Take Tom Waits and Frank Zappa, dress them up in white, throw them into a Soviet freak show carnival and what do you get? Beats me, but I have an inkling it sounds a lot like Man Man’s stop at the Paradise last Saturday.

At their second show with Brooklyn’s Yeasayer, Man Man proved to Boston’s typical deadpan crowd that the time-honored tradition of banging on pots and pans is no longer a ritual saved for the adolescent.

Yeasayer could have easily headlined their own tour following the buzz created around their 2007 debut album, All Hour Cymbals. With a sinister sound combining Brightblack Morning Light’s psychedelic folk and MGMT’s electronic pop. Yeasayers’ opening set definitely satisfied the sold-out crowd of flannel-clad Allston hipsters.

Following Yeasayer’s wild drum beats and contorted vocals, Man Man took the stage. With faces covered in their signature white war paint, Man Man set the scene for a night of mayhem. Consisting of Honus Honus (vocalist and Man Man’s signature mustache), Pow Pow (percussion), Cougar (trumpet and guitar), Sergei Sogay (bass and synth) and Chang Wang (sax and percussion), Man Man brought a dose of their Philadelphian tomfoolery right to our doorsteps.

Drawing from all three of their albums, the set was a far-reaching look into the band’s musical history. Honus Honus’s Muppet-like stage antics coupled with Pow Pow’s face-melting drums electrified the often-stagnant Paradise air. The crown jewels of the frantic performance included “Top Drawer,” a catchy tune about mopeds, tops dogs and hot dogs, and “Zombie,” an unsettling love ballad, both off their latest record, Rabbit Habits

Fresh from Austin’s SXSW Music Festival, both Man Man and Yeasayer followed their much-praised and anticipated albums with even stronger stage performances. Both artists will be performing over the summer at the ATP vs. Pitchfork Music Festival in England or closer to home at California’s Coachella Music Festival and Washington’s 2008 Sasquatch! Music Festival.