25 Vancouver concerts this weekend, March 17 to 19

FRIDAY: American synth-pop singer-songwriter Daya plays the Rio Theatre, touring in support of debut album Sit Still, Look Pretty.

FRIDAY: the Dreadnoughts play the first of two nights at the Rickshaw, with guests Los Furios, Space Chimp, K Man and the 45s, and Devil in the Wood Shack.

FRIDAY: Danish electropop singer MØ plays the Vogue, performs tunes from first album No Mythologies to Follow.

FRIDAY: U.K. folk singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph plays St. James Hall, performing material from latest album Sanctuary.

FRIDAY: Coastal Jazz presents New York jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein in the first of two nights at Frankie's Jazz.

FRIDAY: Quiet City #32 at VIVO Media Arts features music by Crawling Human, John Chantier, Loscil, Rosen, and Smalltime Magic.

FRIDAY: Brazilian Choro group the Danilo Brito Trio performs the second of two nights at West Van's Kay Meek Centre.

FRIDAY: CelticFest Vancouver features music by Bruce Coughlan, Jocelyn Pettit (above), Kailyarders, the Wheat in the Barley, Pat Chessell Band, SFU Pipe Band, the Shenanigans, and headliners Delhi 2 Dublin at the Celtic Village at Robson Square.

SATURDAY: the Dreadnoughts play the second of two nights at the Rickshaw, with guests Los Furios, Space Chimp, K Man and the 45s, and Devil in the Wood Shack.

SATURDAY: Portland folk-pop trio Joseph plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest album I'm Alone, No You're Not.

SATURDAY: American indie-rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah plays the Imperial, touring in support of its latest album The Tourist.

SATURDAY: Los Angeles-based funk-rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers play Rogers Arena, with guests Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue.

SATURDAY: Atlanta-based punk rockers the Coat Hangers play Fortune Sound Club, with guests the Birth Defects.

SATURDAY: the Victoria B.C. Ska Society presents L.A. ska band Save Ferris at Venue, with guests the Elixxxirs and Vista Kicks.

SATURDAY: Coastal Jazz presents New York jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein (above) in the second of two nights at Frankie's Jazz.

SATURDAY: Vancouver electro-soul act I M U R celebrates the release of its debut album Little Death at Celebrities.

SATURDAY: ABBA tribute band Abbamania plays the River Rock Show Theatre, with Bee Gees tribute band Night Fever and Cher impersonator Kara Chandler.

SATURDAY: French-Canadian folk-soul singer-songwriter Bobby Bazini plays the Rio Theatre.

SATURDAY: Vancouver psychedelic-folk singer-songwriter Ora Cogan performs at Hidden City Records, with guests Ian William Craig and Missy Donaldson.

SATURDAY: Jamaican reggae star Chronixx and his band Zinc Fence Redemption play the Commodore, with guest Tank Gyal.

SATURDAY: Global-groove music by DJ Michael Laycock, DJ Julio Montero, and percussionist Sacha Levin at the Backstage Lounge's Worldbeat Sessions.

SATURDAY: CelticFest Vancouver features music by the Wheat in the Barley, Bad to the Bow, Pat Chessell Band, North Shore Celtic Ensemble, the Shenanigans, Tiller's Folly, and headliners the Paperboys at the Celtic Village at Robson Square.

SUNDAY: the Canadian Pacific Blues Society presents the Steve Kozak Band (above) at the Rio Theatre, with guests Matt Rogers, Shawn Hall, Jerry Cook, and Dave Vidal.

SUNDAY: Canadian punk-rock band Fucked Up plays the Cobalt.

SUNDAY: Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter Rose Cousins plays the WISE Hall, performing tunes from new album Natural Conclusion.