Kid Rock
Gossip
Dancing with the political stars
November 1st, 2012
There’s at least one bit of upside to this seemingly never-ending hellscape of political ads and election news: At least it was good for some moderate entertainment. Before his wife was in town, President Obama held a rally Oct. 24 at Doolittle Park, where Katy Perry performed in a skintight mini dress decked out like a presidential ballot, leading us to want to start a youth-oriented MTV turnout campaign called Grope the Vote. Read more »
Concerts
Kid Rock
House of Blues, Jan. 27
February 2nd, 2012
At the ripe old age of 41, Kid Rock is leaving his hard-rock roots in favor of a Southern rock/county sound. And on this night, it worked: The sometimes-rapper had the audience singing and dancing to hit after hit. Hinting that he has no plans of slowing down, Rock covered the John Eddie song “Forty” and emphasized these lyrics: Well, I guess I’m fucking 40/but Bruce Springsteen is 62/and The Stones are almost dead. Read more »
Music
Tour Buzz
January 26th, 2012
Kid Rock is a Frankenstein, powered by simple hip-hop beats and classic rock. He is Whodini and Aerosmith and even Wolfman Jack, and he gives every damn thing he’s got onstage. Read more »
