As babies, we banged on pots and pans. In grade-school summer camp, we learned the fine art of turning wax paper and a plastic comb into a makeshift harmonica. And as adults, we've performed "Don't Stop Believing" for dazzled bar crowds by blowing into different beer bottles. So we're not unfamiliar with homemade musical instruments - but the Brazilian members of Percussivo Mundo Novo take the concept to a whole new level. Front man Mikael Mutti guts electronics, like touch-screen tablets, Guitar Hero controllers, and telephones, and combines them with traditional instruments to form funky Frankenstein-style inventions. Add in double-headed drums and other percussion pieces, and you've got a sound that's as distinctive as Mutti's three-foot-high Mohawk. The band's first North American tour is bringing them to Johnny D's Uptown (17 Holland Street, Somerville, 617.776.2004). Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets are $12 at johnnyds.com and at the door.
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