Music by STONEGREY “Fear”
Story and Photo by Tom Parrish
Back in 1978 at a small venue in the Catoctin Mountains along the Maryland-Pennsylvania border, I had
the privilege of seeing a group of young kids tear the roof off the place. After their first set, I told the guitarist
that I was certain they would make it. At the time they were called THE SHOOZ. Thirty-eight years later and
after the typical ups and downs, the band--who the following year changed their name to KIX--still rocks on.
Over the decades that followed, I've seen literally thousands of bands, but only now have I found another
band of youngsters so talented and advanced for their years, that I feel the same way about. Granted, the
music industry will never be the same as it once was, but I believe these guys will stand the test of time and
with their passion, talent and dedication they will only get better. Aged seventeen through twenty,