The King Khan & BBQ Show

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The King Khan and BBQ Show
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s) Garage Rock
Garage Punk
Rock and Roll
Years active 2002 — Present
Label(s) Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records
Norton Records
Goner Records
Hazelwood
In the Red Records
Associated acts The Spaceshits
Les Sexareenos
King Khan & The Shrines
King Khan & His Lonesome Guitar.

The King Khan & BBQ Show is a Canadian Garage rock duo from Montreal, Quebec. The band is comprised of former Spaceshits bandmates Mark Sultan and Blacksnake. Mark Sultan, under the pseudonym BBQ, contributes vocals, guitar, tambourine, bass drum, and snare drum; while Blacksnake, currently using the pseudonym King Khan, provides lead guitar and vocals.

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[edit] History

Both BBQ and King Khan had previously collaborated together while the two were members of the Montreal-based Spaceshits, however, following a European tour, Blacksnake (the then-current alias of King Khan) opted to remain in Germany on a permanent basis, resulting in the ultimate breakup of the Spaceshits, who chose not to continue without Blacksnake. Following the breakup of the Spaceshits, Mark Sultan joined another Montreal-based band, Les Sexareenos, before venturing off on his own as a one-man band under the pseudonym BBQ. It was as BBQ that Mark Sultan re-established contact with Blacksnake, playing alongside Blacksnake's new band, King Khan & the Shrines. The two began writing songs together at Blacksnake's apartment in Germany, playing them live at sporadic shows around Germany and Spain. [1]

In 2004 the band recorded their first album as the King Khan & BBQ Show, releasing "The King Khan & BBQ Show LP" in America on Goner Records, and on Hazelwood Records in Europe. The album was recorded by DM Bob in Hamburg, Germany. In support of the album, the band began a world tour, with stops in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the US, and a South American tour in support of the Sellouts. [2] In 2006 the band released their second LP, "What's for Dinner?", on In the Red Records.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • BBQ & Blacksnake 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2005, SSLD 013)

[edit] Ep's

  • Teabag Party 7" (Crypt, 2008)

[edit] Splits

  • Split 7" with the Flakes (Norton Records, 2006, 9653)
  • Merry Christmas From The Black Lips and The King Khan & BBQ Show 7" (Norton Records, 2007, 45-138)

[edit] Albums

  • The King Khan & BBQ Show LP (Goner Records, 2004, 15Gone)
  • The King Khan & BBQ Show LP/CD (Hazelwood, 2005, HAZ 033)
  • What's for Dinner CD (In the Red, 2006, ITR136)
  • The King Khan & BBQ Show LP/CD (In the Red, 2007, ITR147)

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