I saw a flyer for Queen Kwong on Facebook and it captured my attention. I made the 30 minute drive to the small city Hamtramck – which is known as the most internationally diverse city in Michigan. I caught Queen Kwong during a very intimate performance at Small’s, a smallish, dark club. I had no idea that I was in for quite a surprise.
Queen Kwong blew me away. Carré Callaway’s vocals were incredible. Callaway, a Trent Reznor Protégé, was full of charisma, a solid soothingly strong voice, and lyrics that kicked ass. Wes Borland (from Limp Bizkit) shredded his guitar like a wild man. Borland is an amazing guitarist – one of the most talented I have ever seen live. Fred Sablan (ex- Marilyn Manson) killed it on bass, and Hayden Scott (AWOL Nation) smashed his drums relentlessly through each song. The active crowd sang along with every single song in the energetic ten song set list. Queen Kong flew around the stage all night – none of the members stood in one spot for very long! The show was electrifying and I left the venue in awe of what I had just witnessed. If you get a chance to see this band live, do it! You wont be disappointed!
Complete set list:
“Newt”
“Cold Daggers”
“Baby Ur Dead”
“Oh Well”
“Pet”
“Sucker”
“Red Devil”
“Get a Witness”
“Bells On”
“Purrfiction”
Queen Kwong will be touring the UK starting in December to support their debut LP GET A WITNESS
Date Venue Location
Dec 01 Winston Kingdom Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 03 Transmusicales Festival Rennes, France
Dec 05 Charlatan Ghent, Belgium
Dec 06 MTC Cologne, Germany
Dec 07 Hafenklang Hamburg, Germany
Dec 08 Comet Berlin, Germany
Dec 09 Orangehouse Munich, Germany
Dec 11 Barfly Camden, United Kingdom
Dec 12 Louisiana Upper Langwith, United Kingdom
Dec 13 The Globe Cardiff, United Kingdom
Dec 15 The Duchess Lincoln, United Kingdom
Dec 16 Stereo Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dec 17 Sound Control Manchester, United Kingdom
Dec 18 Joiners Southampton, Uk
Dec 19 Green Door Store Brighton, United Kingdom
