FRIDAY: Melo Productions presents Jamaican reggae group the Wailers at the Commodore, with guests Mistah "D" & Friends and DJ Tank Gyal.

FRIDAY: Miami rapper Sylvan LaCue performs material from latest album Apologies In Advance at the Fox Cabaret.

FRIDAY: ten-piece instrumental funk-groove band Camaro 67 plays a pay-what-you-can gig at Guilt & Co.

FRIDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Vancouver traditional bluegrass act Lonesome Town Painters at St. James Hall.

FRIDAY: Ladies Sing the Blues at Railway Stage and Beer Café features blues vocalists Joani Bye, Nadine States, Leslie Harris, and Amanda Dean, with Rob Montgomery and his All-Star Band.

FRIDAY: So Long Summer Punk Night at Pat's Pub and Brewhouse features punk-rock bands Caustic Soda Pop, Furnace Maintenance, and Precious Things.

FRIDAY: the Alpha Yaya Diallo Trio performs a dinner-concert at Port Moody's Gallery Bistro.

FRIDAY: Nordic Trax presents Chicago's DJ Heather at Open Studios, with local guest Luke McKeehan.

SATURDAY: rock 'n' roll duo Kitty & The Rooster plays a release party at the ANZA Club for its debut album One Gig Hard Drive.

SATURDAY: the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC opens its season with Grammy-winning Mexican superstar Aida Cuevas and by her band Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán.

SATURDAY: the SeaWheeze Sunset Festival at Brockton Point features performances by American DJ and producer Diplo and local DJ Felix Cartal.

SATURDAY: percussionist Trichy Sankaran collaborates with Vancouver-based world-jazz ensemble The Offering of Curtis Andrews at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

SATURDAY: soul-blues band the Mojo Stars plays the The Railway Stage & Beer Café.

SATURDAY: garage-pop band the Orange Kyte plays the Lido, with guests Alex Little & The Suspicious Minds and tunes from Lauren Ray.

SUNDAY: Chicago melodic hardcore band Rise Against plays the PNE Forum on its Mourning in Amerika Tour, with guests AFI and Anti-Flag.

SUNDAY: English electronic musician Jon Hopkins performs tunes from his latest album Singularity at the Imperial, with guest Leon Vynehall.

SUNDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents traditional jazz and swing band Quinn Bachand's Brishen at St. James Hall.

SUNDAY: Vancouver jazz band the Mike Agranovich Trio plays Guilt & Co.

SUNDAY: Ana Bon-Bon's Sundays for Sinners Music Saloon & Social at Pat's Pub and Brewhouse features rocking country blues, originals and otherwise.

SUNDAY: American jazz duo the Mattson 2 and American indie musician Astronauts, Etc. play a coheadlining show at the WISE Hall.

SUNDAY: Judy Ginn Walchuk performs jazz favourites and original songs at Pal Studio Theatre, with the Miles Black Quartet and special guest Marlee Walchuk.