NYNT 14th Annual New Years Ball (unused version)

I mentioned in my NYNT New Years Ball post that there was another poster I made that had to be scrapped so, without further ado, here is first version featuring the one and only, Kid Congo Powers.

Unfortunately Kid had an accident and had to cancel his appearance so Jonathan Toubin and I got to work on a new version (the one now featuring The Mystery Lights) so we could get word out before people started to make NYE plans that didn’t involve going to TV EYE. 

Since Kid just put out his memoir “Some New Kind of Kick” which I shamefully have to admit I haven’t read yet but, it’s next on my list, Jonathan wanted me to do a drawing of the picture of Kid that was shot by Marcy Blaustein and used as the cover photo. I used the Gun Club’s Fire of Love album as an inspiration for the color scheme and placed little references around the poster - cacti, skulls, Kid’s very own custom glasses by Shady Spex. I had also I imagined drawing a giant white spider web in the background of the poster (you’ll see little spiders creeping around the piece and notice the tracing paper with the web laid over the poster if you scroll through the pics) in an attempt to reference the song “Spider Baby” he put out with his current band, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds but time constraints put a stop to that. And, honestly it may saved the poster from looking a little too busy. 

Sooo, if you’ve actually read down this far and are unfamiliar with Kid’s legacy, go grab his memoir “Some New Kind of Kick” and be blown away by how many iconic bands he has been a part of and educate the youngsters a little on whose guitar they are hearing while they practice that viral dance from Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’.