19 Vancouver concerts this week, February 27 to March 3

by Steve Newton on February 26th, 2017 at 10:00 AM

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MONDAY: American rapper and former Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah plays the Rickshaw.

MONDAY: local multi-instrumentalist Alex Maher plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests Small Town Artillery and Best Night Ever.

TUESDAY: American rock singer-songwriter and Black Veil Brides vocalist Andy Black plays the Rickshaw, with guests William Control and Palaye Royale.

TUESDAY: Austin-based experimental indie-pop band the Octopus Project plays the Biltmore, with guests Sound of Ceres from Colorado.

TUESDAY: American rapper Vince Staples plays the Vogue Theatre, with guest Kilo Kish.

TUESDAY: Swedish pop band the Radio Dept. plays the Biltmore, touring in support of new album Running Out of Love.

WEDNESDAY: Denver-based indie-pop duo Tennis plays the Biltmore Cabaret.

THURSDAY: David Bowie's longtime keyboardist Mike Garson performs with the Langley Fine Arts School Orchestra at Chief Sepass Theatre.

THURSDAY: Seattle acoustic duo the Alkis, composed of singer-guitarist Carly Calbero and drummer Nika Wascher, plays Falconetti's East Side Grill.

THURSDAY: Tanzanian-Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Alysha Brilla (above) plays Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre.

FRIDAY: Minneapolis-bred rapper and producer P.O.S. plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests Sims and Dwynell Roland.

FRIDAY: Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter Joey Landreth plays the Fox Cabaret, performing on his Whiskey Tour.

FRIDAY: rock 'n' rollers Cobra Ramone coheadline the Waldorf Hotel with Miss Quincy and the Showdown, with guests the Wild Romantics.

FRIDAY: the Vancouver Ukulele Festival gala concert features music by Sarah Maisel, Craig Chee, Gerald Ross, Aaron and Nicole Keim, Ruby & Smith, Timothy Tweedale, and Michael Rush at the Rio Theatre.

FRIDAY: Big John Bates: Noirchestra kicks off its Japanese tour at the Astoria Pub, with guests Colby Morgan & the Catastrophes and Mississippi Live & the Dirty Dirty.

FRIDAY: celebrate the francophone culture of B.C. with the three-day Festival du Bois, featuring live music by the Sybaritic String Band, Suroît, Mélisande, Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands Hurleurs, Podorythmie, Zal Sissokho and Buntalo, Jeremiah McLane, and Jocelyn Pettit at Coquitlam's Mackin Park.

FRIDAY: Villalobos Brothers blend the indigenous rhythms and San Jarocho melodies of their native Veracruz with the harmonies of jazz and classical music at BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.

FRIDAY: American blues guitarist-vocalist Robert Cray performs alongside his band at the River Rock Show Theatre.