Thirty-one Vancouver concerts in January

From the mock '80s hair-metal of Steel Panther to the taiko-drum stylings of Kodo, Vancouver offers a ton of concert choices this month. Here's 31 to choose from.

JANUARY 8: K-os, Hey Ocean!, July Talk, Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer, Bear Mountain, Dear Rouge, Jordan Klassen, and Bend Sinister perform at #SINGITFWD at the Vogue Theatre, with proceeds to the Saint James Music Academy.

JANUARY 9: Portland indie-folk trio Joseph plays the Electric Owl, with guests Bird Courage.

JANUARY 11: American post-punk group Chain & the Gang plays the Electric Owl, with guests the Courtneys.

JANUARY 13: American hip-hop artist Smoke DZA plays the Electric Owl, with guests Nacho Picasso, Sir Michael Rocks, Ill Chris, and Creed.

JANUARY 14: Vancouver-raised, England-based pop-rock superstar Bryan Adams plays Rogers Arena on his Reckless 30th Anniversary Tour.

JANUARY 15-16: mock '80s glam/hair-metal band Steel Panther plays the Commodore Ballroom, with guests Stars BLVD.

JANUARY 16: Cap Global Roots Series presents New Zealand multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer-songwriter Don McGlashan at Presentation House Theatre.

JANUARY 16: local Persian music group the Vashaan Ensemble plays Performance Works, followed by Gord Grdina's avant-garde Arabic ensemble, Haram.

JANUARY 16-17: female-fronted metal band Over the Coals plays the Rickshaw Theatre.

JANUARY 17: Seattle-based rockers Helms Alle play the Hindenburg in support of latest release Sleepwalking Sailors.

JANUARY 17: American indie-soul vocalist Martha Redbone plays BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts in support of latest release Garden of Love.

JANUARY 18: Rock.It Boy Entertainment presents country artists Aaron Pritchett, Cory Marquardt, and King & Cash at the Roxy on the Outlaws and Outsiders Tour.

JANUARY 21: the Georgia Straight presents punk-rock duo Death From Above 1979 at the Vogue Theatre.

JANUARY 21: Brooklyn’s Cult of Youth, Detroit’s Hive Mind, and Seattle’s King Dude play the Fox Cabaret.

JANUARY 22: Scrape Records and the Invisible Orange present Swedish melodic death-metal band Dark Tranquility at Venue, with guests Insomnium.

JANUARY 22: the Georgia Straight presents punk-rock duo Death From Above 1979 at the Commodore Ballroom.

JANUARY 23: New Zealand pop singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser performs tunes from latest album Brutal Romantic at Venue.

JANUARY 23: Texas-based bass-music producer Skrux makes his Vancouver debut at the Biltmore, with guests Luv Riot and Bad Idea.

JANUARY 23: American roots-blues duo the Wood Brothers play the Imperial in support of latest release The Muse.

JANUARY 23: Scottish indie-pop band the Vaselines plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guest Loch Lomond.

JANUARY 24: Argentinian DJ-producer El Papachango plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Sweet Anomaly, Amar Solunamar, Unmata, Dahlia Moon, and Calamity Sam.

JANUARY 24: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian folk veteran Roy Forbes at St. James Hall.

JANUARY 26: black-metal bands from Norway and Sweden, Mayhem and Watain, coheadline the Rickshaw Theatre.

JANUARY 28: New York City ska group the Toasters plays Hindenburg, with guests Devil in the Wood Shack and the Elixxxirs.

JANUARY 29: Japanese taiko group Kodo performs at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

JANUARY 30: American singer, producer, and DJ Alvin Risk plays the Electric Owl, with guest Kodak to Graph.

JANUARY 30: the Rogue Folk Club presents American string band Foghorn Stringband at St. James Hall.

JANUARY 30: Vancouver folk-fusion group the Paperboys plays the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre at a fundraiser for First Impressions Theatre.

JANUARY 31: as part of the Cellar Jazz Series, Coastal Jazz presents saxophonist Seamus Blake playing the music of Eddie Harris at PAL Theatre, accompanied by keyboardist Geoffrey Keezer, bassist Andre Lachance, and drummer Jesse Cahill.

JANUARY 31: American rockers Bad Suns play the Electric Owl in support of debut release Language & Perspective.

JANUARY 31: local folk singer-songwriter Babe Gurr plays the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, with proceeds to First Impressions Theatre.

For literally hundreds more upcoming concerts, check out the Georgia Straight listings page.