Just a quick reminder of the big show this Saturday at the WaMu Theater in Seattle!

KISW, AEG Live, & Showbox present: The Epitaph Tour: Judas Priest with Black Label Society, Thin Lizzy, and Lady Starlight

Sat, Oct 29, 2011 – Showtime: 6:00 PM – Doors open: 5:00 PM All Ages
Buy tickets here: http://wamutheater.com/eventdetail.php?id=32391

Did ya miss the sold out throw-back 80s rock Key Arena concert of Night Ranger/Foreigner/Journey last Friday night? No worries got your back. Here’s some video and couple photos (more Journey shots will be posted in KISW photo gallery soon: http://www.kisw.com/pages/10419890.php) I did at the show. Did you know Journey’s drummer Deen Castronovo hails from the Northwest? This Oregon native was a drumming staple in the Seattle 80s Metal scene with Portland’s Metal Madmen the Wild Dogs! From there he’s gone off to play with everyone from Ozzy to his current 13 year stint with Journey! Watch his drum solo..WOW!! Latest singer Arnel Pineda is a dead ringer Steve Perry! Awesome and lively onstage! Neil Schon…blew my socks off how good his guitar playing is! Even though the band is known for it’s softer lovey hits they still rock the house especially with the metal drumming injection of Deen Castronovo to the mix! Oh did I mention the openers Foreigner might of stole the show without one original band member onstage? Ha! Hard to believe how many killer hits they had in the day. Watch the videos below! Check out Journey online: http://www.journeymusic.com

New footage surfaced showing how far The Beatles were ahead of their time!!! Unreal! Now click and have a good laugh on Friday!

“Hola,

The folks at Match.com have come up with their latest observation of compatibility, and this time they’ve come up with what your favorite sport says about you as a couple.  A few days ago we had a list of what your drink of choice says about you, we’ve had a list of what your sleep position says about you, what your pets say about you, what your car says about you, and on and on it goes.  It seems that EVERYTHING says something about you… and that’s true.  Everyone is defined by what they do, what they like, what they wear, how they talk, bands they like, everything… but one of those things probably identifies you more than the others.  That’s what we wanted to talk about today:  BASED ON YOUR INTERESTS, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING PEOPLE THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF YOU?

I seem to be known for my voice… as soon as I speak, people swivel their heads around and ask if I’m on the radio, and I don’t just mean here in Seattle, I mean EVERYWHERE.  People have told me I have a “radio voice” for the last 20 years… before I got into radio.  The thing is, when I first got into radio, listeners didn’t believe that it was my real voice.  I’m also known as a drunk and for being loud… both of which are self- explanatory.  Oh, and I’ve become rather well- known for farting.  There’s a dream come true, right there.

As for you:

He’s 23 years old, he’s ex- military and a current electrician… he doesn’t like football!

He’s the BBQ guy… people always bugging him for recipes and to try their food, etc

The man who knows all things Elvis Presley… a man who died while taking a sh*t!  A SH*T!  Terrible timing

He’s known as the alcoholic… me too, but the difference is he’s 19

The Beatles… he’s a super- fan and an authority on all things Fab- 4

He’s known as the guy who drives a station wagon AND LOVES IT

Always has a knife on him… he’s the knife guy

She is my version of a nightmare; she’s the karaoke singer!  YYYYAAAAAAAAA!!!

Known for his smile, which means it’s either very nice or he looks really f**king creepy

She’s the lady who hunts and fishes

Today was a bizarre day… seems that every woman who called had huge (.)(.)’s, which is kinda cool, but EVERYBODY wanted to cuss.  No, no, they didn’t WANT to cuss, they just cussed their asses off… which I understand is a bit of an ironic statement… but poor Jeetz (who was filling in for Thee Ted Smith, who is on the east coast for ANOTHER wedding) was all over the dump button today.  One of the people who cussed actually ASKED if she could say ‘ass’, which she can, and then dropped an F- bomb about 30 seconds later.  We’re the first to admit that the FCC generally makes this stuff up as they go along, but one of the few things they’re actually aware of is what you can and can’t say.  That was tested all day today.  Kinda funny, kinda future unemployment, all rolled into one.

It’s the weekend, bitches.  Go get some.

Until Monday, do what you do best and STAY BEAUTIFUL!”

Anyone that had the KISS Alive 2 LP as a kid remembers that classic opening line we all said a million times as fans standing on the edge of our beds ready to jump off with air-guitar tennis rackets in hand: “You wanted the best! You got the best! The hottest band in the world, KISSSSSS!” The powerful voice that delivered that line and stuck in our heads for so many years with Kiss has passed away. R.I.P. Eddie Balandas (1952-2011)!

What can I say? I’ve always laughed seeing this in Spain but for it to actually be in Seattle, I had to do it! I had to lose my mind for awhile to actually think I was going to go into a 300,000lb tomato battle and video the chaos at the Pyramid Alehouse across from Safeco Field last Saturday! I’m gonna let this 16min video do all the talking! I document the pre-fight buildup then go into the war zone for some hilarious coverage! Thanks to Super Geek League for the haz-mat suit! They put on one hell of a performance after wards for those that braved getting a little dried and crusty. Let me tell ya, that sweet ripe/rotten smell is still stuck in my nose…HA!! Add the Super Geek League confetti and it was an interesting shower of stuff in the shower drain filter HA HA!! Check out http://www.tomatobattle.com for future city fighting and more info!

PS: Did I tell ya I hate tomatoes??

Possibly the real last full day of Seattle sun for 2011, this Saturday’s near 80 degree day is gonna be one red sticky wet mess at the Pyramid Brewery! What’s happening you ask? Spain in Seattle is what’s happening! Imagine 300,000lbs of old ripe gushy tomatoes and a couple thousand crazed out people ready to do their best Felix Hernandez on others? Then after the battle add the crazy show antics of Seattle’s own Super Geek League and all hell-on-earth will be unleashed for a couple hours across from Safeco Field! CLICK HERE for event info and tickets and also check out the official Tomato Battle website for photos/video etc. See you in the pit!

Remember October 1st KISW Presents The 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival featuring Avenged Sevenfold! Other main stage artists include Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine and Escape The Fate. The Best Buy Music Gear Stage features Sevendust, Black Tide, Art Of Dying and Hell or Highwater (formerly The Black Cloud Collective). CLICK HERE for tickets and more info!

I’m usually the one catching the moments behind the lens but you know how Pain in the Grass goes with lots of cameras around a full-bar like a hop, skip, and a jump away from backstage at the Rollin’ Smoke House BBQ area feature for the KISW/Palace Law Premium Experience! I’ll just let the photo/video speak for my excitement of the long day events…ha!! Thanks to fellow photographer Jeff White for catching the funny moment in click sequence! Oh and thanks for all the love from YOU in the crowd!! You finger well! HA!! Another great Pain in the Grass year with TONS of exclusive show/backstage/sponsor/meet & greet photos coming soon to KISW.com!!

One of the few days in the whole year I truly look forward to! The KISW 99.9fm Pain in the Grass show! This year is a fantastic diverse lineup of Korn, Queensryche, FFDP, Chevelle, Hinder, All That Remains, Duff McKagan’s Loaded, Witchburn & Like a Storm. Make sure to get there early cause Like a Storm, Witchburn & Duff McKagan’s Loaded are gonna bring it BIG TIME to open the show! For more info/links on each band please go here: http://kisw.radiotown.com/pitg2011/lineup.html Also watch the many blogs from the KISW clan days following the show for exclusive backstage and onstage stuff!

Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 800.745-3000.

LIKE A STORM 1:55 PM
WITCHBURN 2:35 PM
DUFF McKAGAN’s LOADED 3:15 PM
ALL THAT REMAINS 4:10 PM
HINDER 5:05 PM
CHEVELLE 6:10 PM
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 7:20 PM
QUEENSRYCHE 8:30 PM
KORN 9:45 PM

Let’s give it up for local rockers Windowpane for performing live on King-5 TV this morning on the New Day NW show! The band performed an acoustic version of “House of Cards,” and also chatted with show host Margaret about their upcoming U.S. Tour! Check the TV video out! http://www.king5.com/new-day-northwest/W…

Remember this Friday: KISW Loud and Local Presents Windowpane Friday, August 26th Showbox Market With Kiss The Gunner’s Daughter, Catatone, Van Eps and Riot In Rhythm. Tickets are $13 ADV / $16 DOS and available through Ticketmaster. This is an all ages show. Doors open at 7PM.

https://www.facebook.com/windowpaneseattle