Kittie

This show rocked from beginning to end. You'll have to forgive me for not being able to recall the names of the opening bands, however, they're were also amazing, especially the opening band from Pomona, CA.

Well, sadly, it seems that the venue either had no faith in this show, or felt it would fuse nicely with a random opportunity they were afforded (Warbringer doing a random off-date show during their current tour). No matter what, though, the crowd in KC didn't seem as into Kittie as the crowd at the show I likewise attended the following night in St. Louis (at the Firebird). But, as has been the case for some time, unfortunately the crowd seemed to significantly thin out once the local openers and much-talked-about openers (in this case: The Agonist) vacate the stage. Kittie's star (it seems) has faded from where it was even in '04 (when they toured for UNTIL THE END, my favorite of their albums). Although, whether this is the fault of the fickle nature of our modern youth culture (who consider anything more than five minutes in existence to be "old") or whether Kittie's former record label (Artemis) has black listed them remains to be seen, though the later seems more evident, as the absence of Kittie's albums in stores like Best Buy, their merch in stores like Hot Topic and the general "visibility" of them through media portals like MTV and general heavy metal/alt. rock radio station play, is all but nil. However, despite all this, the band powers through. I have, seldom, if ever, seen them give a half-hearted show (the closest I came to this was a show of theirs I saw in Farmington, Missouri at a bar called Outlaws in May of 2006; but the show itself was flawed from the outset). Apart from the above mentioned incident, each show I've seen is more epic than the last. Their new album (I'VE FAILED YOU) is among their finest work. And while both the KC and STL shows differed in terms of crowd attitude and the general demeanor of the band (despite mass technical difficulties, Kittie seemed to have more fun in St. Louis) the set was the same (and was constant throughout the entire tour) and, yet, still both nights proved to be powerful entertainment. I hope Kittie endures and trudges ahead, despite waning show attendance and, perhaps, slack record sales. The band is amazing force in metal (in music in general) and the experience of seeing them live, or listening to one of their albums, is indeed a singular encounter; heart-filled thrash metal at its emotionally-wrenching finest. I've now seen Kittie eleven times live (and have traveled to see them four times)... I've even weathered and tolerated other musical acts (Shattermask, the Insane Clown Posse, etc.), whose very name I would normally cringe at its mention, just to enjoy one of their performances. Even if the rest of the world forgets (or "moves on"... whatever that means) I will still love Kittie, will still buy their albums and will still see them live (even if it means driving 200+ miles to do so). The band, and their creative output, is just that good.

The entire show was insane superkreep, as well as dirge within, also got to meet each band after their set, while all the bands played well, kittie was the the best in my opinion. They opened the set with what I believe is the title track of their unreleased album "I've failed you". The played songs mostly from the album in the black. Even after their set they came out and took pics and signed autographs for everyone that asked, VERY COOL. Even after that all the bands and some fans did a blacktooth grin shot in celebration of dimebag's birthday at midnight.

If you have a chance to go see Kittie live take the day off and go you will remember this show for the heavy rock and the unbelievable time you will have.

We saw six bands at the Norva in Norfolk,Virginia. Construkt,Epoxy,Straight Line Stitch,Arkaea,Soil, and Kittie. Construkt got short changed on the time which was a let down because these guys are good. Epoxy was o.k. Straight Line Stitch was awesome.You got to see them to understand. Alexis really belts it out.She can go from melodic to deep growl at the drop of a hat. The band sounded tight. Arkaea was allright. Soil was a let down. Sorry guys kinda of expected better. Kittie ripped. Awesome stage performance. Music sounded tight. These women give an awesome show. Norva is an excellent place for concerts.