Entries from LAist tagged with 'kiss'
July 29, 2007
Even with their lead singer and co-founding member Paul Stanley flat on his back with doctors temporarily stopping his heart to rectify a ticker pulsing at 190+ beats-per-minute, rock group KISS went on with the show Friday in San Jacinto. Performing as a trio for the first time ever in their storied 33-year career, Gene Simmons led Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer through more than a dozen classic Kiss tunes at the Soboba Casino......
Continue Reading "Heart Problem Forces Kiss to be a Trio in San Jacinto"July 2, 2007
The ticket was $3,121 dollars and somehow it landed in my hands for free. I won't get into specifics, but I was suddenly spending my Saturday night at the hottest, most elite show in the country instead of my friend's house party (I'm sure he understands). I'll answer the most important questions first: Yes, he played "Kiss". No, he didn't play "Purple Rain". Yes, he played "Nothing Compares to You". No, he didn't play......
Continue Reading "Praise for the Purple One: Prince @ The Roosevelt 6/30"August 31, 2006
Before you get your high-heeled thigh-high devil boots in a bunch, just know that there are other Gene Simmons's and the most famous of all is not 69. The one who passed away yesterday had a Top 20 hit in 1964 called "Haunted House" and was signed to Sun Records which meant that he had a chance to work with Sam Phillips and Mr. Elvis Aaron Presley. A true singer/songwriter, Simmons wrote or co-wrote......
Continue Reading "Gene Simmons Dead at 69"August 21, 2006
Female teachers who have had sex with their students, Oprah - 3pm (ABC) Channel 4 News Special - LAUSD: Battle for Control - 5pm (NBC) Dodgers @ San Diego Padres - 7pm (KCAL) Weeds "Cooking With Jesus" 7pm (Showtime) Gene Simmons Family Jewels "Food or Sex" - 7pm (A&E) "This is Paris" - the making of Paris Hilton's record - 10pm (VH-1) Prison Break, Season Premiere - 8pm (FOX) When the Levees Broke, parts......
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