17 Vancouver concerts this week, December 12 to 16

MONDAY: American soul-R&B singer-songwriter tours Andra Day plays the Commodore, with guests Chloe X Halle.

TUESDAY: American-Canadian actor and retro-soul singer-songwriter Hayley Sales plays the Fox Cabaret.

TUESDAY: Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro plays the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

TUESDAY: American electropop band the Album Leaf plays the Rickshaw Theatre, touring in support of new album Between Waves.

WEDNESDAY: Swedish heavy-metal act In Flames coheadlines the Commodore with American heavy-metal group Hell Yeah, with guests From Ashes to New.

WEDNESDAY: Canadian Gypsy-jazz group Van Django presents a Christmas show at Presentation House Theatre featuring nostalgic favourites, jazz standards, pop tunes, classical quotes, and sing alongs.

WEDNESDAY: Vancouver R&B-soul singer Emily Chambers plays a vinyl-release show at Guilt and Co.

WEDNESDAY: Jazz-groove group the B3 Kings--composed of vocalist drummer Denzal Sinclaire, organist Chris Gestrin, saxophonist Cory Weeds, and guitarist Bill Coon--plays the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.

THURSDAY: Music on Main salutes the solstice with performances at Heritage Hall by Veda Hille, Caroline Shaw, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and Adrian Vardejo.

THURSDAY: Canadian rapper and OVO Sound recording artist Roy Woods plays the Imperial.

FRIDAY: Vancouver indie-electronica band Little India plays an album-release party at Venue, with guests Derrival.

FRIDAY: celebrate the birth of Keith Richards and help raise money for the Vancouver Food Bank at the Rickshaw's Keithmas VII benefit.

FRIDAY: Toronto hard-rock band Diemonds coheadlines the Roxy with Vancouver alt-rock ensemble Pigeon Park.

FRIDAY: Montreal-based indie-rock quartet Half Moon Run plays the Orpheum, with guests Plants and Animals.

FRIDAY: Canadian sludge-grind band Vomitself plays Pat's Pub and Brewhouse, with guests American Space Monkey, Truent, and Ashes of Purgatory.

FRIDAY: solo sets from Ford Pier and Tom Holliston (NoMeansNo) and the triumphant return of their duo the Dalai Lamees at the WISE Hall.

FRIDAY: Music on Main salutes the solstice with performances at Heritage Hall by Veda Hille, Caroline Shaw, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and Adrian Vardejo.