Chris Jericho brings his tribute band to New Bedford this December

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Now we have the one and only Chris Jericho. He's bringing his band Quarantine to the vault musical uh the Vault Performing Arts Center and Pub coming up this Thursday. Uh it is the Unholy Night tour and it features of course Chris Jericho. You know him from his time in wrestling, but also he's an actor and he's been the lead singer of Fuzzy for years now. And PJ Farley of Trickster. It's going to be a great show that's kicking off at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 4th. Spider Rockets are going to open the show. Tickets are available at vaultnb.eventbbright.com. And Chris, uh, I got to say, we're really excited to have you here in New Bedford for what should be a great show playing the music of Kiss. >> Well, it's a little bit more uh exclusive than that. It's the only We're the world's best and only non-makeup 80s Kiss tribute band. So, we're playing the stuff that they recorded uh when they took their makeup makeup off from Heaven's on Fire and Lick It Up and Unholy and Good Girl Gone Bad and Less for the X and Sex and those types of songs. So, it's really cool. It's something that we started during the pandemic um quarantine with a K. Get it? And it was done just for fun with a group of guys that that I've known for a while that all of us have an appreciation for for that era of of the non-makeup kiss. And at the time, no one was releasing any music to the radio because there was a lockdown. So, we ended up doing uh doing just that. And we had a couple top 20 singles, a few top 10 singles, all with these amazing kind of obscure tracks from this era of Kiss that people kind of don't remember. And if you do remember, it's just a rock and roll party and it's a great time. And and that's what we've been doing for the last five years with quarantine. uh traveling and touring around the United States playing this this music and and people have been having a blast with it, including us. >> And and you got to play on the Kiss Cruise, too. So, I mean, what's it like to know that that Kiss actually has an appreciation for this band? >> Yeah. Well, they just did the the Kiss Cruise Landed in Vegas uh two weeks ago, which was kind of the cruise idea, but done in Vegas. And we opened for Kiss on on on the Saturday night, and that was it was amazing. Um, when I got downstairs after the set, uh, Jean Simmons was waiting there to a borrow my hairspray and b tell me how much he enjoyed the show. Um, and how hard those songs are to play, which they really are. Um, but you know, when Kiss is enjoying it and the word kind of gets out amongst Kiss fans, that's kind of, you know, a good place to be. And like I said, if you're a Kiss fan, you'll love this music. You know it. And if you're not a Kiss fan, you'll still love this music because it is from a great era of just a real feel-good party vibe. And we bring that with the songs that we play and the show that we uh the show that we have. So, we're excited. It's our first gigs that we've played kind of on the um on the East Eastern Seaboard. And uh it's it's going to be it's going to be killer between the the the New Bedford show and then we're heading to New Jersey on Friday and then we go to Reading, Pennsylvania on Saturday. So, it's going to be a great weekend of uh of rock and roll done the quarantine way. >> And when you when you're up there performing these songs, I mean, this is stuff that you grew up listening to. Does it does it kind of put pressure on you to perform these songs knowing that people know them and love them so much? Or do you just look at it as, you know, this is your chance to kind of break free of the the rockstar persona you've already created and and just have fun with these songs? >> Well, it's actually the opposite. It's it's it's the rockstar persona personified and and even more so. Uh the two different bands of Fozzy and Quarantine. So Quarantine's a little bit more lighter, you know, a little bit more um glammy, I guess you'd say, a little bit more show business. Uh whereas Fozzy's a little heavier. Um but there's there's there's intersection of of the two as well. And yeah, there's always pressure when you're playing cover songs. I mean Fozzy, we just released a cover of Crazy Train after Aussie passed away. And obviously you want to keep it faithful to the original. You also want to do your own spin on it. Uh and that's the same with quarantine. Um you know, we just released the song Unholy from from the Kiss album Revenge. Uh we made a really killer video for that. It did about a million views in a week. But the reason why is because it was it was a faithful version, but still has a modern twist to it. And that's kind of how we approach quarantine is we stick true to the original, but we add our own elements. We make it modern. we we mix it and record it with a modern feel to it rather than trying to emulate the sounds of the 80s because that was, you know, 40 years ago. But when you play songs like this and you dissect them as a band and learn them, you realize how hard they are. And that's the thing about this era of Kiss is this music there's there's a real kind of edge to it and there's almost a a Praggy element to it to where it's a little bit weird and that's cool because you like you said you grow up with these songs and you know them like the back of your hand or at least you think you do until you actually try and play them then you're like oh my gosh what note did he sing there or why is there a 78 time signature here for no apparent reason. So that's become fun as a challenge as a musician. It's great playing all of Fo's tunes, but it's great branching out and learning some of these Kiss tunes as well because like I mentioned, they're a challenge. They're hard to sing. Um, both Paul and Jean sang very high in this era. So, you know, it's all hands- on deck when we're playing. Everybody in our band sings. Everybody in quarantine does backup vocals and and and some of the guys do some lead vocals at times because, like I said, these songs are uh vocal gymnastic workouts uh in the best possible way. So that's uh it makes you a better musician to play these tunes and it makes you a better musician to play with other musicians outside of your of your regular band. So that's been a real cool challenge and a real, you know, a real experience as well. >> Yeah. I mean, the guys in the band, it's kind of like an all-star group to be able to to to perform with these guys. And how has that group kind of melded together? this being something that you you don't get to perform that regularly with quarantine. How how does everybody kind of come together and and work as one? >> Well, I mean, you just mentioned it is, you know, in a way kind of an all-star group and the whole band started with with our drummer Kent who who who he's the full-time drummer for Luke Brian, which is, you know, a stadium level country act. So, Kent is used to playing, you know, the big arenas and the big stadiums. So, when we play, you know, the smaller shows, he's like, "How many people are going to be there? What's the pre-sale at?" and it's like you he's not used to doing the clubs like we are, but also he's a great musician. He's a great singer. Uh obviously you mentioned PJ from Trickster and Fozy, another great musician and singer. And then we got a guy called Joe McGinness. Um he uh he's also established country star in his own right. He also for Kiss fans was the guy behind the uh classic 78, which was a band that played Kiss songs uh as if Kiss had written them in the 70s, but they're all new material. So, so hardcore Kiss fans know about him. And then Charlie, uh, Charlie Para is from Peru and he is a a YouTube uh, sensation. He's got like a million followers on his YouTube channel. He plays in a couple bands in South America, so he flies in for these shows as well. So, it's not a a type of a gig where we get a lot of time to rehearse. Um, but you also have five true professionals that know how to meld together. And we do rehearse as much as we can to work out some of the songs that have a little bit more of the difficult arrangements. But the best way to to to to play is live in front of an audience. And we've been doing probably about 20 shows a year on average. We get together whenever we can. And you know, for for a band that you mentioned is doesn't get a lot of time to rehearse, you know, 20 shows is is a lot to get a chance to to play together and work out some new songs. And it's just it's just a lot of fun. And and that's why we were when we got asked to open for Kiss, we knew we could do them justice. You know, we knew that we would go out there and kill it and and and have a great show because, you know, we're all pros and we've played enough gigs to kind of know what we need to do to have a great show and we do that every night. We're going to do it in New Bedford on Thursday. >> Yeah, the Vault is an amazing venue. Uh I don't I don't think you've had a chance to check out any shows there, but uh I saw LA Guns there a couple months ago. Amazing. I mean, and it's such an intimate venue. It's an old It's an old bank, so you're you're playing like right next to the vault. >> I get it. >> Oh, it's it's really crazy. It's a great place. And the the the sound is just incredible. >> And that's the thing for for a band like Quarantine. I mean, there's so many places for us to play because, you know, the word is getting out about the band. And plus, like I mentioned, I mean, Kiss is a massive massive uh entity that doesn't play live anymore. And when they did, they didn't do these songs. So there's a lot of curiosity and there's a lot of people that have heard about the band and so we get a chance to go to all of these places. I don't think we've played any of these gigs with Fuzzy except for except for in Reading the venue there I believe we've played before. Reverb, but I I I know we've never played Debonire in New Jersey. I don't think and and I don't think we've played um at the Vault before. So we're excited, man. It's going to be a great time like I said and it's it's such a blast to play with these guys. And because we don't get to tour a lot, you know, whenever we're together, it's always a great time. And we f it full of chants and and and screams and guitar solos and drum solos and as much pomposity uh '8s style as we can to make sure that everybody has a great time. >> And the best part about playing 80s Kiss is that you don't have to actually put the makeup on before the show and then have to take it on take it off afterwards. So, I'm sure that helps. >> Well, yeah. I mean, there's there's a lot there's a lot of sequins and sparkles and bandanas and, you know, tight pants and that sort of a thing. So, we definitely delve into the 80s style of Kiss. Actually, they probably probably wore as much makeup in the 80s as they did in the 70s. It was just more mascara and blush and lipstick and that sort of thing. So, we don't have to worry about that. But definitely the uh the long cloaks and the sequins and the spandex and all that sort of stuff. We lean right into that side of it as well. And and right around the corner, you've got a very busy 2026 coming up. Fozzy hitting the UK on tour. You've got the uh the upcoming, you know, the the Rock and Ragger, Rock and Wrestling Rager. Your your next cruise is happening. I mean, there's a lot of things on your calendar coming up. >> Yeah, there always is, man. There's a lot more um acting gigs coming up and, you know, we we did the show years ago about the uh the uh Bridgewater Triangle, the hosting element. So, there's always things going on that kind of come across my plate. Um, and it's always cool to see, you know, obviously there's always wrestling stuff and there's music stuff and there's podcast stuff, but when you get some of these other um uh opportunities like we said to host a uh a pilot about the the cursed Bridgewater Triangle up in your area, that was fun as well, too. So, you never know what's going to be coming up for me, but it's always busy. and and you know, even even this week, the the quarantine shows were going to be kind of the end of the year for me and then another gig came up for me uh the following week to film some stuff for for a show. So, it never ends and things happen and when they happen, they happen quickly. So, you just have to be ready to go. But the most important thing is I enjoy all of the stuff that I do. I love all the stuff that I do. Uh and it's always an honor to to to get a chance to live out these dreams and have these experiences. Well, you you did mention wrestling, so I'd be remiss if I didn't ask. Uh, is there some wrestling coming up in 2026? >> Well, you never know, man. That's the thing. There's I'm not uh I'm not done yet, so still figuring out everything and and we'll see where I end up, but I'm pretty sure you'll see me in 2026 in a wrestling ring somewhere. >> And I I will mention, too, while you're at the vault on Thursday, if you want to check out some of the ghosts that are down there, I would recommend going down to the basement. It's a little spinal tapish. You know, you can get lost pretty easily kind of roaming around, but They definitely have some uh paranormal activity happening over there. >> It's crazy because I've heard that I'm actually going to go earlier in the day uh if we can work it out to the Lizzie Bordon house and do some stuff there. Um which I think is about 20 miles away. I think it's in Fall Branch or something like that. >> Oh yeah, Fall River. Just a >> quick It's Fall. There you go. It's that Massachusetts, New Hampshire area, New England area. That's you know the Bridgewater Triangle and all of the elements that are near there, the Salem Witch Trials and everything. So, there's a lot of ghosts and spirits. Um, and that's why it's the unholy night tour. I mean, there's nothing more unholy than quarantine uh on a Thursday night at at the vault. So, all the spirits will be running from us that night. >> Absolutely. And when you go over to Lizzie Bordon House, check out Miss Lizz's coffee next door. It's uh the world's most haunted coffee shop and they've got some good activity and some great coffee. [laughter] >> I'll be looking, man. I'll be looking. >> We will see. >> Never dull moments. >> No. No. And that's what's great is, you know, with all these different things that you do, you know, I can't imagine you ever get bored with what you do for a living. >> No. And that's the way it should be, man. So, we're we're like I said, we're excited to come out there and and and and play for the first time ever in Massachusetts and in the Eastern Seaborn with quarantine. We're ready to go on Thursday night, man. We'll see you there. >> We will see you at the vault. Tickets available. vaultnb.eventbbright.com. Chris Jericho, thanks for joining us. We will see you on stage Thursday night. >> Thanks, man. See you then.