Former Kiss guitarist rocks Missoula on St. Patty's Day

Former Kiss lead guitarist, Ace Frehley, is coming to Missoula this St. Patty’s Day, bringing with him Canadian breakout band The Trews and Spokane-based Paid Under Envy. 

Expect a “really in your face” brand of rock, said Mark Dinerstein, the Missoula representative for promoter Knitting Factory Entertainment. Dinerstein said he expects the three-hour performance to be like a classic 1970s heavy metal rock show.

Although Frehley is in the process of creating a yet-unnamed new album, at the show he will be sticking mostly to old Kiss classics and songs from his solo career.

“Frehley just felt the itch to get back out on the road,” Dinerstein said. “I guess he missed touring.”

Although Frehley hasn’t released a new album since the late 1990s, The Trews will be promoting their new album No Time for Later. Concertgoers should expect to hear mostly new songs from them at the show.

Tickets are $31 in advance and $34 day-of-show, available at Rockin’ Rudy’s, Ear Candy or at http://www.ticketweb.com. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Wilma Theatre, doors open at 7 p.m.