King Khan at the Turf Club, St Paul (10/21/13)
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Tour Poster Tour Dates
10/22 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/23 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 10/24 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop 10/25 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick 10/26 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern 10/27 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe 10/29 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 10/30 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 10/31 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 11/01 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 11/02 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall 11/04 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West 11/05 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 11/06 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia 11/08 Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/09 Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/10 Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/11 Fun Fun Fun Fest 11/12 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls 11/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
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CRIMES
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Minneapolis’ Crimes started the show with a garage, almost shoegazy, set, playing songs from their 2013 album Thin Sunlight, plus, I think a new one that had lyrics like “I’d like to stay away.”
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HELLSHOVEL
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Next was Montreal’s Hellshovel. Originally the band (lead by Jeff Clarke) was called Demon’s Claws, but currently, with new band members, the band is called Hellshovel.
Although I believe they did some new songs (“Nothing to See”?), the band mostly stuck to their 2012 album Hated By The Sun, including “Summers Over “, “Pixie Dust”, “Whoever Brought Me Here Will Have to Take Me Home”, “Snowflakes in Russia”, “Drifting Through the Galaxy”, “Sleep Walking “, and “Pinyata Sonata”.
King Khan and the Shrines came on in typical grand entrance: with the brass section on high volume with gold and black capes to announced the King. Since I last saw King Khan and the BBQ Show (in 2009), he was more garage/psych than with the Shrines. The Shrines is basically a soul band with Khan channeling James Brown. In fact, they dub him ‘the brown James Brown’.
King Khan and the Shrines kept the floor dancing for practically every song. They played a lot of old songs, like “Pickin’ Up the Trash” and “Took My Lady To Dinner”, but throwing in some newer songs, including “Luckiest Man” which they ended their set with.
I don’t know the song (“The Scum Also Rises”?), but they dedicated that song to garage/punk pioneer Jay Reatard and possibly Fast Eddie and everyone who passed away before their time.
Encore was fun, after a brief stage exit, Khan came back with an over-the-top wig and a cape (but shirtless). They played for another three songs, including a funky ‘Dracula’-laugh intro for “Shivers Down My Spine”.
King Khan and the Shrines are currently on tour at the moment. If you love dancing to northern soul music, check out King Khan.
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King Khan at the Turf Club, St Paul (10/21/13) |
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