El Guincho is the alias of Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa,
also of the band Coconot. El Guincho’s recordings absorb elements of
tropicália, Afrobeat, and psych-pop, and synthesize them
into something else entirely—a trippy, swirling, sampledelic
sound anchored to 4/4 club thump and syncopated steel drum and hand
percussion, like Animal Collective at their most giddy and
uplifted. Live, Díaz-Reixa sings, controls loops, and plays
keyboards, backed by another musician triggering rhythm and bass. With
Copy and DJ Kid Hops. (Nectar, 412 N 36th St, 632-2020. 9 pm, $10,
21+.)