Diane & I went to see The Kills down at the 9:30 Club in DC. What a freaking fantastic show. They’re my favorite band and this was the best concert I’d ever been seen. The energy between Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince was palpable, as was their connection with the audience. I loved every song they played during their set, plus the three songs in the encore.

The show was opened by Tennessee band the Magic Wands, a male-female band that reminded me of the Kills in how they carried themselves. Their music was okay, and they’re definitely a band to watch develop. I loved their song Black Magic. After they finished, the British band The Horrors played. Punky with an 80s fashion sense. But, after a few songs, I really enjoyed the band and might pick up their first and second albums.

The Kills set list for their show on April 30 was:

  1. URA Fever
  2. Pull A U
  3. Sour Cherry
  4. Tape Song
  5. No Wow
  6. Alphabet Pony
  7. Last Day Of Magic
  8. Kissy Kissy
  9. Black Balloon
  1. Hook & Line
  2. Getting Down
  3. Cheap & Cheerful
  4. Fried My Little Brains
  5. Search for Cherry Red (w/ Stewart Lupton)
  6. Song w/Goodnight drum line
  7. I Put A Spell On You
  8. Dropout Boogie
The Horrors played stuff off their new album, Primary Colours. Based on web reports (as I'd never heard the songs before), this is the set list they are currently using, in no particular order:
  • Mirror's Image
  • Three Decades
  • Who Can Say
  • Do You Remember
  • New Ice Age
  • Scarlet Fields
  • I Can't Control Myself
  • Sea Within a Sea
  • You Could Never Tell
I think The Magic Wands played about 6 or 7 songs during their 23 minute set. Of them, the ones I've been able to put names to were: Black Magic, Kaleidoscope Hearts, Kiss Me Dead and Teenage Love.

I’ve got a few pictures below from the concert.

[caption id=“attachment_4708” align=“alignleft” width=“225”] Magic Wands[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_4710” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] The Horrors[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_4711” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] The Kills[/caption]