It was roughly a week ago that Montreal’s deranged two-piece alt rock group King Khan and BBQ ran into some trouble with the proper authorities. After the band missed a string of shows in St. Louis and Kansas, it was reported that the group’s manager, Kristen Klein and band members, Arish “King” Khan, and Mark “BBQ” Sullivan were arrested just north of the Tennessee state line and charged with a string of offenses ranging from driving with a suspended license to possessing a controlled substance.
It’s since been reported by the River Front Times, Pitchfork, and several news outlets that the controlled substances were a bag of “psychedelic mushrooms.” The band’s management has confirmed the drug charges are true.
Despite the trippy circumstances, the band is out on bail, and will be in Seattle tonight to play a show at Chop Suey. A quick call to the local venue this afternoon verified that the show is still scheduled to take place.
The last time Khan was in town, it was to play Sasquatch earlier this year with his other band, King Khan and the Shrines. Anyone that caught the show will remember seeing Khan dressed in little more than a pair of drawers and a gold crown moving about the stage like a Mayan James Brown and howling like a rock’n'roll badass. King Khan and BBQ probably won’t put on as wild and crazy of a show as the Shrines— after all, they’re just a two-piece—but since they’re fresh out of the slammer, they should have plenty of wild energy to release.
Those Darlins and DJ Danger Nun are opening up. Doors are at 9 p.m. and tickets are $12.
