The Sultans
The Sultans has one upcoming show in the Netherlands: on February 26, 2027 at Theater Kulturhus, Borne.
About
The Sultans started out as a side project for John Reis while his main band, Rocket from the Crypt, sat between labels and without a drummer. Reis launched his own Swami Records, and out of that burst of activity came both the Sultans and Hot Snakes. The Sultans were the stripped down one: guitar, bass and drums, recorded fast on pre used gear and borrowed instruments so everything kept a loose, spontaneous feel. Reis played under the stage name Slasher. They put out two albums on Swami, Ghost Ship and Shipwrecked, the second after a lineup shuffle that saw Reis move to guitar and his brother Dean join on bass as Black Velvet. Touring stayed light because everyone had other bands to get back to, so the group mostly played around San Diego. They called it quits with a 2007 show at the Casbah, then regrouped for a one off reunion at Bar Pink in 2010.
