If you go by the lyrical content of the title track from “To The End of the Beginning”…
“we are Kid Midi!
I am Kid Midi!
and you are Kid Midi!”
Interesting to see inclusiveness when it comes to any artist or musician. Most of us are wallflowers deep down and sometimes afraid of the crowds we have to perform in front of. As a live performer, Kid Midi will work his ass off until he wins you over. If it means throwing candy in the crowd for you to catch as if it were Mardi Gras, he will. If it means climbing to the top of a post in a venue he performs in, he will. If it means crowd surfing, he will do that, too. The point is, he will win you over. If you’re into electronica, techno or a staunch rocker, somehow what he does appeals equally to those musical factions. To the point where you’ll be wanting to crank up his CDs loudly, just to feel like you were at a Kid Midi show all over again.
LIR Album Spotlight: Kid Midi-“To The End of the Beginning(part one)
LIR Album Spotlight: Kid Midi-“To The End of the Beginning(part two)
LIR Podcast: Kid Midi(part one)
LIR Podcast: Kid Midi(part two)
Kid Midi website
Kid Midi on MySpace
Kid Midi on twitter
They have been referred and refer to themselves as an “indie folk orchestra”. Their pop sensibilities are augmented by an organic and electric array of instrumentation. They have been a functioning band as far back as 2002, with writer/vocalist/guitarist Rob Mulhearn and his wife Tammy(drums) as constants. Shelby Rushing (guitar/vocals), Kyle Bailey(bass), Kelly Stone(viola) have also logged considerable time in this outfit and Kevin Carbo(electronic noise of varied ambience) joined in 2006.
Three full-length discs have bowed: What Is It About This Place?(2005), Seven Headed Monster(2007) and all-covers disc for free download Le Bach(2008). Their 2009 EP The Nights Are Growing Long, is this band at critical mass.
Secret Annexe website
Secret Annexe on MySpace
Secret Annexe on bandcamp
LIR Album Spotlight: Secret Annexe-“The Nights Are Growing Long”(part one)
LIR Album Spotlight: Secret Annexe-“The Nights Are Growing Long”(part two)
LIR Podcast: Secret Annexe(part one)
LIR Podcast: Secret Annexe(part two)
