Kid Karate

Kid Karate are a two-piece band from Dublin, Ireland comprising of vocalist/guitarist Kevin Breen and drummer Steven Gannon. The pair’s music is gritty, raw and brutal; dwelling somewhere between the fuzzy blues of The Black Keys, the danceability of The Rapture and the aggression of Queens of the Stone Age.
The band’s musical aesthetic is based around Breen’s thunderous guitar-work and atypical howl, and Gannon’s primal drumming style. These elements combined enable the pair to create music that is catchy and intoxicating. Kid Karate make more noise than two people should.
The duo has performed highly acclaimed sets at Hard Working Class Heroes, CastlePalooza and Forbidden Fruit Festival, as well as playing shows in the UK and completing a six-date tour of Poland. Their gigs have been described as manic and explosive with club promoters warning guests, “Expect to get the heads blown off you!” - (POD).
Kid Karate are currently recording their debut LP.
Praise for Kid Karate:
Hot Press (‘Single of the Fortnight’) – “All four cuts on HEART are gritty, impatient and brutal…. Rage and resentment abound – HEART is an EP to pound your chest to.”
Jim Carroll (The Irish Times) -“Their music will make you want to throw yourself around a venue with abandon."

Milo Cordell (The Big Pink) - “Kid Karate are my favourite band in the world! They are going to be massive!"

Dan Hegarty (2fm) – “Kid Karate’s 'Heart' EP has had me hopping around the place on more than one occasion. They have imagination, ability, and potent tunes, let's hope that 2011 holds lots of good things for them.”
Shilpa Ganatra (Irish Daily Star) – “Kevin Breen can really sing… they’re that bloody brilliant they don’t need to show it off. Their debut EP has just been released and I’ll be disillusioned if it doesn’t lead to great things for them in 2011.”
Niahm Doolan – (State.ie) - "Kid Karate’s music is like getting punched and then stroked in the face. Their sound is sheer hedonistic sonic fury.”
(AppleJuice Magazine) - "If Jack White and Patrick Carney made a band, and came from Dublin, this would be it."