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Acid Dad Drop New Single

March 18, 2021 RayRay Leave a comment

It’s been a hot second since we last posted about the Brooklyn based outfit known as Acid Dad, so it feels like a great day to get back in touch and share their new music. Today the band dropped this brand new rockin and rollin track called “BBQ” and it’s a slick one you need to check out immediately. The song is a sort of psych inspired tune with some 90s era grunge rock vibes added in to give it a more guitar heavy rock feel.

If you are into this sort of thing, the band is releasing this track as part of a new album entitled Take it From the Dead due out June 11th on Greenway Records.

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New Mark Sultan Jam

September 28, 2018 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Mark Sultan is the soulful voice behind the BBQ, for those of you that are King Khan fans. But, he’s always been working on his solo stuff, and he’s just announced a new album comes our way on October 12th. Perhaps its the familiarity of his voice, or the fact that his songs always seem steeped in the history of rock n’ roll, but I always find myself coming back to his music. This particular number is like a ghostly Western jaunt, riding the horse that is Sultan’s voice until the song draws to a close. Let Me Out is just a few weeks away.

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More Mark Sultan

October 20, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

There’s something about the guitar and stomping percussion of Mark Sultan that’s always appealed to me. He, along with his friend King Khan, always manage to blend those old school R&B sounds and give them a little hint of punk and grit…that’s exactly what you’re going to get here. At times, he might settle a bit too much with the chorus, but I’m still stuck playing this song on repeat. I think that’s due to the great little croon he tosses in, such as the moment before the 2 minute mark; it’s a great moment of performance. His new record, BBQ, is coming via In the Red Records on November 25th.

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More from Mark Sultan

September 29, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

It seems like Mark Sultan is always up to something, and I’m grateful that he’s always kicking out tunes. Here we have Mark working on his own, bringing out his percussion stomp and rhythmic riffs to lay the ground work. Of course, it wouldn’t be a BBQ offering if we didn’t get to hear Mark blast those great pipes, hitting on the history of great rock n’ roll sounds. I could just listen to this guy belt em’ out all day long; you’ll be able to hear Mark’s new LP, aptly titled BBQ when it’s released on November 25th via In the Red Records.

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Sunday BBQ WTF OMG from Loteria

June 21, 2013 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I realize that as an Austin blog, we’ve got to do our part to spread the word more often about the great acts all over our fair city, so I wanted to introduce people to Loteria. They’ve been playing around for some time, and they’re currently working on finishing up a debut LP. Musically, they’ve got a punk rock attitude, though their sound has allegiance to Texas history, incorporating twanging guitars and country-style solos into their catchy numbers. Live, they’re energetic, whilst playing songs you’ll want to sing along to for the rest of the night. Good music is both creative and fun, and I know these guys definitely epitomize those two aspects.

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Show Preview: Mark Sultan @ the Mohawk (11/15)

November 14, 2011 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Date	Tuesday, November 15th
Location	Mohawk
Doors	900p
Tickets	$8 from Frontgate

Alright folks, you’ve got to get on this show! The rock n’ roll season, at least for traveling bands, is winding down quickly. In a week full of great shows, this is definitely one that requires your attendance. A lot of you might know Mark Sultan as BBQ, who used to play with King Khan, but he’s just put out his own sweet little record, Whatever/Whenever, which actually came in a lot of great formats. It’s classic garage rock; it’s the sort that kicked off the whole revisiting of the genre, filled with hooks and dirty guitar playing. Also, you’ll get a chance to see a lot of great local acts like A Giant Dog and Simple Circuit. It’s definitely a better choice than Morrissey.

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Download: Mark Sultan – Song In Grey [MP3]

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06/21 Grand Archives Show + Interview

June 24, 2008 RayRay 2 comments

The people at Stubb’s Austin were treated to an outstanding set by Seattle’s own Grand Archives on Saturday night. The band mostly stuck to songs from their self titled debut album Grand Archives, which came out earlier this year in February. The set list provided a good mix of upbeat songs along with some of the slower tracks from the album. One big highlight for me was the superb cover of Sam Cooke’s popular R&B song “Another Saturday Night”. Most members of the audience were cracking smiles and singing along to the huge ’60s hit from the late singer. Read more