NOVEMBER 1: American heavy-metal band Butcher Babies plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Hellchamber and Anarcheon.

NOVEMBER 1: Colombian-American pop singer-songwriter Kali Uchis plays the Biltmore Cabaret, with guests Phony Ppl.

NOVEMBER 1: jazz at UBC"s Roy Barnett Recital Hall by pianist-flutist Tom Keenlyside, pianist Miles Black, bassist Miles Hill, and drummer Bernie Arai.

NOVEMBER 2: Caravan World Rhythms presents Montreal hip-hop group Nomadic Massive at the Rickshaw, with guests "Rap and Soul" crew JB The First Lady, Kimmortal & Missy D., DJ Su Comandante.

NOVEMBER 2: Los Angeles metalcore band In This Moment coheadlines the Commodore with American rap-rock band Hollywood Undead, with guests Of Mice and Men and Avatar.

NOVEMBER 2: the New North Collective performs jazz, folk, new music, spoken word, and rock at Burnab'y's Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

NOVEMBER 3: American electronica duo Odesza performs the first of two nights at the PNE Forum, with guests Sofi Tukker and Kasbo. SOLD OUT.

NOVEMBER 3: Coastal Jazz presents New York City organ player Akiko Tsuruga performing the first of two shows at Frankie's Jazz.

NOVEMBER 3: American folk band Hiss Golden Messenger plays the Biltmore Cabaret, touring in support of new album Hallelujah Anyhow.

NOVEMBER 3: American alt-rock band Deer Tick plays the Rickshaw, with guest Jena Friedman.

NOVEMBER 3: Atlanta hip-hop artist 6lack plays the Commodore, with guest Sabrina Claudio.

NOVEMBER 3: U.K. electronica artist and Fuck Buttons member Blanck Mass plays the Fox Cabaret, touring in support of latest solo release World Eater.

NOVEMBER 3: the Rogue Folk Club presents Cape Breton traditional-folk band Beòlach at St. James Hall.

NOVEMBER 3: Canadian adult-contemporary singer-songwriter Gino Vanelli plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

NOVEMBER 4: East Van Opry at the Rio Theatre features country-roots music by the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Dawn Pemberton, C.R. Avery, Geoff Berner, Carolyn Mark (above), Kim Beggs, Eli West, Anne-Louise Genest, Marin Patenaude, DJ Elliot C Way, the Airstreams, Squirrel Butter, the Alimony Brothers, and the East Van Country Band.

NOVEMBER 4: Coastal Jazz presents New York City organ player Akiko Tsuruga performing the second of two shows at Frankie's Jazz.

NOVEMBER 4: rock band Whiskey River Gun Club performs a CD release party at Red Room Ultrabar, with guests Rebel Priest.

NOVEMBER 4: American hip-hop artist MadeinTYO plays Venue, with guests 24hrs and K Swisha.

NOVEMBER 4: Journey frontman Arnel Pineda performs at New Westminster's Massey Theatre, touring in support of his new solo album.

NOVEMBER 4: Greek contemporary-instrumental musician Yanni performs his hits while giving the audience a chance to ask him questions at the River Rock Show Theatre.

NOVEMBER 4: New Orleans hip-hop duo $uicideboy$ performs at the Vogue Theatre on its Global Epidemic Tour.

NOVEMBER 4: Victoria-based indie-rock band Current Swell plays the Commodore.

NOVEMBER 4: the 19th annual West Coast Guitar Night at the Cultch features acoustic jazz, Brazilian, classical, folk, and flamenco music by Kent Hillman, Edgar Avelino, Les Finnigan, Alexander Flock, Itamar Erez, and John Gilliat with Rossi Tzonkov.

NOVEMBER 4: American electronica duo Odesza performs the first of two nights at the PNE Forum, with guests Sofi Tukker and Kasbo.

NOVEMBER 5: American metal band Narcotic Wasteland plays the Astoria Pub, with guests Dreaming Dead and Crackwhore.

NOVEMBER 5: jazz guitarist Henry Young's Quartet and percussionist Themba Tana perform at an Aoki Legacy Fund benefit at Vancouver Japanese Hall.

NOVEMBER 5: vintage-jazz quintet verBrugge performs at North Van's St. Andrew's United Church.

NOVEMBER 5: English indie-rock singer-songwriter, musician, and producer King Krule plays the Vogue Theatre.

NOVEMBER 5: jazz music at Surrey's Northwood United Chuch by pianist Tom Arntzen, vocalist Georgina Arntzen, vocalist-bassist Jen Hodge, trumpeter Alan Matheson, saxophonist Bill Abbott, and clarinetist Joe Abbott.

NOVEMBER 5: Julio Montero presents music by the New Generation Jazz Quartet, Pablo Cárdenas, and Afro-Latin Groove at the Rickshaw Theatre.

NOVEMBER 6: American folk-rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter Ani DiFranco performs at the Vancouver Playhouse.

NOVEMBER 7: American rock singer-songwriter Ted Leo and his band the Pharmacists play the Cobalt.

NOVEMBER 7: Beatles tribute show Let It Be is performed at the Abbotsford Centre.

NOVEMBER 8: American southern-roots band Texas Troubadours, featuring Ruthie Foster, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Carrie Rodriguez, plays Chan Centre fpr the Performing Arts.

NOVEMBER 8: Canadian punk band Propagandhi plays the Rickshaw, with guests  RVIVR and Bad Cop/Bad Cop. SOLD OUT.

NOVEMBER 8: Finnish metal band Children of Bodom plays the Commodore, with guests Carach Angren, Lost Society, and Uncured.

NOVEMBER 8: Taiwanese rock band Mayday (above) plays Rogers Arena.

NOVEMBER 8: American folk duo Mandolin Orange plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest album Blindfaller.

NOVEMBER 8: Toronto singer-songwriter the Weather Station plays the Fox Cabaret.

NOVEMBER 8: Los Angeles-based alternative band Lany plays the Vogue Theatre.

NOVEMBER 9: Canadian vocalists Scott Helman and Ria Mae coheadline Venue, with guest Jonathan Roy.

NOVEMBER 9: Australian metal band Ne Obliviscaris plays the Rickshaw, with guests Allegaeon, Dead Asylum, and Resurgence.

NOVEMBER 9: British alt-rock singer-songwriter Alex Clare plays the Imperial, performing on his Tail of Lions Tour.

NOVEMBER 9: Canadian country singer-songwriter Ridley Bent plays the Anza Club.

NOVEMBER 9: Roedde House Jazz Series presents jazz music by pianist-keyboardists Winston Matsushita and Dan Reynolds and percussionist Joe Poole.

NOVEMBER 9: the Rogue Folk Club presents American folk singer-songwriters Tom Paxton and the Don Juans at St. James Hall.

NOVEMBER 9: Los Angeles pop singer Gavin Turek plays the Fox Cabaret, touring in support of latest EP Good Look for You.

NOVEMBER 9: Truck Yeah Productions presents Forever Country, a musical tribute to Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, and Alan Jackson, at Roosters Country Cabaret.

NOVEMBER 10: Cory Weeds’ Little Big Band Explosion plays the first of two nights at Frankie's Jazz.

NOVEMBER 10: rapper Ghostemane makes his Vancouver debut at Celebrities Underground, with guests Wavy Jone$ and Nedarb Nagrom.

NOVEMBER 10: American punk-rockers Dead Kennedys play the Rickshaw, with guests the Dwarves, Diarrhea Planet, Dirty Fences, Fashionism, Sore Points, and The Shrine.

NOVEMBER 10: Marcus Mosely and Shari Ulrich present a night of music featuring the Marcus Mosely Chorale and Russ Rosen at St. james Hall.

NOVEMBER 10: Canadian hard-rock band the Headstones (above), featuring frontman Hugh Dillon, plays the first of two nights at the Commodore.

NOVEMBER 10: California-based electronica-R&B singer and producer Michl plays the Fox Cabaret.

NOVEMBER 10: Canadian hip-hop artist Son Real plays the Vogue Theatre, performing on his One Long Dream Tour.

NOVEMBER 11: American deathcore band Suicide Silence plays the Imperial, with guests Upon a Burning Body, Slaughter to Prevail, Prison, and Galactic Pegasus.

NOVEMBER 11: California electronica duo Dance with the Dead plays Venue, with guests GosT and Oceanside85.

NOVEMBER 11: Canadian indie-rock bands the Elwins and Fast Romantics coheadline the Cobalt.

NOVEMBER 11: Ontario post-hardcore band Silverstein plays the Rickshaw, with guests Seaway, Chief State, and Cedar Green.

NOVEMBER 11: Soundcity Hooligans, the Staggers and Jaggs, Obscene Being, Anteater, Mooshy Face, and Spring Breaks plays NYB's 6th Anniversary Show at Pub 340.

NOVEMBER 11: Cory Weeds’ Little Big Band Explosion plays the second of two nights at Frankie's Jazz.

NOVEMBER 11: American electropop singer-songwriter Halsey plays Rogers Arena, with guest Charli XCX and Partynextdoor.

NOVEMBER 11: American R&B singer-songwriter Son Little plays the Biltmore.

NOVEMBER 11: American folk-roots singer-songwriter and guitarist Trevor Hall plays the Imperial, with guests East Forest.

NOVEMBER 11: American indie-rock musician Kelcey Ayer plays the WISE Hall, with guests Combat.

NOVEMBER 11: Canadian hard-rock band the Headstones, featuring frontman Hugh Dillon, plays the second of two nights at the Commodore.

NOVEMBER 12: Swedish indie-pop band Shout Out Louds plays Venue.

NOVEMBER 12: American bluegrass band the Devil Makes Three (above) plays the Commodore, with guest Scott H. Biram.

NOVEMBER 12: Blueprint Live presents an all-ages rap show at Celebrities featuring Uno The Activist, Thouxanbanfauni & Warhol.SS.

NOVEMBER 12: Canadian indie-soul singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar plays the first of two nights at the Vogue, with guest Snoh Aalegra. SOLD OUT.

NOVEMBER 12: American R&B band Vintage Trouble plays the Rickshaw, with guest Desi Valentine.

NOVEMBER 12: Swedish indie-pop band Shout Out Louds plays Venue.

NOVEMBER 13: Chilean reggae band Gondwana plays Red Room Ultrabar, with guest Ganjo Bassman.

NOVEMBER 13: Canadian indie-soul singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar plays the second of two nights at the Vogue, with guest Snoh Aalegra.

NOVEMBER 13: American gore-metal band Gwar plays the Commodore, with guests Ghoul, He Is Legend, and U.S. Bastards.

NOVEMBER 14: Houston rock band Waterparks plays the Rio Theatre, with guests As It Is, Chapel, and Sleep on It.

NOVEMBER 14: American indie-rock singer songwriter Hamilton Leithauser plays the Biltmore, with guest Courtney Marie Andrews.

NOVEMBER 15: first day of the NOW Society 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

NOVEMBER 15:  metal bands Origin, Archspire, Defeated Sanity, Dyscarnate, Visceral Disgorge, Zuckuss, and the Kennedy Veil play the Rickshaw on the Bloodletting North America Tour.

NOVEMBER 15: vintage vocal trio the Beauty Shop Dolls perform retro tunes from the 1920s and 1940s at Fort Langley's Chief Sepass Theatre.

NOVEMBER 15: French-Cuban musical duo Ibeyi (above) plays the Commodore, with guest the Mind.

NOVEMBER 16: Foreign Beggars, experimental multi-genre trio from the U.K., plays the Cobalt.

NOVEMBER 16: second day of the NOW Society 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

NOVEMBER 17: Canadian pop-rock band the Barenaked Ladies plays the first of two nights at the Commodore, with guest Ron Sexsmith.

NOVEMBER 17: the Innocence Lost Foundation hosts a benefit concert at St. James Hall to raise funds and awareness for former child soldiers.

NOVEMBER 17: Canadian punk band Gob plays Venue.

NOVEMBER 17: Latin-music icon Alex Cuba performs with Ian Olmstead, Jake Jenne, and Jose Sanchez at Kay Meek Centre.

NOVEMBER 17: heavy-metal band Dead Quiet plays the Rickshaw, with guests Black Thunder, We Hunt Buffalo, and Heron.

NOVEMBER 17: the Vancouver Folk Festival presents Australian roots-rock singer-songwriter Henry Wagons at the WISE Hall.

NOVEMBER 17: third day of the NOW Society 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

NOVEMBER 18: American acoustic-electric guitarist Phil Keaggy performs at a benefit concert for Compassion Canada at Langley's Church in the Valley.

NOVEMBER 18: Beats without Borders presents American world-electronica duo Desert Dwellers at the Rickshaw.

NOVEMBER 18: final day of the NOW Society 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

NOVEMBER 18: Canadian country-rock singer-songwriter Dallas Smith plays Abbotsford Centre, with guests Michael Ray and Lauren Alaina.

NOVEMBER 18: American electronica musician Shigeto plays the Imperial.

NOVEMBER 18: Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods, composed of MC Pressure, Suffa, and DJ Debris, plays the Vogue.

NOVEMBER 18: Canadian pop-rock band the Barenaked Ladies plays the second of two nights at the Commodore, with guest Ron Sexsmith.

NOVEMBER 18: Australian indie-folk singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin (above) plays the Biltmore, touring in support of debut album Don't Let the Kids Win.

NOVEMBER 19: the 50-voice Marcus Mosely Chorale performs at Surrey's Northwood United Church.

NOVEMBER 19: Paul Silveria, the Bottom Shelf Bourbon Trio, the Honky Tonk Dillitantes, Emily Rose, Paul and Shiho, and Booth Shot Lincoln with Max Evans perform at a Stolen Gear Fundraiser at LanaLou's.

NOVEMBER 19: benefit concert at the Commodore raises funds for Spirit of the West vocalist John Mann, who has early-onset Alzheimer's. SOLD OUT.

NOVEMBER 20: Los Angeles experimental multigenre musician and producer Flying Lotus performs a 3-D show at the Vogue.

NOVEMBER 21: Canadian punk-rock band Death From Above plays the Commodore, with guests the Beaches.

NOVEMBER 23: Swedish death-metal band Arch Enemy coheadlines the Vogue with American heavy-metal band Trivium, with guests While She Sleeps and Fit for an Autopsy.

NOVEMBER 24: New York trumpet player and composer Jeremy Pelt plays the first of two nights with his quintet at Frankie's Jazz.

NOVEMBER 24: American electronica musician and Vampire Weekend member Baio plays the Fox Cabaret.

NOVEMBER 24: Vancouver folk-punk band the Dreadnoughts plays a release show at the Rickshaw for its first album in seven years.

NOVEMBER 24: New Zealand singer and multi-instrumentalist Don McGlashan plays St. James Hall.

NOVEMBER 24: Canadian operatic-pop trio the Tenors plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

NOVEMBER 24: electronic music pioneer Gary Numan plays the Rickshaw, touring to support his new album Savage. 

NOVEMBER 24: Canadian indie-rock band the Rural Alberta Advantage plays the Commdore, with guests Yukon Blonde.

NOVEMBER 24: American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and audio engineer Syd plays the Vogue.

NOVEMBER 25: folk duo Saratoga coheadlines Studio 16 with folk-rock singer-songwriter Joey Robin Haché.

NOVEMBER 25: Vancouver rockabilly band Cousin Harley plays the Rickshaw, with guests the Rocket Revellers and the Wheelgrinders.

NOVEMBER 25: New York trumpet player and composer Jeremy Pelt plays the second of two nights with his quintet at Frankie's Jazz.

NOVEMBER 25: Scottish pop-rock band Mogwai plays the Commodore.

NOVEMBER 26: American indie-roots band Dispatch plays an acoustic show at the Imperial.

NOVEMBER 27: British dark-pop band Pale Waves plays the Fox Cabaret.

NOVEMBER 28: Austrian extreme-metal band Belphegor plays the Rickshaw, with guests Cryptopsy, HATE, and Kafirun.

NOVEMBER 28: American metal bands Periphery and Animals as Leaders coheadline the Commodore, with guests Astronoid.

NOVEMBER 29: American blues-rock guitarist Jonny Lang (above) plays the Commodore.

NOVEMBER 30: singer-songwriter Ann Mortifee plays the first of two nights at Christ Church Cathedral, with guitarist Ed Henderson, cellist Finn Manniche, and keyboardist Bill Sample.

NOVEMBER 30: avant-garage band Pere Ubu plays the Rickshaw, with guests Diminished Men.

NOVEMBER 30: American rock supergroup A Perfect Circle plays the Pacific Coliseum, with guests the Beta Machine.