Kid Congo Powers

A distinctive presence at the nexus where roots music meets punk, Kid Congo Powers played with a number of celebrated bands, including the Gun Club, the Cramps, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, before he struck out on his own as a solo artist. As a guitarist, Powers can play carefully sculpted noise or sturdy leads that merge his love of punk, glam, and the blues, and his melodic sense is ragged but right, primal rock and roll that's expressive and impassioned. After years as a sideman, Powers finally made his solo debut with 2005's Philosophy and Underwear, and debuted his band...