The musical passion of Kid Congo Powers.

AZPM | By Mark McLemore

Published May 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM MST

kid Congo powers hero 2 — Kid Congo Powers on stage.

Trica AWF spot — Arizona Wildlife Federation's Conservation Programs Director, Tricia Oshant Hawkins removing abandoned barbed wire fencing, one of AWF's focal volunteer efforts.

The musical passion of Kid Congo Powers.

Featured on the August 24th, 2023 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

One of the featured performers at this year’s Hotel Congress Festival may not be a household name, but he was there for many important milestones in punk & new wave music. Kid Congo Powers talks about his commitment to being a fan and artist, wherever it takes him.

Kid Congo Powers' memoir ["Some New Kind of Kick"] is available now.

Kid Congo Powers spot — Kid Congo Powers on the University of Arizona campus.

some new kind of kick cover unsized — Kid Congo Powers' memoir "Some New Kind of Kick."

Another aspect of HoCoFest is the debut of the homegrown documentary movie “A Tale of Two Houses”, a chronicle of Tucson’s 1980’s punk music scene. Mark talks with filmmaker Chris Carlone about celebrating the history of two houses on Speedway where a lot of happy chaos occurred.

Chris Carlone unsized — Chris Carlone is the filmmaker behind "A Tale of Two Houses."

We’ll take you to the unique community of Bisbee, southeast of Tucson, which is celebrating a program to help support pollinators and other wildlife in the city. Tony Paniagua tells us why dozens of people are turning their gardens into nature-friendly habitats.

You can read more about the gardens here

Bisbee wildlife 9 spot — The owners of this home are some of the property owners that agreed to participate in the certification program from the National Wildlife Federation.

Bisbee wildlife 1 spot — Water sources are essential for pollinators and other wildlife, especially as many of their traditional spots have dried up. This pond was installed at Vista Park by volunteers with Project Wildlife: Bisbee.

Bisbee wildlife 8 spot — Carmen Faucon's sign in front of her house started a conversation and a movement in Bisbee.

And, for more about the topic, Leah Britton talks with the programs director of the Arizona Wildlife Federation, a non-profit that is providing support for those who want to make their yards and gardens more friendly to the local ecosystem.

AWF monarch unsized — A Monarch butterfly. Planting native milkweeds can attract monarch butterflies to your yard and provide important food for the larvae.

Trica AWF spot 2 — Trica Oshant Hawkins Scanning for pronghorn antelope that were just released as part of a project that included AWF volunteers.

Webpage by Leah Britton.

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The musical passion of Kid Congo Powers.