Last night D.C. wanted the best and they got the best, as the local faction of KISS Army invaded the Verizon Center to see Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and two other guys not named Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, slap on the makeup and rock ‘n’ roll all night.

Dubbed the “Kiss Alive/35 Tour” the band are in fine form given their age, and still professional to a fault. KISS know exactly what to give their fans – plenty of old hits played VERY LOUD, a big light show, confetti cannons, pyro displays, choreographed tandem guitar moves and every other rock concert cliché in the book, brought to life. The crowd ate it up, as well they should. Perhaps KISS aren’t the best songwriters out there, but no band works harder when they play live.