King Khan & the Shrines have a new video for “Born to Die“, the lead track off the 2013 LP Idle No More, out now on Merge Records. Directed by Berlin’s Hylas Films, the video features all kinds of cosmic craziness like a mystical owl, sadistic Jacobeans, various forms of execution, libation rituals with Baphomet, and Khan himself as a burlap clad anchorite seeking magickal knowledge! What does it all mean? Well, Khan explains, “Ultimately, I wanted to pay tribute to Alejandro Jodorowsky who is one of my spiritual gurus and one of the greatest film makers of all time.” King Khan & the Shrines have a spring and summer full of touring Europe and the US planned, so check out all the live dates below.
King Khan & the Shrines Live April-July 2014:
APRIL 2014
04/11 CH, ZURICH MESSAGE SALON
04/12 CH, BERN DACHSTOCK
04/13 CH, GENEVA LUSINE
04/14 FR, TOULOUSE CONNEXION CAFE
04/15 FR, JOUΘ-LΘS-TOURS LE TEMPS MACHINE
04/16 FR, LILLE AERONEF
04/17 UK, BRIGHTON THE HAUNT
04/18 UK, LEEDS BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB
04/19 IE, DUBLIN WHELANS
04/20 IE, BELFAST THE BLACK BOX
04/21 UK, GLASGOW BROADCAST
04/22 UK, MANCHESTER THE ROADHOUSE
04/23 UK, LIVERPOOL KOROVA
04/24 UK, LONDON SCALA
04/25 FR, PARIS LA MAROQUINERIE
04/26 DE, STUTTGART CLUB UNIVERSUM
04/27 HU, BUDAPEST KUPLUNG
04/28 AT, VIENNA CHELSEA
04/29 AT, LINZ CROSSING EUROPE FILM FESTIVAL
04/30 DE, FRANKFURT MOUSONTURM
MAY 2014
05/01 BE, LESSINES ROOTS & ROSES FESTIVAL
05/02 DE, MάNSTER GLEIS 22
05/03 NL, GRONINGEN THE OOSTERPOORT
05/04 NL, AMSTERDAM MELKWEG
05/05 NL, TBA
05/05 NL, DEN BOSCH BEVRIJDINGSFESTIVAL
05/30 AUSTIN, TX THE MOHAWK
05/31 HOUSTON, TX FREE PRESS
JUNE 2014
06/01 NEW ORLEANS, LA ONE EYED JACKS
06/02 ATHENS, GA 40 WATT CLUB
06/04 BALTIMORE, MD OTTOBAR
06/05 PHILADELPHIA, PA THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS
06/06 NEW YORK, NY LE POISSON ROUGE
06/07 BROOKLYN, NY MUSIC HALL WILLIAMSBURG
06/10 CAMBRIDGE, MA THE SINCLAIR
06/11 PITTSBURGH, PA CLUB CAFE
06/12 COLUMBUS, OH ACE OF CUPS
06/14 MANCHESTER, TN BONNAROO
06/15 ST LOUIS, MO OFF BROADWAY
06/16 CHICAGO, IL EMPTY BOTTLE
06/17 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 7th ST ENTRY
06/18 IOWA CITY, IA GABES
06/19 KANSAS CITY, MO RECORD BAR
06/21 DENVER, CO WESTWORD MUSIC SHOWCASE
06/22 SALT LAKE CITY, UT URBAN LOUNGE
06/24 VANCOUVER, BC FORTUNE SOUND CLUB
06/25 SEATTLE, WA NEUMOS
06/27 PORTLAND, OR STAR THEATRE
06/28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE CHAPEL
06/29 LOS ANGELES, CA TROUBADOUR
JULY 2014
07/20 BE, DOUR DOUR FESTIVAL
