Daily Archives: June 14, 2013
KISS rocker Gene Simmons restaurant proposal worries small Maui town
WAILUKU, Hawaii — A proposed restaurant owned in part by veteran rock ‘n’ roller Gene Simmons has merchants worried in a small town on the northern coast of Maui.
Backers hope to open the newest Rock & Brews restaurant by the end of the year in Paia, a town characterized by its plantation architecture.
The eatery “seems kind of startling in Paia,” Rose Potter, executive director of the Paia Merchants Association, told the Maui News (http://bit.ly/16eFo9z ).
Partners in the restaurant and bar said it will not be blasting the music of Simmons’ band Kiss but will instead be a family friendly establishment that blends in with the community.
Sonic: Kiss still shouting it out loud
Jim Dyson
Kiss With Shinedown July 16 Brandt Centre
The best part about Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley performing in full makeup in 2013? We get to pretend they are at the peak of their powers.
Thanks to the magical wonder that is grease paint, they don’t look a day over 30, even though the Kiss cofounders are twice that in actual years. Age notwithstanding, the band behind Beth, I Was Made For Lovin’ You and Detroit Rock City is still youthful and upbeat on stage these days.
That’s good news for fans who want to rock and roll all night (and party every day), because the ageless group is heading back out on the road with a Canadian tour that begins July 5 in Victoria, B.C. The Canadian tour, wrapped around the band’s latest album Monster, includes 19 dates with a show at Regina’s Brandt Centre on July 16.