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Thursday Frigs, “God Hates a Coward” Local four-piece recently dropped the “dirty” adjective from their moniker, but frigged if they’re not just as menacingly grimy as ever. Led by Link Wray admirers Bria Salmena and co-founder guitarist Duncan Hay Jennings, they seem hell-bent on perfecting the rumbling slow burn, with Salmena’s delicately weary vocals/harrowing screams sailing over a trippy two-guitar attack. Back in town after recent U.K. shows, they’re touring to support EP Slush out June 10. (Smiling Buddha, doors 8 p.m.) Friday Anderson .Paak, “Am I Wrong” At 30 he’s been through a number of guises and jobs, but now as .Paak it’s all come together (the dot’s to remember all the details, he’s says). Second LP Malibu has him honing a voice that runs from smooth to a fine James Brown rasp, drawing comparisons to Kendrick Lamar and D’Angelo. His heady R&B unfolds like a top-down drive through the L.A. that grounds it and Oxnard, Calif., up the road that raised him. The Free Nationals band comes along on tour to amplify this Toronto debut. With Trapsoul man Bryson Tiller sharing top billing, it’s pick of the week. (Echo Beach, gates 5 p.m.) Saturday Santigold, “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” Third in Saturday’s Field Trip batting order to the National and July Talk, mischievous pop veteran Santigold (nee Santi White) should pleasantly surprise those unfamiliar with her infectious ear candy, which Mojo magazine deemed “sunshine and subversion.” This leadoff single from new album 99¢ is a satiric take on modern narcissism. An accomplished singer, producer and collaborator, she’s often equated with M.I.A., a comparison she approves of. (Fort York Garrison Commons, gates 1 p.m.) Sunday The Red Elvises, “I Wanna See You Belly Dance” Odessa-born Igor Yuzov decamped to Los Angeles in the early 1990s and with his folk band Limpopo won (drum roll) Ed McMahon’s Star Search. The Red Elvises have gone on from there as the American rock ’n’ roll mutation of that earlier act, shuffling the lineup over the years while remaining true to the original partytime spirit. (Cadillac Lounge, 9 p.m.) Monday Roger Roger, “O Rainy Day” Winnipeg’s Roger Roger are a family affair, with twins Lucas and Madeleine Roger harmonizing on each other’s songs on debut release Fairweather, recorded and co-produced by their papa Lloyd Peterson. The album features a full roots-rocking sound, but live they’re pure acoustic guitar tuneage. And you have to love the advert: “If you’ve got enemies that hate folk music . . . DEFINITELY send them our way. We’ll give them an evening of their nightmares.” (Burdock, doors 8:30 p.m.) Tuesday Kafinal, “Nah Complain” Toronto’s Jeffery (Kafinal) Williams goes all in with the time-toughened reggae of his native Jamaica on Junowinning 2015 release Nah Complain. His best young Desmond Dekker vocal styling is deftly done, and bounces back and forth nicely against dancehall eminence U-Roy’s more grizzled pipes on this title cut. With another past Juno winner in Vancouver’s Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd on the bill it’ll make for a highlight of the Lulaworld series. (Lula Lounge, doors 7 p.m.) Wednesday Maxence Cyrin, “Clubbed to Death” The list of artists the Paris piano man has covered ranges over much pop acreage, from throbbing French house close to home and across the globe, to American rockers such as Nirvana and the Pixies. On November release Piano Novo 2, it’s Aussie electro man Rob Dougan. “Clubbed to Death,” which in Dougan’s version ended up in The Matrix, seems in Cyrin’s light and delicate hands assured of a TV or movie spot of its own soon. (Alliance Française Toronto Theatre, doors 8:30 p.m.)