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King Khan & The Shrines - 1st US show tonight (Seaport), updated tour dates (McCarren, Mercury Lounge)
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"Tonight you can catch the first ever US performance of the spectacular soul sensation King Khan and The Shrines and his 9-piece live extravaganza. What can you expect from this Indian-Canadian-German shaman of showmanship? Costumes, dancers, horns, Stax, Stones, Nuggets, farm animals, pillow cases, James Brown, Sun Ra, completely unnecessary nudity, and crazy awesome addictive songs. How must one appropriately prepare for a live King Khan show? Read his own words below when Exclaim Magazine asked him the same question....King Khan and his Shrines are also playing a free show at McCarren Pool on August 3rd with Black Lips and Deerhunter AND a show one day before that at Mercury Lounge (no tickets yet). All dates below....EXCLAIM: How must one appropriately prepare oneself for a live King Khan show?
KING KHAN: Rub raw onion and basil all over your body. Oh shit, that is how to get rid of scabies! I would say fill your pockets up with cash to throw onstage. I once went to a strip club in Atlanta and a stripper asked if I was from a band and when I said Yeah, she said that if I had some music she would go up and dance. I ran and got the King Khan & BBQ Show CD from the car and they played Shake Real Low and then two black strippers started doing buttsnaps on stage and going all out. As if that wasnt ridiculous enough, the girl I was with named Jessica Jugs (she is South American) got so excited that she just ran up and started taking her clothes off in front of the stage on the floor. She got completely butt naked and all the ballers with golden teeth rolled to the front and showered her with money. Best day of my life! Wait, what was your question again?
King Khan and The Shrines play South Street Seaport (12 Fulton St) at 7pm on Friday. It's also a great place to see Olafur Eilasson's waterfalls.
KING KHAN & THE SHRINES - 2008 Tour Dates
June
27 New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival FREE
28 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
29 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
July
1 Huntsville, AL @ Flying Monkey Arts Center
3 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
4 Atlanta, GA @ Lenny's
5 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
6 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
8 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
10 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
11 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
12 Portland, OR @ Dantes
13 Seattle, WA @ The Tractor Tavern
14 Vancouver, BC @ Red Room
16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
17 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
20 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
21 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
23 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe
24 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe
25 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
26 Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod's
30 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
31 Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
August
1 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
2 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
3 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Pool
Posted on June 27, 2008 2:18 PM
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Comments (17)
this is gonna be the sickest show ever!
Posted by osama | June 27, 2008 2:26 PM
this show is going to nibble on a turd and then fall asleep.
NO BONERS.
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 2:31 PM
7 it is
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 2:37 PM
Seen this guy with BBQ in 2005 and it was one of the funnest things I've ever seen. Quite excited for this!
Posted by Ima Dinnerjacket | June 27, 2008 2:45 PM
One of the best live shows I've ever seen...they're awesome! Pics from two years ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delineated/sets/72157594181354608
Posted by Carrie | June 27, 2008 3:03 PM
Awesome with BBQ, with the shrines it's pretty mediocre.
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 3:23 PM
them strangers are gonna shit down yer throats!!!
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 4:04 PM
so does anyone know what time king khan is going on?
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 4:08 PM
Hi friends.
Can i score some honey poon at king khan shows? It's summer and I need a dong-slot.
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 4:22 PM
when I saw them in Berlin last year, the whole place was dancin' up the sweat. But I guess he's big in Germany.
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 5:13 PM
i think it is going to rain, are seaport shows rain or shine?
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 6:24 PM
he was good, speakers sucked, crowd sucked
Posted by Anonymous | June 27, 2008 9:54 PM
good timez all around, from the seaport show (not ideal sound granted, but when have Seaport shows ever sounded stellar?) to the fat white rails of Don Pedros show later that night. Whenever a hint of Animal House frat rock vibe poked its head, Khan wack-a-moled that shit into submission. Best greasy rock shows since Black Lips tweren't legal to drink in NYC. Bow down NYC.
Posted by pjx | June 28, 2008 5:02 AM
played again later? dang. they are built for a crowd that isn't uptight and wants to hang and dance. wasn't expecting that at the seaport, but kahn was throwin energy out there and it wasn't coming back. mercury will be better.
Posted by Anonymous | June 28, 2008 10:29 AM
Tickets are on sale now. $10. Show @ 11. What are the odds that they move this to the Bowery? Maybe the black lips will show up...No wait, they are banned from the Mercury!!!
Posted by qweebaroo! | June 28, 2008 2:33 PM
Read the rest of that King Khan interview here:
http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=850&fid1=31902&csid1=124
Posted by Sofi Papamarko | July 15, 2008 4:19 PM
I loved the Montreal show, check out the interview I did with King Khan and some show footage in this video:
http://www.livemtl.com/2008/08/king-khan-and-the-shrines-at-the-sala-rossa-in-montreal/
Posted by Anonymous | August 26, 2008 7:19 PM