The hypersexual (and typically chauvinistic) rock 'n' roll of KISS is paradoxically reimagined by Slutter, an all-female cover band awash in the same makeup and hairspray of their muses but none of the Y chromosomes...

With their face paint, flamboyant outfits and flaming guitars, KISS branded themselves as the most theatrical rockers of the 1970s. Following a string of moderately successful records, the risky double live album Alive! brought the band the massive commercial breakthrough they had been seeking all along...

One would be hard-pressed to find a band better suited to headline a Marcus Amphitheater Summerfest gig than the almighty KISS. Songs like “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Black Diamond” and “Detroit Rock City” were meant to be heard on a warm summer night, in the company of thousands of your closest friends. The sheer joy of such songs often gets lost behind the costumes, pyrotechnics, and wall of merchandise that many now associate with the band...

Thursday, June 25, Rise Against w/ Rancid and The Riverboat Gamblers @ Harley-Davidson Roadhouse, Summerfest, 6:30 p.m. As with previous Rise Against albums, the band’s latest record, Appeal To Reason, mixes hard-charging punk tracks with more traditional rock songs...