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

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.

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

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

Have a grrreat Holiday season! 

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds French Tour dates 2011

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"

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

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 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

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!

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.

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!

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

 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!

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

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

New Glasgow Venue and tour updates!

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!

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!

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