Category Archives: King Khan

The King Khan & BBQ Show In Toronto & Vancouver!


Photo from pastemagazine.com

The King Khan & BBQ Show, one of the greatest rock and roll bands to grace God’s green earth will be playing two shows in Canada this month! On July 13th the duo are hitting up Lee’s Palace in Toronto. On July 14th they play the Biltmore in Vancouver. Awesome! Damn, wish I was near Toronto or Vancouver :(

Check out this song, “We Are the Ocean,” as seen on the Black Lips facebook page

Three Years Ago Today: The Shrines & Mark Sultan @ Paradise

If the time-machine took me back to 8:20 PM on Thursday May 7th 2009, I’d be standing in front of the Paradise Rock Club’s stage waiting in anticipation for the show to start. I had not yet seen King Khan and the Shrines or Mark Sultan in the flesh. But I had waited patiently for my own Jared Swilley moment (refer to the Supreme Genius LP/CD if you don’t get the reference) and yes it happened!

Read a review that Chris and I wrote following that very performance: https://klyam.com/2010/10/13/memory-2-classic-concert-review-shrines-paradise/

On a very related note, both King Khan and the Shrines (July 23, Brighton Music Hall) and Mark Sultan (this SATURDAY, May 12, PA’s Lounge) will be coming back to town.

*SHOW ALERT* KING KHAN & THE SHRINES@ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL (7/23/12)!


Photo courtesy of Nu Rave Brain Wave

YESSSS! One of the finest live acts my eyes have witnessed, King Khan & The Shrines is hitting up the Brighton Muisc Hall on Monday, July 23! We’re not even half way into this year and yet there are already so many life altering shows to experience! I don’t know what the gods or goddesses have been up to, but somehow the stars have aligned in the KLYAM universe and may it forever be that way for kids like you and me.

And they say 2012 is the end of the world! Well, even if it is I’m going out on a blast. Good, bad ugly, DESTROYER!

Black Jaspers: King Khan’s Badass Punk Band!

Nice! King Khan always has awesome side projects going on. Black Jaspers consists of Khan and Jasper Hood of the Moorat Fingers and they have been kicking it since 2001.

Black Jaspers declare:
“WE ARE YOUR WORST WAKING NIGHTMARE FOR WE ARE YOUR REFLECTION.YOUR PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY FREED FROM THE ATTIC OF YOUR NARCISSISTIC SELF LOATHING, PARADING PROUDLY THROUGH THE GHETTOS OF YOUR SNIVELLING HYPOCRITICAL EMPIRE.WE ARE THE TRULY BEAUTIFUL FOR WE ARE YOUR DESIRES AND FOR THAT YOU FEAR,LOATH AND ENVY US.WE LAUGH AT YOUR PIOUS FAKE PITY AS THE TIDE OF MINDLESS,GUILT RIDDEN BANALITY REJECTS US AS IT ALWAYS HAS AND WILL.FORCED FROM A WORLD THAT CANNOT FACE ITSELF WE RISE TO THE SURFACE. WE LOOK DOWN UPON YOU.WE ARE THE ETERNAL ARISTOCRACY,THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF OBLIVIOUS PLEASURE .WE FEAR NOTHING AS WE DRAIN EVERY LAST DROP OF DELICIOUS NECTAR FROM THE BOTTOMLESS WELL OF EXISTANCE.WE WILL NEVER DIE FOR WE ARE YOUR SOULS UNLEASHED.EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE ONLY GIVES US STRENGHTH.WE ARE THE MAGGOT INFESTED BIRTHDAY CAKE,THE SYPHILITIC BEAUTY QUEEN,THE TOWERING PALACE OF THE ABANDONED SKYSCRAPER.WE ARE EVERYWHERE.WE ARE THE SHADOWS.WE ARE EVERYTHING YOU LONG TO BE BUT FOR YOUR OWN SELF IMPOSED ANGST.WE ARE YOUR FACE MIRRORED IN THE WINDOW OF YOUR CELL.
WE ARE THE SCUM OF THE MOON.”

Several Nice Tracks For You Patient Folks Today

King Khan and the Shrines – “Bite My Tongue” – Bruise Cruise 7″ – You might remember this one from the Shrines Fall 2010 tour. Maybe not. Either way the studio version has just arrived and it’s a nice segue back into some of that real rock’n’soulin KK+Shrines flavor that the KK Experience lacked! LISTEN

Baby Chuck – “Whatever Is Happening” – This is the band of the same named guitarist/songwriter in Orwells. “Whatever” is a rugged rock and roll’r with some slick guitar riffs that bring to mind the Smiff West, and a harmonica solo to finish things off! If you love The Orwells, you’ll be a Baby Chuck fan. Or something’s wrong. LISTEN/WATCH VIDEO, BandCamp

Mind Spiders – “Wait For Us” – Meltdown (Dirtnap) – Mind Spiders put out a really good S/T album last year. It had the supreme “Don’t Let Her Go” on it. This one is addictive from the start. Has that sort of instant garage pop charm that Reatard had down pat.

Life Partner – “King Nothing” – Dogs (Sophomore Lounge) – Dang, how had I missed out on Life Partner. I love the production on this one. The droney vocals and that real upfront drum set really make you PAY ATTENTION. Plus, it’s pretty short, so you can just go back and replay it. LISTEN/WEBSITE