Who knew Wednesday was such a musical night? There are a lot of concert choices tonight in Vancouver, headed by a marquee performance from The Swell Season. The past few seasons have been, um, swell for charismatic Frames frontman Glen Hansard and his Czech ingénue, co-star, and former lover Marketa Inglova. You may remember the pair from the critically-acclaimed film Once or the original soundtrack that won them an unlikely Academy Award. Now, despite their real-life romantic breakup, Hansard and Irglova soldier on for the sake of the music. How noble. The Swell Season play the Vancouver Centre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, November 25. More…

If you're looking for something a bit less acoustic and strummy, how about Peaches? Wednesday might be a bit early in the week for this much raunch, but Toronto's electro-trash superstar's raw, trashy, in-your-face (and other body parts) swagger can easily keep a sizeable Commodore crowd energized. Peaches plays the Commodore Ballroom. More…

Another sexuality-bending Toronto act, The Hidden Cameras often deal with illicit subjects, but disguise them in sugary guitar-driven orchestra pop. Joel Gibb's joyous socio-poli consortium will make you think, even if you're having too much fun to notice. The Hidden Cameras play Biltmore Cabaret. More…

And just to keep a bit of balance in the world, you can also check out Moneen. Brampton's frenetic rockers are generally classified as emo, yes, but their raucous live show is worth enduring the crowd of ubiquitous Hot Topic shoppers and dour backpack mall kids. Moneen play Venue. More…