14 Vancouver concerts this week, January 18 to 22

TUESDAY: Americana band the Devil Makes Three plays the Commodore, touring in support of latest album I'm a Stranger Here.

TUESDAY: local jazz saxophonist Cory Weeds hosts a jam session with professional and amateur Vancouver musicians at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

WEDNESDAY: Brooklyn-based experimental-dance musician Chrome Sparks plays Fortune Sound Club, touring in support of latest release Parallelism.

WEDNESDAY: Americana band the Devil Makes Three plays the Commodore, touring in support of latest album I'm a Stranger Here.

THURSDAY: American soul-folk group Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats play the Commodore, with guests Paper Bird. SOLD OUT.

THURSDAY: Rock band Rat Fist, featuring Randy Randall and Sean McGuiness, plays Fortune Sound Club for the Knowshow afterparty early show, with guests Brass.

THURSDAY: electronica musician Randon Rab plays Red Room Ultrabar, with guests AppleCat and Pyrrha Luna.

THURSDAY: hip-hop artist Z-Trip plays Fortune Sound Club for the Knowshow afterparty late show, with guests Justin Foosh and Marvel.

FRIDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Louisiana roots group the Revellers at St. James Hall.

FRIDAY: California-based reggae band Tribal Seeds plays the Biltmore, with guests the Steppas and the Skints.

FRIDAY: American garage-rockers Ty Segall and the Muggers play the Vogue Theatre, with guests CFM.

FRIDAY: Vancouver Metal Compilation CD release party at the Rickshaw features local metal bands Gross Misconduct, Mournir, Assimilation, and Medevil.

FRIDAY: Montreal indie-electronica project Majical Cloudz plays the Cobalt, touring in support of latest release Are You Alone?.

FRIDAY: American electronica musician Shigeto plays the Imperial, touring in support of latest release Intermission.