Great show. Great intimate venue.
by basest on 3/22/24The Underground - CharlotteI 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.