23 Vancouver concerts this week, April 3 to 7

MONDAY: Finnish progressive folk-metal band Amorphis plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Swallow the Sun, Gross Misconduct, and the Waning Light.

MONDAY: the VCC Jazz Orchestra and local vocalists Talia Butler-Gray, Adriane Lake, Cary McCaffrey, Lynn Stewart, and Caralyn Taylor perform jazz classics by Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Stan Kenton, and Woody Herman at Vancouver Public Library's Alice MacKay Room.

MONDAY: South Carolina indie-rock band Susto plays the Cobalt.

TUESDAY: Icelandic rock band Kaleo performs the first of two nights at the Orpheum Theatre.

TUESDAY: Matt Andersen (above), Corb Lund, Amy Helm, and the Russell Broom House Band pay tribute to the Band's farewell concert, The Last Waltz, at the Queen E. Theatre.

WEDNESDAY: Mali world-blues ensemble Tinariwen plays the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, with guests Dengue Fever.

WEDNESDAY: Swedish metal band Katatonia plays Venue, with guests Caspian and Uncured.

WEDNESDAY: Icelandic rock band Kaleo performs the second of two nights at the Orpheum Theatre.

WEDNESDAY: Detroit rock band Electric Six plays the Rickshaw, with guests Residual Kid and the Prettys.

THURSDAY: Vancouver acoustic-soul band Echo Nebraska plays Luppolo Brewing Co.

THURSDAY: Australian singer-songwriter Daniel Champagne plays the WISE Hall, performing tunes from new album Fault Lines.

THURSDAY: Vancouver-based indie-rock band the Zolas (above) plays the Vogue Theatre.

THURSDAY: American jazz pianist and Hammond B3 organist Mike Ledonne performs the music of Earth, Wind & Fire with a local quartet at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

THURSDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian folk acts Nordic Fiddlers Bloc and Andrew Collins Trio at St. James Hall.

THURSDAY: Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green performs a solo concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

THURSDAY: the three-day Vancouver World Music Festival kicks off, featuring artists from Mexico, Colombia, Iran, Brazil, Nicaragua, Cuba, Spain, London, Africa, and B.C. at various Vancouver venues.

FRIDAY: Victoria-based fiddler and roots musician Daniel Lapp leads his quartet in a tribute to Chet Baker with the first of two shows at Kay Meek Centre.

FRIDAY: Nashville-based pop-rock singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton (above) plays the Rio Theatre.

FRIDAY: English rockers Wire perform tunes from new album Silver/Lead at the Imperial.

FRIDAY: Alberta country-rock band River Jacks plays LanaLou's, with guests Jesse LeBourdais Band and Josh Wood.

FRIDAY: American blues-funk band Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests Dams of the West.

FRIDAY: New York City-based indie-rock singer-songwriter Mitski plays the Biltmore, with guests Kadhja Bonet and Mal Devisa.

FRIDAY: Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green performs a solo concert at Surrey's Bell Performing Arts Centre.