CALENDAR
MUSIC
Ra Ra Riot
American indie rock band, on tour to support their upcoming album, Need Your Light. • Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward • March 31, 9 p.m. • $18, ticketfly.com
Stephen Fearing
Juno Award-winning Blackie and the Rodeo Kings member. • Blue Frog Studios, 1328 Johnston Rd., White Rock • March 31, 8 p.m. • $40, bluefrogstudios.ca
The Wild Feathers Nashville-based rock band. • Venue • March 31, 8 p.m. • $17, livenation.com
Yung Lean Swedish rapper and producer returns to Vancouver. • Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville St. • March 31, 9 p.m. • $30, ticketfly.com A Night of Bowie: The Definitive Bowie Experience Syl Thompson embodies David Bowie’s musical style and persona, celebrating his extensive list of memorable hits. • Cascades Casino Summit Theatre, 20393 Fraser Hwy., Langley • March 31, 8 p.m. • $39.50, ticketweb.ca
Little Green Cars Irish folk-rock band returns to Vancouver. • The Cobalt, 917 Main St. • March 31, 9:30 p.m. • $13, ticketweb.ca
Mu ‘II’ Album Release Electropop duo, with guests Gang Signs and Summering. • Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St. • March 31, 8 p.m. • $10, foxcabaret.com My Ain Countrie: Scottish Songs of Canadian Immigration Elspeth McVeigh, vocals; and Kelsey Zachary, fiddle, explore the music of Scotland and Northern Britain brought to Canada by Scottish emigrants. • Hycroft Mansion, 1489 McRae Ave. • March 31, 7 p.m. • $20, eventbrite.ca
VSO: Czech Masters Works by late-19th century Bohemian/Czech composers Dvořák, Smetana and Janáček. • Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. • March 31, 2 p.m. • vancouversymphony.ca 3rd Annual Femme-Stravaganza Femme City Choir presents a glittering night of song, poetry, art and femme-fabulousness! • York Theatre, 639 Commercial Dr. • April 1 and 2, 8 p.m. • $25, femmecitychoir.com
UBC Choirs: Glory and Honour University Singers, UBC Choral Union and guests the Marcus Mosely Chorale celebrate the legacy of Leon Bibb. • Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC • April 1, 8 p.m. • $8, music.ubc.ca UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble: A Frank Ticheli Festival Music by resident composer Frank Ticheli. • Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC • April 1, noon • Free, music.ubc.ca
VSO: Rocket Man with Chris Hadfield Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performs with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in a concert that includes scores from Star Wars and Star Trek, plus Elton John’s Rocket Man. • Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. • April 1 and 2, 8 p.m. • 604-876-3434, vancouversymphony.ca
Denzel Curry American rapper brings his 2055: The Ult Experience Tour to the Alexander Gastown. • 91 Powell St. • April 1, 10 p.m. • $25/$20, alexandergastown.com
Diarrhea Planet
Nashville six-piece punk/rock ‘n’ roll band, on tour to support their latest release, Aliens in the Outfield. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • April 1, doors 8 p.m. • $12, ticketfly.com Ground/Terre | Toy Piano, Harmonium and Tablas Pianist Xenia Pestova and tabla player Shawn Mativetsky perform eclectic new music for piano, toy piano, Indian harmonium and tabla. • Western Front, 303 E. 8th Ave. • April 15, 8 p.m. • $11/$16, front.bc.ca
Jimmy D. Lane Chicago Blues Hall of Fame electric blues guitarist. • Kingfishers Waterfront Bar & Grill, 23840 River Rd., Maple Ridge • April 1, 9 p.m. •
kingfisherspub.com
Kierah A night of Celtic fiddle music by one of Canada’s finest fiddlers. • Blue Frog Studios, 1328 Johnston Rd., White Rock • April 1, 8 p.m. • $35, irishmadness.com
Metric / Death Cab for Cutie Canadian indie rock icons team up for their cross-Canada co-headlining tour, Lights on the Horizon. • Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, UBC • April 1, 6:45 p.m. • $40.50-$60.50, livenation.com
Norma Winstone British jazz vocalist extraordinaire with Capilano University’s ‘A’ Band and NiteCap. • BlueShore Centre, Capilano University, North Van • April 1, 8 p.m. • $35/$32, capilanou.ca/centre
Stop the Pipelines. Start the Music Features Five Alarm Funk, the Boom Booms, and Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron. Proceeds support the Unist’ot’en Camp. • The Imperial, 319 Main St. • April 1, 7:30 p.m. • $25/$20, facebook.com/ events/1140920752605738
Wolfmother: Gypsy Caravan Tour Grammy Award-winning rock band tour in support of their new album, Victorious. • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • April 1, 9:30 p.m. • $33.50, livenation.com
Atlas Genius Australian indie rockers. • Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville St. • April 2, 7 p.m. • $25, livenation.com
Cullen Omori Smith Westerns’ frontman tours in support of his solo debut, New Misery. • Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender St. • April 2, doors 7 p.m. • fortunesoundclub.com
Fifth Annual Decibel Magazine Tour Abbath, High on Fire, Skeletonwitch and Tribulation spearhead metal mag’s ferocious new tour • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • April 2, 8 p.m. • $35, livenation.com
Goldroom
L.A.-based electronic musician and producer. • Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward St. • April 2, 8:30 p.m. • $15, ticketweb.ca
Joëlle Rabu and Nico Rhodes Singer Joëlle Rabu is known for her interpretation of classic European cabaret-style tunes and jazz melodies. With pianist Nico Rhodes. • Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave., West Van • April 2 and 3, 8 p.m. • $35, kaymeekcentre.com
Orchard Pinkish Hillbilly Soul Revue Local bluegrass band, with TrailerHawk, Cass King and the Next Right Thing and Eddy D & the Sex Bombs. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • April 2, 8 p.m. • $10, ticketfly.com
Prince Rama
Brooklyn, two-piece psych-dance band tour in support of their upcoming release, Xtreme Now. • The Cobalt, 917 Main St • April 2, doors 7 p.m. • ticketfly.com
The Black Hen Travelling Roadshow Revue Musical revue featuring Steve Dawson, Russell deCarle, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Roxanne Potvin. • BlueShore Centre, Capilano University, North Van • April 2, 8 p.m. • $36/$33, capilanou.ca/centre
The Wheat in the Barley Canadian folk fusion quartet’s 25th anniversary celebration. • Capital White Rock Playhouse, 1532 Johnston St., White Rock • April 2, 8 p.m. • $25, wheatinthebarley.com
Zeellia Vancouver’s Ukrainian music trailblazers celebrate the launch of their album, Tse Tak Bulo/That’s How it Was. • Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender St. • April 2, 8 p.m. • $22/$20, auucvancouver.ca
Ekachai Jearakul Guitar Concert Thai classical guitarist. • Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour St. • April 2, 7 p.m. • $20-$35, vancouverguitar.org
VPO Symphonic Double Bill The Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra performs works by Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn. • Shaughnessy Heights United Church, 1550 W. 33rd Ave. • April 2, 8 p.m. • Suggested $10-$15 donation, vanphil.ca
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks The Pacific Baroque Orchestra and the UBC Baroque Mentorship Orchestra perform Handel’s suite for wind band written for the
fireworks celebration commemorating the end of the War of Austrian Succession in April of 1749. • Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC • April 3, 3-5 p.m. • $35-$66, tickets.ubc.ca Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Fortepiano & Flute Period instrument chamber music from six centuries in Vancouver and around the Salish Sea. Henry Lebedinsky, fortepiano with Jeffrey Cohan, late 18th and early 19th-century keyed flutes. • Ryerson United Church, 2195 W. 45th Ave. • April 3, 7:30 p.m. • Suggested $15-$25 donation, salishseafestival.org/vancouver
UBC Music: Opera Tea in the Garden
Enjoy a concert of opera arias and song favourites. Coffee, tea, and light refreshments are served. • UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 SW Marine Dr. • April 3, 2 p.m. • $15-$24, music.ubc.ca
Victoria Symphony 75th Anniversary Tour The VSO’s sister orchestra, with Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear, and Victoria Symphony Music Director Tania Miller. • Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. • April 3, 2 p.m. • vancouversymphony.ca West Coast Chamber Music: Adventure of the Spirit Angela Cavadas, Rebecca Wenham, Holly Duff and Alan Crane team up to perform Schubert’s Trios for Piano and Strings by Dvorak and Frank Bridge. • Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 949 W. 49th Ave. • April 3, 3 p.m. • $20/$15,
westcoastchambermusic.com
Jazz Vespers With the Anita Eccleston Trio featuring Doug Gorkoff. • Northwood United Church, 8855 156th St., Surrey • April 3, 4 p.m. • By donation, northwood-united.org
Killswitch Engage American metalcore band. • Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville St. • April 3, doors 6 p.m. • $46-$50, ticketfly.com
Lonesome Leash
New Orleans singer-songwriter performs with Myrtle Family Band and Jack Garton. • WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac St. • April 3, 8 p.m. • $10, facebook.com/events/1011961165549140
Blue Man Group Comedy, theatre, rock concert and dance party all rolled into one. • Abbotsford Centre, 33800 King Rd. • April 4, 7:30 p.m. • $55-$99,
ticketmaster.ca
Bane American hardcore band celebrates its 20th anniversary with one final tour. • The Cobalt, 917 Main St. • April 5, 9 p.m. • $18, ticketweb.ca
Ciara: Jackie Tour Grammy-winning American singer, songwriter and record producer. • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • April 5, 9:30 p.m. • $32.50,
livenation.com
Dalannah Gail Bowen Blues Benefit Join dozens of local blues artists to raise money for Dalannah, a much-loved singer/ songwriter who is suffering from two recent strokes. • Fairview Pub, 898 W. Broadway • April 5, 7 p.m. • Suggested minimum $15 donation, dalannahgailbowen.com/Donate.html
Operators Indie dance-pop band featuring Dan Boeckner, frontman of Wolf Parade. • Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender St. • April 5, doors 8 p.m. • $17, bplive.ca
A Tribe Called Red (DJ set)
Canadian electronic music group//DJ crew blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep with elements of First Nations music. • Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender St. • April 6, 10 p.m. • $20, livenation.com
Bluebird North: Where Writers Sing & Tell Features Coco Love Alcorn, T. Buckley, The Small Glories’ Cara Luft & JD Edwards and host Shari Ulrich. • Roundhouse Performance Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews • April 6, 7:30 p.m. • $18, songwriters.ca
G-Eazy: When It’s Dark Out Tour
California-based rapper, songwriter and record producer. • PNE Coliseum • April 6, 7:30 p.m. • $45, ticketleader.ca
Generation Axe: A Night of Guitars Five fiercely talented guitar players come together to create a six-string extravaganza. With Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. • April 6, 7:30 p.m. • $39-$89, livenation.com
Minoru Chapel Opera Opera Di Concertsti presents highlights from Giuseppe Verdi’s, Aïda. • Minoru Chapel, 6540 Gilbert Rd., Richmond • April 6, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. • $20/$18, 604-276-4300, richmond.ca
VSO: Setting the Stage The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 2016 Spring Festival explores the War of the
Romantics, one of the most important periods in classical music history. Repertoire: Brahms, Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor and Wagner, Five songs for Voice and Piano Wesendonck Lieder. • Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. • April 7, 8 p.m. • $25, vancouversymphony.ca
Allan Rayman Young, cryptic performer, musician and consummate storyteller hailing from Lost Springs. • Guilt & Company, 1 Alexander St. • April 7, 9 p.m. • $14.50, livenation.com
David Francey Three-time Juno Award-winner launches his new album, Empty Train. • St. James Hall, 3214 W. 10th Ave. • April 7, 8 p.m. • $30/$26, roguefolk.bc.ca
Elephant Revival
Progressive indie folk quintet from Colorado tour in support of their latest release, Petals. With guests Mandolin Orange. • Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St. • April 7, 8:30 p.m. • $25, thefestival.bc.ca
La Fin Absolute du Monde West Oakland ‘classical meets metal’ band, on tour to support their latest release, Clarity Amongst the Rubble. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • April 7, doors 8 p.m. • $10, ticketfly.com
Niyaz & Adham Shaikh Two unique innovators perform an electronic fusion based in Middle-Eastern, Indian, and other global influences. • Venue, 881 Granville St. • April 7, 8 p.m. • $30/$25, venuelive.ca
ZZ Top Legendary Texas rockers bring their Hell Raisers Tour to the Abbotsford Centre. • Abbotsford Centre, 33800 King Rd. • April 7, 7:30 p.m. • $35-$85, livenation.com