Top 4 shows this week

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TOP 4 SHOWS

NEXT WEEK

1. CHAD VANGAALEN

Friday, West End Cultural Centre. Idiosyncratic Calgary singer-songwriter Chad VanGaalen plays a makeup show after a winter storm cancelled his scheduled November gig. He’s on the road supporting a new album called Diaper Island, as well as a series of cassettes. Tickets are $22.75 at Ticketmaster and the Folk Festival Music Store.

2. JESSE & AARON

Friday, Pyramid Cabaret. Jesse & Aaron are Jesse Murphy and Aaron Johnston, former members of eclectic, Grammy-nominated, New York electro-dance group Brazilian Girls, who will perform a DJ set as part of their Party Tour 2012. Tickets are $10 at Kustom Kulture.

3. RIDLEY BENT

Saturday, West End Cultural Centre. Roots rocker/hick-hop storyteller Ridley Bent is hosting his own version of a variety show as he invites guests including Keri Latimer, Andrina Turenne, Damon Mitchell and Chris Dunn to join him onstage for a series of collaborations. Tickets are $15 at the WECC, Ticketmaster, Music Trader and the Folk Festival Music Store.

4. JENNY BERKEL

Saturday, Exchange Community Church. Southwestern Ontario transplant Jenny Berkel is releasing her debut full length, Here on a Wire, this weekend with a collection of local artists she has met and recorded with since moving here in 2010. Admission is $10. The Exchange Community Church is located on the second floor of the Silvester Wilson Building at 75 Albert St.