The Kills at Vic Theatre
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Just when the spotlight was shining brightest on The Kills (big festival dates, guitarist Jamie Hince’s tabloid romance with Kate Moss, a seemingly unending stream of soundtrack slots on Gossip Girl), the band retreated to the darkness, with vocalist Alison Mosshart taking a leave of absence to make “fuck me” eyes at Jack White as the frontwoman for The Dead Weather. The duo is slithering back to the stage this spring, however, returning with a fuller sound—which isn’t difficult, considering the many minimalist pleasures of 2008’s Midnight Boom—on the new Blood Pressures, due April 5.
Like any worthwhile musical re-emergence, this one begins at SXSW, with Hince and Mosshart set to swagger around Austin from March 16 through March 20. The Kills will make their way up north as the spring continues on, though, making their joyous return to Chicago May 4 at the Vic with Cold Cave and The Entrance Band. Presale tickets are available today at 3 p.m.
