Let me be blunt here: I burned out on “tribute” bands quite some time ago and I’m considerably less than impressed with the vast majority of cover songs. Oh, I know, Seattle, you love your tribute bands, particularly if they’re “quirky” in some way but for many, many decades we deserved our reputation as home to an exciting and eclectic music scene. If you really must know all the words to the songs in order to have a good time, go see bands more than once, alright?

(As an aside, here’s a tip: your hands will not actually fall off if you clap.)

So here’s the part where I am a total hypocrite and recommend that you all head out to Chop Suey for a tribute night show.

2.22 Wednesday Chop Suey Presents
KINGS OF THE NIGHT TIME WORLD: A TRIBUTE TO KISS with:
RAZ REZ
KANE HODDER
SHAWN SMITH
Sunday Night Blackout
Friel Brothers
Mos Generator
Key Note Speaker
Spanish for 100
Moc Moc
Patrol
Jasen Samford
FREE!!!
8pm door

How can this night not rock? Some of the hottest local musicians doing KISS songs and it’s FREE! Go! Have a good time!

And then go see at least one of these artists when they’re doing their own stuff. You won’t be sorry.