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Rob Elba has distinguished himself as an incisive songwriter and riveting performer both with his former group the Holy Terrors and as a solo artist. This outfit, which also includes members of Radio Baghdad, is something else altogether. In typically ferocious style, Elba and company tear up classic (ahem) tunes by Cheap Trick, Ramones, Buzzcocks, the Dead Kennedys, the Damned, and Elvis (“Presley,” the droll Elba quips). The cheese factor of covering others’ tunes is mitigated by Elba’s song selection and the Clap’s edgy, cool delivery. Elba says it’s about “the sheer joy of playing.” For audiences it’s about the sheer joy of listening.