1. Double bill of big bands, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society and John Korsrud's Hard Rubber Orchestra, at Performance Works tonight at 8 p.m.
2. Winnipeg's fantastic indie rockers Royal Canoe play Fortune Sound Club June 21 at 8 p.m.
3. Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones go Big Bill Broonzy at Capilano University's BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts on Monday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.
4. The Deciders cover the waterfront at Ironworks on June 25 at 8 p.m.
5. James Brown's right hand stick man Maceo Parker performs at the Vogue Theatre June 25 with the Nightcrawlers featuring Dawn Pemberton.
6. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire (with a new album out The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint) performs with a quartet at Performance Works on June 27.
7. Harris Eisenstadt's Golden State (featuring three Anthony Braxton alumni) have several gigs scheduled at the fest including Ironworks June 28 at 9 p.m.
8. Quantic (DJ/producer/multi-instrumentalist Will Holland) live at Fortune Sound Club on June 28.
9. Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs brings her stellar trio to the Roundhouse on June 29 at 1:30 p.m.
10. Distant Relatives, featuring Brit vocalist Phil Minton, at the Roundhouse on June 29 at 3:15 p.m.