Exciting Show!
by Cosmic Girl on 3/25/24The Masquerade - Hell - AtlantaNot a moment was boring! Great flashing color lights! Hot live music!
Venue
Lowbrow Palace
MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT IN CONCERT:
Industrial rock titans My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult stir up an intoxicating cocktail of sleazy lounge swagger, industrial dance rhythms, and confrontational rock to create a swinging party on stage. With song titles like “Sex on Wheelz” and “Kooler Than Jesus”, the band lets audiences know they are in for a wild ride at their rollicking live shows. Singer Groovie Mann orchestrates the pandemonium, charismatically chanting his subversive sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll lyrics as he sways to the band's tunes on stage. Industrial rock fans won’t be able to resist their propulsive rhythmic collage of metallic noises, sampled phrases, and techno beats that makes every song just as fun as it is freaky. With ticket buyers still talking about their 2014 album Spooky Tricks, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult is bringing their provocative and unforgettable dance party to select cities across America in 2015.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Founding members Groovie Mann (Frankie Nardiello) and Buzz McCoy (Marston Daley) met in 1986 while touring with industrial metal band Ministry. Mann invited McCoy to collaborate on a film he was producing called My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, which never materialized but did become the name of their new band in 1987. The following year the Chicago-based group released I See Good Spirits I See Bad Spirits, which became a staple on college radio stations and in industrial clubs. TKK continued to evolve and experiment over the course of the ‘90s and ‘00s, incorporating elements like surf rock, house, and go-go music into their signature sound. The band continues to put on a gripping and funky show every time they take the stage, delivering a no-holds-barred rock bonanza that's sure to please longtime fans and newcomers alike.
Not a moment was boring! Great flashing color lights! Hot live music!
They were great and very happy to see.. yes, especially coming to North Carolina which not everyone does. !
I saw My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult a couple times at the Metro in Chicago back in the 90s. The shows were mind-blowing and amazing and a little bit scary to a young Xtian-identified man. If corrupting me a little bit was part of the goal of MLwtTKK, they succeeded. They are a little bit stripped down, almost intimate on the Evil Eye Tour. In scope and size. Not in sound. Now…I can’t say I don’t miss the Bomb Gang Girlz, the props, and all the excess of the shows I remember from decades past, but I did enjoy the hell out of the show when they performed at the Underground. They played a great set that drew heavily (if not entirely) from that early period. I managed to be up in front right in front of the bass, which, as a player of said instrument, I always like to see what they’re doing. Mimi Star killed it. She’s a terrific presence on stage. Have to find out what she does when she’s not playing with TKK. Unsure who was handling drum duties, but he was pounding the hell out of a cocktail kit, proving that size isn’t everything. The band seemed to be having a blast, and the two opening acts (KANGA and ADULT.) were compelling. The venue is excellent, and easily handled the crowd that attended. Any staff with whom I interacted were friendly and personable. The sound was great. My one gripe is that the drinks are overpriced, which bumped this review down from a 5-star to a 4-star one.
TKK was phenomenal as always!!! They never disappoint.
Absolutely everything you would expect from My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. Mercury Ballroom is a great venue.
The day before the concert I went to Warsaw in Brooklyn to see the Damned and it was awful got manhandled by security I was sent outside to wait for someone to talk to the extremely unprofessional staff. Bowery ballroom was the opposite, great venue, the staff was super friendly, I ask if they could tucked the curtain that was on the stage so we can have a better view and the gentleman guarding the backstage was very helpful and the did tucked the curtain which make the experience so much better for all of us, sold out concert, great venue, great vibes, the band my life with the thrill kill kult was fantastic, it was Halloween night, Bowery ballroom has been in service for decades and they know how to host guests, highly recommended
Finally witnessing My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult live was an epic bucket list check-off. Each band member personified the essence of rockstars, delivering a mind-blowing performance. The crowd was an eclectic mix of die-hard fans, all in perfect sync with the show's electric energy. Groovie Mann, the frontman, oozed rockstar vibes, dominating the stage with sheer presence. It was a night of pure music and spectacle, where years of anticipation culminated in a dream come true. The experience was a great one. I hope they’ll post more interviews on social media and return soon to Ohio.
The night started out cold (no heat at venue) but got hot by the time TKK came on. 4 hours of fun with the two opening acts Adult and Kanga.TKK was just as entertaining as they were back in 95 when I last saw them. Everyone was energized and into the show from beginning to end. I hope they come back next year.
TKK sounded great. I have loved every time I've seen them in concert...which is well over a dozen times now!
Great show, I've wanted to see them for 30 years and I wasn't disappointed!