[kj] More KJ LA Ticket News (sorta)

[Karen Weil]

Hmmm.. I can't believe for the life of me that KJ hasn't sold out already.

k.w.


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From: "TB" <partyslammer at socal.rr.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:48 PM
Subject: [kj] More KJ LA Ticket News (sorta)



> Saw Kings X and early 90's pop metal band Extreme last night at the 

> Hollywood House of Blues where Killing Joke is playing in October.  It was 

> one of those spurious "why not" kinda shows that I impulsively picked up a 

> ticket for just last week, mostly out of boredom wanting to see a live 

> band that I figured wouldn't disappoint.  I can't wait for Motorhead's 

> club show and Nine Inch Nails early in September.

>

> I know of Extreme more via Gary Cherone's (mostly terrible) short tenure 

> in Van Halen and Nuno's short stretch with Perry than Extreme themselves. 

> I did pick up their new album a couple weeks ago on advice from a couple 

> other people and I think it's one of the best retro-hard rock releases 

> this year.

>

> But wow.  Last night turned out to be a much better show than I figured 

> mostly due to the fact Kings X was the opening band..... or maybe 

> co-headlining band as they got a pretty generous hour plus set and imo and 

> many others, came close to blowing Extreme off the stage. Extreme, which 

> is generally known as a poppish hair metal band from the early 90's was 

> very impressive as well.  Their guitarist, Nuno is an incredible shredder 

> and overall, the band was incredibly tight and put on a very solid 90 

> minute set of their oldies and a few excellent cuts of their new album.

>

> On the KJ front, I asked a staff person at the box office about how well 

> tix for KJ are selling for the hell of it and she said I could buy as many 

> as I want as "less than a hundred" appear to have been sold.  Not good.

>

> T.B.

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