Thursday, November 17
Hilltop Hoods, Sweatshop Union
Club90NE9, 8 pm, $22
Vancouver rap veterans Sweatshop Union are in town with the Aussies from Hilltop Hoods. If you’re into politically and socially conscious rap, this show’s for you.
Friday, November 18
Jon & Roy, Carmanah
Sugar, 9 pm, $20
Both Jon and Roy (yes, seldom found separately) are in Victoria to show that the best part of being a folk-rock band is that their whole is always greater than the sum of their parts. Merrymaking, indeed. With Carmanah opening.
Saturday, November 19
tUnE-YarDs, Pat Jordache, Bank Robber
Sugar, 9 pm, $18
Oh, man. This is going to be a good show. The highly cool, highly weird pop-ness of tUnE-YarDs and Pat Jordache grace Victoria. Those not entirely confused and inspired leaving this show aren’t doing it right. Bank Robber start the night.
Thursday, November 24
K-os, The Dirty Mags
Club90NE9, 9 pm, $25
It feels like it’s been virtually forever since K-os has released an album, but it doesn’t matter because this guy debatably carried Canadian R&B/hip-hop for, like, half a decade. Plus, plus! According to the interwebs, we might be seeing a new album for 2012.
Friday, November 25
Andrew W.K.
Sugar, 8 pm, $22
I’ve never been more overjoyed to tell you that a band is coming to town. Andrew W.K.! Please, if you’re going to this show, promise me, above all else, that you will party hard.