28 Vancouver concerts this weekend, April 8 to 10

FRIDAY: night of music by the Rocket Revellers at St. James Hall raises money for the Rogue Folk Club and St. James Hall.

FRIDAY: local beekeeping charity Hives For Humanity holds a benefit concert at the Rickshaw featuring music by Slow Learners, Ripple Illusion, and Double Shotzz.

FRIDAY: Indian sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar plays the Chan Centre, performing tunes from new album Land of Gold.

FRIDAY: Barbados soca artist DJ Soca Fete plays WISE Hall.

FRIDAY: Vancouver pop-rock band Marianas Trench plays the Pacific Coliseum, with guests Walk Off the Earth and Kieran Mercer.

FRIDAY: garage-rock outfit Speranza plays the Fairvew Pub with Space Chimp, Spectrelight, and Martian Flytrap.

FRIDAY: Default guitarist Black Tone Heart plays Studio Records, with guests Bone State Rebellion, Friction Project, and ILLUMINOSITY.

FRIDAY: Canadian jazz vocalist-pianist Carol Welsman plays the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, touring in support of her latest release Baby Close Your Eyes.

FRIDAY: Vancouver electropop band Rococode plays the Fox Cabaret, showcasing tunes from new album Don't Worry It Will Be Dark Soon.

SATURDAY: British-born DJ Quantic plays the Imperial on his Tropical Elevation North American Tour.

SATURDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian folk duo the Small Glories coheadlining St. James Hall with indie-folk vocalist Jenny Ritter.

SATURDAY: seventies pop singer Tony Orlando ("Tie a Yellow Ribbon") plays Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

SATURDAY: Norwegian-American sound artist Camille Norment performs at Pyatt Hall with Victoria's Experimental Music Unit.

SATURDAY: indie singer-songwriter Christa Couture performs with Sandy Scofield at CBC Studio 700.

SATURDAY: Canadian a cappella group the Nylons plays the River Rock Show Theatre on its farewell tour.

SATURDAY: Modified Ghost Festival at the Rickshaw features metal bands Suffocation, Cattle Decapitation, Dead Cross, Toxic Holocaust, Intronaut, Archspire, and Scale The Summit.

SATURDAY: American rock singer-songwriter Matthew Logan Vasquez plays the Cobalt, touring in support of his debut solo album Solicitor Returns.

SATURDAY: gypsy-rock band Reverend Heathen Strangefellow and the Vaudeville Vagabonds play the Railway Club, with guests Year of the Wolf, S.K.A., and the Upside.

SATURDAY: Old School Dance Party at the Croatian Cultural Centre features music spun by DJs Earl Da Pearl and El Nino.

SATURDAY: jazz-soul music by Maya Rae and Her Rhythm Band at Temple Sholom, with proceeds to help the settlement of two Syrian refugee families.

SATURDAY: Atlanta-based producer Gravez plays Alexander Gastown, with guests JUELZ and NÜ DJs.

SATURDAY: Swedish indie-pop band Miike Snow plays the Commodore, touring in support of new album iii. SOLD OUT.

SATURDAY: Vancouver heavy-funk band Camaro 67 plays Studio Records at a release party for debut album Burn Rubber, Not Your Soul.

SUNDAY: English heavy-metal legends Iron Maiden play Rogers Arena on their The Book of Souls tour, with guests the Raven Age.

SUNDAY: American R&B singer-songwriter and producer Tinashe plays the Vogue Theatre, touring in support of latest release Joyride.

SUNDAY: Ohio indie-pop/hip-hop duo Twenty One Pilots plays the first of two nights at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with guest Coleman Hell.

SUNDAY: fifteen-piece Gypsy-punk band Lemon Bucket Orkestra plays the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.

SUNDAY: Norwegian pop singer-songwriter Aurora plays the Imperial, touring in support of debut album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend.