Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, SISTR MID9IGHT, and Light Beams at Comet Ping Pong

Thursday May 12, 2016 Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds / SISTR Mid9ight / Light Beams $12 / Doors 9pm / All Ages at Comet Ping Pong Advance tickets available! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kid-congo-the-pink-monkey-birds-at-comet-ping-pong-tickets-20900438775 Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds http://www.facebook.com/Kid-Congo-and-The-Pink-Monkey-Birds-115221445167439 http://kidcongopowers.blogspot.com SISTR MID9IGHT (DC) Featuring Rich Morel and Jason Barnes http://www.facebook.com/SISTRMID9IGHT http://sistrmid9ight.bandcamp.com/ Light Beams (DC) http://www.mudmemory.com/lightbeams.html Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds' fourth and strongest album yet for In The Red Records, “La Araña Es La Vida” summons the Mexican muse of The Great Spider Goddess of Teoticuhan who sprouts hallucinogenic morning glories and protects the underworld, or in Kid’s eyes, the world of underground music. Recorded at The Harveyville High School gym in Kansas, guitar-slinger and singer, the legendary Kid Congo Powers (The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds), bassist Kiki Solis (Knife in The Water, Rhythm of Black Lines), drummer Ron Miller (Switch Hitter, Up The Academy) are joined by Chicano, Mosrite-playing guitarist Mark Cisneros (Des Demonas, Medications, Deathfix) on this self-produced ball of wax. “La Araña Es La Vida” rocks n rolls its way through a planet of Glamazons ("Psychic Future"), blisters with the tricks of a “Magic Machine” then gets to work out a low rider groove on “Chicano Studies.” Tales of gender bending, disembodied heads, gente from La Puente and even a TCB era Elvis-inspired rave up on “Karate Monkey” is merely a smatter of the magic on this platter. The world is a wild and woolly place and, with “La Araña”, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds will continue to mirror it. Orale! Living La Vida Araña!