Mark 'BBQ' Sultan, Patrick James, In Drift @ The Baby G, Saturday

Don't miss Mark Sultan tear up The Baby G tonight with Patrick James and In Drift opening. 

CMW: King Khan & BBQ Show @ The Horseshoe, Thursday

If you miss King Khan & BBQ tonight at 12 midnight, they're also playing Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday (May 11) at 8:40 pm. 

Mark "BBQ" Sultan, Andre Ethier, Pow Wows @ Monarch Tavern, Sept 29

Check out three tracks from Mark Sultan's new album "Let Me Out" due Oct 12. Get tickets for the show right here.

One For The Weekend: Mark Sultan

"Let Me Out" b/w "Be The Blood" by Mark Sultan

Mark Sultan, a garage wunderkind who is also sometimes known as BBQ, has toured and released countless records for his legion of fans the world over. Daptone's garage/psych subsidiary Wick Records are delighted to have the opportunity to make a couple of Mark’s new tunes available for your frugging pleasure and for his debut Wick platter Sultan takes his nous for pop hooks and garage rocking to new levels. You can mail order Mark Sultan's swingin' new single directly from Daptone right here.

LET ME OUT is a snarling acid-punker that’s driven by an urgent beat, paper-cut-thin fuzz guitar and surging organ, it’s a classic garage lament - he just can’t take it and he wants OUT.

BE THE BLOOD jumps out of the gate like a Micheal & The Messenger’s side, and in it’s short life pushes the garage sound to edge of the psychedelic rainbow. Listen to "Let Me Out" below.

The Black Lips w/King Khan & BBQ Show @ The Phoenix, Thursday

The Black Lips and King Khan & BBQ's unholy tour alliance rolls into T.O. Thursday. 

Watch the new Bad News Boys video for We Are The Champion starring Max Danger!

The album We Are The Champion by Bad News Boys (aka King Khan & BBQ) should be out next year.

"This was the first song we wrote for the album. Not necessarily the best song on the record, and not a single, but where our heads were at during the recording."

Mark 'BBQ' Sultan - vox, guitar, drums
King 'Bama Lama' Khan - vox, guitar

"Video-film created with vivid fascination in quality with the finest equipment. Another year arrived, Zondervan Bronté, film-man and musical video by Zonder, starring Zondervan Bronté, Stan Suntache, Sarah B, Sarah C, "Rashtah", tells the story of and how, through a drugged dose of tea from pioneer leader with revenge as vigilante priest. Tramp, through doors opened in third-eye of his mind-head, sees taste of fine-taste of leader of alter-ego wealth and prosperity. What will the outcome? Follow story, addict of outstanding music harmony, melody, assembled by finest THE BAD NEWS BOYS."

"A love story... of hate."

After a long, hard hiatus, it was love that finally resurrected this pioneering rock'n'roll legend.

"It's deep love and commitment to right the wrongs and bring the kids what they really need, what they deserve: true, passionate, overtly-erotic, heart-melting ROCK and ROLL!!!" - King Khan

"We give up the ghosts. If we open that portal on stage or on vinyl and you choose to step through it, we can give you release. We're like a budget Thai massage done with Ex-Lax fingers." - Mark Sultan (BBQ)

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Mark Sultan releasing live LP for Record Store Day

It wasn't that long ago that Mark "BBQ" Sultan recorded two albums worth of unusual covers backed by his pals Choyce from Red Mass, Jared and Cole fom the Black Lips, Erin from the Spits and others which In The Red issued last October as the 14-track Whatever I Want LP and the 12-track Whenever I Want LP. And our man still had material left over for a couple of singles.

Now just a few months on, Sultan is announcing a vinyl release of his live album The War On Rock 'n' Roll to coincide with the Record Store Day cash-in on April 21. Although Sultan has made The War On Rock 'n' Roll available on his site as a free digital download since October, this new limited-run vinyl version boasts artwork by Gary Panter who created the amazing LA punk scene handbills for the Screamers and the Germs. Like many RSD-related releases it's a slight repackaging of something you may already own.  

"In The Red Records has decided to release this recording on vinyl to celebrate Record Store Day and I am thrilled," says Sultan. "While you listen to this recording, keep in mind that it is one take, live, and that the sides of the LP split the recording, obviously due to vinyl's time limitations upon pressing.

"At the time of this recording, yes, I was hellbent on converting my live sound to what you hear on this LP. It had been my first and only attempt at this sound, and while I am myself curious how I pulled it off in that one take, and while I really enjoy how it sounds, I never tried doing it again. Maybe I will for some of these upcoming shows."

Tour Dates

March 30th: Cornwall, ON - La Maison
April 5th: London, ON - Call The Office
April 6th: Toronto, ON - Parts And Labour
April 24th: Tallahassee, FL - Waterworks
April 25th: St. Augustine, FL - Cafe 11
April 27th: Miami, FL - Vagabond
April 28th: San Juan, PR - Abracadabra
May 2nd: Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
May 3rd: Long Beach, CA - Alex's Bar
May 4th: Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space
May 5th: San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock
May 7th: Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
May 10th: Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
May 11th: New Haven, CT - Cafe 9
May 12th: Boston, MA - PA's Lounge
May 23rd: Detroit, MI - PJ's Lager House
May 24th: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
May 25th: Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
May 26th: Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
May 28th: Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
May 29th: Oklahoma City, OK - Blue Note
May 31st: Dallas, TX - City Tavern
June 1st: Austin, TX - Scoot-Inn (Chaos in Tejas)
June 2nd: Houston, TX - Continental Club
June 4th: Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
June 5th: Nashville, TN - Zombie Shop
June 7th: Cincinnati, OH - Motr
June 8th: Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
June 9th: Cleveland, OH - Beachland
June 15th: Montreal, QC - Sala Rossa
July 6th: Moncton, NB - The Manhattan
July 7th: Halifax, NS - The Seahorse

Max and Mark's Ape-tastic adventure continues Thursday @ Shitty Cheers

On Thursday night, Deadly Snakes keyboardist turned thespian Max McCabe-Lokos and fellow part-time selecta Mark "BBQ" Sultan return to Shitty Cheers aka The Unlovable (1415-B Dundas West) for another chimp-crazy Ape Sodom vinyl throwdown where they will again attempt to confound douchey hipsters by playing nutty-cool records from their collections that sound nothing like lame indie-rock or 80s retro blather. To that I say, right on my primate brothers!    
Because Sultan has a prior performance engagement with DOA (at 1266 Queen West) starting at 10 pm, the opening of the Ape Sodom night will be left in the capable monkey paws of McCabe-Lokos with the slightly sweaty BBQ boy joining the party later in the evening.
At least that's the plan according to Sultan's Facebook posting:
"i recommend coming this time but not if you are douchey, like last week. Still, we will have fun. Max will be spinning solo while I play a show with DOA, but we will reunite to play you a mixed bag of shit: Ornette Coleman, The Fugs, The Seeds, Throbbing Gristle, Heart, Bad Brains, etc x 1000000."