Artist: almighty defenders

It's true! Old school/garagey duo The King Khan & BBQ Show have teamed up with the old school/scruffy Black Lips to create supergroup The Almighty Defenders. If you're new to these bands, just know that this is great. Apparently they all met up in Berlin when the Black Lips had to flee arrest in India (awww it's like a fairy tale!) and now they're set to release a full-out album! The self-titled LP drops Sep. 22 on Vice . The King Khan & BBQ Show – "Fish Fight" [MP3] Black [...]

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Filed under: Live It Out , Canada , NXNE Like its southern counterpart, North by Northeast is fast becoming known for its unofficial side events, whether daytime BBQs or night-time beer blasts. So as the 15th NXNE kicked off, Vice Canada took over the lakeside Amsterdam Brewery to stage the first official performance by the Almighty Defenders , a collaboration between two of the fest's finest live acts: Atlanta, GA garage-rockers Black Lips and Berlin-based, Canadian-born garage-rockers King Khan and BBQ Show. After a retro-rock DJ [...]