King Khan and The Shrines seminal What Is?! album will finally be made available domestically come April 21 by Vice Records. Already legendary for their insane live show, What Is?! shows the band harnessing their live power into 14 blasts of pure punk-soul. Originally released on Germany’s Hazlewood imprint in July 2007, What Is?! shows The Shrines at their best. Their unique Sun Ra cum Stooges take on psychedelic big band soul is full on here, a literal aural middle finger to the calculated garage rock taking over the malls of America. Time to re-do those best of lists from a few years ago.

TOUR DATES
03/06/09 Elkton, FL @ Harvest of Hope
03/07/09 Miami, FL @ The Vagabond
03/10/09 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
03/12/09 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
03/13/09 Nashville, TN @ Exit In
03/14/09 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café
03/15/09 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
03/16/09 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Loft
03/17/09 San Antonio, TX @ The Warhol
03/20/09 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Vice Records SXSW Showcase to Shame all

TOURING THE AMERICAN SOUTH ENDING AT SXSW

Welfare Bread – King Khan and The Shrines