Kid Congo Powers
Rock band from La Puente, CA · formed 1959
- Punk rock
- post-punk
- alternative rock
- garage rock
- rock n roll
- artists I have met
- cavey
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 17
- Last show
- None on record
About
Kid Congo Powers is a band from La Puente, CA, formed in 1959, tagged Punk rock, post-punk, alternative rock by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- Kid Congo Powers formed in 1959 — MusicBrainz
- Kid Congo Powers is based in La Puente — MusicBrainz
- Kid Congo & the Near Death Experience: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Kid & Khan: eponymous — MusicBrainz
- Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds: member — MusicBrainz
- Knoxville Girls: member — MusicBrainz
- Congo Norvell: member — MusicBrainz
- Wolfmanhattan Project: member — MusicBrainz
- The Cramps: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- The Gun Club: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Fur Bible: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: electric guitar, slide guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Kid Congo Powers has 10 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1989–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Kid Congo Powers is based in Tucson, Arizona — Kid Congo Powers on Bandcamp
- Kid Congo Powers formed in 1979 — Wikipedia
- Kid Congo Powers plays Punk rock — Wikipedia
- Kid Congo Powers plays post-punk — Wikipedia
- Kid Congo Powers plays alternative rock — Wikipedia
- Kid Congo Powers plays garage rock — Wikipedia
- Kid Congo Powers has 8944 listeners on Last.fm — Kid Congo Powers on Last.fm
- Kid Congo Powers has released 10 recordings between 2002 and 2026 — Kid Congo Powers on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
17 releases, 1989–2026Gold And Black Leather / Still Like A Hummingbird
2026
Aftertaste
2025 · Single
Jungle Cruise
2025 · Album
The Lie / Brain Exchange
2025
Tucson Safari
2025
Put Down Your Weapons
2024 · Single
Sings Subsonics "Frankenstein" And "Peanuts"
2023
Live In St. Kilda
2023
Frankenstein
2020 · Single
Peanuts
2020 · Single
Move to Trash
2015 · Ep
Phototrashed
2013 · Ep
The Enjoyment Of Fear
2012
San José E.P.
2011 · Ep
Solo Cholo
2006 · Album
Solo Cholo
2002
In the Heat of the Night EP
1989 · Ep
Lineup
- Kid Congo & the Near Death Experience · lead vocals
- Kid & Khan · eponymous
- Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds
- Knoxville Girls
- Congo Norvell
- Wolfmanhattan Project
Former
- The Cramps
- The Gun Club
- Fur Bible
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds · electric guitar, slide guitar
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Kid Congo Powers on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Kid Congo Powers on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Kid Congo Powers on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Spotify | Photos |
| Bandcamp | Photos |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.