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Thee Intolerable Kidd

my home's in heaven - i'm going there

About Me

Thee Intolerable Kidd: Solo artist that never wanted to be one. Sings a kind of twisted folk music. Born and bred in London.

"Eccentric soul troubadour" (Time Out)

"Underground Antifolk star" (Communist Party of Great Britain)

Contact: theeintolerablekidd-at-googlemail-dot-com

Booking agent: klarita-at-kaparte-dot-info

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/11/2006
Band Website: theeintolerablekidd.com
Band Members: Thee Intolerable Kidd Plays everything on the recordings. Instruments include Guitars, Autoharp, Violin, Saw, Beepmap, Percussion: Glockenspiel, Snare drum, Bells, Tambourine All the recordings (except the radio sessions) Kidd makes himself in his bedroom with cheap mics and pirate software.Musicians that have performed live with Thee Intolerable Kidd in the past and present include: King (Drums, Glockenspiel, B Vox), Ibrahim Akhi (Violin, Guitar), Maya (Barking), Tom Mayne of David Cronenberg's Wife (Keyboards), Alexander McConnell (Accordian, Percussion, B Vox) and The New York Howl (Drums, Guitar, Sax, B Vox).
Influences:

Sounds Like: Young Kidd: "Running in a Circle Blues", Live at the Brighton Summer Antifest 2006. Filmed by Larry Pickleman.

"The Ballad of the Lower Depths" live at the Jackpot Saloon in Lawrence, Kansas, summer 2007. Filmed by Ucis.

"Broke Down Engine Blues" live at Blind Willie McTell tribute show at the Betsey Trotwood, London, November 2007. Filmed by Tom Mayne

Performing "Strange Idea" under the name Thee Assassins with Victoria of Congregation at the 12 Bar Club, London, 15th May 2008. Filmed by Frankie
Record Label: AFUK Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Replacement Drummer Wanted Urgent

Replacement drummer wanted urgent. For permanent position. Must have: *Free time/No ties *Energy/Enthusiasm *Ideas *Commitment *Own kit, or access to one Lots of good gigs waiting and label interest...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:06:00 PST

Vote Kidd for Best Solo Act

Vote for Thee Intolerable Kidd to win Best Solo Act in the Indy Awards 2008.Nominated by both Hungamunga and Kaparte Promotions ...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:35:00 PST

"Running in a Circle Blues" used in Documentary

"An Englishman's Castle" A short documentary on squatting in London."An Englishman's home is his castle, but many people have started squatting to avoid paying for it. Testimonies from squatters both...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:52:00 PST

Thee Assassins Online

I've made a new web page for my band Thee Assassins. It features a whole bunch of old recordings from before I invented Thee Intolerable Kidd and the new Assassins recordings will be added there as th...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:42:00 PST

Thee Assassins Mk.III

I've just uploaded a new song to my profile"We Can Be Friends"Recorded with minidisk in rehearsal last nightThis song is a trans-atlantic co-write ...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:40:00 PST

Albums 1 & 2 available for free download

Thee Intolerable Kidd albums 1 & 2 are now permanently available in their entirety and downloadable completely for free from the website. Complete with CD sleeve covers so you can burn the disk p...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:18:00 PST

Transitions

Nothing in life is permanentThe laws of nature dictate that everything is constantly changingThings can either get worseOr they can get betterAnd you have the power to chooseRemember thatThis too sha...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST

Dreams

PeopleWebsitesDeathsitesDead peopleCongregateIn their thousands*This was written whilst sleeping, literally...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:49:00 PST

My performance at tomorrow nights show CANCELLED. Explanation...

Re: Queen Hepzibah Presents @ The Lion Pub, Stoke Newington. 17th October 2007-10-17I contacted the Promoter of the gig this afternoon asking for the phone number of the venue saying "I need to contac...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:29:00 PST

News: One Last Dance

Thee Intolerable Kidd is back for one more show. I will be playing the Rhythm Factory next saturday October 13.I'm basically doing this concert to say thank you to Vis the Spoon and his Open Mic night...
Posted by Thee Intolerable Kidd on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:31:00 PST