Last night’s Kiss cover night was fun, despite the fact it did nothing to change my mind about the face-painted four piece. I didn’t catch the name of the band, but early on in the night, someone made a huge mistake and played an indie rock version of “Let’s Put the X in Sex.” Bad idea. Key Note Speaker also didn’t get any love for their Bob Seger infused Kiss cover of “Detroit Rock City.” There was booing and even cup throwing throughout the whole song. Hostile crowd! Mos Generator totally brought the rock, though, playing “Parasite,” “She,” and “Strange Ways.” Another band, who never said their name, also totally slayed (as much as Kiss can slay), and even brought up a couple guys from Gene’s Addiction, a Kiss cover band, to put on a pretty rad performance (complete with syncronized dancing!). One of the highlights, according to crowd response, seemed to be Kane Hodder’s Kiss medley, featuring “Lick it Up,” “Love Her All I Can,” “Hide Your Heart,” “War Machine,” and few others I can’t remember.

Everyone seemed to have a great time, myself included, but I did learn one rule: A good band covering a bad band doesn’t make the bad band better.