Burrito Lounge INFO
Thursday 9/16 Baltimore, MD. at Golden West Cafe INFO
Friday 9/17 Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Bowl (w/ K Holes) TICKETS
Saturday 9/18 Philadelphia, Pa. at Kung Fu Necktie (w Ceepoid and Boog) TICKETS
Sunday 9/19 Washington DC at U Street Music Hall ( w/ Garotas Suecas, DJ Neville C and DJ Provoke , dance party) TICKETS

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS TOUR DATES FOR SEPTEMBER

2010-08-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds live in Concert ! Will be previewing some songs from upcoming singles box set TEN GREASY PIECES plus DRACULA BOOTS and old faves!
Sep 15 2010 Bandito’s Burrito Lounge/ Richmond, VA INFO
Sep 16 2010 GOLDEN WEST CAFE / Baltimore, MD INFO
Sep 17 2010 Brooklyn Bowl/ Brooklyn, NY with K_HOLES TICKETS
Sep 18 2010 Kung Fu Necktie/ Philadelphia, Pa TICKETS
Sep 19 2010 U STREET MUSIC HALL Washington, DC with Garotas Suecas, DJ Neville C TICKETS

Kid Congo Powers Birthday Party March 27th NYC/Brooklyn with Pink Monkey Birds live!

2010-03-16T18:48:00.000-07:00

KID CONGO’S 51st B-DAY PARTY: w/PINK MONKEY BIRDS, STALKERS, K-HOLES, TOMMY VOLUME + late night 60s polyglot dance party w/JONATHAN TOUBIN & JOSH STYLES

Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:00 pm

Sat, Mar 27, Williamsburg, Brooklyn – Secret Project Robot (210 Kent at Metropolitan): Kid Congo Powers 51st Birthday Party w/Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds (12am), Stalkers (11pm), K-Holes (10pm), Tommy Volume (9pm), and, later, Le Congo: International Discotheque Psychedelique w/DJs Mr Jonathan Toubin and Josh Styles (1am), 9pm – 6am, all ages, $10 ($5 after bands): This all-night birthday extravaganza celebrates of one of the great names in underground rock music, Kid Congo Powers of the Cramps, Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, etc. Kid’s band, the Pink Monkey Birds, who’s In The Red album Dracula Boots made critics’ top-ten lists worldwide last year, make their first NYC appearance in almost two years – and their first ever with the new hard-hitting Texas rhythm section. The Stalkers, return from recording a new LP in Portland to remind you that they are the Brooklyn punk scene’s #1 party band. K-Holes, a bunch of Atlanta ex-Black Lips, Wet Dreams, and Golden Triangles, play an Alligator Winey steamy swamp stomp. And Star Spangles’ Tommy Volume makes his solo debut to kick off the night.

and, after the bands, hold tight… all night…

1-4AM: International Discotheque Psychedelique – the second installment of NYC uber-45 DJs Josh Styles (Smashed! Blocked!) and Jonathan Toubin’s (NY Night Train) latest party. Last months debut last month saw hundreds dancing to 60s discotheque classics, fuzzy movers, foreign language jams, and other global obscurities in an environment of go go dancers and Mighty Robot AV Squad’s tripped-out visuals.

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds road to SxSW. lawrence, Ks., Kansas City,Mo., Oklahoma City,Ok., Austin, TX.

2010-02-18T09:55:00.000-08:00

KCP & the PMB's are happy to announce we will be playing some midwest shows along the way to SxSW in Austin this March. Will post more details as they reveal themselves.

3/13/2010 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Saloon

3/14/201 Kansas City, MO Record Bar

3/15/2010 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory

THURSDAY the 18th Sxsw begins, it is a busy one with 3 shows :

1.) 3pm BrooklynVegan/AnSo Day Party at Spider House with The Oh Sees and Slim Cessna, Jim Jones Revue

2.) 6:30pm at Trailer Space (curated by Philip of Strange Boys)

3.) 12am (midnight) at Prague (our "official SxSW Showcase) with very awesome bands Jim Jones Revue and Bell Rays

FRIDAY the 19th

1. Beerland INTHERED show... time still to be set

SATURDAY the 20th

1. Spider House Cafe again for Jonathan Toubin's New York Night Train party

Kid & Baby Alcatraz DJ @ Pre Valentines Day Sock Hop in DC!

2010-02-09T19:32:00.000-08:00

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT FEBRUARY 13 Love will be in the air as Kid Congo Powers and Baby Alcatraz will be DJ's at the Velvet Lounge for the Pre Valentines Day Sock Hop! So come shake a tail feather and do The Monkey, The Mashed Potato, The Bug, The Hully Gully, The Pretzel, and the Shing a Ling, and The Dirty Dog! And if ya gottta Smurf, we'll.... SMURF! Will be spinning crazy old rock and roll, raw soul, Northern soul, Spanish screamers and may stomp out a 70's British glitter rock set with those Chinn/Chapman pounded drums like in "48 Crash" ! So get on yer glitter socks and HOP on over to Downstairs at the Velvet Lounge this Saturday night ! Let's set it free! Speaking of free, admission is free! The fun starts at 9pm to closing! Bring your sweetie, or find one there maybe! The Velvet Lounge
915 U Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001-4019
(202) 462-3213

Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project We Are Only Riders

2010-01-22T16:55:00.000-08:00

I am proud to be a part of this, finally, unique and focused tribute to Jeffrey Lee Pierce, my dear departed friend and musical brother in The Gun Club. Cypress really did a great job with the concept and gathering all the right friends/family/admirers involved. Everyone should check it out. I am also glad to be playing on tracks with Nick Cave, Mick Harvey and Lydia Lunch again! The Debbie Harry version of "Lucky Jim" is just amazing, devastating. Check out the MYSPACE page to listen to some tracks and read the background story of this fine collection. Here is the track listing :
01. Nick Cave - "Ramblin' Mind"
02. Mark Lanegan - "Constant Waiting"
03. The Raveonettes - "Free To Walk"
04. Debbie Harry - "Lucky Jim"
05. Lydia Lunch - "My Cadillac"
06. David Eugene Edwards - "Ramblin' Mind"
07. The Sadies - "Constant Waiting"
08. Mark Lanegan & Isobel Campbell - "Free To Walk"
09. Lydia Lunch - "St. Marks Place"
10. Crippled Black Phoenix - "Bells On The River"
11. Cypress Grove - "Ramblin' Mind"
12. Johnny Dowd - "Constant Waiting"
13. Nick Cave & Debbie Harry - "Free To Walk"
14. Mick Harvey - "The Snow Country"
15. David Eugene Edwards & Crippled Black Phoenix - "Like A Mexican Love"
16. Lydia Lunch, Dave Alvin, And The JLP Sessions Project -"Walkin' Down The Street (Doin' My Thing)"

Thanks Everyone! Tour was a blast!

2009-12-20T13:31:00.000-08:00

The UK/European tour is over and we wanted to thank everyone who attended the shows. It was a gas! More tales and news soon. Have Happy Holidaze from Kid and The Pink Monkey Birds. Here's a clip from Paris live @ la Boule noire 15-12-2009

LSDC

2009-12-14T02:34:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds Live @ PDZ Besac 2009 by Freddyman

New Glasgow Venue and tour updates!

2009-11-21T11:39:00.000-08:00

Hello fiends. Great news is that Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds Glasgow show has be re-housed we are confirmed for the 26th Nov at Soundhaus in Glasgow. Hurrah!
Doors will be at 10pm, on stage around 1030-1100pm, & we will have a DJ as support..Bring your dancing shoes!
Tickets on the door; £7 to club members & £8 to everyone else. SOUNDHAUS/47 HYDEPARK STREET/ANDERSTON/GLASGOWG/3 8BW/Tickets on the door; £7 to club members & £8 to everyone else. Please tell everyone the good word. All the Best, Kid and the PMB"s

Nov 25 2009 11:00P Cluny/ Newcastle
Nov 26 2009 11:00P SOUNDHAUS/ Glasgow
Nov 27 2009 11:00P The Old Angel/ Nottingham
Nov 29 2009 11:00P 100 Club/ Dirty Water Club/ London
Dec 1 2009 11:00P Engine Rooms/Brighton (Stay Sick night!)
Dec 2 2009 11:00P L’Alcatraz/Roubaix
Dec 3 2009 11:00P L´Autre Club/Nancy
Dec 4 2009 11:00P Queen Kong/ Neuchatel
Dec 5 2009 Hazelwood Studios/ Frankfurt
Dec 6 2009 11:00P Passenger Zu Zinc/ Besancon
Dec 7 2009 11:00P Deep Inside/Dijon
Dec 9 2009 11:00P - Le Chabada/ Angers
Dec 10 2009 11:00P LA2 ( Primavera club fest)/ Barcelona
Dec 11 2009 11:00P Barreiro Rocks Festival/ Lisbon
Dec 12 2009 11:00P Wurlitzer Ballroom ( Primavera Club fest)/ Madrid
Dec 13 2009 11:00P Le Rendemains qui chantent /Tulle
Dec 15 2009 11:00P La Boule Noire/ Paris
Dec 16 2009 11:00P UBU/ Rennes
Dec 17 2009 11:00P L´Abordage/ Evreux
Dec 18 2009 11:00P La Nef/ Angouleme
Dec 19 2009 11:00P La TAF/ Montpellier
Dec 20 2009 Electric Sound System/ http://www.gigors-electric.com/page02.html / .............Gigors

UK and European Tour Dates for November/December 09!

2009-10-26T10:37:00.000-07:00

Nov 25 2009

8:00P

Cluny

Newcastle

Nov 26 2009

8:00P

Captain’s Rest

Glasgow

Nov 27 2009

8:00P

Marcus Garvey Ballroom

Nottingham

Nov 29 2009

8:00P

100 Club/ Dirty Water Club

London

Dec 1 2009

8:00P

Stay Sick Club

Brighton

Dec 2 2009

8:00P

L’Alcatraz

Roubaix

Dec 3 2009

8:00P

L´Autre Club

Nancy

Dec 4 2009

8:00P

Queen Kong

Neuchatel

Dec 6 2009

8:00P

TBA

Besancon

Dec 8 2009

8:00P

Le Galion

Lorient

Dec 8 2009

8:00P

Le Galion

Lorient

Dec 9 2009

8:00P

- Le Chabada

Angers

Dec 10 2009

8:00P

LA2 ( Primavera club fest)

Barcelona

Dec 11 2009

8:00P

Barreiro Rocks Festival

Lisbon

Dec 12 2009

8:00P

Wurlitzer Ballroom ( Primavera Club fest)

Madrid

Dec 13 2009

8:00P

Le Rendemains qui chantent

Tulle

Dec 15 2009

8:00P

La Boule Noire

Paris

Dec 16 2009

8:00P

UBU

Rennes

Dec 17 2009

8:00P

L´Abordage

Evreux

Dec 18 2009

8:00P

La Nef

Angouleme

Dec 19 2009

8:00P

La TAF

Montpellier

Mike Watt added to Juke Joint Anaheim, Olympia,and Haunted George / DJ Howie Pyro support!

2009-09-30T08:04:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds update! More West Coast Tour dates in October. Tell EVERYONE you know! By the way, last weekend the shows in Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, Ga. were awesome! Thanks to everyone who came out to The Milestone, Criminal Records and The Star Bar. The Subsonics still stun! Stomp and Stammer Rules!

Oct 7 2009
Alex’s Bar Long Beach, California w/ Haunted George
Oct 8 2009
Bar Pink San Diego, California
Oct 9 2009
ECHO/ acoustic show supporting John Doe & Exene Los Angeles, California
Oct 10 2009
Juke Joint ,Anaheim, California w/Haunted George and DJ Howie Pyro..just added Mike Watt!
Oct 11 2009
ECHO/Kid Congo and Pink Monkey Birds/Part Time Punks Fest , Los Angeles, California
Oct 12 2009
Crepe Place Santa Cruz, California
Oct 13 2009
Hemlock Tavern San Francisco, California
Oct 14 2009
OFF ANYWHERE, California
Oct 15 2009
Sunset Tavern Seattle, Washington
Oct 16 2009
Quince and State House , Olympia, Washington w/ She Beast, Thee November Witch
Oct 17 2009
VICE/SCION Garage Festival /Berbatis Pan Portland

West Coast tour dates for Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds

2009-08-21T08:12:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds are proud to announce our next dates in September and West Coast Tour dates in October. More details as they come but for now start making plans! Very exciting.
Sep 25 2009
The Milestone Charlotte, North Carolina
Sep 26 2009
STAR COMMUNITY BAR Atlanta, Georgia w/ Subsonics
Oct 7 2009
Alex’s Bar Long Beach, California
Oct 8 2009
Bar Pink San Diego, California
Oct 9 2009
ECHO/ acoustic show supporting John Doe & Exene Los Angeles, California
Oct 10 2009
Juke Joint Anaheim
Oct 11 2009
ECHO/Kid Congo and Pink Monkey Birds/Part Time Punks Fest Los Angeles, California
Oct 12 2009
Crepe Place Santa Cruz, California
Oct 13 2009
Hemlock Tavern San Francisco, California
Oct 14 2009
OFF ANYWHERE, California
Oct 15 2009
Sunset Tavern Seattle, Washington
Oct 16 2009
???? TBA Olympia, Washington
Oct 17 2009
VICE/SCION Garage Festival /Berbatis Pan Portland

KId Congo ,Kalani, Ian Svenonius Host "Bubble Rock"

2009-08-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

9:30 Club Back Bar
Street:
815 V. St. NW
City/Town:
Washington, DC

Walk right in , sit right down and baby let your hair hang down this Saturday August 22nd for the opening night of BUBBLE ROCK down at the 9:30 Club Back Bar starting at 11pm. Your gracious party Dj's Kalani (Midnight Kids, DJ's Yellow Fever), , Name Names a.k.a. Ian Svenonius (Make-Up,Weird War, Chain and The Gang), and Kid Congo Powers (Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds) will spin non stop Vintage Soul, Freakbeat ,Rock, 1970's Glam, Mutant Disco ,Punk , and beautiful junk guaranteed to make you smile and shake your rump. Need fun and hilarity? Well, this is YOUR night. Need to get your wig unsnarled. Come to us and we'll shake it out! Kalani, Ian and Kid welcome all to Bubble Rock. Check your attitude at the door and get on the dance floor!
Saturday August 22
9:30 Club Back Bar/ 815 V. St. NW, Washington, DC / 21+/ $5./ 11p.m. to closing

New Video! Rare As The Yeti

2009-08-17T12:48:00.001-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds in Charlotte,NC and Atlanta, GA. in September

2009-08-13T20:45:00.000-07:00

Just got this poster and word that our friends and highly original songsters the mighty SUBSONICS will be playing with us in Atlanta in September. Will be a blast!
September, 25 2009 08:00 PM - The Milestone
3400 Tuckaseegee Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208 - $8adv/$10door
September, 26 2009 08:00 PM - STAR COMMUNITY BAR
437 Moreland Ave, Atlanta, Georgia 30317 - $10.

Heartworm and Mayhem report

2009-08-13T08:29:00.000-07:00

The Heartworm #37 event/reading last Saturday in NYC went really well and was lot's of fun. Lot's of great people, on and off stage. It was a freaky family reunion with a lot of friends I rarely see, like Max G. Morton and Wesley Eisold from Heartworm Press/Cold Cave, Little Annie, Kembra Phaler, Howie Pyro, Marti Domination,etc...etc.. I was also happy to finally formally meet Genesis P-Orridge, Boyd Rice (performing as NON), Jonathan Shaw, Eric Paul and Chris Leo. Now THAT is a gathering of the minds! HERE is a review in Time Out NY. Joly from punkcast.com posted a video of my reading HERE.
The following day I Bolted back to DC , caught the Paint Made Flesh exhibit at The Philips Collection and then was driven out to The Nission Pavillion in Virginia to interview drummer extraordinaire Dave Lombardo from Slayer for DC blog Brightest Young Things "Not your average interview " series at The Mayhem Fest! I felt like Bruno walking in there! Dave was a cool guy and answered all the silly questions we asked him, and Slayer was really HEAVY. But it was not lost on me that the night before at Heartworm #37 I had been sitting in a room with real polite Satanists, Magical thinkers, Manson acquaintances , and Gender benders. now THAT was HEAVY!

Kid Congo Powers reading in NYC August 8th.

2009-08-06T20:18:00.000-07:00

August 8, 2009, Chronic Youth presents Heartworm Press #37 at Santos Party House in New York City. Featuring the first live performance by NON in many years, and the negative hiss and out-of-body-bliss of supporters Prurient and Cold Cave. What makes this event unique enough to merit a Heartworm catalog number is the fact that all of these death-cheaters and dangerous thinkers will be (somewhat) contained under one roof for the first time. In between the three acts there will be spoken word performances by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps, Gun Club, Bad Seeds), Chris Leo (The Van Pelt, The Lapse), Eric Paul (Chinese Stars, Arab On Radar) and renowned tattoo artist and underground journalist legend Jonathan Shaw- A man who seeps old New York. and was wolf enough to run with the likes of Frank Zappa, Jim Morrison, the Manson Family and Charles Bukowski. This will be Shaw's first reading in New York City.
Date:
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
Santo's Party House
Street:
96 Lafayette Street
City/Town:
New York, NY

Fuzz (feat. Kid Congo Powers) @ ST.EX

2009-08-05T08:01:00.001-07:00

Fuzz (feat. Kid Congo Powers) @ ST.EX

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Kid and Howie Pyro DJ Friday in NYC!

2009-07-29T19:11:00.000-07:00

Friday night in NYC Intoxica Radio's Howie Pyro and I will DJ sick wonders,barn burners and wig twisters all night long at Home Sweet Home! It's Jonathan Toubin's Shakin' All Over Under Sideways Down w/DJs Howie Pyro and Kid Congo Powers http://www.myspace.com/homesweethomebar
Make the scene!

2 September dates announced !

2009-07-25T07:55:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds have just confirmed 2 dates In September!

September, 25 2009 08:00 PM - The Milestone
3400 Tuckaseegee Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208 - $8adv/$10door

September, 26 2009 08:00 PM - STAR COMMUNITY BAR
437 Moreland Ave, Atlanta, Georgia 30317 - $10.

Rare AS the Yeti Party Podcast

2009-07-22T15:46:00.000-07:00

Hi. Here in Washington DC me and my pal Kalani have just started doing a wig wham bam Monday night rockin' DJ party called "Rare as the Yeti" at Local 16 (16th + U streets NW). It's a cuckoo mish mash of freakbeat, Garage, Psychedelic, Soul, 70's Glitter rock, Punk, maybe even funk and whatever other kind of trash we find that makes all our folks happy! You can come and trip the dancefloor, hang out on the roof deck bar, or have some food even! We spin from 10pm to 1am . Here's a podcast of the first week, technical warts and all! Hey, it was the first night! Hope we see you there. Yeti wigs are optional. Local 16 is at 1602 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-2828

Kid DJ in Washington DC tonight 7/20!

2009-07-20T10:14:00.000-07:00

Tonight in Washington DC at Local 16 Kid and Kalani will be playing coolest rock n roll records at "Rare As The Yeti" from 10pm to 1am. Come hang out on the roof deck!

Lot's of Kid stuff News.

2009-07-06T11:17:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. A flurry of activity and plans to report. First, Tonight Monday July 6 at 10pm I am Dj-ing with my pal Kalani at Local 16 for a new record playing night called "Rare as The Yeti". We will be playing vintage soul, garage, freakbeat, 70's glam, funk and punk till 1am or so. Drop on by this opening night for post 4th of July blues breaking.
The LSDC remix contest at Track and Fields is closed and now The Pink Monkey Birds and I will go into deliberations as to whom will be the winner, whom will be featured on our myspace page and on the b-side on one of a series of 7inch 45's we will be recording in October sometime . Some real cuckoo crazies got ahold of the stems and twisted our wigs! Watch this spot next Monday to hear the winning mix. In the meantime you can listen to the mixes at the Track and Fields website and if you sign up, can cast a vote of your own to influence us!
In the works is a
Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds West Coast US tour in the month of October . Hurrah!
ALSO amidst a gaggle of great reviews for our album "Dracula Boots" on INTHERED, we are booking a return European tour in November/December, which WILL include UK dates!
Video artists Rob Parrish and Paris Bustillos are working on a video for the song "Rare as The Yeti". Coming soon!
Our friend from the Spacy Stardust radio show in Frankfurt posted this video of us at Das Bett playing the old Gun Club classic, Sex Beat! What a gas it was!
Also our pal Acid Marshmallow posted a video of almost our entire in-store performance at Permanent Records in Chicago. This special feature includes special guest Jason Ward, whom recorded and mixed Dracula Boots. He also wailed the organ parts on our version of Thee Midniters "I Found a Peanut" and "la Lllarona" and does so here live. The first 5 minutes or so is our "sound check" but then we take off! It was much fun in the most awesome record store.
More news as it comes. best, KCP

LSDC Remix Contest ends July 4! Listen to entries so far!

2009-07-01T11:59:00.000-07:00

LSDC REmix contest ends July 4. Get to it. Listen to the entries so far! Vote for yer fave!

TracksAndFields.com - Collaborate on a session, remix music, submit your song.
Source: www.tracksandfields.com
Make music online. Work on your music production with other musicians recording at home. Remix songs!

NY NIGHT TRAIN INVADES DC! 6/27 SATURDAY!

2009-06-24T18:23:00.000-07:00

New York Night Train Happening is the latest spectacular multimedia party of Mr. Jonathan Toubin, the DJ/Conceptualist behind such legendary NYC parties such as Glasslands’ Animal Train Happening and Santos Party House’s
DECLASSIFIED! Yet another step towards the revival and revision of the New York nightlife underground’s proudest and most ambitious tradition, THE HAPPENING is inspired by everything from Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic
Inevitable, which fused lights, projection, live music, performance, and dance under the
same umbrella, to similar examples spanning from the disco to early new wave era in
spaces like Club 57, their New Wave Vaudeville Show, and the Mudd Club.
Past happenings haven’t only seen collaborations with galleries/artists such as Secret Project Robot, Live With Animals, and Mikilandia Productions, and been filmed by the likes of the father of avant-garde cinema, the Factory’s Jonas Mikas, but
have also included appearances by many generations of subcultural icons such as
Genesis P-Orridge, Andrew W.K., Quintron and Ms. Pussycat, King Khan and the BBQ, Ian Svenonius, Calvin Johnson, James Chance, Gibby Haynes, The Slits, Jon Spencer, and many more. Initially conceived as a reaction to, on one hand, the assembly-line ho-hum of rock show presentation, and, on the other, the aesthetic bankruptcy and soul-less nature of the contemporary dance party, Toubin’s happenings have developed into a mighty rock and roll wrecking ball demolishing the
boundaries between art, performance, and nightlife - revealing the pearly disco ball at its core – the best rock dance parties the 21st Century has yet to offer.
This first edition of New York Night Train Happening features live music by Edie Sedgwick, Exactly, Kid Congo Powers (Cramps, Gun Club, Bad Seeds, etc), performance by and go go artist Anna Copa Cabanna and Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa Anne, and live non-digital film projection by Spencer Bewley (Place to Bury Strangers,
Warlocks, Death In Vegas, etc) and DJ sets by Mr. Jonathan Toubin. Expect a participatory spectacle in which all of the performers to play all sorts of roles on and off stage in all sorts of unpredictable configurations (
Melissa, Anna, and Kid collaborating, etc. (!)).
If you think this sounds like a bras d’ honneur in the face of the mediocre, unimaginative, and economically exclusionary day-to-day mechanics of 21st Century art, music, and nightlife in general, you are correct. Now that New York Night Train has sparked a revolution in Empire City shows, dance club nights, and art events, it is now changing
the way people go out around the world – restoring and renovating proud traditional underground aesthetics ... town by town. All aboard!
Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 10:30pm- 3:00am
Location:
Civilian Art Projects
406 7 Street NW, SECOND FLOOR (NEW!)
Washington, DC
Phone:
2023470022
Email:
info@civilianartprojects.com

SOLO SHOW Saturday in Brooklyn

2009-06-19T21:13:00.000-07:00

Host:
NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN HAPPENING #1
- live music: HEALTH (10pm), Awesome Color (9pm), Kid Congo Powers (solo show) (1am)
- dancing all night with DJs: Josh Styles, Mr. Jonathan Toubin, and Fitz (11pm on)
- performance: Lone Wolf & Cub, Anna Copa Cabanna, and Hula Hoop Harlot Melissa Anne (throughout the night)
- visuals: Mighty Robot’s AV Squad and Spencer Bewley (after 11pm)
Saturday, June 20, 8pm - outdoors at 979 Broadway
after 11pm - indoors across the street at 5 Stuyvesant Ave, $10
sponsored by Williamsburg's Main Drag Music for all yr rock and roll needs!
Now for something new! New York Night Train, Panache Booking, and Todd P have banded together for the first time to present the NYC’s latest and greatest multi-media spectacle, NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN HAPPENING #1! More fun, exciting, and interactive than a rock show! More artful, organic, live, and interesting than a dance-party! Picture the union of the underground rock, art, dance party, and performance scenes under one roof! Now you no longer have to regret living in the wrong time! Don’t just read about it! Don’t just dream it! Live it - the legendary nightlife experiences that you always imagined! A contemporary underground DIY rock and roll take on historical NYC subcultural landmarks such as Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable! Ladies and gentlemen - we have finally arrived!
Start Time:
Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 6:00am
Location:
979 BROADWAY OUTSIDE
Street:
979 Broadway btwn Myrtle Ave & Ditmars St
City/Town:
Brooklyn, NY

CHICAGO LIVE GIG JUNE 6 and INSTORE June 7th

2009-05-31T10:52:00.000-07:00

Fresh off our Europen "Dracula Boots" tour, Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds will be playing in Chicago at Metronome Festival. Saturday June 6.
Noon - 10PM.... $5!!!!!!!!

10:00 Official After Party @ Empty Bottle w/ John Vanderslice

8:30 John Vanderslice

7:00 Here We Go Magic

5:30 Apostle of Hustle

4:00 Kid Congo Powers and The Pink Monkey Birds

2:30 Rock Plaza Central

1:00 Turbo Fruits

Sunday 7th In Store performance at Permanent Records at 3pm. http://www.myspace.com/permanentwax Looking forward to some Chi-Town Boogaloo! Dig! Thanks

German shows this Week!

2009-05-10T05:10:00.000-07:00

German shows this week!
Hey, now Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds are rocking Germany this week on the DRACULA BOOTS tour. Already ULm was fantastic in the not so former Strip Bar, The Eden Club. Tonight, Mothers day Sunday May 10th, we are at Babalou/Pop Club. Friends and foes please attend. Then we are May 13th in Koln, at Underground Club, May 14th in my former home, Berlin at Privat Club. This show is extra special as my dear friend and colleague KHAN http://www.myspace.com/khanoffinland
will be performing as well! This will be night of Psychedelic boogaloo! Then May 15th in Hamburg at Silber (ex-Tanzehalle) and outr final show at Das Bett in Frankfurt. Thanks and see you there. Wear your DRACULA BOOTS!

REMIX "LSDC" CONTEST!

2009-05-04T17:54:00.000-07:00

REMIX "LSDC" CONTEST!
http://www.tracksandfields.com/studio.php?viewSessionId=745
Hello there from the DRACULA BOOTS tour in Europe! This is too announce the launch of a remix contest for the song "LSDC" off our Dracula Boots album on INTHERED records. This is in conjunction with TRACK AND FIELDS remix community site out of Berlin.

The winner will get their mix featured on our MYSPACE page, a free CD and who knows what else? .... Sign up and download the stems and get to remixing! here is the web address:

http://www.tracksandfields.com/studio.php?viewSessionId=745
Live Dates left on DRACULA Boots Tour!
May 4 2009 8:00P
Saint Ex Bordeaux
May 5 2009 8:00P
Mistrial Valence
May 8 2009 8:00P
Eden ULM
May 10 2009 8:00P
Babalu/Popclub Munich
May 13 2009 8:00P
Underground Koln
May 14 2009 8:00P
Privatclub Berlin
May 15 2009 8:00P
Silber (ex-Tanzhalle) Hamburg
May 16 2009 8:00P
Das Bett Frankfurt
then back inthe US:
Jun 6 2009 4:00P
Metronome Celebration Festival Chicago, Illinois

have fun! All the best, Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds
http://kidcongopowers.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/kidcongoandthepinkmonkeybirds

NEW SHOWS ADDED To Dracula Boots tour! COIMBRA AND HAMBURG

2009-04-28T14:11:00.000-07:00

NEW Shows added/Coimbra,Portugal 4.30/Hamburg Silber 5.15
APRIL 30TH SHOW ADDED IN COIBRA, PORTUGAL. at VIA CLUB.... A CRAZY PARTY WILL HAPPEN! SPREAD THE GOOD WORD!
ALSO ADDED MAY 15 HAMBURG,GERMANY AT SILBER (ex-Tanzhalle). Come flip your wig. Paris tonight blew some socks off! Glitter socks!

Updated !!! MUNICH show added May 10th

2009-04-22T17:57:00.000-07:00

Just added! 10.5. Munich - Babalu / popclub http://www.popclub.info
All upcoming dates are:Apr 23 2009 8:00P
Locamotive Bologna
Apr 24 2009 8:00P
Spazio 211 Torino
Apr 25 2009 8:00P
Libatim Nimes
Apr 26 2009 8:00P
Le Galion Lorient
Apr 27 2009 9:00P
Le Klub Paris
May 1 2009 8:00P
ZDB Lisbon
May 2 2009 8:00P
Casa da Musica w/PJ Harvey Porto
May 4 2009 8:00P
Saint Ex Bordeaux
May 5 2009 8:00P
Mistrial Valence
May 8 2009 8:00P
Eden ULM
May 10 2009 8:00P
Babalu/Popclub Munich
May 13 2009 8:00P
Underground Koln
May 14 2009 8:00P
Privatclub Berlin
May 15 2009 8:00P
TBA Hamburg
May 16 2009 8:00P
Das Bett Frankfurt
Jun 6 2009 4:00P
Metronome Celebration Festival Chicago, Illinois
photo by Pirlouiiiit

Madrid date cancelled. Sorry

2009-04-21T03:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry to say the Madrid date didn't come thru so no Spain this time.Too bad as the shows have been rockin' and boogalicious so far Am dissappointed and sorry. April 30 is open now. Any suggestions?

European Tour Dates!(Updated 4/7/09)New show in Marseille , France April 21 .

2009-03-31T03:37:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds European Tour 09...These are the dates so far. more to be announced.Looking to fill in dates May 9 thru 12 in Germany, Netherlands, or anywhere close by these countries. If any ideas or leads please contact: andrea@ibdbooking.de
European booking: http://ibdbooking.de/v1/
Thanks looking forward...
Apr 17 2009
4AD w/ Slim Cessna’s Auto Club/ Diksmuide,Belgium
Apr 18 2009
MJC/ Colmar, France
Apr 19 2009 6:30P
Epicerie Moderne / Lyon,France
Apr 21 2009
Embobineuse/Marseille, France
Apr 23 2009
Locamotive / Bologna,Italy
Apr 24 2009
Spazio 211 / Torino,Italy
Apr 25 2009
Libatim/ Nimes,France
Apr 26 2009
Le Galion/ Lorient, France
Apr 27 2009
Le Klub / Paris, France
Apr 30 2009
TBA / Madrid, Spain
May 1 2009
ZDB/ Lisbon,Portugal
May 2 2009
Casa da Musica w/PJ Harvey/ Porto,Portugal
May 4 2009
Saint Ex / Bordeaux,France
May 5 2009
Mistrial / Valence,France
May 8 2009
Eden /ULM, Germany
May 13 2009
Underground/ Koln, Germany
May 14 2009
Privatclub/ Berlin,Germany
May 16 2009
Das Bett/ Frankfurt,Germany

Here is our schedule for SxSW.

2009-03-15T16:43:00.000-07:00

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds schedule for SxSW 2009Share
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Here is our schedule for SxSW! Will have the new album "Dracula Boots" for sale on Vinyl and CD (cd has extra "hidden track" Buck Angel) and new T Shirts! Come and get down to the psychedelic boogaloo at these parties:
WED. 03-18-2009 01:00 at SxSW/Emo’s Junior/Leafy Green booking showcase, Austin, Texas onstage at 1am
8pm Willem Maker 9pm Larkin Grimm 10pm Vetiver 11pm Sleepy Sun 12am DD/MM/YYYY 1am Kid Congo Powers and The Pink Monkey Birds

FRI. 03-20-2009 23:00 at SxSW /INTHERED Showcase/Beerland, Austin, Texas Onstage at 11pm
03-20-2009 20:00 at SXSW: In The Red Showcase@Beerland , Austin, Texas We play at 11pm In The Red Records Showcase with: Reigning Sound, Vivian Girls,Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds, Thee Oh Sees, Intelligence, Christmas Island, TV Ghost and Strange Boys.
.........SATURDAY 03-21-2009 19:30 at Spiderhouse Cafe/NYNT Party!/SxSW, Austin, Texas Onstage at 7:45pm
Jonathan Toubin from New York Night Train is thowin this bash. Come on up or down! 1:00pm Kingdom of Suicide Lovers (Austin) 1:30pm New York Howl 1:45pm Carrots (Austin) 2:00pm Beets (NYC) 2:30pm Fresh and Onlys (San Francisco) 2:45pm Black Hollies (NYC) 3:00pm Cause Co-Motion (NYC) 3:30pm Psychedelic Horseshit (Columbus, OH) 3:45pm Garotas Suecas (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 4:00pm Golden Boys (Austin) 4:30pm Limes (Memphis) 4:45pm Homosexuals (London) 5:00pm Golden Triangle (NYC) 5:30pm Mika Miko (Los Angeles) 5:45pm Crystal Stilts (NYC) 6:00pm Viva l’American Death Ray Music (Memphis, NYC, Austin) 6:30pm Intelligence (Seattle) 6:45pm Drones (Melbourne, AU) 7:00pm Cause for Applause (Austin) 7:30pm Coathangers (Atlanta) 7:45pm Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds (DC) 8:00pm Ex-Humans (NYC) 8:30pm Electric Shadows (NYC) 9:00pm Stalkers (NYC)

LUX INTERIOR

2009-02-09T18:42:00.000-08:00

LUX INTERIOR
It didnt take more than one look at a photograph of Lux Interior in 1976 to
realize he was a special creature. It didnt take more than witnessing one song of The
Cramps live to realize Lux burned with an uncontainable wildfire within. He was
sexy,funny,and dangerous all at the same time. The rockabilly howler, the
psychedelic seer, the latex and high heels pervert, the late night horror host,
the most exhalted potentate of love,the king of rock and roll. Lux was all
these things and so much more. He possesed the uncanny talent for zeroing in on the absolute
essence and beauty of the wild and weird, be it in records,films,books,photgraphy
or art from all eras past, especially those looking way into the future. His
findings have influenced hundreds of thousands, if not millions. Certainly it
has been stamped on me as a fan and as the guitarist for the Cramps from my
ages of 21 to 23, and continue in my works today.
The last times I saw Lux was in 2006 at one of their last shows in NYC. It
was the best show I had been to in years. The band was cooking and Lux was
brilliantly deranged and hilarious. During the always chaotic rendition of
"Surfin Bird" Lux climbed on the stacked drum monitors, peeking out of a slit in the
long black velvet curtains so that all you saw was his bleached blond head
glowing beautiful and grotesque, I saw the always cool Poison Ivy look up and
start laughing with appreciation and love. At that moment I was incredibly touched and so
thankful for The Cramps. It had been years since I had met up with the band and
backstage Lux kept hugging and kissing me. I was so happy to see them again. A
few months later my band, The Pink Monkey Birds played in Los Angeles and Lux
and Ivy attended and praised the show. Lux was a bit tipsy and very kissy again and
full of love. My sister Barbara was selling our merch and Lux ran behind the
table to greet her after not seeing her for 25 years.What a sweetheart. I remember Lux as glowing.
He commented to me that some of my stage patter could have come from his mouth.
I didnt hesitate to blurt out "I have learned from the best." Lux laughed and
gave me another big hug. That was the last time I saw him. I am honored to have
known the amazing and magical Lux Interior. We miss him already.

FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY IN DC!

2008-11-13T21:25:00.000-08:00

Doing a SOLO show,party show in DC tonight! Friday. Am happy to be the warm up act for the sexy Louisiana hot saucey QUINTRON.
Here's something nice in Brightest Young Things blog.
$10, 10pm
Event Info
Host:
Civilian Art Projects
Time and Place
Start Time:
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 10:00pm
End Time:
Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 2:00am
Location:
Civilian Art Projects
Street:
406 7th Street NW, Third Floor
City/Town:
Washington, DC

AMAZING !

2008-11-05T12:42:00.000-08:00

It was amazing to be in Washington DC last night when Obama was pronounced the new President. Me and Ryan were taking a break from the tension of the vote count reports and popped in a DVD of "Witness For The Prosecution" and got lost in that great film when at about 11pm we heard an uproarious collective scream of joy from the streets and we KNEW Barack Obama had won the election. It didn't stop till well into the morning. Today is glorious here. Thank God.

Opening for Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in DC and Philly

2008-09-14T07:09:00.000-07:00

Hello. Am glad to tell you that Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds (KID: Guitar, KIKI SOLIS:bass,RON MILLER:drums, with Guest Arthur Noll on Organ and KAOS Pad) will be doing the support slots for Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in Washington DC at 9:30 Club on October 6 and in Philadelphia at Electric Factory on Oct. 7. Details below
We will be playing several new songs from our forthcoming album on INTHERED records, titled DRACULA BOOTS, to be released early in 2009. You heard it here first!
October, 6 2008 at 9:30 Club
815 V St. NW, Washington DC 20001
Cost : $40.
Doors 7:00pm Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds at 8:00 promptly................................
October, 7 2008 at Electric Factory
421 N. 7th St., Philadelphia, 19123
Cost : $40.
Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds onstage at 8pm promptly
pic of us recording at The Harveyville Project is by Jason Ward

Feeling Local

2008-08-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

Here are a few local DC blog things about recent shows past and to come...DC Rocks On,
http://rockondc.blogspot.com/2008/08/word-play.html
The New Gay, http://www.thenewgay.net/2008/07/golden-powers.html

Again, Show is tomorrow. The band (Me, Arthur and Andrew) are excited to be exciting.
Fort Reno was fun last night, the last night of the concert season. The artwork for the new album is almost done. Hurrah.

KID CONGO ? WITCH HATS? ELECTRICUTIONS? AUG. 16 in DC!

2008-08-12T14:36:00.000-07:00

FROM AUSTRALIA AND PARTS UNKNOWN. VELVET LOUNGE
Saturday August, 16 2008 at Velvet Lounge
915 U Street, Washington , Washington DC
Cost : $10
Hi Friends.
Kid Congo Powers and Band ( ARTHUR NOLL on bass and Andrew Black on drums ) . Kid highly recommends VERY SPECIAL GUESTS The Witch Hats ( amazing young band from Australia, first album produced by Phil Calvert of The Birthday Party , check out http://www.myspace.com/witchhats ), Electricutions (DC http://www.myspace.com/electricutionsdc) , Six Gun Lullaby ( Nashville) http://www.myspace.com/roboticconcubine . . . . . THE VELVET LOUNGE 915 U Street , Washington , DC. . . . Call club for showtimes ( 202) 462- 3213 Shows are 21+ unless noted www.velvetloungedc.com/
This shall be very fun. SEE YOU THERE!
That's a pic of WITCH HATS playing around with their stuff!

Kid Congo Powers Fort Reno Washington DC

2008-07-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

Hello DC friends....
I am playing a show with a whole DC live band this Thursday July, 31 2008 at the legendary Fort Reno Park (free/all ages)
3800 Donaldson Place NW, Washington, Washington DC 20016
Cost : Free
Thursday, July 31st Kid Congo Powers and band (Arthur Noll from Yell County/Electrocutions on Bass, Laura Jean Harris from Aquarium and Benjy Ferree on drums, perhaps some guests) , The Shirks, Girl Loves Distortion This is an outdoor park located across the street from Woodrow Wilson High School in the Tenleytown neighborhood of DC. Shows will begin promptly at 7:15 pm, and will most definitely be over at 9:30...............3800 Donaldson Place NW, WASHINGTON, Washington DC 20016
http://www.fortreno.com
http://www.kidcongopowers.com
http://www.myspace.com/kidcongoandthepinkmonkeybirds

Nick Sanderson R.I.P.

2008-06-13T08:36:00.000-07:00

I am deeply saddened by the news that former Gun Club drummer and friend Nick Sanderson passed away earlier this week from lung cancer. I will always remember Nick not only as one of the very best drummers I have played with, but as a hilarious friend with an askew sense of humor that helped keep my sanity on endless tours. My heart goes out to his wife Romi Mori,son Sidney, and all family and friends of Nick. One of these photos is of me and "Sandy" clowning around in Hansa Studios in Berlin during the "Mother Juno" sessions, and the other is a publicity still of the Gun Club from that time as well, with Romi Mori, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Nick Sanderson, and myself. R.I.P. Nick, thanks for all you have contributed to those touched by you.

MOJO review of Ghost on The Highway

2008-04-01T11:15:00.000-07:00

Walking with the beast

The Gun Club
****
Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce & the Gun Club

French Fan Club Films & Powell Factory Films

Against all odds, the mayhem-packed tragedy of Jeffrey Lee Pierce is told by his long-suffering band-mates. Kris Needs listens and weeps.

There’s never been a proper documentary about the Gun Club, the apocalyptic punk-blues death party started in late-70s Los Angeles by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, who suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage in 1996 at the age of 37. Ghost On The Highway holds no pretensions to be the ultimate record. Director and long-time fan Kurt Voss, converted after witnessing Pierce get a kicking while supporting the Cramps in 1981, unashamedly believes that the group, particularly their doomed leader, are, ‘still in much need of more myth-making…My goal is to proselytize and leave the autopsy report stuff for later’.
This he achieves as band members and friends relate the often harrowing story of the phenomenal talent who exploded into the world with 1981’s seminal Fire Of Love album before embarking on a lifelong drugs ‘n’ booze-fuelled career kamikaze, though still managing to create incandescent masterworks like Miami, The Las Vegas Story and Mother Juno.
Pierce’s savagely-haunting confessionals and narcotic love songs explored America’s dark underbelly hotwired to the eternal artery of the blues. A hopeless romantic, when sober he was an endearingly-passionate sweetheart obsessed with William Burroughs, Blondie and free jazz. Drunk he became a belligerent nightmare, prompting the wrong Jim Morrison comparisons.
Former collaborators Kid Congo Powers, Ward Dotson, Terry Graham, Jim Duckworth and Dee Pop tell their leader’s story with rueful humour, exasperated anger or sometimes tears. Their disparate characters engage throughout the 98 minutes, particularly lifelong friend and Gun Club mainstay Powers, who Pierce taught to play guitar, and long-suffering drummer Graham, who confesses, ‘There were many years I had this recurring dream of hitting him in the face with a golf club’. Over a quarter-century later they smile grimly, even disbelievingly, through tales of wilfully antagonistic gigs, cowardly dismissals and missing money, incredulous that Pierce managed to demolish three Gun Club lineups which could have gone on to much greater things, although still remembering other nights when magic happened.
Light relief occasionally pokes through the foot-shooting: Pierce’s Debbie Harry obsession, marked by his peroxide tresses, was consumated after he hid himself in a shopping trolley to sneak into Blondie’s L.A. hotel in early 1977, earning his appointment as their fan club president. He found solace living in London in the mid-to-late 80s with new partner Romi Mori, adopting her native Japan as his spiritual home [his ashes scattered in Kyoto in 2006]. But it didn’t last and the home stretch of Pierce’s final disintegration is shockingly sad, especially for Kid Congo.
True to the infernal spirit of the Gun Club, Voss’s self-financed ‘love letter’ ran into trouble. After lengthy negotiations with Pierce’s estate to use the first two albums, it emerged he’d sold the rights in 1982 to a company that had just been taken over. By now, Voss had drained his resources, completing the film with benevolent editor Andrew Powell co-producing and nothing left for music. Surprisingly, once accepted this doesn’t seem to matter, the movie telling the story compulsively enough to develop its own engrossing flow [although puzzlingly interrupted midway by Lemmy growling about the music business!].
Henry Rollins, who published Pierce’s autobiography, hails him as ‘totally legendary now’. That the movie can explain why with such limited means is testimony to its success. When the big bucks heavyweights decide to set their sights on the Gun Club, Kurt Voss should get first shot.

Gun Club Doc out now!

2008-04-01T07:49:00.000-07:00

Gun Club Documentary - Message from the Director Kurt Voss!
This is a repost from Kurt Voss! Listen up!
Gun Club Documentary - Message from the Director Kurt Voss!
GUN CLUB DOCUMENTARY - OUT ON DVD NOW!

Kurt Voss here -- director of "Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club."

Just wanted to let everyone know that the documentary is newly released on DVD.

You'll find the trailer and some clips from the film, as well as profiles of the participants, at our brand-spankin'-new site:

http://www.ghostonthehighway.com

I'm also writing to clarify that the DVD is in fact written in NTSC "region free" format. NTSC is the standard U.S. format -- but the "region free" bit means that most of our friends in Europe and beyond should be able to play it too (but if you have any doubts, please consult the manual for your dvd player!)

We really need help in spreading the word that the documentary is out there, so if you are inclined to help, some banners can be found here to encode into your myspace pages:

http://ghostonthehighway.com/bannerinfo.html

Thanks in advance for your help, and for checking out the site!

Best to all, Kurt

Kid Congo Powers almost solo gig in DC Friday Black Cat

2008-02-26T14:33:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo Powers almost solo gig in DC Friday Black Cat
February, 29 2008 at SOLO SHOW AT BLACK CAT
14TH ST. NW, WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Cost : 10.00

RECORD RELEASE PARTY FOR THE APES .This is THE PREMIER, THE LAUNCH, THE PREEMINENT EVENT AND THE ONLY RECORD RELEASE PARTY IN DC THERE WILL BE FOR GHOST GAMES!
http://www.myspace.com/apes

Join the Apes, Kid Congo Powers, Food for Animals and a bunch of lovelies for a night of music and funnnnnn!! This evening will also boast an electrifying electronic dance set by the inimitable New York Night Train artist KID CONGO POWERS of The Cramps/Gun Club/Nick Cave and TheBad Seeds fame – a consummate entertainer and legendary musician who should require no introduction. Joining him on Bass will be none other than Arthur Noll from Yell County! Stepping away, momentarily, from his usual rock band setup , solo cholo Kid will be man and machines...beats and noise.. stories and static...Okay, and bass and a guitar!.............February, 29 2008 at Black Cat Not Available , D.C., Washington DC Cost : $10 Record release party w/ Kid Congo Powers/ Food for Animals

DC! Opening day of Sunday Sessions presented by Gypsy Eyes records

2007-12-09T20:34:00.000-08:00

Hello. Thanks to everyone who came out to see me at Savalas in NYC last Friday. Me and Jonathan Toubin had a blast.! I will make my Washington DC dJ debut this Sunday at a new party hosted by Kalaniof Gypsy Eyes records called "Sunday Sessions" that is gonna be a new vibe at brunch time (2pm to 9pm) . Looking forward to it! Here's the poop:
December, 16 2007 at DJ SET. "SUNDAY SESSIONS" AT THE SPACE
903 N ST. NW, WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Cost : FREE
Opening day of Sunday Sessions presented by Gypsy Eyes records. Free entry, drink specials, free food cooked on the BBQ. DJ sets by Kid Congo Powers, Ashish Vyas of Theivery Corperation, Dust Galexy, and GoGo Airheart, and Gypsy Eyes record’s own KALANI and NICKI P. STARTS 2PM and ends at 9PM. THE SPACE, 903 N ST NW

DJ at ANTS IN YR PANTS DANCE PARTY, Friday 12/7 NYC

2007-12-05T08:36:00.000-08:00

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND...KID IN NYC: ANTS IN YR PANTS DANCE PARTY, SAVALAS - Friday, December 7, 10pm, free to the public: Kid Congo Powers and New York Night Train Soul Proprietor Mr. Jonathan Toubin are back in the saddle again. This time the dynamic duo are spinning records all night for your dancing pleasure at Ants In Yr Pants Dance Party! Come fter the King Khan show at Don Pedro's in Greenpoint!..
285 Bedford, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA http://www.myspace.com/savalasbar

2007-11-05T18:47:00.000-08:00

HI , I will be DJ in NYC again this week at 2 parties! I will be playing Soul, Garage, 70's Glam, and trashy electro for your trashy pleasure. Please attend. I love you......KID
WEDNESDAY Nov. 7th FONTANAS from 8pm on!
105 Eldridge St, New York, NY
(212) 334-6740
CHERRY'S 10 YEAR Anniversary Party!
Bands: Woman of Color (San Francisco) www.myspace.com/womenofcolorband
Fierce Perm (Olympia) http://www.myspace.com/fierceperm
o Fresh
DJ: KId Congo Powers, Joshy Pants, and Person.
$7. cover
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THURSDAY Nov 8th. Club Midway Upstairs From 10pm on!
http://www.clubmidway.com/
25 Avenue B
New York City 10009
212 253-2595
FREE!...........photo of Kid at Glasslands Gallery by Paula Rameriz

NYC/Brooklyn ANTS IN YER PANTS DANCE PARTY KID CONGO DJ FRIDAY

2007-10-31T09:52:00.000-07:00

HELLO FRIENDS. NEW YORK NIGHT TRAIN'S JONATHAN TOUBIN AND KID CONGO POWERS FROM WASHINGTON DC , WILL DJ THIS FRIDAY NOV.2 AT SAVALAS IN WILLIAMSBURG FOR NYNT'S ANT'S IN YER PANTS DANCE PARTY. 70'S BRITISH GLAM SOUL ELECTRO DISCO ROCK N ROLL JELLO MOLD RHINESTONE HOT PANTS NEVER COLD DANCING ALL NIGHT LONG. FROM 10PM TO 4AM. COMEBY SAY HI. STAY HI. FLY.
SAVALAS
285 BEDFORD AVE
BETWEEN S.1ST AND GRAND
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN (L TRAIN TO BEDFORD AVE STOP)
http://www.myspace.com/savalasbar
http://www.newyorknighttrain.com/

LIVE IN BROOKLYN FRIDAY JUNE 8

2007-06-05T07:01:00.000-07:00

Saturday, June 8, 2007:
Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, Dimi Dero, Woman, Used to Be Women - Glasslands Gallery (289 Kent Between S.1st & S. 2nd, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

French Tour Diary

2007-06-03T19:44:00.000-07:00

Paris May 22,07
Well this has been a great trip for seeing my music friends and meeting some new people. The day we left NYC from JFK, our plane was delayed for about 3 hrs, which was no big deal to me (meditation helps!). As I took a seat on the floor against a wall the American Airlines newly made international terminal, whom should I spot but my dear friend, Nels Cline, getting some cash from the ATM next to me. It had been a while since the last time I saw Nels; maybe since the first year he was in Wilco. I was happy to see his lanky body and smiley face. I asked him if life was good and he replied, “life is thriving…” I liked hearing that; it made me feel good inside. Due to that delay at JFK, when we arrived in Brussels we had for sure missed our connecting flight to Lyon. Luckily, American Airlines had already booked us on the next flight, 6 HOURS LATER! We had just been on an overnight flight, not getting much sleep, so I was pretty out of it. As seasoned travelers will know, getting comfy to take a nap at an airport is no easy feat, unless you feel the thought of being shoved into a grand piano is a comfy bed. So what is there to do but wander around and spend money on overpriced food and drinks and Internet access to while away multiple hours? I phoned the promoter to let them know we were re routed but got voicemail. I had been engrossed in reading “Against The Stream” by Noah Levine, but reading was just a mass of blurry lines and headache in my overtired state. Yes, walking around and shopping for things I absolutely did not need seemed to be a good way to pass the hours. Down by the Hermes store, I spotted some hipster musician, tall and thin, with a guitar on his back. He had a similar look to my friend, and collaborator, Khan. At first I thought it WAS Khan, as I knew he had been touring to promote his album, “Who Never Rests”. In my blurry state I surmised it was NOT Khan, and went on waxing philosophical about the evils of Hermes scarves to myself. A bit later I had met up with equally aimless Kiki and out of the corner of my eye I spotted the Khan guy again, this time in the company of a girl. This sighting was out of the corner of my eye, so didn’t pay much attention, as by this time, I had no attention. A second later I heard a singsong “Yoo Hoo” in a familiar French accent. I turned around to realize it was Francoise Cactus, and Bretzel Goring from Stereo Total, friends of mine from Berlin! Now it dawned on me that the familiarity to Khan was a Berlin “look” that made Bretzel remind me of Can. As coincidence seemed to be the mood of the trip so far, it was coincidental that Stereo Total was also killing time with no sleep before returning to Berlin. They had just played the previous evening at Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon, which is where we were headed. It was nice to see them, even for a few minutes, and Francoise said she would cook some “French cuisine” next time I visited Berlin. I will NOT forget that offer! Luckily, by this time, we were both close enough to our respective flights to head to the gates and wait the last hour before departure. I thought to myself, “airports can be THE place to be!”
Arriving in Lyon, we were met by the promoter, Violaine, and driver, Florian. While we waited for the sax player from Violent Femmes to arrive, I told Florian the story of our long wait. As it turns out he had dropped off Stereo Total at the airport that morning and was waiting for us. For hours, before he got word we were delayed. Serendipity continues. We arrive at the hotel and who should be on their way out the door but my friend, Jim Thirwell (Foetus)! He informed us those Kraut rock originals, Cluster, were performing that evening and we made a plan to rendezvous. But wait a second, a phone call in the lobby for me from our beautiful friends, Patrice, Letmiya and Valerie from the great La Feline Bar in Paris! They are in Lyon and want to invite us to dinner. Hell yeah! A plan is made to meet. So, finally, I get to my room, shower, and head out to dinner. After a great dinner I had to call it quits. It had been a long journey and sound check was at 1pm the next afternoon. Being a sensible professional (sic) I hit the sack. Missed Cluster, Jim and others told me it was amazing. The next day bright and early whisked off to sound check and lunch at the festival site. Lyon is beautiful, and from the stage you looked on to the hills with houses and trees. After sound check back to the hotel and napped before dinner and another long long night, as we were going onstage at 3AM! YIKES! Waiting for the rest of the band for dinner we ran into Brian Ritchie from the Violent Femmes, whom I had met way back when they first signed to Slash records in Los Angeles, in my first Gun Club days. He told me he had moved to Tasmania (birthplace of Katy Beale) and we had a mutual friend in Beast of Bourbon’s Spencer P. Jones, everyone’s fave rave and mine. After a great Gastronomy meal, waiting for the van to the festival, I met another friend I hadn’t seen in a million years, F.M. Einheit, otherwise known as Mufti. When I was in the Bad Seeds and he was with Neubauten in the mid Eighties, we both lived in Berlin (West Berlin) and I always found him a warm and welcoming person to know. Many years later, the feeling is exactly the same. I was excited and delighted by seeing him personally and DUG his performance the most. When we arrived at the festival site we ran over to see The Raincoats, one of the “must see” bands on my list. Wow, it was so hot in the room they were playing in, but worth sweating over to see these true originals, sounding fresh and modern and ahead of the game, even the older songs! I always marvel when, without much technical bluster, the bands of the “post punk” still sound so individual and original. It is so much abut the ‘way” they play more than what they play it on! Case in point was the ironical Chicks On Speed, whom was up next. I had delighted in the sarcastic art school student sneer of their first LP, but was not in the mood this night. But the crowd loved ‘em . Then I ran out to the big stage to See The Violent Femmes. Not really being the nostalgic type (or so I tell myself), I was still taken with the songs from their “Hallowed Ground” LP. Maybe I AM nostalgic, or maybe I am just realizing that old songs that people love that we made are just timeless, and that is what works for people. Certainly I loved The Raincoats, dug the Violent Femmes, and still thrill to concerts by The Cramps or Jerry Lee Lewis. Timeless music can still challenge and thrill, even my own material after a while. I have to remember that everyone in the audience is not an old curmudgeon as me! Even curmudgeons can change their mind and melt and give. I guess I learned that giving is NOT pandering. DUH! Please, at my age! So after FM Einheit’s hypnotic set I was ready to finally play at 3 am. France has always been great to all the bands I have been in so it was a good feeling from the time I got onstage until I left. We threw in a lot of “oldies” for this set, and I was glad we did as we were met with screams. Nice end of the evening. I am glad I bought a new suit for the occasion! Next day we checked out of the hotel, said bye to Mufti and headed to catch a train to Lillie, where we would play that evening. As luck would have it, we were traveling on the same train as The Raincoats, in First Class I may add! That was fortunate because We got to meet them and I got to tell them how much I enjoy their music. They are cool folks indeed. At Lille, we bode farewell to The Raincoats and were met by the promoter and taken to the hotel, which was luckily next door to the Venue. This evening we played early, opening for the popular French band Las Wampas. It was great, as we had played so late the night before. Also it was great that they had a super young audience, which was different from my usual peer group age audience. I really felt like a dirty old man, and loved it! Andre Williams-ville here I come! After our set it was good to meet some fans, sexy fans, while I manned the merch stand, although my more “hardcore” fans dismissed Las Wampas, I was glad they came to see and support us! Me, Danny and Kiki hit the hotel early, as we had only slept a few hours and were off to Paris the next day. I thank the promoter and bands that made Lille a cool experience. Wake, coffee at the station, and then a train to Gare Du Nord. Lionel, Sarah Jane and Barbara, and Barbara’s sister with black hair met us. To the hotel, and luckily, it was a day off in Paris. My friend and sometimes collaborator, Julee Cruise with Pluramon, was performing that evening at a David Lynch visual art exhibition at the Foundation Cartier, I had been in touch with Marcus from Pluramon via Myspace and luckily scored one ticket to this most coveted special event. I had not seen Julee or Marcus since the three of us performed at my record release / 25 year recording anniversary party at the dearly departed Tonic in NYC last year. Usually held in an outdoor garden setting, the show was delayed and moved indoors due to rain. I was happy they didn’t cancel. But this meant waiting outdoors in the rain for over an hour. Luckily, I brought an umbrella, and more luckily I ran into Fred whom had been at the Lyon festival, and he gave me a place in line. Also ran into Pascal from Le Vueve Electro, a friend from the past years. When Khan and me first met Pascal, he looked and dressed exactly like Fassbinder! While waiting, who should walk right up thru the crowd but David Lynch himself! Everyone was surprised and dumbstruck, so unbelieving what they were seeing, as he nonchalantly got to the entrance gate, the crowd broke into polite applause. Suddenly the rain stopped and everything and everyone took on a surreal quality. Funny how his suggestion is so ingrained in our psyches that you are suddenly thrust into his world, just by seeing him walk by! I don’t take drugs or drink anymore, so this kind of “tripping” is always welcome, just like his films! Finally, we are let in the downstairs gallery of the exhibition where Julie and Phramon will perform in a theater in “Eraserhead.” How perfect was this going to be seeing Julee Cruise sing n a David Lynch theater set with David Lynch sitting in the front row? Well, it was fantastic. They did an entire set of Pluramon/Julee songs, which sounded fantastic in this small room. Julee played my favorite neurotic, extreme characters I have grown to love since playing with her in our “Khan” years. I dug the Phramon songs very much. I was also impressed that they saved “Falling” and “The World Spins” for the encore. People were freaking out!! Tears and Goosebumps through the room. I caught up with Julee and we had a love-fest of friend and comradereship-ness. As we caught up on personal stuff she told me that it was the first time DL had come to see her sing. Then I knew I had witness a both special and historic night for Julee, and David Lynch! All of us (me, Julee and Pascal) assumed David had “left the building” as he was whisked away at the last note of the set. But just as we said that an aid said “David is in the next room, come say hello.” It was great to see he and Julee reunite for this night. Also it was great to be introduced to David Lynch and shake hands. He has a warm eye-to-eye greeting. I can tell he is a mediator, certain calmness. I have recently taken up meditation myself and whish I had started years ago – what a difference it makes. Anyways meeting David Lynch was COOL! Pascal got an autograph and we left to let Julee catch up in private. Thanks Julee, Marcus and Phramon. Can you believe none of us had a camera?
After me and Pascal went back to LA Feline to wind down, but all our band and friends had gone home. It was Sunday night, our friends had got back from Lyon, and so I don’t blame them. In the bar across the street we ran into a few people I had met the last time we played and I watched them all get drunk while I drank Perrier. Then to the hotel to sleep. The next day, Monday, was filled with eating and shopping. A lot of the galleries were closed on Mondays, so I didn’t get to see any art. After the souncheck Kiki and me bought jeans and tripped around the area, on bridges and generally ate and stopped at cafes for coffee. The show was fun again at Le Club. Blutt, featuring our friend Baldo, opened the show. I met great people, Randy Kaye’s sister Kourtney, and cool band guys. I recognized lots of folks from our last show at La Feline last December. For a Monday night, it was a cool, intimate turnout. The DJ was great, whoever it was; I didn’t get a chance to tell him. Thoroughly wiped out, I called it an early evening. Maybe it was late! The next morning we had a last band breakfast and me and Kiki went to the David Lynch exhibit and freaked out. Fun. Danny stayed on for the holidays in Switzerland and Kiki and me flew back to NYC where I caught a train to DC (made it!) and Kiki to a flight to Austin, TX (did he make it?). More on that next blog….

FRENCH SHOWS IN MAY

2007-05-04T09:56:00.000-07:00

Hello and thanks to all who bought stuff from my sale in the last few weeks. There are still a few things left, so whatever is still listed below is still around and available.
I have been very busy working on my memoirs and that has kept me silent, isolated and broke most of the winter, but as the sun comes out, i am starting to emerge into a bit of Washington DC community, meeting new people and seeing what's happening in music and art and food. I am looking to join a writing memoir writing group, if anyones knows of a great one in DC, let me know..Will report as it happens in the near future.
Band news is that we will be playing some shows in France this month, as follows:
May 18 2007
Nuits Sonores Festival LYON http://www.nuits-sonores.com/index.php
May 19 2007
L´Aeronef LILLE http://www.aeronef-spectacles.com/home.htm
May 21 2007
Le Klub PARIS http://www.myspace.com/leklub
The band will be ME, Kiki Solis on Bass, and Danny Hole on drums.

Tour Poster 2002/ Bad Seeds and Kid& Khan/Garage Sale

2007-04-05T09:51:00.000-07:00

More Spring cleaning has unearthed 12 of these 19 x 13 inch posters for a Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds with Khan & Kid Congo Powers supporting April 18 and 19th (with Pinetop Seven) 2002 at The Warfield in San Francisco. I will autograph the back, or front, if you request. These will be $15. , shipping included, I will send in a tube as not to crease the poster. I have seen them on ebay for up to $35 bucks, so I hope $15 is good for you fans. Only 12 copies. Tanx!

Autographed CD/ Solo Cholo/ Garage Sale

2007-03-30T08:25:00.000-07:00

I Have autographed 10 copies of my latest comp/ Solo Cholo , and guess what. It is only $15.00!!! Postage included. This features work I have done starting in 1986 with Fur Bible, and going thru solo work with Robin Guthrie and Barry Adamson, The Knoxville Girls, Congo Norvell, Abby Travis and Paul Wallfisch, Die Haut and Lydia Lunch, Khan, and more. Remastered and has cool liner notes by BOB BERT of Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Bewitched, and Knoxville Girls fame! Only 10 autographed copies left from my last tour!

Autographed Vinyl /Philosophy and Underwear/Garage Sale

2007-03-30T08:11:00.000-07:00

I HAVE 6 Vinyl album copies of Philosophy and Underwear by Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds for sale. I have autographed each copy personally , and am charging only $15.00! There are only 6, so if the paypal button doesn't work, leave a message with email and I will get in touch.

Garage Sale 2 T Shirt

2007-03-23T14:04:00.000-07:00

Here is a size small (altho i think a medium easily can wear it!) Grey Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds hand screened T shirt with blue ink. You can see that's me wearing it in the pic, so if you know, I wear small, but this feels close to medium. There is only this one in this color. again, only $15.00 !

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, Int'l Shades, and Thalia Zedek play NYC, Tonic , Saturday, February 10.

2007-02-04T16:14:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, Int'l Shades, and Thalia Zedek play NYC, Tonic , Saturday, February 10.
The show starts at 8:00 PM, admission is $10 and Tonic is located at 107 Norfolk St between Delancy and Rivington 212-358-7501 / http://www.tonicnyc.com

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds "Philosophy and Underwear" (New York Night Train Records) 4 stars
Starting his recording career at the dawn of the 80's, Kid Congo Powers
sidestepped the prevailing shallowness of that
decade to appear on some of the finest records of that era- The Cramps
"Psychedelic Jungle" and "The Smell of Female", Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds "Tender Prey"
"The Good Son" and Barry Adamson's "Moss Side Story" to name a few.
This latest addition to his discography easlily lives up to that pedigree.
Songs such as "The Last Word" with superbly discordant guitars and anguished vocals, call to mind the first Voidoids
album, whilst JOHNNY could be Blitzkreig Bop put thru a blender and sung down a telephone.
Most of the lyrics on these songs wouldn't have disgraced even the most laconic
of Warhol's Factory hands "It's the weather, it's the war/ I'm confused, I'm a whore." MOJO music magazine

Recently back from a mind boggling, wig twisting US and European Tour, KCP&PMB's (Kid:Guitar/voice, Kiki Solis:(Knife in the Water, Rhythm of Black Lines)on Bass, and Danny Hole (Nikki Sudden, The Warlocks.) on Drums, finally play a proper NYC show! Songs from Kid's past (Gun Club) and present will be in the set! Will have CD's, some vinyl, and t-shirts from the tour for sale.

Int'l Shades was formed in 2003 by legendary underground
musicians, drummer Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Knoxville Girls)
and Mark C ( Live Skull, Spoiler) guitar and vocals. Bob and Mark are
joined by Tim Foljahn (Two Dollar Guitar, Cat Power, Half Japanese) on bass and vocals,
and Alexa Wilding (Dumbo's star singer songwriter) on vocals and synthesizer.
Their first release, Hash Wednesday, is available on colored vinyl and cd on Cass Records.

The Big Takeover says, "Int'l Shades play appealing post-punk pop that's as light as it is dark.
This isn't nostalgia, this is fresh."

Thrill Jockey recording artist Thalia Zedek, in a newly expanded 5 piece band featuring Winston
Bramen, Daniel Coughlin, David Michael Curry, and Mel Lederman, will be playing brand new material, along
with the usual original chesnu

2006-12-26T18:39:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo LIVE In Torino ITALY

The History Of French Cuisine live in Turin, Italy November 2006

2006-12-21T08:10:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds- live at ZDB Lisbon

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds live at ZDB gallery (Lisbon, December 2/2006

2006-12-20T08:27:00.000-08:00

Kid Congo Powers - Historia De Un Amour (SNUB TV)

From SNUB TV. Original video at original WIGSTOCK in Tompkins Square 1986.
Shot by Liz Seidman, edited by Douglas Hart of Jesus and Mary Chain. This song apprears on my recently released "SOLO CHOLO" comp, released on New York Night Train in the US and Transsolar in Europe.

TOUR POSTERS!!!

2006-09-14T18:49:00.000-07:00

Hey Friends. Want to go on a secret misssion and put some of our tour posters in record stores or bordellos in your area?
Here is a link how to download 2 sizes of posters.
Here’s links to pdf’s of your tour poster...

8.5x11:

http://www.newyorknighttrain.com/recordings/kidpresskit/kcptourp811.pdf

11x17:

http://www.newyorknighttrain.com/recordings/kidpresskit/kcptourposter5.pdf

There is a blank bit at the bottom that you can write in the date and venue of your town!
If you can convince us that you really went on this secret mission and were at least somewhat sucessful, we will guest list you at the local show! Maybe free drinks! Some kind of love? well... This will be a great help and will be great appreciated by me and the guys. So get on your trench coat and grab the magnifying glass and start posting! Tanx, KID

TOUR NEWS

2006-09-12T14:43:00.000-07:00

The first dates of the tour were a lot of fun. In Arlington, Va., Charlottesville, VA. and an amazing fun festival at The Talking HEAD in Baltimore. Big thanks to Lexi and Sam who were cooler than cool to us Pink Monkey Birds! Off to a good start. New is this weekend in New Haven , Ct., Cambridge/Boston, and Providence , RI. Dates below. I mentioned the new band and here is a pic of the boys, Danny, Kid, Jack and KIKI.
Dates this weekend: Fri 9/15/06, New Haven, CT, Cafe Nine
Sat 9/16/06, Cambridge, MA, Middle East Upstairs
Sun 9/17/06, Providence, RI, AS 220 Space

SEE YOU THERE!

Tour band and dates for US

2006-08-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

Been rehearsing lot's for the tour and am getting excited about hittin' the road. Playing with me and Jack Martin this tour will be Danny Hole (who was in The Warlocks and playing and recording with Nikki Sudden) on drums and Kiki Solis , whom is from El Paso, on bass guitar. We will be doing songs from "Philosophy and Underwear" and "Solo Cholo" and a few oldies as well!
Here are the dates: FALL 2006 - US TOUR

Thu 9/7/06, Arlington, VA, Iota Cafe
Fri 9/8/06, Charlottesville, VA, Gravity Lounge
Sat 9/9/06, Baltimore, MD, Talking Head Festival
Fri 9/15/06, New Haven, CT, Cafe Nine
Sat 9/16/06, Cambridge, MA, Middle East Upstairs
Sun 9/17/06, Providence, RI, AS 220 Space
Thu 9/21/06, Albany, NY, Valentine’s
Fri 9/22/06, Buffalo, NY, Mohawk Place
Sat 9/23/06, Rochester, NY, The Bug Jar
Thu 9/28/06, Dayton, OH, Pearl
Fri 9/29/06, Cleveland, OH, Beachland Tavern
Sat 9/30/06, Toledo, OH, Vamps
Thu 10/5/06, Akron, OH, Lime Spider
Fri 10/6/06, Cincinnati, OH, Comet Tavern
Sat 10/7/06, Athens, OH, Union Bar & Grille
Thu 10/12/06, Pittsburgh, PA, 31st Street Pub
Fri 10/13/06, Columbus, OH, Skully’s Music Diner w/ Cheater Slicks
Sat 10/14/06, Detroit, MI, Lager house
Sun 10/15/06, Lansing, MI, Mac’s
Tue 10/17/06, Bloomington, IN, Second Story
Wed 10/18/06, Milwaukee, WI, Cactus Bar
Thu 10/19/06, Minneapolis, MN, Triple Rock Social Club
Fri 10/20/06, Green Bay, WI, Main Stage
Sat 10/21/06, Chicago, IL, Subterranean

Will be great to see people and please do spread the good word in your areas! Speaking of oldies, The pic is not of the new band, but an old pic I just found on a zip disk (remember those?) on the bottom of my dresser. That is left to right Me, Meg White, Jack White at The Bowery Ballroom in 2002, I think. One of the times The Pink Monkey Birds or Knoxville Girls played with The White Stripes.

Arthur Lee RIP

2006-08-04T08:40:00.000-07:00

I am saddedend to hear about the death of Arthur Lee, who died yesterday, August 3, at the Methodist University Hospital in his hometown of Memphis after battling leukemia.
I will assume most who read my blog know and are educated about LOVE and Arthur Lee. If not, please DO check out the albums.
I went to see Arthur and LOVE perform "FOREVER CHANGES" at Town Hall, here in NYC a few years ago, with a horn and strings section. It was just incredible. The audience , myself included, were weeping from the beauty and power of the music. I really admired him, as cantakerous, and edgy as ever. It was so great how he was very concerned with NOW, and saw himself as a contemporary, and NOT an oldies act. I tell you, that concert was as fresh and contemporary as anything going on now, maybe even more! So, hats off and many continued thanks to Arthur Lee and LOVE for inspiration and beauty.

THE GUN CLUB report

2006-06-28T00:49:00.000-07:00

I just returned from rehearsing with Terry Graham and Ward Dotson for the Gun Club tribute or reunion or whatever you want to call it, that we are doing this Thursday in Los Angeles at the Don't Knock The Rock film festival www.dontknocktherock.com
Thalia Zedek (whom you know from her solo records, and COME and LIVE SKULL before that)
is singing and I am so honered and thrilled and she is doing a most amazing job. Now I am really excited. I can tell you I had some trepidation about doing this at all, it really didn't appeal to me to do a "reunion" with out Jeffrey (which means I figured it "impossible" ) but I have changed my mind. This is really a one off for me, so i plan to enjoy it. The fact that it is in conjunctiion with the debut screening of the Documentary "Ghost On The Highway" By Kurt Voss and I reckoned that in this context, a live show made sense. We are doing 10 songs, all from the first 3 albums, "Fire Of Love" , "Miami", and "The Las Vegas Story"....

NO SHOW TONIGHT

2006-06-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

I just realized that the listing for our show tonight is still on my website. sorry, but it was cancelled a while ago, just didn't get it off the page.
In other news, Rickie Lake came into my work the other day and was sweet.
I will be doing the Gun Club tribute thingy at the Don't Knock the Rock film festival in Los Angeles on June 29th at the RED CAT downtown. It is the premiere screening of the Kurt Voss documentary about Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club, " Ghost On The Highway." more about that later. Check out www.dontknocktherock.com

Metallic Falcons show.

2006-06-07T23:03:00.000-07:00

Hi just got home from playing at the record release party for The Metallic Falcons and had such a great time meeting some new people and seeing some old friends. The show was fun and diverse and was great to be on the somewhat mixed rooster. I was glad they invited me to play. I was happy to see my theremin playing friend Arman Ra playing with the beautiful set by NOMI , and Antony singing with them and with Metallic Falcons, who donned great white cotton long beards. Very beardy weirdy.
I was glad to be asked to play as they just approached me out of the blue and I was intrigued by their image and sound. Turned out to be a great sexually diverse group of performers, and made me glad to be so sexually diverse! I never get asked to do gay things, especially in music, and although this was not a "gay" event, it was the most mixed crowd I have played with in awhile. At least in NYC. Anyways, that's the thought of the moment. I am amped up and in a great mood. Playing with a stripped down crew was satisfying and challenging too. Jack played his French acoustic guitar, John Fell played a snare drum, high hat and wooden block as a kick drum, I played guitar and a few electronic things. The audience looked reall good from the stage... I was and am happy. Good night.

Tonic "SOLO" show NYC Wed 6/&/06

2006-06-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends. Here is a note to let you know I (KID CONGO POWERS) will be Performing this Wed June 7 at Tonic in NYC. I will be doing a stripped down "solo-ish" show with bandmate Jack Martin , to clebrate the release of the debut album of The Metallic Falcons, a mysterious and dreamy crew led by Sierra Cassidy of CoCo Rosie and Matteah Baim. We are going onstage at 9 or 9:30 and admission is $3! and free beer till 9:30!! Also performing is Nomi, Bow Ribbons and some very, VERY special guests. check them out at http://www.myspace.com/metallicfalcons check us out at http://myspace.com/kidcongoandthepinkmonkeybirds

lunch

2006-05-19T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hey. my friend, Marcia Schoefild, who is a longtime friend, and was in the Fall the same time I was in the Bad Seeds, is in NYC visiting and we had lunch.
We caught up with our own lives and gossiped a bit. An enjoyable day.

2006-05-14T19:45:00.000-07:00

I watched John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982) last night. What a great and scary movie that still is. Do you think that it was a comment on AIDS? I thought that at the time, and thought it again last night. Check it out.
Now I just realized that my blog always seemed to sound like an an ad for whatever i am doing. Sorry about that, i really hate that kind of thing. It is definetly not what i want to do. I just want to make music.

2006-05-01T20:29:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I didn't print the lyrics to the songs in the booklet for "Philosophy and Underwear" , so here, I will randomly print the lyrics. Sing along!
The History of French Cuisine (Powers, Martin, O'Brien)

YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU SEEM
YOU, MY DEAR, YOU ARE A DREAM
JUST LIKE THOSE FILMS WE’VE NEVER SEEN
WHERE THE BLUES, THEY CHANGE TO GREEN

YOUR EYES TURN OVER LIKE SCENES
THE PAGES IN A MAGAZINE
“FACES OF BEN VEREEN”
“THE HISTORY OF FRENCH CUISINE”

THE GLUTTONY AND PEACOCKS, THEY PREEN
YOU ARE A VICIOUS QUEEN
THE SUMMER SHADE OF NEW ORLEANS
WHERE THE BLUES, THEY CHANGE TO GREEN

YOUR EYES TURN OVER LIKE SCENES
THE PAGES IN A MAGAZINE
“FACES OF BEN VEREEN”
“THE HISTORY OF FRENCH CUISINE”

A TUNELESS SONG FOR LOVERS TO SING
AND THE KIND OF EYES THAT SEE IN MY DREAMS
WELL YOU ARE NOT AS YOU SEEM
YOU, IN FACT, ARE A DREAM
JUST LIKE THOSE FILMS THAT WE’VE NEVER SEEN
WHERE THE BLUES, THEY CHANGE TO GREEN

YOUR EYES TURN OVER LIKE SCENES
THE PAGES IN A MAGAZINE
“FACES OF BEN VEREEN”
“THE HISTORY OF FRENCH CUISINE”

A TUNELESS SONG FOR LOVERS TO SING
AND THE KIND OF EYES, THEY SEE IN KID CONGO’S DREAMS
I SAID GOOD BYE GOOD BYE
I SAID Au revoir Au revoir
I SAID GOOD BY BY BY BY BY BY BY BY BY
GOOD BYE… GOOD BYE

Good news for us and NYNT

2006-04-26T09:08:00.000-07:00

Jonathan from New York Night Train just called to tell me that the distributer, Revolver, has just picked up the label for distribution, which means, the records will be in US record stores sooner than later! This is great news for the label and my records. Hurrah.

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Just added! June 20 in Chico, California! Full schedule listed!

Goldin Browne by Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds

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Cambridge gig cancelled

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds Europe/UK tour updates!

Pre ORder Gorilla Rose and new video for "Goldin Browne"

Five Greasy Pieces 45 subscription series has sold out! Thank you subscribers!

Julee Cruise Kid & Khan "Falling" live in Moscow

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Updated 3/16/11 Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds announce Europe and UK tour dates

Thank YOU all for coming to the shows last weeks!

Fab Posters for this weeks Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds shows!

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Latest press release from Forcefield PR:

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Vice/Scion split single with Hunx and His Punx. Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds "Floor Length Hair"

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Here's the scene in East Bound and Down with our song "Black Santa" as soundtrack! Mexican stand off!

Black Santa

New September dates in Midwest! Lawrence, St Louis, Louisville...

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS TOUR DATES FOR SEPTEMBER

Kid Congo Powers Birthday Party March 27th NYC/Brooklyn with Pink Monkey Birds live!

KID CONGO’S 51st B-DAY PARTY: w/PINK MONKEY BIRDS, STALKERS, K-HOLES, TOMMY VOLUME + late night 60s polyglot dance party w/JONATHAN TOUBIN & JOSH STYLES

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds road to SxSW. lawrence, Ks., Kansas City,Mo., Oklahoma City,Ok., Austin, TX.

Kid & Baby Alcatraz DJ @ Pre Valentines Day Sock Hop in DC!

Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project We Are Only Riders

Thanks Everyone! Tour was a blast!

LSDC

New Glasgow Venue and tour updates!

UK and European Tour Dates for November/December 09!

Mike Watt added to Juke Joint Anaheim, Olympia,and Haunted George / DJ Howie Pyro support!

West Coast tour dates for Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds

KId Congo ,Kalani, Ian Svenonius Host "Bubble Rock"

New Video! Rare As The Yeti

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds in Charlotte,NC and Atlanta, GA. in September

Heartworm and Mayhem report

Kid Congo Powers reading in NYC August 8th.

Fuzz (feat. Kid Congo Powers) @ ST.EX

Kid and Howie Pyro DJ Friday in NYC!

2 September dates announced !

Rare AS the Yeti Party Podcast

Kid DJ in Washington DC tonight 7/20!

Lot's of Kid stuff News.

LSDC Remix Contest ends July 4! Listen to entries so far!

NY NIGHT TRAIN INVADES DC! 6/27 SATURDAY!

SOLO SHOW Saturday in Brooklyn

CHICAGO LIVE GIG JUNE 6 and INSTORE June 7th

German shows this Week!

REMIX "LSDC" CONTEST!

NEW SHOWS ADDED To Dracula Boots tour! COIMBRA AND HAMBURG

Updated !!! MUNICH show added May 10th

Madrid date cancelled. Sorry

European Tour Dates!(Updated 4/7/09)New show in Marseille , France April 21 .

Here is our schedule for SxSW.

LUX INTERIOR

FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY IN DC!

AMAZING !

Opening for Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in DC and Philly

Feeling Local

KID CONGO ? WITCH HATS? ELECTRICUTIONS? AUG. 16 in DC!

Kid Congo Powers Fort Reno Washington DC

Nick Sanderson R.I.P.

MOJO review of Ghost on The Highway

Gun Club Doc out now!

Kid Congo Powers almost solo gig in DC Friday Black Cat

DC! Opening day of Sunday Sessions presented by Gypsy Eyes records

DJ at ANTS IN YR PANTS DANCE PARTY, Friday 12/7 NYC

NYC/Brooklyn ANTS IN YER PANTS DANCE PARTY KID CONGO DJ FRIDAY

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds
Ok! We are thrilled that our new album Gorilla Rose is officially out Today! Do yerself a favor and Twist your wig! Order CD Vinyl or download