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Amish “King” Khan calls the sound of his King Khan and the Shrines “psychedelic soul big band.” Rarely has a description said so much and so little at the same time. The 10-piece band, complete with horn section, frantically bows to the sounds and rifts of ’50s pop, ’60s soul, and ’70s funk while creating a sense that its entire musical edifice is seconds away from a spectacularly violent collapse. The band has been raping and pillaging audience’s notions of soul and stage presence in Europe for more than eight years, and after releasing The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines last year is now rampaging through the States. “I didn’t just want the audience to have an aural orgasm…I wanted an EYEGASM too,” is the Canadian singer’s oft-quoted motto. If his performance this week lives up to past shows, you might want to bring along some tissues or an old gym sock. KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES PERFORM WEDNESDAY AT 10 P.M. AT THE 9:30 CLUB, 815 V ST. NW. $15. (202) 265-0930.