King Khan–the stage name of Canadian musician Arish A. Khanis probably more well-known for his stage antics than his music. He wears a variety of accessories warrior helmet, donkey-tooth necklace, suit jacketbut is almost always bare-chested. His performance with the Shrines, his longtime backing band, was one of the most talked about events at Sasquatch! 2009, partially because Khan was wearing only underwear, a gold cape, Airwalk shoes, and a headdress. Now 33 years old and married with two kids, Khan has calmed down his wardrobe lately, which means that people might finally pay attention to how ridiculously good his soul-inspired music is. The Shrines are a nine-piece band funk band, tied together with Khan’s James Brown-esque vocals. The instrumentals and vocals seem to melt into place like red velvet cake. Khan’s antics and outfits are like the cake’s cream cheese frosting: delicious, but ultimately just a distraction from the best part. With The Fresh & Onlys, Unnatural Helpers. PAIGE RICHMOND
Tue., April 13, 8 p.m., 2010
