Comprising French, American, Venezuelan and Mexican musicians, Brooklyn post-mod mongrels Chicha Libre merge Latin rhythms, surfy psychedelicisms and chicha, the late-'60s Peruvian electric cumbia style. OK, that sounds good, but then they mix all that up with choice Cuban son (a style that had already cannibalized Congolese rumba) and throw in cumbia slants on '70s pop standards and some stuff from Satie and Wagner and... Let's just say their new album, Canibalismo!, jumbles all this disparate stuff without merely pastiching the parts, combining Mellotrons and vintage synths with African guitars, treated percussion and fuzztone like it's the most naturally freaky and funky thing in the world. Openers La Chamba represent Blender Rock L.A. with their own chicha variations. — By John Payne

Price: $12

9:00 p.m. May 8 @ Bootleg Theater 2200 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90057