16 Vancouver concerts this weekend, November 25 to 27

FRIDAY: former Supertramp member Roger Hodgson performs solo tunes and Supertramp classics at Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock.

FRIDAY: Swedish death-metal band Dark Tranquility plays the Rickshaw, with guests Swallow the Sun, Enforcer, and Starkill.

FRIDAY: Toronto alt-rock quartet July Talk plays the Commodore, performing tunes from its new album Touch.

FRIDAY: London-based indie-folk band Daughter plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, touring in support of latest album Not to Disappear.

SATURDAY: Canadian folk-Celtic fiddlers and spouses Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy play the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts.

SATURDAY: San Francisco garage-rock band Thee Oh Sees play the Rickshaw, with guest Alex Cameron.

SATURDAY: Canadian indie-rock band Paper Lions plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest album Full Colour.

SATURDAY: the 17-piece South Van Big Band performs big band jazz at Cottage Bistro.

SATURDAY: former Supertramp member Roger Hodgson performs solo tunes and Supertramp classics at the River Rock Show Theatre.

SATURDAY: Vancouver blues-rock outfit Richard Quan and the Progressive Blues Experience plays the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, with guests the Red Street Blues Band. Proceeds to Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

SATURDAY: Led Zeppelin tribute band In the Evening plays the Backstage Lounge, with guests American Woman (guess Who tribute) and Bad Moon Risin' (CCR tribute).

SATURDAY: Vancouver garage-rock duo the Pack A.D. plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests Dead Quiet and the Uptights.

SATURDAY: Choralation A Cappella performs selections from Pentatonix, the Beach Boys, Taylor Swift, and Muse, with proceeds to the St. James Music Academy.

SATURDAY: Ace Hood is featured at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver's Quest for Fire independent artist showcase.

SUNDAY: Canadian jazz singer-songwriter Christie Grace plays Frankie's, accompanied by pianist Michael Creber, woodwinds player James Danderfer, guitarist Bill Coon, bassist Rene Worst, and drummer Buff Allen.

SUNDAY: The Lazy Jacks and Doug the Fiddler and Friends perform sea shanties and take part in a fiddle jam session at Old Hastings Mill Store Museum.