Thursday, September 29, 2005

KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEYBIRDS

Artist / Band: KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEYBIRDS
Song: BLACK BAG
Album: Philosophy And Underwear
File Under: New Wave Rock
Label: Transsolar Records
Info: The retro haze has obscured some of the original "new wave" era's more risk-taking artists, especially those from the West Coast and left side of the stage . As a member and co-founder of legendary/seminal The Gun Club with Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Kid Congo Powers made a unique brand of rock that mixed blues, fire and brimstone theatrics, nihilistic punk and tribal beats. Yet unlike other acts making a revival, Powers never truly went away.
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