Alison Mosshart*, the American vocalist and guitarist also known as "VV", and her British counterpart and guitarist Jamie Hince, a.k.a. "Hotel", make up The Kills, who play Neumos tonight with The Horrors and Magic Wands.

The Kills represent garage rock and bluesy punk with a seductively sleazy style - like a trashy, smoke filled dive bar that's actually one of the coolest spots in town (if the Kills were a place in Seattle, they would probably be Cha Cha). Their sound has been compared to the White Stripes and the Yeah Yeah Yeah's, though a bit slower paced with the drum-machine enabled rhythms and heavier on the staccato and chanting.

In my opinion, the Kills are the perfect way to unwind on a friday night.

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