The Perfect Children

  • Local
  • garage rock
  • soul
  • garage soul
  • rock 'n roll
  • gospel garage
  • rhythm and blues
  • indie rock

Rock n Soul. Infectious Rhythm Section. Powerhouse Vocals and Harmonies. Punk Rock Supremes. The Perfect Children are a sonic stew of gospel, soul, garage, blues, rock and even punk. With Kristen Kreft at the helm as songwriter, lead vocalist and rhythm guitar, Adam Shelton on drums and Nic Powers on bass. Original backing vocal members Beth Harris and Nicole Porter-Borngrebe have moved on, but 2023 welcomed new members Mellisa English and Renee Frye. The vocal velocity of this frenetic force

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The New Usuals, The Tigerlilies, and The Perfect Children are playing this Friday at The Comet! Starting at 9p, this is a show not to miss.

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The Regrettes, Malibu Wild and The Perfect Children at Fountain Square 

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The Regrettes Release Video for Dancing On My Own 

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Indie Fridays Powered by CincyMusic 

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Fifth & Vine Live at Fountain Square 

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Rocktails Partner with Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati 

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Cracker Hits Fountain Square on Saturday 

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Fifth & Vine LIVE Returns to Fountain Square 

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Royal Recommends: The Perfect Children 

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OTR Summer Celebration 

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HarvFest II: A Benefit for DJ Harvination 

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And The Nominees Are… 

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The Perfect Children Playing Indie Summer Series Friday 

This Friday at the Indie Summer Series at Fountain Square, Cincinnati is in for a treat. The Perfect Children, Wussy, Pike 27, and JetLab are ready to start your weekend off the right way with amazing local music. We sat down with our friends, The Perfect Children prior to Friday to see what is up...

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Jim Casto to Release New Album, Keep It Caged 

This Friday, June 12th Jim Casto will be releasing Keep It Caged at Urban Artifact! Joining them will be The Perfect Children. Show is free and the music starts at 9p. Compact Discs will be available to pick up from all live shows and Shake It Records, Everybody’s Records, and Rock, Paper,...

Our Weekend Picks :: May 1, 2015 

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And The 2015 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards Nominees Are... 

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Our Weekend Picks :: December 5 

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Our Thanksgiving Eve Picks 

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Epic Halloween Party with The Hiders and The Perfect Children 

Northside’s newest bar (The Littlefield) will host a Halloween party and concert with The Hiders and The Perfect Children. The event will take over the space next door in Pallet 23, and proceeds will benefit Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CNCURC). The Hiders will...

Our Weekend Picks :: October 3, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Friday,...

Foxy Shazam announces NYE Show in Cincy! 

Foxy Shazam has just announced that they will be performing at The 20th Century Theatre on New Year's Eve with The Perfect Children, Injecting Strangers, and Mavis Concave! Tickets go on-sale this Friday at 10am. Enter for a shot at a pair RIGHT HERE now!

The Perfect Children; This Time it’s Personal 

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Our Weekend Picks :: June 27, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Friday,...

And the Nominees for the CEA's Are... 

Nominations for the 17th Annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (CEAs) were announced today by CityBeat.  Nominees were determined by a committee of dozens of Greater Cincinnati music experts. This year’s list again reflects the talented community of music makers across various genres...

Get to Know Download Artist of the Week: The Perfect Children 

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One More Girl on a Stage Returns! 

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