Brooklyn’s Bling Kong is slowly (hopefully) gaining a following here in Columbus. Back in the fall of 2005, three members of the 11-piece band (for the uninitiated, that’s 4 cheerleaders, 3 drummers, 2 guitarists, 1 bassist and 1 video Ninja) were subject to my first (and only, so far) Instant Messenger interview, which you can read here. As predicted at the time, their show was quite entertaining and even awe-inspiring in the fact that they squeezed their full stage-sized performance into the old configuration of Cafe Bourbon Street. Just imagine a bunch of sweaty dudes rockin’ out while cheerleaders strut their hearts out, in front of homemade imagery on the video projector. The music is full-on sex-arena-rock, especially when you take the cheerleaders into account.
The merry gang makes their third Columbus appearance at Little Brothers on Thursday, March 1st. They are still touring in support of their 2005 Redder Records EP Do The Awesome, featuring 5 songs (two of which are below in MP3 form) and three sexy cheers from the cheerleaders. Their last show here was in October at the Wexner Center “Bling Ball” and marked the Columbus debut of their current set, the Choose Your Own Misadventure Rock Opera (or Cock Ropera, if you will?), which is apparently exactly what it sounds like. Come out and help them choose their destiny, or prepare for tragedy. They are currently in the process of recording the Cock Ropera, so get a preview of jams to come.
Opening up is the dance-rock stylings of Kentucky’s Parlour Boys.
MP3: Bling Kong Girls
MP3: Be Aggressive