100 Vancouver concerts in June

JUNE 1: Denver folk-rock band the Lumineers plays Burnaby's Deer Lake Park, with guests Soak. and Sleepwalkers.

JUNE 1: British hardcore-punk band Discharge plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Toxic Holocaust, Mass Grave, Old Derelicts, and World View.

JUNE 1: local jazz saxophonist Cory Weeds performs at Hycroft Mansion with guitarists Oliver Gannon and Bill Coon.

JUNE 1: American heavy-metal band Lamb of God plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with guests Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity.

JUNE 2: Todd Kerns, member of the Age of Electric and bassist for Slash, performs an acoustic show at the Roxy.

JUNE 2: local singer-songwriter Lindsay Robertson plays the WISE Hall, performing tunes from latest album Red Light Letters.

JUNE 3: Canadian alt-rock act City and Colour plays Rogers Arena, with guests Shakey Graves.

JUNE 3: Vancouver electronica trio Dirty Radio plays the Imperial, with guests the Lifetimes, Imur, and Wmnstudies.

JUNE 3: Canadian alt-country band the Sadies (above) plays the Rickshaw, with guests Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.

JUNE 3: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian folk artist Kierah at St. James Hall, with guests Adrian Dolan and Adam Dobres.

JUNE 3: Canadian indie-roots band West My Friend, led by vocalist Eden Oliver, plays Cafe Deux Soleils.

JUNE 3: Canadian folk-punk artist Rae Spoon plays the WISE Hall, with guests LAL and ESL.

JUNE 4: deep-listening concert at Red Gate Gallery features music by Eschatons, Puse Emitter, Sisters of Séance, and X41.

JUNE 4: Canadian indie-rock band Islands plays the Biltmore Cabaret, touring in support of new album Taste.

JUNE 4: Canadian jazz vocalist Lorraine Foster sings the hits of Vera Lynn at PAL Theatre.

JUNE 4: Chilean roots-reggae band Gondwana plays the Rickshaw.

JUNE 4: heavy-metal bands West of Hell, Revenger, and Torrefy perform aboard the M.V. Abitibi on the Invisible Orange Metal Cruise III.

JUNE 4: Sunwave 2016 features electronica music by Jay Tripwire, MYTE, K.A.S.H., Tienn, Rob Caruk, and Jackson at Koerner's Secret Garden.

JUNE 5: vocalist-guitarist Michael Friedman performs tunes from latest album Random Acts of Tuning at the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture.

JUNE 6: American experimental guitarist, composer, and vocalist Kaki King plays the Fox Cabaret.

JUNE 7: Texas post-hardcore band At the Drive-in (above) plays the Commodore Ballroom, with guests Le Butcherettes.

JUNE 7: American indie-rock singer-songwriter Kevin Morby plays the Media Club, with guest Jaye Bartell.

JUNE 8: the Rogue Folk Club presents bluegrass band Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen at St. James Hall, with guest Annalisa Tornfelt.

JUNE 8: Jamaican dancehall artist Elephant Man plays Alexander Gastown, with guests DJ Arems, Hoppa, and Tank Gyal.

JUNE 8: Toronto-based alt-R&B act dvsn, composed of producer Paul Jefferies and vocalist Daniel Daley, plays Fortune Sound Club. SOLD OUT.

JUNE 9: an evening of jazz at Roedde House Museum featuring Karin Plato with Chris Gestrin on piano and James Danderfer on saxophone.

JUNE 10: American folk-rock singer-songwriter and Hot Water Music member Chuck Ragan plays Venue.

JUNE 10: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter Danny Michel at St. James Hall.

JUNE 10: horn-driven ska band the Brass Action plays LanaLou's, with guests the Upside and Kownterpoint.

JUNE 10: local AC/DC tribute band OC/DC plays the Fairview Pub, with guests Meatplow and Spiritwalker.

JUNE 11: American folk-pop singer-songwriter James Taylor ("Fire and Rain", "You've Got a Friend") plays Rogers Arena.

JUNE 11: Wmnstudies, Can I Live, and Momantix perform aboard the M.V. Abitibi on the Goldroom High Seas Boat Tour.

JUNE 11: Oakland hip-hop duo Blackalicious plays Fortune Sound Club, with guest Fuze the MC.

JUNE 11: Victoria indie-rock band Frog Eyes plays the Emerald, with local guests Strength of Materials.

JUNE 11: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Dawn Pemberton, and the Ballantynes perform as part of the Red Truck Brewery's Truck Stop Concert Series.

JUNE 12: Nashville swamp-blues singer-songwriter Adia Victoria plays the Cobalt, touring in support of her debut album Beyond the Bloodhounds.

JUNE 13: Quebec metal band Voivod (above) plays the Rickshaw, with guests King Parrot, Child Bite, the Hallowed Catharsis, and Expain.

JUNE 14: Belgian DJ and producer the Magician plays the Biltmore Cabaret.

JUNE 15: New Jersey-based Latin-metal band Ill Niño plays the Rickshaw, with guests Bobaflex and Terror Universal.

JUNE 16: the Reverberation Appreciation Society and Timbre Concerts present the first night of Levitation Vancouver, featuring concerts in downtown Vancouver at Malkin Bowl, the Rickshaw Theatre, the Imperial, and the Cobalt.

JUNE 16: American horn-infused rock band Chicago ("Make Me Smile", "Saturday in the Park") plays the first of two nights at the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 16: Montreal-based indie-rock band Plants and Animals plays the Imperial, with guests Royal Canoe.

JUNE 16: Timbre Concerts and Levitation Vancouver present Canadian punk-rock band the Flatliners at the Cobalt Festival Launch Party, with guests Together Pangea and Youth Decay.

JUNE 17: Ruby & Smith, Ruby's Ukulele Orchestra, and Ralph Shaw perform at the Rio Theatre's Strumming for Stroke benefit for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

JUNE 17: American horn-infused rock band Chicago ("Make Me Smile", "Saturday in the Park") plays the second of two nights at the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 17: outdoor electronica festival at the Scandinavian Community Centre features performances by H!j!nx, Rich Haughton, Volodicus, Starbuck, Fiksupoika, and Phonofile.

JUNE 17: Festival African Heritage Music and Dance Society presents African reggae artists Alpha Blondy & the Solar System (above) at the Vogue, with guests Camaro 67, Mr. Fantastik, and Ketch Di Vybz Dancers.

JUNE 17: the Reverberation Appreciation Society and Timbre Concerts present the second night of Levitation Vancouver, featuring concerts in downtown Vancouver at Malkin Bowl, the Rickshaw Theatre, the Imperial, and the Cobalt.

JUNE 17: Elvis tribute artist Eli Williams and the Memphis Sound recreate Presley's 1968 comeback concert at Port Moody's Inlet Theatre.

JUNE 17: African and Latin dance music spun by DJs Marc Fournier and Eric Lenger at the Backstage Lounge.

JUNE 18: the West Coast Jazz Invitational at Surrey's Northwood United Church features music by the Vancouver Groove Orchestra, Rich Wetzel, Chad Makela, the Mighty Fraser Big Band, David Hodgson, the Other Big Band, Deep Cove Big Band, Inlet Jazz Band, Bruce James Orchestra, New Westminster & District Jazz Band, South Van Big Band, and the Jazz Connexion.

JUNE 18: Melo Productions presents the Tropical Boat Cruise Glow Party on board MV Britannia, featuring music by Daddy Mikey, DJ Kemo, Redemption Sound, and DJ Rexx.

JUNE 18: English pop-rock singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole plays the Rio Theatre.

JUNE 18: the Reverberation Appreciation Society and Timbre Concerts present the third and final night of Levitation Vancouver, featuring concerts in downtown Vancouver at Malkin Bowl, the Rickshaw Theatre, the Imperial, and the Cobalt.

JUNE 19: Austin-based shoegaze band Pale Dīan plays the Rickshaw, with guests Passive, Black Knight, and Sattelite.

JUNE 20: Detroit R&B singer-songwriter JMSN plays Alexander Gastown, touring in support of latest album It Is.

JUNE 21: Canadian electronica musician Jessy Lanza plays Alexander Gastown, with guest DJ Taye.

JUNE 22: as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, free concert at Prohibition by by Jack Garton.

JUNE 23: New Zealand-based comedy band Flight of the Conchords, composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement (above), plays the Orpheum Theatre.

JUNE 23: American rapper BAS plays Alexander Gastown, with guests the Hics, Ron Gilmore, Cozz, and Earthgang.

JUNE 23: Jamaican reggae-R&B group Toots and the Maytals, featuring vocalist Toots Hibbert, plays the Commodore.

JUNE 23: as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, free concert at Prohibition by Jaclyn Guillou.

JUNE 24: opening night of the 31st annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which runs until July 3, featuring top performers from Vancouver and around the world. 

JUNE 24: New Zealand funk-Afrobeat band the Black Seeds plays the Rickshaw, with guests Los Furios and DJ Dubconscious.

JUNE 24: Japanese jazz pianist-composer Uehara Hiromi performs with her trio at the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 24: as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, free concert at Prohibition by the Bayou Ramblers.

JUNE 24: American psychobilly band Tiger Army plays the Commodore.

JUNE 24: Scandinavian jazz-fusion trio The Thing plays Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 24: British pop-rock-jazz artist Joe Jackson ("Is She Really Going Out With Him?", "Look Sharp") plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 25: American indie-rock band Chastity Belt (above) plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests Glad Rags.

JUNE 25: Canadian folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Northcote plays the Cobalt, with guests Josiah and the Bonnevilles.

JUNE 25: Japanese death-jazz ensemble Soil & "Pimp" Sessions plays Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 25: Canadian indie-rock musician Kathryn Calder coheadlines the Biltmore with Canadian indie-rock band the Burning Hell.

JUNE 25: Peggy Lee plays Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 25: English avant-garde pianist-composer Benjamin Clementine plays the Imperial, touring in support of debut album At Least for Now.

JUNE 25: as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, free concert at Prohibition by the Malleus Trio.

JUNE 25: Vancouver-based Rage Against the Machine tribute band Calm Like a Bomb plays the Rickshaw, with guests the Kombucha Mushroom People and Feel Good Hits.

JUNE 25: Canadian jazz group the Oliver Jones Trio performs at the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 26: American R&B artist Ms. Lauryn Hill (above) plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 26: Vancouver-based folk-rock artists Skye Wallace and David Newberry play the Rickshaw, with guest Wishkicker.

JUNE 26: American folk-rock duo You Won't plays the Cobalt, performing tunes from latest album Revolutionaries.

JUNE 27: French jazz ensemble the Jacky Terrasson Trio plays Christ Church Cathedral as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 27: Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen leads his trio at Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 27: Toronto's Legendary Downchild Blues Band plays the Vogue Theatre with Steve Hill as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 27: Vancouver pop singer-songwriter and pianist Sarah McLachlan (above) plays the Queen E. Theatre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 27: Seattle-based eight-piece jam-funk band Polyrhythmics plays Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 28: U.K. jazz pianist Alexander Hawkins leads his trio at the Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 28: multiplatinum rocker and actor Meat Loaf ("Paradise By the Dashboard Light", "Bat Out of Hell") plays the Abbotsford Centre.

JUNE 28: 12-piece blues-roots band Tedeschi Trucks, featuring singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and slide-guitar ace Derek Trucks, plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 28: the Joe Lovano Classic Quartet plays the Vogue Theatre with the Matt Choboter Trio as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 28: New York City-based groove-jazz trio Moon Hooch plays Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 29: Australian indie-pop band Cub Sport plays the Media Club, touring in support of debut album This Is Our Vice.

JUNE 29: Norwegian pianist-composer Tord Gustaven plays Christ Church Cathedral as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 29: case/lang/veirs, a multigenre trio composed of Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs, plays the Queen E. Theatre with guest Andy Shauf as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 29: Serbian-born, Memphis-based blues-rock vocalist-guitarist Ana Popovic (above) plays Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 29: as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, free concert at Prohibition by Kristian Braathen.

JUNE 29: California hard-rock band the Maension plays the Savoy Pub, with guest Artificial Lift.

JUNE 30: Louisiana-based swamp-rock accordionist and vocalist Steve Riley and his band the Mamou Playboys play Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 30: legendary American singer and actress Diana Ross plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 30: as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, free concert at Prohibition by Malcolm Aiken.