Have you ever seen thee Midniters at the Santa Fe Springs swap meet?
Kid Congo Powers: I never have! I know there’s a version of them playing around. I do wanna look ‘em up. We did ‘I Found A Peanut.’ They were a giant source of inspiraton lately. For the last few records, they were very very inspirational in terms of sound, attitude and how to do things. They mixed up such things at R&B and soul and doo-wop and then psychedelic music and harder rock and they’d use horns—it’s such an amazing reflection of cult L.A. culture and Latino culture in America. Have you seen that documentary on Chicano rock ‘n’ roll in L.A.? Kid Congo Powers: I haven’t had a chance—I’ve been on the east coast. I’m interested in that. It’s very beautiful, very emotional. My grandparents came to L.A. from Mexico and it was really a dream for them. And my parents grew up in the depression. What’s changed the most about L.A. for you? Kid Congo Powers: The way it looks! L.A. has been very very terrible about knocking down buildings and things. I remember a nicer older L.A.! What’s t
