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The Dead Weather is performance at the Babcock Theatre in Billings on July 27.

With crowds to the rafters of the historic Babcock theatre and a light show that reminded of Clockwork Orange, The Dead Weather’s sold-out performance on July 26 in Billings was packed with chaotic sounds that were epically jolting—a sensory assault of shrill lights and dark, pummeling rock. The performance dropped jaws.

Lead singer Alison Mosshart during The Dead Weather's performance in Billings on July 27.

Frontwoman Alison Mosshart is a back-bending superhero of screeching feminine prowess. A Joan Jet meets Karen O fembot, Mosshart is a bionic force live.

Jack White steps out from the drum set to sing "You Just Can't Win" during The Dead Weather's performance at the Babcock Theatre.

Mosshart was backed by a powerhouse of musicians including Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs). The band’s most well-known musician Jack White stepped out from the drums briefly to capture some spotlight from the charismatic frontwoman, whom White refers to onstage as “Baby Ruthless from the deep, deep south.”

The Dead Weather lead singer Alison Mosshart in Billings on July 27.

During the band’s set, thick rolling clouds of body head rose in the vintage art deco theatre. Hung amongst the stage equipment were various wild animal mounts, corroborating the night’s strange vibe. The keyboard and bass reverberated throughout the building, a deep, synthesized sound.

Alison Mosshart singing atop a speaker at the Babcock Theatre.

Crawling atop the speaker, her arm outstretched in classic rock pose, Mosshart stole the show. So well-loved, Mosshart even received a surprise bear hug from a wispy female fan who jumped onstage and was quickly snatched away.

The Dead Weather guitarist Dean Fertita.

Cover art from The Dead Weather's newly released sophomore album, "Sea Of Cowards"

The Dead Weather, a project of Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), recently announced a tour that includes July and August dates throughout the country and a stop in Billings on July 26. The band, of Nashville, Tennessee, travels from Portland, Ore. to Billings to Minneapolis, making the Billings date one of the few in the upper west.

The Dead Weather debuted at the opening of the physical location of White’s record label, Third Man Records (also the label that houses The Dead Weather), in Nashville in 2009. White joined forces with Alison Mosshart (of The Kills) on vocals and guitar, Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs) on bass and drums, and Dena Fertial (of Queens of the Stone Age) on guitar and organ. The band is an intense energy of talents, an acute rock/blues fusion that leans on the talents of White and Mosshart’s musical chemistry. Their second album, “Sea of Cowards,” was released May 11.

The Dead Weather will perform July 26 at the Babcock Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. The performance is open to all ages and general admission tickets are available at Rimrock Mall, Ernie November, by phone at (800) 514-3849, or online www.tickets300.com.