CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dynamic Duo
Korean hip hop duo that consists of Choiza and Gaeko. • Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville St. • March 27, doors 7 p.m. • $80-$115, VIP/$135-$190 at ticketfly.com
G-Eazy: When It’s Dark Out Tour
California-based rapper, songwriter and record producer. With guests Nef the Pharaoh, Marty Grimes and Daghe. • PNE Coliseum (Note new venue) • April 6, 7:30 p.m. • $45, ticketleader.ca, 604-757-0345, 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
Red Fang
American heavy metal band from Portland, Oregon, with guests Bison and Black Wizard. • Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville St. • April 14, doors 8 p.m. • $26, bplive.ca, Red Cat, Neptoon and Zulu, venuelive.ca
Otep
Hard rock band from Los Angeles, on tour to support their forthcoming album, Generation Doom. With guests September Mourning, Through Fire and Doll Skin. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • April 16, doors 8 p.m. • $20, ticketfly.com, Red Cat, Neptoon, Beat Street, rickshawtheatre.com
Yelawolf: Slumadian Tour
American hip hop recording artist from Gadsden, Alabama. With Fefe • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • April 23, 9:30 p.m. • $40, ticketmaster.ca, Red Cat, Highlife, livenation.com
The Subways
English rock band from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. • Media Club, 695 Cambie St. • April 26, 9 p.m. • $25, ticketweb.ca, livenation.com
Zhu: Neon City Tour
Electronic music producer and singer. • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • April 28, 10 p.m. • $40, ticketmaster.ca, livenation.com
Elliphant
Singer, songwriter and rapper from Sweden tours to support her latest release, Living Life Golden. • Alexander Gastown, 1 Alexander St. • May 7, 8 p.m. • $15, ticketweb.ca, Red Cat, Zulu, timbreconcerts.com
Katchafire: Burn It Down Tour
All-Maori roots/reggae band, with guests Mystic Roots Band. • Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville St. • May 7, 8:30 p.m. • $27.50, ticketmaster.ca, meloproductions.net
Mayer Hawthorne
American R&B/soul singer and musician, on tour to support his latest release, Man About Town. A digital download of the album is included with every ticket. • The Imperial, 319 Main St. • May 9, 9 p.m. • $27.85, ticketweb.ca, timbreconcerts.com
Cate le Bon
L.A.-based Welsh singer-songwriter tours to support her latest release, Crab Day. • Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward St. • May 12, 9 p.m. • $14, ticketweb.ca, Red Cat, Zulu, timbreconcerts.com
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Seattle rapper Macklemore and DJ/producer Ryan Lewis tour to support their second collaborative effort, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made. • PNE Forum • May 25, 8 p.m. • $60.50, ticketleader.ca, livenation.com
Yeasayer
Experimental rock band from Brooklyn tour to support their latest release, Amen & Goodbye. • The Imperial, 319 Main St. • May 28, 9:30 p.m. • $25, ticketweb.ca, Red Cat, Zulu, timbreconcerts.com
Chelsea Wolfe
California based singer and musician tours to support her latest release, Abyss. With guests A Dead Forest Index. • The Imperial, 319 Main St. • May 29, 9 p.m. • $20, ticketweb.ca, Red Cat, Zulu, timbreconcerts.com
The Kills
Indie rock band formed by American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince. With guests L.A. Witch • Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St. • May 31, 9:30 p.m. • $35, ticketmaster.ca, Red Cat, livenation.com
Voivod
Quebec metal band on tour to support their latest release, Post Society. With guests King Parrot, Child Bite, the Hallowed Catharsis and Expain. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • June 13, doors 6 p.m. • rickshawtheatre.com
Ill Niño
New Jersey-based Latin metal band, on tour performing their album Revolucion, Revolucion in its entirety. With guests Bobaflex and Terror Universal. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • June 15, doors 7 p.m. • $27, ticketweb.ca, Red Cat, Zulu, rickshawtheatre.com
Plants and Animals
Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal comprised of guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque, and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. • The Imperial, 319 Main St. • June 16, 9 p.m. • $20, ticketmaster.ca, Red Cat, livenation.com
JMSN ‘The Tour’
R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Detroit tours to support his latest release, It Is. • Alexander Gastown, 1 Alexander St. • June 20, 10 p.m. • $15, ticketweb.ca, Red Cat, Zulu, timbreconcerts.com
Flight of the Conchords Sings Flight of the Conchords
New Zealand-based comedy band composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo’s comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series that aired for two seasons on HBO. • Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. • June 23, 8 p.m. • $49.50-$69.50, ticketmaster.ca, aeglive.com
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, rapper and producer and the lone female member of The Fugees. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. • June 26, 8 p.m. • $79-$151, coastaljazz.ticketfly.com
Sarah McLachlan
Grammy and Juno Award-winning multi-platinum singer-songwriter performs as part of this year’s TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. • June 27, 8 p.m. • $79-$140, coastaljazz.ticketfly.com
case/lang/veirs
k.d. lang, Neko Case and Laura Veirs will perform works from their new album, case/lang/veirs. With special guest Andy Shauf. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. • June 29, 8 p.m. • $79-$140, coastaljazz.ticketfly.com
Brit Floyd, The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show
The band’s Space and Time Continuum World Tour 2016 will take you on an amazing journey through fifty years of Pink Floyd • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. • July 16, 8 p.m. • $39, $59, $75 at ticketmaster.ca, livenation.com
Making A Murderer’s Dean Strang & Jerry Buting: A Conversation on Justice
Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, defense attorneys for Steven Avery in the Netflix documentary series Making A Murderer, discuss the case and its broader implications, and talk about the larger topic of the American criminal justice system. Includes a Q&A • Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. • July 29, 8 p.m. • $46.50-$56.50, ticketmaster.ca, aeglive.com
