The word “performance” is thrown around a lot when talking about bands. All bands perform on stage, but King Kahn and The Shrines are the type of group that put on a full-blown performance. Tomorrow, Oct. 16 at Neumos, King Khan and The Shrines will make you dance, sweat, and sweaty dance all over the place.

Though lead singer King Khan’s attire sometimes looks close to Gwar’s casual attire with horns and capes, the band’s sound is far from that level of metal brutality. Think less Charles Manson and more Charles Bradley. These are soulful jams paying homage to 60s R&B. On the band’s latest album, Idle No More, the band goes from helter-skelter horn freak outs (album opener “Born to Die”) to smoky ballads (like the aptly named track “Darkness”).

Though the band has been around since 1999, their recent signing to Merge Records suggests that King Khan and The Shrines are at their prime. Those who caught the band at Bumbershoot 2012 can attest to the band’s ferocity and unrelenting energy. While Idle No More has fairly nice production value, the songs clearly sound ready and written for the stage.

This is a full big band-meets-rock-and-roll experience. Fuzz guitar freak outs and saxophone jams abound. If Otis Redding had any punk sensibilities, they’d likely sound like what King Khan has put together here. A King Kahn and The Shrines show is prime opportunity for musical escapism. Forget that it’s halfway through the workweek, get over the fact that summer festivals are over, and get dancing.

Lo-fi, avant-garde folk act Hell Shovel will be opening, alongside local grunge disciples Spaceneedles.

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