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The King Khan & BBQ Show get 'Invisible' on fall trek
Garage-rock duo The King Khan & BBQ Show will take to the road this fall in support of "Invisible Girl," the pair's forthcoming fifth studio album.
The act, comprising Montreal-bred musicians Mark Sultan (BBQ) and Blacksnake (King Khan), kicks off the outing Oct. 28 in Northampton, MA. The trek is set to run through early December, hitting more than 30 cities and concluding with a Dec. 5 show in Ottawa, Ontario. Details are included below.
"Invisible Girl," the duo's fifth studio album, is due in stores Nov. 3. It follows 2007's "The King Khan & BBQ Show 2LP/CD."
Sultan and Blacksnake played together in the Montreal band The Spacesh--s until the punk rockers toured Europe and Blacksnake decided to stay behind in Germany. Sultan moved on with Les Sexareenos and started his one-man band, BBQ, while Blacksnake started King Khan & The Shrines. The two later reunited as a duo, honing their craft with live shows around Germany and Spain, and releasing their self-titled debut in 2005. They followed that album the next year with "What's For Dinner?" released on In The Red Records.
Aside from King Khan & BBQ, the musicians continue to work on their other projects. In 2007, Sultan released "Sultanic Verses," his first solo effort under his own name, while King Khan & The Shrines put out "Supreme Genius of King Kahn" last year. The pair also records and performs with gospel-oriented garage-rock supergroup The Almighty Defenders, which also includes members of The Black Lips. The band's self-titled debut album is due Sept. 22 on the Vice Records label.
October 2009
28 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
29 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
30 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
31 - Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House
November 2009
1 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
2 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
4 - Atlanta, GA - Lennys
5 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
6 - New Orleans, LA - Spellcaster Lounge
7 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
8 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
10 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
11 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
12 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
13 - Lawrence, KS - The Jackpot Saloon
14 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
16 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
17 - West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
18 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
20 - Portland, OR - Dantes
21 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
23 - Vancouver, British Columbia - The Red Room
25 - Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse
26 - Edmonton, Alberta - Pawn Shop
27 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigos
28 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Royal Albert Arms
29 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
December 2009
1 - Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
2 - Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
3 - Cincinnati, OH - Northside Tavern
4 - Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
5 - Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon