CONCERTS JUST ANNOUNCED
THE SPACE LADY Outsider musician from San Francisco, with guests Stephen Hamm: Theremin Man and Michael & the Slumberland Band. Jan 16, 7 am, Fox Cabaret. $15. DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE Local bands playing Bowie hits and deep cuts. Jan 16, 7 pm, Biltmore Cabaret. $12.50/20.
WEST COAST CHICAGO Tribute to horndriven ‘70s rock band Chicago. Jan 17-18, 7 pm, 9:15 pm, Blue Frog Studios. $49.50.
THE STARLING EFFECT Vancouver indie-rock band plays tunes from self-titled debut EP, with guests Mully & Sculder and Hotel Empress. Jan 17, 8 pm, Princeton Pub & Grill. No cover.
PARK SOUND PRESENTS Monthly concert series features performancesby Noble Son, Dusknote, and Jay Gavin. Jan 18, 7-11 pm, Park Sound Studio. $10.
CHADWICK STOKES & THE PINTOS Boston musician and human-rights activist, frontman for Dispatch and State Radio. Jan 18, 7:30 pm, Fox Cabaret. $33.50.
BONNIE SCOTT Female-fronted AC/DC tribute band, with guests the James Shepherd Band. Jan 18, 7:30-11:30 pm, Tsawwassen Legion #289. $20.
HOT CLUB SWING Swing jazz by Swing Patrol, plus dance lessons. Jan 18, 8 pm, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. $15. QUIET CITY Ten-year anniversary concert features performances by François Houle with Kenton Loewen, Martijn Comes, and Wire Mother/Cloth Mother. Jan 18, 8 pm, VIVO Media Arts. $15.
THE BIG COAST Blue Light Sessions presents indie soul-pop band. Jan 18, 8 pm, Blue Light Studio. $15.
JAZZ IN THE FORT Performance by local blues and soul singer Dalannah. Jan 18,
8-11 pm, Fort Pub & Grill .
GZA American rapper and member of Wu-Tang Clan. Jan 20, 8 pm, Fortune Sound Club. $35.
ADRIAN BELLUE Acoustic fingerstyle-guitar virtuoso. Jan 25, 7-10 pm, Horizon School Of Music. $30.
TOMMY EMMANUEL Acoustic-guitar wizard from Australia, with guest Joe Robinson. Apr 2, 7 pm, Vogue Theatre. Tix $47.25-60.90.
POST ANIMAL Chicago-based rock band. Apr 10, 8 pm, Fox Cabaret. Tix on sale Jan 10, 10 am, $17.50.
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB U.K. indie quartet, with guests Sports Team. Apr 29, 8 pm, Commodore Ballroom. Tix on sale Jan 10, 10 am. SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE Psych-folk musician Ben Chasny. May 11, 8 pm, Fox Cabaret. Tix on sale Jan 10, 10 am, $15.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9
BERNIE ARAI TRIO Jazz trio composed of drummer Bernie Arai, saxophonist Chad Makela, and pianist Chris Gestrin. Jan 9,
7-9 pm, Roedde House Museum. $15/12. STEVE KOZAK BAND Local blues-rock veterans. Jan 9, 7-10 pm, Fairview Pub. $5.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
JIM CUDDY Member of Blue Rodeo performs on his Countrywide Soul Tour. Jan 10, 7:30-10 pm, Clarke Theatre . $49.50.
BLONDE DIAMOND Local dream-pop quintet, with guests Phono Pony, Devours, and DJ Wmnstudies. Jan 10, 8 pm, Astoria Pub. $14. DAVID FRANCEY Scottish-born Canadian folk poet and singer. Jan 10-11, 8-10:30 pm, St. James Hall. $32/28.
THE STRUMBELLAS: POSTPONED Canadian indie-rock/alt-country band, with guests Neon Dreams. Jan 10-11, 9 pm, Commodore Ballroom. Refunds available.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
ELEVATE MUSIC PROJECT SEMIFINAL Performances by Noble Son, Strange Breed, Michaela Slinger, Lunchtime, CamBlake, and Broken Islands. Jan 11, Imperial Vancouver. $10. RANDY HANSEN—JIMI HENDRIX LIVES ON Tribute to guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. Jan 11, 7 pm, Blue Frog Studios. $49.50. SOLD OUT. BARNEY BENTALL B.C. folk-roots singersongwriter. Jan 11, 7:30 pm, Genesis Theatre. $50.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
KRISTIAN ALEXANDROV & SHANNON GAYE QUARTET Jazz Vespers concert with readings by Rev. Brian Fraser. Jan 12, 4-5 pm, Northwood United Church. By donation. JOHNNY A—JUST ME & MY GUITARS American electric-guitar virtuoso. Jan 12, 7 pm, Blue Frog Studios. $44. SOLD OUT.
THEO KATZMAN American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, with guest Rett Madison. Jan 12, 8 pm, Venue. $30.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
IDER Electronic pop duo composed of Lily Somerville and Megan Markwick. Jan 14, 9 pm, Fox Cabaret. $16.50.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
FOG LAKE Canadian indie-rock singersongwriter Aaron Powell, with guests Foxes in Fiction. Jan 15, Biltmore Cabaret. $16.50. HALF MOON RUN Indie-rock band from Montreal, with guest Taylor Janzen. Jan 15, 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre. $52.50/39.50/29.50. RIVKY Folky NYC singer-songwriter, with guests Chelsea D.E Johnson and Richard Glen Lett. Jan 15, 9-11 pm, Café Deux Soleils. $10.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
KING PRINCESS Pop singer-songwriter from Brooklyn. Jan 16, 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre. $59.50/55/39.50/29.50.
TEBEY Canadian country singer-songwriter. Jan 16, 8 pm, Commodore Ballroom.
FRED EAGLESMITH Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter. Jan 16, 8-10:30 pm, St. James Hall. $36/32.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17
ZION I American hip-hop project founded by Baba Zombi. Jan 17, Biltmore Cabaret. $20. YBN CORDAE American hip-hop artist. Jan 17, 7 pm, Fortune Sound Club. $25-30.
PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO Junowinning duo performs old-timey songs. Jan 17, 8 pm, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts. $35/32.
THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW Rock ’n’ roll duo from the States. Jan 17, 9 pm, Rickshaw Theatre. $20.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR! Toronto-based pop choir. Jan 18, Vogue Theatre. $24.50.
JON BRYANT Dream folk singer-songwriter. Jan 18, 8 pm, Biltmore Cabaret. $15.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19
TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO Jazz pianist from Norway. Jan 19, 8 pm, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts. $30/27. COLD WAR KIDS Indie-rock band from Long Beach, California. Jan 19, 8 pm, Commodore Ballroom. $36.50.
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