KISS (Band)

At Night on New Order, and Why Music Sounds Better at Night

We caught up with the relatively new At Night, who opened for George Quartz a few weeks ago, and asked about their musical firsts. Who inspired you to pick up a musical instrument? Was it a parent, sibling or band? Jack Gallegos (vocals/guitar): For myself, I would have to say music was deeply em ... More >>

Ten of August's Best Music Photos

August is typically the cruelest month, in terms of temperatures, lack of energy and things to do. Looking back through the blog, however, we certainly got our fair share of photo ops. Here are a few to remind you of the month that was.

KISS, Mötley Crüe - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 8/4/12

KISS, Mötley Crüe Gexa Energy Pavilion Saturday, August 4 See also: The fans of KISS First up on Saturday night were the "newbies," Mötley Crüe. Their set-up was as bewildering as it was impressive, the stage dominated by what can only be described as a kind of rollercoaster for Tommy Lee's d ... More >>

Crushed Stars on Seeing KISS, Prince and The Replacements

Crushed Stars' newest record, In the Bright Rain, came out this week, and to celebrate, we asked band mastermind Todd Gautreau and drummer Jeff Ryan about their first shows. What was the first show you remember seeing? Were you with your parents? Todd Gautreau: My first show was KISS. I must have b ... More >>

Tony Harper Remembers Seeing KISS. His First Slobberbone Gig Memories Are A Little Hazier.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Tony Harper​Tony Harper has bee ... More >>

Loud Noises: The Very Short List Of Things That Are Actually Louder Than Dallas Mavericks Fans

​We here at DC9 know a lot about sound. For instance: The average human voice registers at 25 to 35 decibels. By contrast, the Indonesian Krakatoa volcano, which erupted in 1883 and could be distinctly heard 1,930 miles away in Australia, registered at 180 decibels. Unconfirmed reports from the Ma ... More >>

The Problem With... Lady Antebellum's "Just A Kiss"

Bless my lucky stars! Lady Antebellum is back on the charts! In the fall, they'll be releasing an album with the ominous title, Own The Night, which makes them sound like they're vampires or a street gang wearing 19th century dresses with huge skirts. I do declare: They must have watched Vampire D ... More >>

My First Show: Steve Visneau Saw Plenty of Folk and Bluegrass Festivals, But His First Show With A Ticket Stub Came When He Saw KISS.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Steve Visneau​Whether you've seen him behind a drum kit or a camera (which he sometimes uses as a contributor in the pages of the O ... More >>

Listomania: The Ten Best Bands That Might Actually Be Cults

Listen: When you all wear the same uniform, people are gonna accuse you of being a cult.​There are plenty of bands over the years who have used the word "cult" in their names. From '70s hard rockers Blue Oyster Cult to '80s Brit rockers The Cult to '90s art rockers Cloud Cult to current indie darl ... More >>

My First Show: THe BAcksliders' Chris Bonner Saw KISS in '79. Years Later, He Took His Kids To See KISS, Too.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. THe BAcksliders' Kim and Chris.​Chris Bonner and his wife Kim Pendleton-Bonner have led The BAcksliders through four albums of swea ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV Aces & Angels Party: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Never really listened to Little Texas before last night's bash at Fair Park's Centennial Hall, but they do a pretty good rendition of KISS's "Detroit Rock City." Even Master of Ceremonies Gene Simmons was bobbing his head. 9. This just in: Nothing goes better with a cold shot of Jagermei ... More >>

City Hall Gives Gene Simmons a Big KISS

Photos by Patrick Michels​Well, that was ... surreal.When I left Dallas City Hall at 4:50 this afternoon, Gene Simmons was still there -- in the mayor's fifth-floor conference room, surrounded by cameras and politicos and one or two fans who'd managed to work their way into the room. Laid out befo ... More >>

Press Release o' the Day: Councilman Salazar to Present KISS's Gene Simmons With Key to Dallas

​No doubt you're aware that KISS's Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed (who I wouldn't Google Image search from the office too hard, if I were you) are among the myriad celebs hosting Super Bowl shindigs next week. Theirs is the Aces & Angels Salute to the Troops at Fair Park, which will lick it up ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: The Orbans' Music Rings True at No. 6

[Over these last few days of 2010, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 6 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to watch its accompanying music video. Also a ... More >>

Party, Party: Fair Park Will Be Very Busy During Super Bowl Week (and Other Invites)

​A couple of weeks back we passed on our invite to the concerts in the Cotton Bowl during Super Bowl week. But this morning, the Unfair Park in-box offered other options, among them: Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed will be taking over Centennial Hall at Fair Park on February 2 for the Aces & An ... More >>

The Best Songs In Dallas Music, 2010: Damaged Good$ Calls Out Its Haters (Even If The Rest Of Us Didn't Realize There Were Any) at No. 25

[At the end of each of the last two years, we spent the final few weeks of the year counting down the best music that the local scene has had to offer. This year's no different -- well, except that, this year, our original list of songs to be included for consideration was significantly larger than ... More >>

The Daily Fail: Kings of Leon

Welcome to The Daily Fail. Every morning you will see this post and I will pick out things that I see as, well, a big fail. So, I look forward to you either agreeing with me, or, more than likely, disagreeing. Either way, it should be fun. See the first fail after the jump.

Listomania: Ten Acts More Deserving Of Playing The Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show Than The Black Eyed Peas

​A week ago today, we passed along word of the still-circulating rumor that the Black Eyed Peas would be the performers at Super Bowl XLV, which, you surely already know, is set to take place at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, February 6.We've yet to squash that rumor--the closest we got w ... More >>

Picture Show: KISS Fans at Pizza Hut Park

All photos by Roger CaldwellCheck out more photos of KISS in our slideshow.​In Darryl Smyers Q&A with Tommy Thayer, who has played guitar in KISS since 2002, Thayer mentioned his weight-loss from the strain of the tall shoes and heat of the lights. Bottom line: it's hard work to dress up like ... More >>

Over the Weekend: KISS, Daughtry, Pat Green, Drowning Pool, The Academy Is . . ., The Envy, Revengeance at Pizza Hut Park

KISS, Daughtry, Pat Green, Drowning Pool, The Academy Is..., The Envy, RevengeancePizza Hut ParkSaturday, September 18, 2010(Way) better than: getting drunk and watching KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. Roger Caldwell"How 'bout a little Kiss?"​It was the same old KISS that showed up on Saturday ... More >>

Q&A: Tommy Thayer of KISS On Joining His Idols, Playing to Families and Watching Paul Stanley Squeeze Sweat Out of His Socks.

​Tommy Thayer has played guitar in KISS since 2002, taking over for the departed Ace Frehley. Thayer was involved in various bands before, even gaining the notice of Gene Simmons when Thayer was playing in a KISS tribute band. Soon after, Simmons offered Thayer a job as his assistant. And, when Fr ... More >>

KISS, Daughtry, Pat Green, The Academy Is..., Drowning Pool

Saturday, September 18, at Pizza Hut Park

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to See KISS, Pat Green, Daughtry, The Academy Is... and Drowning Pool at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday.

​The big show this Saturday at Frisco's Pizza Hut Park might be the weirdest bill we've seen in a while. You've got American Idol buttrocker Daughtry, opening for Texas-Country cheeseball Pat Green, opening for, well, KISS. Oh, and somewhere else along the line, Dronwning Pool and The Academy Is.. ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Lochrann's Oysterfest on September 25

​Frisco's inaugural Oysterfest on Saturday, September 25, at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery is just a few weeks away. As we've mentioned more than a few times before, the lineup for this shindig, which includes Rhett Miller, Efterklang, Bowerbirds and about 15 of the area's best bands, is prett ... More >>

Today In Music News: People Don't Listen To Dave Matthews, Vanilla Ices TV Show And There's An App For Kiss

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 6, 2010...Apparently people really like to buy albums by Dave Matthews and Tori Amos, they just don't listen to them.Vanilla Ice is set to get his very own home renovation show on the DIY network.As much as KISS would sell their soul to sell ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Mini KISS at Jaguars Gold Club

Mini KissJuly 9, 2010Jaguars Gold ClubBetter than: watching a Dr Pepper commercial on loop.All photos by Roderick Pullum.Mini KISS: Not just a band made up for TV. Check the slideshow here.​In this TV-placement-is-a-necessity-to-survive era, many a band has established itself by getting its songs ... More >>

Today In Music News: Eminem Announces New Album, What A Concept And Rufus Wainwright Speaks About Fitty

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 15, 2010...Eminem scraps Relapse 2 album for fresher, newer album not named Relapse 2.It's time to start up the age old debate of the best concept albums against the worst concept albums.  Guess which list KISS landed on...Soooo... if 5 ... More >>

DFW's always Been A Haven For Cover and Tribute Acts

Bonus MP3: Mount Righteous -- "Eat Your Wife and Kiss The Barbecue"

The cover for Mount Righteous' new self-titled release... once you unfold it.​At 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, the acoustic non-marching punks in Mount Righteous will celebrate the release of their new, self-titled full-length at Good Records--with a little help from another mountainous outfit, Fort ... More >>

Staff Trax: Thieves Like Us, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Yeasayer, KISS, Goldrush and Owl City

​ "Drugs In My Body" - Thieves Like UsI first staggered upon Thieves Like Us a few years back while carelessly clicking in and out of the blogospherem, and my first exposure to the electro trio was via its video for "Drugs in My Body." Since then, the band has produced several videos, EPs and, las ... More >>

Yuletide Shredding

Weekend Roundup: KISS, 311, Aesop Rock, AFI, 30 Seconds to Mars, Telegraph Canyon

KISS at American Airlines Center on Sunday, December 6:KISS: The only guys I know who wear more makeup than I do. Maybe except for Jared Leto. Oooh, burn!

Today In Music News: Kiss Get Own M&M's, Angels & Airwaves Gives It Away and Red Hot Chili Peppers Return To The Studio

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, August 4, 2009... I would've thought the guys of Kiss would've thought of this one a lot sooner: Limited edition Kiss M&M's. Tom DeLonge may be touring with his old band Blink-182 this summer, but he still has his other band Angels & ... More >>

Funky Choo-Choo

Climb aboard at Billy Bob's

I've Got Ace Frehley

The Space Ace awaits at the HOB

Dough Mine

Fossil fuel makes for delicious pies

Best Place to Party Like It's 1979

Pandemonium

Best Radio DJ

Cindy Scull, KEGL-FM 97.1 "The Eagle"

Scene, Heard

KRBV's change in format causes barely a ripple in the airwaves

Out There

KISS rock 'n' roll over again

Across the Bar

Rockville Music closes shop; Puerto Rico gets DJ Nature's call; Rubber Gloves still waiting for the Old 97's other shoe to fall; Pantera plays Detroit Rock City; Buck Jones Blushes

Out There

Plaster casters

KISS tribute band Hotter Than Hell just might be more real than the real thing

Forever, my beloved

Julie Miller makes music for--and of--the ages

School of fish

The Verve Pipe wriggles out from under a hit song

Spirit of '96

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Out There

The Agnelli and Finch conspiracy

The temporary addition of former Washington Square makes for a Brave New Combo

Little mascara

The wages of Lollapalooza's sin is Metallica and make-up

Roadshows