The Current presents

King Pari

'Candy Eyes' EP Release Show with Zak Khan and Fairooz Nazifa

Doors: 7:00 p.m. | Performance: 8:00 p.m. | 21+

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King Pari

King Pari is like potato chips, popsicles, velcro, slinkies — joyful inventions born from happy accidents. Joe Paris Christensen and Cameron Kinghorn had been playing in the same Twin Cities scenes for years, but when Joe sent Cameron a new tune he’d whipped up on a tape machine, something clicked. “This sounds like how my brain feels,” Cameron said. That session grew into the first King Pari song, which set the band on a journey that included releases with Acrophase Records, People’s Potential Unlimited, the release of their debut album There It Goes on Stones Throw Records, and their upcoming release, the Flickering Light EP, set to be released in March of 2026.  Their Flickering Light EP approaches love from several angles, and drips with nostalgia-led elements of 90s House, R&B, and Funk. The band’s Minneapolis funk pedigree anchors their music. Both Joe and Cameron played alongside some of Prince’s closest associates, and Joe’s previous band was among the last that Prince personally invited to play at Paisley Park. They’ve also been tapped into the national funk and jazz scenes from the beginning – King Pari’s first gig was opening for Kamasi Washington, before they’d even landed on a name. The band pairs a freewheeling, fun vibe with careful reflection. If listening to their music sounds like that moment after a rough patch when things are finally starting to go your way, it’s because that’s the spirit in which it was made. King Pari is always trying new things musically, but whenever they finish a song, there’s only one question: "Is this us?"

Zak Khan

One third of @__honeybutter__

Fairooz Nazifa

Fairooz Nazifa is a Bangladeshi-born, Minneapolis-based singer and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, mixed-media animation, and puppet-making.