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ITALIAN "HIT WEEK" AT EL REY

Sponsored in part by the Italian Ministry of Culture, "Hit Week" is a big, tasty and wide-ranging batch of the latest and possibly greatest pop/rock/DJ/other musical culture our Italian friends have currently got going on — and there's a lot of it. Among the standouts are Negrita, a sort of pancultural funk/blues/rock band with a genuinely heavy load of riffalicious guitar-led jams and one very impressive rhythm section, mixing up melodies and polyrhythms culled from African, Latin American, Jamaican and Spanish sources. You might consider pumping your fists to their (apparently) hard-hittingly political lyrics sung in Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Also Apres La Classe, a ska-punk combo from Puglia who recently charted in Italy with their anthemic "Mamma l'Italiani"; and the ingenious big-band sounds of trumpeter Roy Paci & Aretuska. (The Hit Week events run at various venues in Los Angeles October 13-17 and are plentiful and nutritious; see hitweek.it for complete schedule.) (John Payne)

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Hollywood Bowl

2301 N. Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90068

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

111 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Alex's Bar

2913 E. Anaheim St.
Long Beach, CA 90804

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The Viper Room

8852 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

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The Wiltern

3790 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010

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House of Blues Sunset Strip

8430 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

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Also playing Saturday: DUDAMEL CONDUCTS MESSIAEN at Disney Hall; DUBQUAKE with MICHAEL ROSE, etc. at the Echo; KENAN BELL, HESTER PRYNN at Bootleg Theater; THE NATIONAL at Fox Theater; THE BATUSIS at Alex's Bar.

SUNDAY/OCTOBER/17

DIE ANTWOORD AT THE MUSIC BOX

There's nothing I can tell you about this South African rave-rap outfit that's not better demonstrated by their bat-shit music videos: First watch "Enter the Ninja" if you haven't already seen it, then check out the just-released "Evil Boy," in which Ninja signs a fan's nipple-less breasts and Yo-Landi Vi$$er seduces Diplo (who produced the track) while rocking a hoodie made of fluffy white rats. What I will say is that $O$, Die Antwoord's new Interscope debut, is better than its BuzzFeed buzz might suggest. Outré visuals are undoubtedly a huge part of the group's appeal (and for sure the key to its speedy viral ascent), but they've also got a sense of tunecraft that gives their gross-out factor legs. The outfit's rep says an appearance here by "Evil Boy" guest MC Wanga is a possibility, provided his passport issues can be worked out in time. (Mikael Wood)

HOODOO GURUS AT THE VIPER ROOM

Perhaps it's the geographic distance and the high price of airfare, but many of Australia's greatest rock bands rarely tour in the United States. Punk pioneers Radio Birdman have been to Los Angeles exactly twice in their 35-year history, and Chris Bailey's Saints haven't done a proper local show since the late '80s. Similarly, such crucial groups as the Celibate Rifles and the New Christs frequently tour Europe while avoiding the U.S. altogether. Hoodoo Gurus aren't as hard-rocking as those punk legends, but the longtime power-pop outfit is relatively popular here, having scored several KROQ hits (including "Death Defying" and the terminally compelling "I Want You Back") in the mid-'80s. Making their first L.A. appearance since 2007, the Hoodoos are back in fine form with an excellent new CD, Purity of Essence (mixed by Ramones producer Ed Stasium), which ranges from the trademark perky pop bounce of "A Few Home Truths" to more rocking tunes like "What's in It for Me?" and "Crackin' Up." Faulkner spruces up his yearning melodies with festive horn arrangements on "Burnt Orange," and original guitarist Brad Shepherd's sparklingly sizzling solos prevent the poppy tunes from coming off as wimpy. (Falling James)

ONIBABA, ALEX CLINE, VINNY GOLIA, GEORGE McMULLENAT CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK

A real jewel of a series in the best new-thing/nu-jazz/progressive music L.A. has to offer, Will Salmon's programs at Eagle Rock's Center for the Arts are valuable — and fun, too, so don't go just out of obligation. Tonight it's Onibaba, featuring avantish woodwind ace Vinny Golia, George McMullen on trombone/electronics, guitarist Scott Collins, bassist Daren Burns and drummer Craig Bunch, along with live video projections by Kio Griffith. And then there's Salmon's Open Gate Theatre band featuring Golia and McMullen along with superdrummer Alex Cline (superguitarist Nels Cline's twin brother) and Kathryn Nicole Nockels on bassoon and tuba, joined by Joe Schenck, Argenta Walther and Heather Rhea Dawn in a bit of the old "dance/drama." (John Payne)

CLIPD BEAKS, HOLY FUCK, INDIAN JEWELRY AT SPACELAND

Less "bro rock" than "little bro rock" — which is to say they look like shaggy younger brothers of older, more refined musicians — Oakland's Clipd Beaks continue their reign of shambolic de-rezzing with songs from their latest album, To Realize (Love Pump United), the musical equivalent of watching your little brother make faces in the mirror for about an hour. Holy Fuck, summoning up both ecstasy and apprehension in one swell foop with their latest offering — the Latin LP (Young Turks) — meld up-tempo electronica with melodic downstrokes, the overall effect of which involves some combination of the words "fuck" and "holy." Texas urgh-psych merchants Indian Jewelry — completing the trifecta of reasonably worthwhile new releases — play tracks from their Totaled album on We Are Free. (David Cotner)

JONSI AT THE WILTERN

This year's Coachella had so many vavoom moments (MGMT, the xx, fucking Muse) that Sigur Ros main man Jonsi's quirky solo set was a little underappreciated. The Icelander's eskimo psychedelia might have been too unexpected for a hot afternoon in a desert oasis packed with massive acts, but this fall evening might do the trick. Jonsi is charming and very smart and can offer many more facets beyond the "ethereal" stereotype of his band. Be ready to be surprised. (Gustavo Turner)