Gigs
THURS. FEB 16
AraabMuzik - With Jim-E Stack and more. Electronic. 9pm at 9ONE9. $18
Honeyloaf - Roots rock with attitude. 9:30pm at Logan’s. $8.
Strings On Kings Presents Jessica Benini - Acoustic folk. With Mark Ednie. 7:30pm at Caffe Fantastico. Appreciation by donation.
Tom Vickery Trio - Jazz. 8pm at Hermann's. $8.
Gold & Shadow - with Fall Fair Car and Bridge People. 8pm at The V-Lounge. $5.
John D. Logan Memorial - Logan's Pub . 8pm.
fri. FEB. 17
DT Jackson - With Year of the Rat and Kids Today. Post grunge. 9pm at The Cambie. $5.
Gary Cohen and Amber Woods - Middle-Eastern rhythms and folk. 8pm at James Bay Coffee and Books. By donation.
Jenny Ritter - Folk. With O’Mally. 7:30 at Solstice Café. $10.Deep Sea Gypsies - Classic and psychedelic rock. With Tuff Jelly. 9pm at the Cambie. $5.
The Rebel Spell - With Sound City Hooligans and the New Krime. Punk. 10pm at Logan’s. $10/$12.
VOCALISMO - Featuring the Kim Pacheco Quartet. Reservations recommended. $12-$18. 8pm at Hermann’s.
Whoa Grenade Presents: Bassline Warfare - DJ competition. 10pm at the Sunset Room. $10/$15.
Dj ziggy - Electric Tunes.9pm at Ocean Island Inn. Free.
roxxlyde - Classic Rock. 9:30 pm at Soprano's. $8.
Sat. FEB. 18
KHBR - With The Dyeing Merchants, Bells & Cannons and Newport Beach. Rock 9:30pm at the Cambie. $7.
Marina Marina and her Drive By Love Fest - Original Acoustic Luminous. With the Ghostbirds. 7pm at the Spiral Café. By donation.
PIGGY - With Class of 1984 and Left Pocket Dead. Punk. 10pm at Logan’s. $10.
Vince Vaccaro - With guests. Alt rock. 9pm at Sugar. $12.
Nocturnal 4.4 - With Joseph Martin, Steve Velocity, Ben Chemikal, palletz. All ages. 10pm at Sunset Room. $10 before midnight, $15 after.
Momentum - R 'n' B. 8:30pm at The Office Lounge. Free.
Deckard Caine - Tudor House Pub. 9pm. Free.
In media res - Indie Rock. 9pm at Ocean Island In. Free.
Sun. FEB. 19
GRIMES - With Born Gold and Kingdom Cloud. Weird pop. 9pm at Lucky. $12.
Willy Blizzard - Folk. 7:30pm at Norway House. $5.
mon. FEB. 20
Michael Schenker "Temple of Rock" Reunion Tour - Rock. 9pm at 9one9. $25.
The Capital City Syncopators' Debut Show - Prohibition Era String Band with Washboard and Tuba. 8pm at The Fort St Café. $5.
tues. FEB. 21
The rockland Moran solo acoustic project - Blues. 8pm at My Bar and Grill. Free.
wed. FEB. 22
Micah Barnes: The Rules of Romance - Cabaret concert. 8pm at Hermann’s. $12.
ongoing
Acoustic Jam - With Dylan Stone. 6pm THURSDAYS at The Cambie. Free.
Open Mic - Open to all musicians. THURSDAYS 6pm at Paradiso Di Stelle. Free.
THursday blend JAM - Any and all string players welcome. Hosted by Rick Van Krugel. THURSDAYS 7pm at the Well. Free.
Open Mic - Scott Longworth hosts an open forum for original tunes. All ages. THURSDAYS 8pm at the Fernwood Inn. Free.
Karaoke - Hosted by Brandon. THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS 8pm at Upper Deck. Free.
Theory - Dubstep. With AFL & Spoon. THURSDAYS 9pm at Hush. $TBA. NYPD - A lethal dance party with Kenzie Clarke. THURSDAYS 10pm at Lucky. $TBA.
Open Jam - FRIDAYS 8pm at the Langford Legion (761 Station). $TBA.
Saturday Afternoon Jam - Hosted by Ian & Carolynn McDowell. SATURDAYS 2pm at V-Lounge. Free.
BLUEGRASS BRUNCH - Hosted by the Stowaways. SATURDAYS 2pm at Logan’s. Free.
Blues Jam - Hosted by Summer and the Sinners. SATURDAYS 3pm at My Bar and Grill. Free.
Solid! - Dance your ass off with DJ Longshanks. SATURDAYS 10pm at Lucky. $TBA.
Sunday Blues Jam - Hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band. SUNDAYS 2pm at the Strath’s Clubhouse. Free.
Rock Jam - With Jackson Traplin. 3pm SUNDAYS at The Cambie. Free.
Hootenanny - Join Carolyn Mark for some first-rate hootenannin'. SUNDAYS 4:30pm-midnight at Logan's. Free.
jack’s Open Mic SUNDAYS -
Welcoming atmosphere. SUNDAYS 7pm at Serious Coffee (230 Cook). Free.
Bluegrass Sunday - Hosted by The Stowaways Duo. SUNDAYS 8pm at Ocean Island Café. Free.
open mic - Hosted by Steve Barries. MONDAYS 9pm at Logan’s. Free.
Jamaroke - Karaoke with a live band (Party on High Street). MONDAY 9pm a Felicita's. $3.
Jam Session - Play 'til you can’t play no more! All ages. MONDAYS 9pm at Ocean Island Café Lounge. Free.
Karaoke - With your hosts Stacey and Thor. 10pm at Paparazzi. Free.
90210 Mondays - DJs Jay Somethin' and Levi Somethin' Else spin all your favourite pre-millenium classics. MONDAYS 10pm at Lucky. $TBA.
INDUSTRY UNDERGROUND - Electro-step and funky house. With Soulfix and Chino. MONDAYS 10pm at Hush. $TBA.
Open Mic - Hosted by Katherine & David. TUESDAYS 6pm at The Well. By Donation.
B flat acoustic jam - The music sounds better with you. TUESDAYS 7:30pm at Slider's (3115 Cedar Hill). Free.
Open Mic - Bring your friends, grab a drink and listen to music. TUESDAYS 8-11:30pm at Whitebird Lounge. Free.
Karaoke - Hosted by Tina Turnover. TUESDAYS 8pm at The Castle. Free.
My Bar Karaoke Star - $500 prize for first place. With Miss Liz Barrett. TUESDAYS 8pm at My Bar & Grill. Free.
OPEN STAGE - Acoustic or electric, solo or with your band. Amps, drums, piano provided. Dylan Stone hosts. WEDNESDAYS 8:30pm at the Fort Café. Free.
Zipp Gunn & Ghostbelly - Spinning ska, rocksteady, early reggae, soul & funk. WEDNESDAYS 9pm at Logan's. Free.
Open Mic Night - Musical madness! Sign up with our host Jack. WEDNESDAYS 9pm at Ocean Island Café. Free.
Boneshaker - Goth and industrial DJ night. 9pm at Paparazzi. $3.
Concerts
thurs. feb. 16
friends of music society -The Eclectics, our pop music group. Playing a mix of old, new, and traditional popular music. 7pm at Eric Martin Theatre (2328 Trent). Free. 250-592-5114.
sat. feb. 18
The Many Faces of Love - Counter-tenor John Limbert and pianist Tristan Rhodes. 3pm at St. Mary the Virgin Church (1701 Elgin). Free. John@limbert.com.
Short Series of Long Forms Part 2 - Open Space presents Eric Kenneth Malcolm Clark. Rosebud: Deprivation Music No. 10. 2pm at the Church of St John the Divine (1611 Quadra). $10/$15. 250-383-8833, openspace.newmusic@gmail.com
Paul Laverick Ensemble - A morning of ukulele and singing for all ages. 10 am at Orange Hall. $20.
Jazz at Cafe Berlin - Fundraiser for the BC Schizopherinia Society with Maureen Washington, Cold Cut Combo and the Bill Mullet Quartet at the Victoria Edelweiss Club. All ages. $22. Doors at 6pm.
Dualling Pianos - Robert Holliston (&), Jamie Syer, Masako Hockey (&), Jonathan Eng. All ages. Doors at 7pm at Alix Goolden Performance Hall (907 Pandora). $25/$15.
sun. feb. 19
Louise Rose - Celebrate Black History Month through song and word. 11am at First Metro United Church (932 Balmoral). 250-388-5188.
Jann Arden - With guests. 8 pm at McPherson Playhouse (#3 Centennial Square). $87.50+. 250.386.6121.
Mon. feb. 20
Jann Arden - With guests. 8 pm at McPherson Playhouse (#3 Centennial Square). $87.50+. 250.386.6121.
Ongoing
Victoria Folk music society - Open stage SUNDAYS 7:30pm at Norway House (1110 Hillside). $5. victoriafolkmusic.ca.
Dinner music
1550s - Chew Toy SATURDAY 9pm.
BARD AND BANKER - Justin Hewitt THURSDAY 8:30. The Broken Strings FRIDAYand SATURDAY 9pm. Tyler Harvey SUNDAY 7:30. Lola Parks MONDAYS 8pm. Jean-Paul Maurice TUESDAY 8pm. Geoff Lundstrom WEDNESDAY 8pm.
bartholomew's - Younger Than Yesterday FRIDAY and SATURDAY. 9pm.
Canoe Brewpub -Geoff Lundstrom & Jason Cook - The Adults THURSDAY. Redgy Blackout FRIDAY. Mike Hann & Tyler Harvey - The Sardines SATURDAY. DJ Primitive WEDNESDAY.
DELTA VICTORIA OCEAN POINT RESORT AND SPA - Ivan Elieff FRIDAY and SATURDAY. 6pm.
Heron Rock Bistro - Colin Campbell Duo FRIDAY. Janalee and Toni Blodgett MONDAY. All shows 7pm.
Hotel Grand Pacific - Weekend Jazz. Ashley Wey and Aurora Scott, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS. 8pm.
HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL - Jump Blues with The Manny Modesto Quartet 8pm FRIDAY.
IRISH TIMES PUB - Calvin Cairns and Paul O’Brien THURSDAY-SATURDAY 8:30pm. The Ecclestons SUNDAY 7pm. Paul O’Brien MONDAY 7pm. Crikey with Jeremy Walsh TUESDAY 7pm. Tom Hooper WEDNESDAY 7pm.
Loghouse pub - Superglide FRIDAY 9 pm
OSWEGO HOTEL - Live Jazz at the O Bistro. WEDNESDAYS 6pm at The Oswego Hotel.
Strath’s clubhouse - DJ Bellyfish THURSDAY. The Sutcliffes WEDNESDAY. All at 9pm.
Swan's -Tom Lang Band THURSDAY. Summer and the Sinners FRIDAY. Groove Kitchen SATURDAY. The Moonshiners SUNDAYS 8:30pm. Flying Saucers MONDAYS. Rock Island Ramblers TUESDAYS. House Cats WEDNESDAY. All shows 9pm unless otherwise noted.
The Office - Aurora Scott THURSDAYS 8:30pm. Beats Bass and Voice FRIDAYS 9pm. Skylab WEDNESDAYS 8:30pm.
The Spiral - Open mic THURSDAY 6:30pm, Free. Spiral Groove, MONDAY 7pm. Spiral Swing Orchestra WEDNESDAY 7:30pm. All by donation unless otherwise noted.
The Superior- Skyla and Oz THURSDAY. Olivier Swain FRIDAYS. Friends And Invention Of Aaron Watson SATURDAY. Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art Club WEDNESDAY 8pm. All shows 6:30pm unless otherwise noted.
The Upper Deck Lounge - Paul Black. SATURDAY 8pm. 229 Gorge Road East.
Vista 18 - Geoffrey Lundstrom FRIDAY and SATURDAY. 8pm.
