Gene Simmons and Family Tickets

The Famous RiverRock Casino's Howard Blank Proudly Presents; Nick and Sophie Tweed Simmons. It was a night of great music, talent, stellar entertainment and dancing with the singing duo of Nick Tweed-Simmons and his very beautiful sister Sophie. These young adults have really achieved fame now on their own with this mini tour here at The RiverRock. With last year's shows still fresh in everyone's mind, the duo came back for an encore presentation in the Show Theatre this time. Over 1,000 fans had to be turned away for last years four appearances at the RiverRock's Lulu's Lounge so they moved up to have a nightclub act in the much larger Show Theatre. It was set up with Cabaret seating and to a sold out crowd too. Tickets were only $20.00 and the show was an affordable night out and with stellar talent. The back-up band was again fronted by Keyboardist Teddy, Zig Zag, Andreadis with The Joe Fernandes band performing all those great classics with style. What a night. I danced until I was dizzy, It''s not hard as I suffer a disability but I managed a couple of slow tunes with my Love. We may be on TV too as the Family Jewels' crew was on hand again to film the show. The camera's were somewhat in the way at first but as the dance floor became busy the one camera disappeared. Three other camera's. one portable on stage, one moving back and forth in front of the tables and one stationary in back became almost invisable. Nick opened the night with one of his favorites, Dean Martin's Sway. He then continued rocking with Unchain My Heart, Use me, Drowning In My Own Tears, Elvis Presley's Little Sister too. Twelve hits in all. Nick who is 23 years old ,and at six foot eight inches tall had a commanding presence on stage. He seemed a little reluctant, joking several times he had screwed up on some songs. We could not tell, it was all fun. One fan was sporting a KISS t-shirt, he chuckled a remark that he would never escape KISS. He is, after all Gene Simmons' son, and he is a geat frontman like his father. I expect we will see Nick fronting s big Rock Band one day too. There were a lot of lovely ladies, all vying for Nick's attention on the dance floor. Sophie swayed onto the stage and opened with Something's Got a Hold On Me. She said she was so happy knowing all her friends were there and her family too. We could not see Gene Simmons or Shannon Tweed but they were around. I'm sure they were as proud as ever for their kids this night. Lucky us. Sophie's 19 now. We got to see her and Nick grow up the last eight years on Family Jewels. Sophie sang a few more slow songs than Nick. We danced to Etta James' At Last and Sophie's cover of Crazy for You. The floor was very crowded. A lot of dancing. Sophie only did 11 songs. Her voice is amazing. She has such a sweet jazzy style and her range is fantastic. She was definitely more at ease with the audience and her smile showed us she was having a great time too. She finished her set with Cab Calloway's Hi Dee Ho Man, again getting the audience to participate. Nick then returned and as a duo they sang two more songs. Teddy got a short piano solo in there too during Sophie's cover of 'I'm Telling You'. I confess I loved seeing Teddy Zig Zag and The Joe Fernandes Band. Teddy is a great keyboardist. Thank You to Howard Blank, Vice President of Media and Entertainment for The RiverRock for getting their act to come back to Richmond, British Columbia once again. It was a bigger and better show this time in the Cabaret. See you next time Nick and Sophie. Yeah Baby, What a great show!

Nick and Sophie Tweed-Simmons performing at the The River Rock Casino in Ricmond, British Columbia, Canada. The wedding of their parents, Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed had their 2 children perform a special show at their reception. River Rock Casino`s Entertainment Director, Howard Blank, also a personal friend of Gene and Shannon`s saw the show and was so blown away he convinced Nick and Sophie to take the show on the road. Less than 2 month`s later they performed 4 shows at the River Rock`s LULU`s Lounge. A cozy venue of just 125 seats and room for another 75 standing. I was lucky to be able to attend the first show Friday , Nov. 25, at 10pm. We were seated at a table, ordered food and some beverages. The waiter told us we were sitting at the same table Gene sat at for the Rehearsal. The Gene Simmons` Rock machine put together a fantastic back-up band for Nick and Sophie. He got Famous Music Director-Keyboardist Teddy `Zig Zag` Andreadis. His band was a group of super talented musicians. Teddy Zig Zag`s experience and resumé is impressive to say the least. Howard Blank did the introduction for Nick to come out and perform first. He said hi to his parents. Gene and Shannon snuck into the lounge and were behind the bar with Howard Blank. Nick started with what he described as Rat Pack favourites. First was Dean Martin`s Sway. He continued with some more lounge favourite from a days gone by era. He mentioned that his songs were also favourites of Michael Bublé`s . He was not just going to do lounge favourites. He surprized us with a DOOR`s classic half way through his show,` Love Me Two Times`. I looked over several Times at Gene Simmons and he was genuinely beaming for his son. He was so very proud. It was a great performance. Nick`s voice is awesome. Strong and commanding like his father`s. Nick controlled the audience, moved across the stage including everyone in his gaze and made sure everyone was having a great time. He did some more Rock songs and introduced Sophie before leaving the stage. He didn`t play any instruments. he was just great at singing. The band was fantastic. Many thanks to Teddy Zig Zag and his band. Sophie came out and we were all just smitten with her sweetness. Her voice was smokey, sweet and could be so cool, jazzy that it just seemed to empower her. Her cover of `Fever` and Etta James` `At Last` was fantastic. She moved across the stage engaging with all the audience. A smile, a wink and sway of her hips. Everyone loved her. She had everyone singing to Cab Calloway`s Hi De Ho. She finished her set with the song she performed special for her parent`s at their wedding. She smiled, Gave Mom and Dad a wave and said goodbye. Sophie and Nick returned for a duet finalé. The audience just exploded in praise and admiration. This was a great performance. Nick and Sophie are truly blessed With the talents of their parents. I didn`t tell you we got the show for free. It was a lounge act. Gene Simmons Family Jewels Reality show did film the whole show, so we were bonus extras for the TV show. You barely noticed the cameras. Nick and Sophie I hope you continue to Share the Joy. From all of us to you, Keep it coming, You were fantastic. Thank-you. It was definitely Your Night.