This Week in Prague (April 2-8, 2012)

MONDAY, APRIL 2
Boston hardcore punk veterans Slapshot let fans at Klub 007 Strahov know they're there.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3
Brazilian singer/songwriter Céu brings her "trip-hop samba" to Palác Akropolis as part of the Respect Plus world music concert series. (Event Preview)

Czech underground legends The Plastic People of the Universe and the Komorní filharmonie Pardubice (Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice) perform the rock opera Pašijové hry velikonoční (The Passion Play) at Divadlo Archa.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
Led by former Firewater member Paul Wallfisch, American band Botanica bring their "punk-rock chamber music" to Café v lese (formerly Shakespeare and Sons).

Performing under the name La Shica, Spanish singer Elsa Rovayo mixes flamenco, hip-hop, funk, rock, and Brazilian rhythms at Divadlo Archa.

THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Cult Slovenian band Laibach play live at Palác Akropolis, promoting Iron Sky, a "Nazi moon invasion" movie to which they've provided the soundtrack.

Local favorites United Flavour give Lucerna Music Bar another taste of their energetic mix of reggae, Latin, soul, hip-hop and R&B sounds.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein pummel Palác Akropolis on Good Friday, promoting the new mini-album Short Songs.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7
Best known for the 2001 hit Right On, Scottish DJ duo Silicone Soul are the special guests at Roxy's House Elements night.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8
For modern jazz fans, trumpeter Miroslav Hloucal joins the Emil Viklický Trio at Jazz Dock in the closing hours of Easter Sunday.