James: lead guitar, organ, lead vocals
Pontiac: bass guitar, clarinet, 12 string guitar, key boards, backing vocals, recording
Mike Jr.: drums, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Mike Sr.: drums
John B.: bass guitar, 12 string guitar, backing vocals
Reno: electric guitar, backing vocals
Jonnie Whoa Oh: bass guitar
Influences
Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Kinks, The Zombies, Robyn Hitchcock, The Softboys, The Monkees, Cub, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, The Ramones, The Beach Boys, Leslie Gore, Ronnie Specter, Beat Happening.
The Kung Fu Monkeys have been making zany lo-fi kiddie pop since 1996. Traveling the globe by hot air balloon, KFM bring joy and sunshine everywhere they go.
Our records include:
"The Kung Fu Monkeys" 7" ep, Suzy Wong Presents..., 1996
"Shindig" 7" ep, Mutant Pop, 1997
"Tribute to Hawaii" split with The Sticklers, 7" ep, Dizzy/Wetnoodle, 1998
"Hi-Fi at Low Tide" 7" ep, Mutant Pop, 1998
"Girls, Cars, Sun, Fun!" 7" ep, Killer Records (Finland), 1999
"Fuel Injected, Sugar Coated, Whiz-Bang Christmas Shutdown, Vol. 1" 7" ep, Topsytunes, 1999
"School’s Out, Surf’s Up, Let’s Fall in Love! 12 brand new ultramatic supersonic candy-coated technicolor bug-o-phonic rhythm-and-kid-beat aural adventures for lovers of the modern sound!" CD, Mutant Pop, 2000
"RocknRoll Dance Party...Shindig Vol. 2" 7"ep, Knock Knock Records, 2001
"Getting Along Famously" split with Junior Varsity, 7"ep, She’s Gone, 2002
"The Wedding Ep" split with Dirt Bike Annie, 7" ep, Whoa Oh, 2002
"Electric Tangerine Smile: Shindig 3 in 3-D" 7" ep, Whoa Oh, 2005
"Coast to Coast with the Kung Fu Monkeys!" 7’ ep, Swimmingly Records, 2005
AND... BRAND NEW...
"Christmas for Breakfast: 41 Toe-Tapping Head-Bopping Hip-Swinging Hi-Fi Bug Beat Kiddie Pop Audio Adventures: Singles and Rarities, 1996-2008" CD, Whoa Oh, 2008
Plus Lots of Compilations such as:
"Hang 10!" CD, American Pop Project, 1999
"Daydreaming in an Empty Station Wagon" CD, Dizzy, 1999
"Grease Goes Punk" CD, Dummy Up, 1999
"Guide to Entertaining" CD, Break Up Records, 2000
"Chic-A-Go-Go" CD, Beluga, 2000
"Workers Comp" CD, Restless, 2000
Thanks for being pals with us! Always love meeting other kid-friendly bands that are fans of distortion-- Gotta show these kids what it's all about!
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<br />Please let us know if you ever get to Seattle.
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<br />xoxo
<br />The Not-Its!
Yes we like what you do
<br />Yes we are a strange brew
<br />Yes we like to hear from you
<br />leave us some abuse our SAS Man is waiting for you
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<br />My Odd Gong