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| May 1, 2008 |
KINGS Hotline Update Some of you may have noticed that the KINGS Hotline was out of commission recently. We are glad to announce today that the hotline is once again up and running. For up-to-date information on all things KINGS, call 708-485-8365 |
| April 29, 2008 |
Website Connectivity In their ongoing efforts to improve performance our site host will conduct scheduled network maintenance to their infrastructure on the days and times noted below. During these times you may experience loss of connectivity to the KINGS' website. We apologize for any inconvenience!
| Sept. 11, 2007 |
The KINGS 9th Annual Halloween Bash! Can it be? Has it been nine years? Yes, it is true. Join us this October 27th as the KINGS celebrate their 9th Annual Halloween Bash! This year, the event takes place at the Stratford Bar & Grill in Fenton MO, near St. Louis. Details can be obtained by visiting our Alive section of this website. More info on the way! See you there! |
| Sept. 11, 2007 |
Bringing it Back Home! The KINGS will perform to help raise funds for the Riverside Brookfield High School Educational Foundation, as part of the annual Educational Foundation Telethon on Oct. 13, 2007 from 8 - 9pm. The telethon will be televised locally on Channel 16. This is an all-ages show, with free admission but your support for the school would be much appreciated! Bringing it back home are the KINGS' Scott Leonard (Gene) and Jeff Laczynski (Paul) both RBHS alumni. The school is located at 160 Ridgewood Road (the corners of Ridgewood Rd. and 1st Ave) in Riverside, IL. |
| Aug. 21, 2007 |
Windy City Wire The boys had a blast performing for the Windy City Wire folks on the 17th. Thanks to everyone in attendance for making the show one for the record books! Highlights include opening for the timeless .38 Special and working with the great U2 tribute band VertigoUSA. (Great job "Bono" on Lick It Up!) Special thanks go out to Jason Gibbs from Pekin, IL. Jason donned the Space Ace persona and filled in on lead guitar for our Windy City show - doing an incredible job in the process! Jason will be performing with the KINGS for the remainder of 2007. Don't miss the opportunity to see this Spaceman in action! Additional thanks are due the following individuals without whom the show would not have gone on:
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| Feb. 6, 2007 |
The KINGS and AT&T Recently the KINGS were asked to participate in a sales-event kickoff meeting for AT&T. Scott (Gene) and Jay (Paul) got them rockin hard! The video below is a slide show of some of the pix taken at the event. |
| Jan. 24, 2007 |
Be Our Friend... on My Space! The Kings of the Nighttime World now also have their own page on MySpace.com. Click through to visit us and join our fast growing legion of KINGS ARMY friends and connect like never before!
Our page can be found at http://www.myspace.com/kingsofthenight |
| Dec. 13, 2006 |
Happy Holidays! From all of our families to yours, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons! Thanks for helping make 2006 an exciting year for us!
Keep rockin, and we'll see you in 2007!
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| Aug. 23, 2006 |
 We've confirmed the date and venue for our 8th Annual Halloween Bash! This year, we'll be throwing down at the Colosseum in Mokena, IL on Saturday, October 28.
For more information, and all the up-to-the-minute updates, go
to our Alive section.
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| Apr. 3, 2006 |
Kings in the Chicago Sun-Times! In an article appearing in the Sunday online addition of the Chicago Sun-Times, the KINGS are listed among other Chicago-area bands that play tribute to the classics... bands like Animation (Rush) and American English (The Beatles). The lead-in piece looks at the phenomenon that is Tributosaurus and is quite worth the read as well. Thanks to the Sun-Times' Thomas Conner for including the KINGS!
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| Jan. 6, 2006 |
Kings on the Discovery Channel! The KINGS received a very special holiday gift, courtesy of the Discovery Channel. On Dec 29, 2005 the Discovery Channel aired a program entitled Pop Nation. The show devoted one of it's 3 segments that evening to KISS and included a mention of the KINGS when the topic of tribute bands arose. Discovery Channel also proudly displayed the KINGS as shown in their current promo photo during this portion of the show. Needless to say, we are thrilled with this high profile exposure. A special thanks goes out to producer Jake Laufer for introducing the KINGS to a national television audience. Stay tuned for more info on when this program will be replayed.
Thanks Discovery Channel!
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| Jan. 1, 2006 |
Looking for new pix? So are we! Actually, we've have a couple taken at our 7th Annual Halloween Bash this past October. I'll post them here for now, but when more come in we'll post them in the Live Pix section of this site proper.
If you or someone you know has pix from this show,
Until then, enjoy!
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| Dec. 19, 2005 |
Happy Holidays! Can 2005 be nearly over already? Once again, it was a pleasure having the opportunity to perform for so many new friends and fans. We wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your continued support and camaraderie. We are very excited about the events we've planned for 2006 and look forward to sharing them with everyone. From our families to yours, we wish you a happy and safe Holiday Season! Rock on!
Jay, Scott, Greg and Rik
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| July 31, 2005 |
Show at Hard Rock cancelled Due to circumstances beyond our control, the benefit show originally scheduled for the Hard Rock on Aug. 16 has been cancelled, and as a result our performance too will not take place. When we have information on another date, we'll let everyone know. |
| June 27, 2005 |
KISS Expo 2005! The KINGS will be included in the entertainment at KISS Expo 2005 Chicago! This year, the expo will be held at the Holiday INN in Countryside, IL. on Saturday, Sept 3. The boys will have a booth at the Expo and will perform a 45 minute "unplugged" set in full makeup and costume.  KISS drummer Eric Singer will be on hand signing autographs, taking photos and answering questions. For VIP and ticket info, please contact Jim Frangella.
More detail can be found over at the ALIVE section of this website. |
| June 14, 2005 |
Good People of Fenton! The KINGS had a great time last week, playing for you at the Stratford! We've received some pics taken at the show by Phil Ryan from Intense Studios. (see below). He'll be sending us more shortly which we'll post over at our pix page. Until then, check them all out over at Intense Studios!
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| May 26, 2005 |
Sealed with a KISS! Make sure you check out Lydia Criss.com for a sneak peak at her upcoming book entitled Sealed with a Kiss. It is expected to be an unauthorized deluxe hardcover collection of over 1,500 rare and unpublished photos , memorabilia and memories from the early days of KISS.
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| April 18, 2005 |
New Interview Online!
The boys have just finished an interview with Punky Mendoza, one of the guitarists from the '80s band Heavy Pettin' (pictured on the right). Punky's website is a collection of interviews he has conducted and links to music-related sites including Majesticrock.com (the recording label that recently reissued several Heavy Pettin recordings on CD) and his own digital art gallery.
Punky is also a huge KISS fan. He has conducted several interviews with
other KISS tributes, all of which are posted on his site. Click here to read his
interview with the KINGS!
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| March 11, 2005 |
Triple Duty Rik 'The Catman' Kroll just may be the hardest working drummer in town. Not only does he provide the backbeat for the KINGS, but he also performs in two other Chicago-area bands: WildCrue (Motley Crue tribute) and Lovedrive (Scorpions tribute) . We thought you'd like a view of their promo pix below. Go see these guys perform, they rock!  
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| Feb. 12, 2005 |
 ICal IntegrationFor those Mac-user KINGS fans out there, you can now subscribe to the KINGS' events calendar within ICal. Click here for access to gig and event info right from your desktop. Everything from date, time, directions, club contact info, etc will update automatically. For more information on ICal, click here. Mac OS X required |
| Oct. 28, 2004 |
KISS and Tell The Star Newspaper Interview The KINGS recently had the priviledge of speaking with Jessi Virtusio of The Star Newspaper. The Star has a long tradition of serving the far south Chicago suburbs. The interview will appear in today's edition as well as online! Click here to read the entire interview! |
| Oct. 12, 2004 |
It's All About The Fans! One thing we like to point out is how we're fans too. When we're not on stage, we're in front of one, looking up. One of the more surprising benefits of our current situation is the occassion to meet & greet with some of Rock's best artists in a more personal setting, musicians whose music we grew up with and still listen to. We thought we'd share with you a few autographs we've collected along the way.
Eric Singer was a guest speaker at Kiss Fest in Elgin, Illinois, back in Sept. of
2002. We had the chance to exchange a few words and got his autograph on one of our
promo photos of the time (click for a closer look)
Warrant was on the bill at this summer's Rockin' on the Runway fest in Columbus, Nebraska
(along with the KINGS, of course). They were very personable and professional, fun to hang out with.
The boys were nice enough to sign this year's model (again, click for closer look): |
| Oct. 6, 2004 |
Stop the Presses! Everybody wants to get into the act! Check out this great picture taken from the Aug. 2, 2004 edition of the Columbus Telegram. It accompanied a piece on the KING's July 31, 2004 performance at The Twister in Columbus, NE. 
| Aug. 17, 2004 |
Good People of Columbus! We had another great rock & roll weekend, courtesy of the great people of Columbus, Nebraska who came out to this year's Rockin' on the Runway festival! We made quite a few new friends and fans during the past few weeks, and we hope to see them again soon! As always, there were many people who came together
to make this event a success. We'd like to thank those without whom
this event would not have been as great as it was:
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| Aug. 4, 2004 |
It's official, we've a new CATMAN on the kit! It is our pleasure to announce that after filling in as
The Catman on our recently scheduled Nebraska shows,
our friend Rik Kroll has officially joined the KINGS,
replacing our former Cat.
Rik is also a member of WildSide the great
Chicago-area Motley Crue Tribute. |
| Aug. 3, 2004 |
Columbus, KINGS LOVE YOU! We've just returned from performing at the 2nd Annual Testicle Festival in Columbus, NE. By all accounts the show was a huge success. The fans were crazy and we loved it!  Be sure you stop over at the pix page to see the first round of pix we've received. Some were taken by us, others were taken by fans. Great shots! We can't wait to return next week for Rockin on the Runway! Everyone played a role in the fest's success, but we wanted to make certain we thanked those who rose to the top. These were the most prominent folks who helped to make our show in Columbus a rock & roll extravaganza:
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| July 16, 2004 |
KISS Magic! Our esteemed FX boys Steve (below, top) and Jeff (below, bottom) got the chance to meet the true lords of rock, KISS when the band swung through Chicago recently, and shared with us these great pix.  Be sure to catch Steve's act as the Rock & Roll Illusionist Chezaday!  |
| June 16, 2004 |
Nebraska Wants to KNOW! As you know, we are heading out to the great state of Nebraska for a couple of big shows in Columbus this summer. Word is spreading and many KISS fans have been stopping by our website to see what the KINGS are all about. We've been exchanging emails with many, and are looking forward to meeting all of you this summer. This fan, Todd Duren, sent us a pic of himself made up as the Starchild, Paul Stanley. Todd is accompanied by his lovely wife.  You both look great Todd! See you this summer! |
| June 1, 2004 |
Bring on the Cat! In addition to the changes to the lineups mentioned below, we're very pleased to have our friend Rik Kroll from the band WildSide (the phenomenal Motley Crue tribute) sitting in as The Catman at both the Rockin on the Runway and Testicle Festival shows in Nebraska! We're looking forward to this Rik, thanks!! |
| May 21, 2004 |
Runway Revamp! There has been a change in the lineup for the Rockin on the Runway show in Columbus, Nebraska. The Kings are now appearing with Vince Neil, Loverboy, and Warrant. More info to come, stay tuned!!! |
| April 12, 2004 |
Unmasked from Michigan
 Just who are these unmasked men anyway? Alan Napieralski (the one wearing the Ace shirt)and his friends Steve and Kevin came all the way down from Grand Rapids Michigan, just to rock with the KINGS at a recent show. Dedicated KISS fans, Alan and the boys don the war-paint and costumes to appear as KISS look-alikes and perfrom KISS songs karaoke style! They call themselves ALAYU. Steve (far left) portrays Paul Stanley, Kevin (far right) portrays Peter Criss and Alan portrays Ace! Thanks for making that long drive down guys! Be sure to check out more photos of these boys at the Shooters North show from 10/04/03. |
| Feb. 17, 2004 |
New Summer Shows Posted
New shows scheduled for the summer have been posted to the Alive page. Both shows are in the great state of Nebraska, and one places us on stage with Joan Jett and Loverboy! Be sure to check our Alive page for all the details. |
