Kid Sam

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kid Sam

| image = Kid_Sam_2024.jpg

| caption = Kid Sam playing in 2024

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| alias =

| origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| genre = Rock

| years_active = 2006-2010, 2022-present

| label = Two Bright Lakes

| spinoffs = Seagull, Otouto, Where Were You at Lunch

| website = {{Facebook|100034850336283}}

| current_members = Kieran Ryan
Kishore Ryan

| past_members =

}}

Kid Sam are a Melbourne-based duo consisting of cousins Kieran (vocals & guitar) and Kishore Ryan (drums).{{Citation | date = 25 March 2010 | title = New Kid on the block | periodical = Canberra Times }}{{Citation | date = 25 March 2010 | title = Seagull set to soar for kidding cousins | periodical = Hobart Mercury }} The band's first performance was in January 2006, and they started getting airplay on Triple J's "unearthed" program in 2008.{{Cite web |title=Kid Sam {{!}} triple j Unearthed |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/kid-sam/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.abc.net.au |date=25 December 2008 |language=en}} Their debut self-titled album was released in 2009 to positive reviews and they went on their first national headline tour in 2010.{{Citation | date = 18 March 2010 | title = Melbourne rockers in town | periodical = The Chronicle (Toowoomba) }} Kid Sam were nominated for a J Award and the Australian Music Prize.{{Citation | last = McCabe | first = Kathy | date = 26 March 2010 | title = Kid-cousins rock | periodical = Daily Telegraph }} Their final live performance was in August 2010 in Melbourne supporting Grizzly Bear and Here We Go Magic at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne.{{Cite web |title=Kid Sam tours, tickets, shows |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Kid+Sam/+events/2010 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Last.fm |date=6 January 2010 |language=en}} Both cousins moved on to other projects, with Kishore drumming for bands such as Seagull,{{Cite web |title=Seagull {{!}} Native Tongue |url=https://www.nativetongue.com.au/writers/seagull/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}} Otouto{{Cite web |date=2014-05-21 |title=Otouto: music you'll love more than your little brother |url=https://happymag.tv/otouto/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Happy Mag |language=en-US}} and Where Were You At Lunch{{Cite web |title=Where Were You At Lunch |url=https://wherewereyouatlunch.bandcamp.com/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Where Were You At Lunch |language=en}} since then. Kieran Ryan spent 2011-12 recording a self-titled solo album released in 2013.{{Cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}} The duo played a one-off show at their record label's party in April 2015.{{Cite web |title=Two Bright Lakes Go Bang! |url=https://concreteplayground.com/melbourne/event/two-bright-lakes-go-bang |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Concrete Playground |language=en-US}}

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| caption1 = Playing at Meredith Music Festival 2009

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In October 2022, the band posted to their long-dormant Facebook page about a "12 year reunion" show alongside Carla dal Forno at the Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine, with a promise of more to come if it "goes well".{{Cite web |title=Kid Sam at The Bridge Hotel (12 Nov 2022) |url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/40689562-kid-sam-at-bridge-hotel |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Songkick |language=en}} In mid-2024 they announced their formal reunion show would be at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne on 20 September.{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1279989186506080&set=a.1259576885213977 |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.facebook.com}}