The greatest Southern band of them all was also the wildest! Rock Candy has uncovered a classic on-the-road story from 1976 – the kind that bands won’t let journos write anymore – where things got wild to the point of guns being pulled! We reproduce the original piece by esteemed rock writer Pete Makowski in all its gory glory!
The band from Maryland influenced all of the ’80s mega-rock acts, yet never quite achieved the same level of über fame themselves. Writer Dave Reynolds takes us back to the ’80s and remembers good times on the road with the band, while trying to figure out why Kix were always the bridesmaid, never the bride…