Okay, so the Canucks didn't make the playoffs this year — but that's all the more recent to shake off the winter blues, and it gives you more free evenings for live music in the coming month.
Here are 10 can't-miss concerts coming to Vancouver this month, including a couple of recent Exclaim! cover stars and the latest inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Rickshaw Theatre, May 1
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The future is now, as hip-hop experimentalists clipping. plug into the mainframe with the digital dystopian thumpers of this year's Dead Channel Sky.
Denzel Curry
PNE Forum, May 3
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The rainy west will become the Mischievous South thanks to Denzel Curry, who will be touring in support of the rousing bangers of his latest Southern rap opus.
Spiritbox
PNE Forum, May 6
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These recent Exclaim! cover stars are based in L.A. these days, but they originally hail from Victoria — so it's almost a homecoming for these metal stalwarts as they return to the Pacific Northwest in support of their latest album, Eternal Blue.
Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers
The Pearl, May 6
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Reuben Bullock is one of Canada's most reliable sources of cinematic indie folk with Reuben and the Dark, and he's ushering in a new chapter of his career by teaming up with with the drumming and vocal group the Bullhorn Singers of the Kainai Blood Tribe.
Lights
Commodore Ballroom, May 9
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The Commodore's famously bouncy floor is the perfect place to enjoy the synthpop bangers of Lights' latest album, A6.
The Weather Station
Hollywood Theatre, May 15
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Weather Station fans can relish in their shared Humanhood as recent Exclaim! cover star Tamara Lindeman tours in support of the meditative art folk of her latest album.
Lambrini Girls
The Pearl, May 16
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Who Let the Dogs Out? It's English punks Lambrini Girls!
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
Vogue Theatre, May 17
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Long billed as a solo songwriter, Sharon Van Etten is now sharing billing with her backing band — who shine on their recent self-titled album, with its hazy dream rock anthems and pulsing bass groves.
Jack White
Commodore Ballroom, May 22–23
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Jack White is on an absolute tear lately, hitting the peak of his solo career with his rip-roaring 2024 album No Name and subsequent ferocious live shows. Come celebrate his recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Panda Bear
Hollywood Theatre, May 23
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Person Pitch remains one of the greatest albums of the aughts indie boom — and, nearly 20 years later, the recent Venom's In shows that his melodic talents remain as deadly as ever.