Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Kid Congo Powers: New Album & East Coast Dates

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds February Tour dates USA

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

Friday, January 07, 2011

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

 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.