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ROCK/JAZZ/ETC.
Justin Timberlake (Postponed) Following the release of his highly anticipated album Man of the Woods and his epic Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show performance, Justin Timberlake brings his tour to Rogers Arena. • Nov. 8 and 9 • From $49.50, ticketmaster.ca Reuben and the Dark A collection of five multi-instrumentalists and vocalists from Calgary, led by Reuben Bullock, makes chilling, emotive folk and soul driven by dark, introspective lyrics. • The Imperial, 319 Main St., Nov. 8, 9 p.m. • $15, ticketmaster.ca T. Buckley Alberta roots singer-songwriter T. Buckley celebrates the release of his fifth album, Miles We Put Behind. • The Heatley, 696 East Hastings St. • Nov. 8, 8 p.m. • Donation at the door, tbuckley.ca This Will Destroy You American experimental rock band tours to support their upcoming new release. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St., Nov. 8, 9 p.m. • $18, ticketweb.ca Troye Sivan: The Bloom Tour This 22-year-old singer is climbing the charts while demonstrating how his sexual orientation is both part of his art and beside the point. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Nov. 8, doors 6:30 p.m. • $39.50-$59.50, ticketmaster.ca Crooked Colours Vera is the debut release from this electronic music trio from Australia. • Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender St., Nov. 9, 8 p.m. • $17.50, ticketweb.ca Dear Rouge: Phases Tour Phases is the latest release from this Juno award-winning Vancouver-based electronic rock band. • Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 9, 9:30 p.m. • $21.50, ticketmaster.ca Early Spirit Unrelated is Early Spirit’s debut release, featuring the sounds of folk, rock, Celtic, Cajun, and jazz music. • St. James Hall, 3214 W. 10th Ave., Nov. 9, 8 p.m. • $12$24, roguefolk.bc.ca Frankie Cosmos & Kero Kero Bonito Frankie Cosmos is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Kero Kero Bonito is a British band from London. • Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward St., Nov. 9, 8 p.m. • $24.99-$28, ticketfly.com Lily Allen London-based pop singer-songwriter. • Vogue Theatre, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. • $34.50, ticketfly.com Matthew Dear American music producer, DJ and electronic avant-pop artist. • Rickshaw Theatre, Nov. 9, doors 9 p.m. • $25, rickshawtheatre.com Steelin in The Years Some of Vancouver’s finest studio musicians pay tribute to the music of Steely Dan. • Blue Frog Studios, White Rock • Nov. 9 and 10, 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. • $49.50, bluefrogstudios.ca Tyrant Studios Friday Jazz: Top Hat Goblins A theatrical grand tour of original cabaret jazz-funk. • Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour St. (above the Penthouse Nightclub) • Nov. 9, 9:30 p.m. • $10, TyrantStudios.com Buddy Holly and His Million Dollar Friends Zachary Stevenson from The Buddy Holly Story leads the show as Buddy Holly, joined by the headline performers from the hit production, Million Dollar Quartet. • Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam • Nov. 10, 8 p.m. • $29.50, HardRockCasinoVancouver.com John Stetch & Vulneraville Six-time Juno nominee John Stetch and his New York quartet Vulneraville celebrate Stetch’s 15th album, The Vancouver Concert. • Frankie’s Jazz Club, 765 Beatty St., Nov. 10, 8 p.m. • $25, coastaljazz.ca Martin Kerr Often compared to troubadours like James Taylor and Jason Mraz, Kerr’s soaring voice and storytelling connects with hearts of all backgrounds. • St. James Hall, 3214 W. 10th Ave., Nov. 10, 8 p.m. • $12-$24, roguefolk.bc.ca Shawn Hook: Good Days Tour 2018 Canadian singing-songwriting sensation and two-time Juno Fan Choice Award nominee. • Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. • From $25, ticketmaster.ca The Contortionist: Reimagined Tour American progressive metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St., Nov. 10, doors 7 p.m. • $24.50, rickshawtheatre.com Fu Manchu Stoner rock band. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St., Nov. 11, doors 8 p.m. • $22, rickshawtheatre.com Glass Tiger With five Juno Awards, Glass Tiger has solidified themselves as an iconic Canadian act. • Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.: Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver, $42.50 centennialtheatre.com Clan Of Xymox Dutch rock band. • Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville St., Nov. 12, doors 8 p.m. • $20, theinvisibleorange.com Korpiklaani: North American The Tour Wayfarer 2018 Finnish folk-metal superstars. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St., Nov. 12, 7 p.m. • $29.50, ticketmaster.ca Oliver Francis Rapper, producer and songwriter from Columbia, Missouri. An all-ages show. • Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender St., Nov. 12, doors 6:30 p.m. • ticketweb.ca The Old Growth Quartet An eclectic repertoire of traditional and original music with deep roots in bluegrass, country, and folk. • The ANZA Club, 3 W. Eighth Ave., Nov. 12, 7 p.m. • $20/$15, pacificbluegrass.ca The Paper Kits Indie rock-folk band from Melbourne, Australia tour in support of their latest release, On The Train Ride Home. • Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 12, 8:30 p.m. • $27.50, ticketmaster.ca Joshua Redman: Still Dreaming Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman is joined by trumpeter Ron Miles, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade for a concert inspired by legendary ensemble Old and New Dreams. • Chan Centre, UBC, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. • $46-$94, tickets.ubc.ca Nicki Minaj and Future: NickiHndrxx Tour Global hip-hop icons known for their high-energy performances of their chart-topping hits. • Rogers Arena, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. • $55.70-$183.50, ticketmaster.ca Songbird North: Where Writers Show & Tell Host-producer Shari Ulrich welcomes Melanie Dekker, Madeleine Roger and Gordie Tentrees. • Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. • $18, songbirdnorth. brownpapertickets.com USS Bonavista Tour Celebrating their 10th birthday in style, Canadian alternative duo tour on their newest single Medicine. • Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 13, doors 8 p.m. • $29.50, ticketmaster.ca An Evening With Fleetwood Mac Legendary, Grammy Award-winning band bring their North American Tour to Rogers Arena, featuring the newly announced John McVie, lineup Stevie of Nicks, Mick and Fleetwood, Christine McVie Campbell along and with Neil newcomers Finn. • Nov. Mike 14, 8 p.m. • The From Lazys $93, ticketmaster.ca & The Standstills Australian take on Venue hard-rock alongside outfit Canadian The Lazys rock duo 881 Granville The Standstills. St., Nov. • Venue 14, doors Nightclub, 8 p.m. • $17, ticketweb.ca Bennett & Black: An Ode to Toots & Stevie A harmonic-heavy homage to Stevie Wonder and Toots Thielemans featuring local favourites Keith Bennett and Miles Black. • Kay Meek Arts Centre, West Vancouver, Nov. 15 and 16, 7:30 p.m. • $25-$38, kaymeek.com Gordie Tentrees Yukon roots musician is a road poet, multi-instrumentalist, and master storyteller. • Tractor Grease Cafe, 48710 Chilliwack Lake Rd., Nov. 15, 7 p.m. • $15/$20, eventbrite.ca Hard Rubber Orchestra: A Tribute to King Crimson John Korsrud’s 19-piece powerhouse Hard Rubber Orchestra presents A Tribute to King Crimson. • Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. • $15/$25, riotheatre.ca k?d: Find Paradise Tour American electronic musician and DJ. • Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville St., Nov. 15, doors 10 p.m. • From $20, ticketweb.ca Steven Wilson English musician and record producer. Currently a solo artist, he became known as the founder, lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter of the band Porcupine Tree. • Vogue Theatre, Nov. 15, doors 7 p.m. • $32.50-$60, ticketfly.com
CLASSICAL/ CHORAL
Quebec City Cathedral-Basilica Organist Marc D’Anjou The liturgical year in music: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. With organ music by Buxtehude, Bach, Bedard, Guilmant, Widor, Vierne, and Durufle. • Holy Rosary Cathedral, Dunsmuir at Richards streets, Nov. 9, 8 p.m.
• $15/$20, holyrosarycathedral.org Sounding the Sophia The Little Chamber Music Series That Could presents a concert for the passengers and crew lost in B.C.’s worst marine tragedy, the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia. • Celebration Hall, Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser St. • Nov. 9 and 10, 8 p.m. • Free, littlechambermusic.com/soundingthesophia Vancouver Chamber Choir: For Love is Strong Features a performance of the famous Mass for Double Choir by Frank Martin, plus a variety of music both secular and sacred. Featuring conductor-singer-composer Kathleen Allan. • Pacific Spirit United Church, 2195 W. 45th Ave. • Nov. 9, 8 p.m. • From $34, vancouverchamberchoir.com VSO: Lest We Forget: Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Maestro Tausk and the orchestra present the VSO’s first performances of Dvorak’s epic cantata, Stabat Mater. • Orpheum Theatre, Nov. 9 and 10, 8 p.m. • vancouversymphony.ca Charles Richard-Hamelin piano recital Canadian pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin performs works by Schumann and Chopin, and celebrates the 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence. • Vancouver Playhouse, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. • $15-$50, chopinsociety.org Light and Darkness, with Threnody: Requiem and Remembrance The Vancouver Cantata Singers perform Howell’s Requiem, hailed by a BBC review as “one of the most beautiful and searingly moving works in the entire English sacred musical canon.”• Christ Church Cathedral, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. • $10-$35, threnody.eventbrite.com When There Is Peace Chor Leoni Men’s Choir honours the 100th anniversary of the First World War Armistice with a world premiere oratorio by Canadian-American composer Zachary Wadsworth. When There Is Peace traces the ache of the war to end all wars to the moment of incandescent joy when guns fell silent, hope bloomed again, and birdsong was heard once more. Joining the choir are soprano Arwen Myers, tenor Lawrence Wiliford, and the Borealis String Quartet. • Nov. 10, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church | Nov. 11, 3 p.m.: West Vancouver United Church • $10-$45, ticketstonight.ca, chorleoni.org With Glowing Hearts
The Vancouver Welshmen’s Choir & Band of the 15th Regiment RCA present time-honoured music and songs of Remembrance. • Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m.: South Delta Baptist Church, Tsawwassen | Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m.: Massey Theatre, New Westminster • $15-$30, vwmc.ca Centum Corpora One hundred musicians will be in the Jones 45 section of Mountain View Cemetery. Each musician represents a different fallen soldier. Simple, beautiful
chords will echo through the cemetery when 100 instruments musically repeat the name and date of death of their veteran 100 times. • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser St., Nov. 11, 11 a.m. • Free, littlechambermusic.com/ centum-corpora VSO Chamber Players: Noble Creatures Jocelyn Morlock’s poetic I Conversed With You in a Dream is flanked by Mozart’s greatest string trio and George Crumb’s atmospheric Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale). • Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour St., Nov. 14 and 15: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 18: 2 p.m. • vancouversymphony.ca
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The Slackers Brooklyn ska/reggae legends. • Rickshaw Theatre, Dec. 14 • $22, rickshawtheatre.com Emily King New York City-based Grammy-nominated artist performs carefully crafted compositions with pop, rock and R&B influences. • Fortune Sound Club, Jan. 27 • $29.50, livenation.com Doug and the Slugs: 40th Anniversary Show On Dec. 8, 1978, Doug and the Slugs performed their first live show at Elks Hall, going on to become one of the most distinctive bands in Canada. With special guest Jim Byrnes. • Commodore Ballroom, Feb. 2 • $40, ticketmaster.ca Mother Mother Vancouver-based indie rock band are back with their seventh studio album, Dance and Cry. • Orpheum Theatre, Feb. 7 • From $39.50, ticketmaster.ca Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Bob Seger’s final tour celebrates five decades of rock ‘n’ roll. • Rogers Arena, Feb. 7 • $75-$135, ticketmaster.ca Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets Pink Floyd co-founder and drummer Nick Mason’s unique live show sold-out U.K. and European audiences in 2018, and the 25-date North American tour kicks off in Vancouver on March 12. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, March 12 • From $72, ticketmaster.ca Noname American artist from Chicago blurs the lines of poetry and rap. • Commodore Ballroom, March 12 • $32.50, ticketmaster.ca Jack & Jack American pop-rap duo consisting of Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky. • Rio Theatre, April 6 • $25, livenation.com David Gray: Gold In a Brass Age Tour Grammy-nominated English singer-songerwriter. • The Centre in Vancouver, June 21 • $49-$89, livenation.com Ozzy Osbourne: No More Tours 2 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath brings his No More Tours 2 show to Rogers Arena. • July 11, $45$250, ticketmaster.ca