KISS Summer Tour Dates 2011

KISS will be heading out on the road to venues missed on the last tour. Kiss will hit cities in Canada and the USA, making good on a promise that Kiss will play in those cities voted on the Eventful contest prior to the Kiss Alive 35/Sonic Boom US tours.

May 2011

29 - West Sacramento, CA - Raley Field

June 2011
23 - Everett, WA - Comcast Arena
24 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
26 - Kamloops, British Columbia - Interior Savings Centre
27 - Abbotsford, British Columbia - Entertainment and Sports Arena
29 - Prince George, British Columbia - CN Centre
30 - Dawson Creek, British Columbia - Encana Events Centre

July 2011
2 - Fort McMurray, Alberta - McDonald Island Park
6 - Sarnia, Ontario - Rogers Sarnia Bayfest
9 - Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland - Centennial Park
12 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
13 - Bushkill, PA - Mt. Laurel Poconos Performing Arts Center
15 - Walker, MN - Moondance Jam
16 - Oshkosh, WI - Ford Festival Park
18 - Springfield, IL - Prairie Capital Convention Center
24 - Montreal, Quebec - Parc Jean Drapeau
26 - Orillia, Ontario - Casino Rama
27 - Windsor, Ontario - Colosseum at Ceasars Windsor
28 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino

VH1 to Film at this year's KISS Expo in NJ

VH1 will be on hand at the NJ/NY Kiss Expo this Saturday to film segments for their new 11-part series, METAL Evolution. The producer of the series has stated that Peter Criss and Ace Frehey have already been interviewed which is set to begin airing in November.

The camera crew will be roaming around the expo seeking to interview Kiss fans, so make sure you look good and have your best Kiss on!

The vent will be held this Saturday at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 110 Davidson Ave, Somerset NJ 08873

12pm-8pm. Kiss tribute act, ALMOST HUMAN, will recreate the 1977 LOVE GUN/ALIVE II stage show.

Tickets and info for the NJ/NY KISS Expo are at NJKISSexpo.com.

KISS to Make BIG Announcement Saturday

Major KISS Announcement on Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Attention KISS Army!! We have some BIG KISS news coming to you this weekend, so stay tuned to http://www.kissonline.com/  and start getting excited! It is something new, something Wild, and something you won’t want to miss!

Ortsbo.Com Presents KISS Live & Global

PAUL STANLEY, ROCK LEGEND AND CO-FOUNDER OF KISS JOINS GENE SIMMONS AS ORTSBO.COM PRESENTS KISS LIVE & GLOBAL
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Ortsbo.com to host first interactive global fan chat in 53 languages


LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK / SAN MATEO / TORONTO – May 10, 2011 – Intertainment Media Inc. ("Intertainment" or the "Company") (TSXV : INT / US : ITMTF / FRA : I4T) announces that Ortsbo.com (http://www.ortsbo.com/ ), the social media, real time, language translation platform, with business partner and spokesperson Gene Simmons welcomes Paul Stanley, international rock legend and co-founder of KISS to its online multi-language global chat event – Ortsbo presents, KISS Live & Global.

In addition to the online chat, which will attempt a world record for the “Most Nationalities In An Online Chat Room”, the event, featuring a live, interactive studio audience will be broadcast around the world via live streaming to computers, iPhones and Android devices.

People from all over the world, the 4 Million KISS Facebook Fans and the global KISS ARMY who pre-register at Ortsbo.com will have the opportunity to interact with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley and present questions online in 53 languages.

The real time Ortsbo platform will instantly translate questions and answers in multiple languages, allowing viewers all over the world to review the online chat in their own native language - making this event a truly worldwide spectacle.
READ THE REST HERE.

Eric Carr's ROCKHEADS Available Now!

Fans of late KISS drummer ERIC CARR are finally in for a real treat. The Rockheads are a cartoon rock group created by Eric in the late '80s. Adam Mitchell and former KISS guitarist BRUCE KULICK contributed to some Rockheads inspiried songs which appeared on Eric's posthumous CD, Rockology.
Now for the first time ever fans have the opportunity to own a unique set of Rockheads material. Produced in conjunction with Eric's family, each limited edition Rockheads set will include the following:

A 1" x 1" piece of the original bass drum skin from the Crazy Nights tour cradled in a high-quality collectable card. The pieces will be numbered in a series from 1 to 400 and are authenticated by The Carr Family.

A beautifully reproduced pull-out poster print of one of Eric's original hand-drawn Rockheads illustrations.

A Limited Collector's Edition Rockheads comic book produced by Rockville Station and autographed by Bruce Kulick.

All orders placed prior to May 1st will also receive a pearl white guitar pick with a picture of "Scruffy" from the Rockheads on it. Each set costs $49.99 plus tax (if applicable) and S&H. For more details and to order, visit  Rocksville Station.
Orders begin shipping on May 1st and this limited edition is already over half sold-out, so get your order in now.

Gig Harbor man suspected in cyber attack on Gene Simmons

The attacks have been claimed by the internet activist group "Anonymous."

Q13 Seattle FOX News

TACOMA—


A Gig Harbor man is the target of a federal investigation after he allegedly launched a cyber attack on rocker Gene Simmons’ web site.

A search warrant obtained by the FBI accuses the Gig Harbor man of conducting a type of cyber attack called a “Distributed Denial of Service” (DDoS) on the web sites genesimmons.com, simmonsrecords.com and kissonline.com.

According to the FBI, the DDoS, which took place in October of 2010, cost Simmons approximately $20,000 to $25,000 over a four-day period.

The attacks have been claimed by the Internet activist group “Anonymous.”

The group said the attack, they termed “operation payback,” is a retaliation against a speech Simmons gave last October in Cannes, France. In the speech, the KISS star spoke out against audio piracy and cyber sharing of music content.

The FBI said that “Anonymous” has also claimed to have launched attacks against the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal.

Read the rest here.

Sound Rules! With Paul Stanley On May 12

SOUND RULES! WITH PAUL STANLEY ON MAY 12


(from paulstanley.com)

SEE PAUL STANLEY LIVE IN LOS ANGELES THURSDAY, MAY 12
Attention KISS fans in Los Angeles, Paul Stanley will be headlining "Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration" on Thursday, May 12th at 3:30PM Pacific at the Director's Guild of America (DGA) Theatre in Los Angeles, located at 7920 Sunset Boulevard.

Stanley, who was born deaf in his right ear, has teamed with the House Research Institute for “Sound Rules!”, a FREE hearing loss prevention education and entertainment event for teens that will feature the legendary lead singer and guitarist from KISS and hearing health experts from the House Research Institute, along with valuable contest prizes and giveaways.



A limited number of tickets will be made available to KISS fans on a first come, first serve basis.

Space is limited; reservations are required. For more information and registration, please visit http://soundrules.org.

WHAT: Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration headlined by Paul Stanley

WHEN: Thursday, May 12 at 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Directors Guild of America, Theater One, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles

ADMISSSION: Free, but reservations are required

RSVP: Liam Collopy: Lcollopy@lcoonline.com

MORE INFORMATION: http://www.soundrules.org/

Paul Stanley talks to My FOX New York About Heariing Loss

MYFOXNY.COM - A medical condition impacting his ability to hear did not stop legendary entertainer Paul Stanley of KISS from pursuing his dreams.

Stanley made it big and he says you can, too.

The performer was born with level three microtia--a deformity of the outer ear cartilage where there is no ear canal.

"I can't hear on that side," Stanley told Good Day New York.

Stanley encourages people of all ages to consider using earphones when attending particularly loud music concerts.

He'll be speaking about the need to protect your hearing starting at an early age at the Director's Guild of America in Manhattan.

Stanley will be on hand from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information on the Director's Guild of America, visit DGA.org .

Paul Stanley of KISS: MyFoxNY.com

Paul Stanley to appear on CBS Los Angeles Today

Paul will be interviewed by veteran CBS Health & Medicine Reporter Lisa Sigell tomorrow in Los Angeles. Paul will discuss his own hearing loss and work with the world-renowned House Research Institute.


On May 12 at the Director’s Guild of America in Los Angeles, Paul will headline Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration featuring live music, prizes and the chance to win an autographed Paul Stanley guitar. The event is free and open to the public. Register online at http://www.soundrules.org/ .

Paul Stanley Talks to LA's KTLA About Hearing Loss

Paul Stanley on KTLA talking about hearing loss:

Paul Stanley Talks to ABC News About Childhood Hearing Loss

Paul Stanley To Appear At A Hearing Loss & Prevention Seminars In NYC & LA

Did you know that rock icon Paul Stanley, the lead singer and founder of the ground breaking rock band KISS, was born deaf in his right ear?

Did you also know that 1 out of 5 teens has a hearing loss? That’s a 30 percent increase just in the last 15 years.

Maybe that explains why the legendary front man who has sold over 100 million albums is so passionate about preventing hearing loss amongst teens.

Stanley, has teamed-up with the non-profit House Research Institute on a major initiative called “IT’S HOW YOU LISTEN THAT COUNTS” to educate millions of teens around the world on preventing noise-induced hearing loss.

Paul will be drawing the attention of teens in NYC and LA to hearing health issues through an after-school event called SOUND RULES!

The event, free for teens, will take place at the Director’s Guilds in NYC on May 4 and Los Angeles on May 12.

On Wednesday, May 4th from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., the House Research Institute (HRI) will present "Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration" at the Director's Guild of America (DGA) Theatre located at 110 West 57th Street in Manhattan in New York City.

On Thursday, May 12th at 3:30PM Pacific, the House Research Institute will present "Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration" at the Director's Guild of America Theatre in Los Angeles, located at 7920 Sunset Boulevard.

Sound Rules! is a FREE hearing loss prevention education and entertainment event for teens that will feature Paul Stanley, lead singer/guitarist of KISS and hearing health experts from the House Research Institute, along with valuable contest prizes and giveaways. Space is limited; reservations are required. For more information and registration, please visit http://soundrules.org/ .

Gene Simmons Interviewed by Elliot in the Morning

5 Kiss Tracks Recorded- two song titles, "Wall of Sound" and "Tell Her Hallelujah" that will most likely make the album. Gene says of the new album, “All the songs are band written, co-written together with no outside writers. I could describe it for those out there who are Kiss fans as a cross between ‘Destroyer’ and ‘Revenge’ – very similar."

Listen to the interview here:

Gene Simmons on ABC's "CASTLE" Monday, May 2 at 10PM

Watch Gene Simmons on ABC-TV's "Castle" tomorrow night (May 2, 2011) at 10pm EST.
Here is a sneek peek promo:



"Shout It Out Loud": Gene Simmons is coming to Castle! The legendary KISS bassist (and reality TV dad) brings his demonic presence to Monday night’s episode, “To Love and Die In L.A.” Castle and Beckett trek to Hollywood on the trail of a killer and encounter Simmons in his own Beverly Hills backyard. The rock star recently talked to Wetpaint about exactly why he pointed his Love Gun in Castle’s direction.


Wetpaint: You're playing yourself on the show, which you're an expert in…

Gene Simmons: Yes. I get to practice every day.

What version of yourself do we see in this episode of 'Castle'?

The asshole. No, not really. [Laughs] Although that was the name of my solo record a few years back. I'm sort of like Popeye: I am what I am and that's all that I am.

Is it a comedic bit, or is a bit more serious?

Even when I try to be serious or myself, people laugh at me, but that's my cross to bear.
 Read the entire interview here at Wetpaint.

Kiss Fan Christopher "Critter" Smith Passes Away at 13

Kiss Mask is saddened to have learned of  the passing,  of our own Kiss Army Members, Christopher "Critter" Smith.  Critter fought a valiant fight with such bravery and had incredible passion for his favorite rock band, Kiss. We've featured Critter here at Kiss Mask many occasions, and developed a friendship along the way. Our hearts and prayers go out to Critter and the Smith Family- Kiss Mask Webzine

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We are sorry to announce that our friend Christopher "Critter" Smith lost his battle with leukemia and passed away last Thursday. Critter was just 13 years old.


Many members of the KISS Army have inquired about Critter since we first wrote about him on KISSOnline back in 2009, the same year he met the band in Milwaukee. We thank all of you who took the time to write to him, or to say hello in person at the INDY KISS Expo last year. Critter's family told us that it meant the world to him to be associated with KISS and the fans. Critter was a great kid, and we are lucky to have known him!

Share your memories, express your condolences and add photos in the Guest Book for Christopher J. "Critter" Smith at the link below.


Sign Christopher "Critter" Smith Guest Book

Donations to the Christopher Smith Benefit Fund may be made at any Fifth Third Bank.

Kiss Summer Tour Dates

Here's the current list of shows Kiss is doing this summer:
May 29 - Raley Field, Sacremento, CA.
June 23 - Comcast Arena in Everett, WA

June 24 - Spokane Arena in Spokane, WA

June 26 - Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, BC - SOLD OUT (Kiss sold out in 15 minutes)
June 27 - Entertainment and Sports Center in Abbotsford, BC
June 29 - CN Centre in Prince George, BC
June 30 - Encana Events Centre in Dawson Creek, BC
July 2 -    MacDonald Island Park "Canada Rock" Festival in Fort McMurray, AB
July 6 -    Rogers Sarnia Bayfest Sarnia

July 9 -   Centennial Park Grand Falls-Windsor, NL.
July 15 - MoonDance Jam Walker, MN.
July 16 - Rock USA Festival, Oshkosh, WI.
July 12 - Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, N.H.
July 13 -  Mt Laurel Poconos PAC Bushkill , PA
July 18 -  Prairie Capital Comvention Center, Springfield, IL.
July 21 -  Heavy MTL Festival, Montreal, QC.
July 26 - Casino Rama in Orillia, ON.
July 27 - Colosseum at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, ON.

July 28 - Turning Stone in Verona, N.Y.

New Kiss Album Will Be "Meat and Potatoes"

KISS' New Album Will Be 'Meat and Potatoes'

UGO speaks to Gene Simmons of KISS and learns all about the band's new album!
By Will Markel/UGO.com

While doing interviews for his appearance in ABC's Castle (Airs tomorrow night, 10pm EST), Gene Simmons himself talked to UGO about KISS' new album, and what lays ahead for the fiercest foursome of all time!

When asked about returning to the studio, he said "We’re knee deep in it. Another studio record, [and] just to flex our muscles we’re going to go out and do fifteen shows this summer, in between the record."

That's not all, KISS kadets! When asked what the record was like he said, "Meat and potatoes. You know its going to be like Santa Claus. Up and down, everybody gets used to this and that, and things change, and fashion changes, but it's good to know that Santa comes, and he’s not going to change his outfit and you know what you’re going to get: gifts. Consistency of message." KISS fans are going to get the same quality music they've recieved from their idols time and time again.

He went on to say that the album would be like "Destroyer meets Sonic Boom meets Revenge." No doubt, this upcoming album will be another return to hard rock for KISS, having them put aside lighter, catchy tunes, making this their Creatures of the Night of the new millenium.

After all, has the demon ever steered you wrong?