Now, I could tell you about Mark Sultan, I mean, BBQ's
past in bands like Les Sexareenos or The Spaceshits. I
could tell you about King Khan's pseudo-celebrity in
Europe, or his own past in The Spaceshits, or his solo
work. But you probably wouldn't give a shit. So let's
talk about the real nitty gritty - The King Khan & BBQ
Show. First, I must say that these guys are fuckin
blood brothers, man. Real tight. They always
maintained that they would lay waste to this miserable
world. And so they began in 2002. BBQ visiting my man
King Khan, and jamming out their black magick in his
Nazi-bunker rehearsal space. Songs flowed endlessly
like blood from a cancerous abcess. They took it easy,
honing their craft, playing sporadically to crowds
outraged by their incredible sound and nasty live
show. Orgiastic, anarchic, hypnotic and personal are
the shows to this day. I've seen the blow-jobs and
blood, the pick-ups and puke, the dancing and the
laughing. Two guys. One smashing snare, bass drum and
tambourine with his bare feet, molesting his guitar
and singing like a possessed angel. The other spinning
and howling like a freak while belting it out on his
guitar like a real gone savage. What does it all sound
like? It sounds like five men. People throw the
typical suspects into their descriptions as a defense
against the real sound: The Velvet Underground, 13th
Floor Elevators, Black Flag, The Falcons, Sam Cooke,
The Users, The Sonics, The Cramps, Bo, Jerry Lee, The
Gonn... Their sound is all of this and more, but all
of their own. The show? A mess. Love songs, punkers,
improvised riot-starters, dance-floor shakers,
sing-along stompers, wild rockers - you name it. They
always drench the crowd in raw energy, and they're
always the last ones dancing and drinking at the bar.
They've toured the US, Europe and South America. They
are international antiheroes and ambassadors. After a
sold-out 7-week tour of the USA this past autumn,
championed heavily by the American media, The King
Khan & BBQ Show are ready to conquer Australia, Israel
and Europe to make clear what so many music fanatics
already know - they are easily one of the top, most
highly regarded rock'n'roll bands in the world. They
are coming to support Los Angeles' In The Red Records
reissue of their 'classic, mind-blowing' debut album,
originally released in 2005, as well as a new,
instantly sold-out EP on the highly revered Crypt
Records. The band is at the top of their game, covered
by bands like The Black Lips and Jon Spencer's Heavy
Trash and cited as 'one of the best live shows in the
world' right now. They are an awesomely surreal site
to behold; a stunning garage rock machine of the
highest calibre, playing incredible original hits that
never end. From youngsters to oldsters alike, their
crowds sing along incessantly and let their
freak-flags fly in joyous solidarity when The King
Khan & BBQ Show hit the stage, clamouring like
entranced dervishes to be a part of a growing
phenomenon. Give into their spell and live forever.
Watch and enjoy:
pig pig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdErUesvmm0
waddlin' around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ellItasoK2s
heavy trash covering hold me tight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bieuGcFA18
fish fight: http://www.safetypin.ca/motion/bbq_kk_01.html
http://www.marksultan.com/kingkhanandbbqshow.html
http://www.myspace.com/thekingkhanbbqshow
http://www.intheredrecords.com
-Allen Ginseng
I flew to see you fellows in a shitty bar in Spain last year because you NEVER come to London.Mark had explosive diarrhea and gave me his drink tickets which was both sweet and gross. Now you're coming with the Black Liiiips.I'm so happy i could shit.
