Free King Khan & the Shrines mp3, Tour Dates

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Poor ol’ Thursday, it’s always better than Wednesday, but never quite as good as Friday (unless it’s a three-day weekend).

This Thursday seems a little better than usual though, thanks to some free rock’n'roll courtesy of King Khan & the Shrines.

The sprawling, sort-of-Berlin-based, super-group is embarking on another endless tour of the US and Canada and to celebrate they are passing around a free “Land of the Freak” mp3.

King Khan and the Shrines-“Land of the Freak”

Fans of vintage garage-rock, Sun Ra, Black Lips, P-Funk and ’60s Stax-style soul would be wise to catch the band live. The group’s 2007 disc, What Is?!, is getting a deluxe re-release treatment from Vice Records, but really, this is a live band, so go see them if you can.

Complete tour dates, after the jump.

Largely known for his on-stage fondness for wigs and sparkly dresses, and his wild work in the two-piece garage-soul-chaos outfit King Khan & BBQ Show, Shrines leader Khan is a one-man-circus in his own right, so with the addition of a sometimes 10-piece band (the Shrines) the party gets out of control quickly.

King Khan & the Shrines 2009 Tour

April 29, 2009 9:30 Club DC, Washington
April 30, 2009 First Unitarian Church Philly, Pennsylvania
May 1, 2009 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
May 2, 2009 Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
May 3, 2009 Santos Party House New York, New York
May 7, 2009 Paradise Boston, Massachusetts
May 8, 2009 Babylon Ottowa, Ontario
May 9, 2009 La Sassa Rossa Montreal, Quebec
May 12, 2009 Phoenix Theatre Toronto, Ontario
May 13, 2009 Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
May 14, 2009 Wexner Center Columbus, Ohio
May 15, 2009 Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
May 16, 2009 Triple Rock Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 19, 2009 The Warehouse Calgary, Alberta
May 20, 2009 The Starlite Room Edmonton, Alberta
May 22, 2009 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia
May 23, 2009 Sasquatch Festival Quincy, Washington
May 25, 2009 Dante’s Portland, Oregon
May 28, 2009 Great American Music Hall San Fransisco, California
May 29, 2009 Echo Los Angeles, California
May 30, 2009 Echo Echo, California