Saturday, Nov. 28

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Today a nationwide initiative encourages Canadians to shop local. See Shop the Neighbourhood details here.

Mile Ex cultural space Never Apart hosts an open house today to check out their extensive vinyl archive and DJ room, with an artist talk and Q&A with New York techno label Sonic Groove founder Adam X. Later on, head to 820 Plaza for an NVA Off Site party with Adam X spinning with openers /||\||\ (Milo Reinhardt and Teodoro Zamudio) and Berlin’s Jesse Osborne-Lanthier. NVA Open House at 7049 St-Urbain, 5–8 p.m. with artist talk at 6 p.m., followed by NVA Off Site party at 6820 Marconi, 10 p.m, $20/$15 in advance

Up and coming New York rapper Cakes da Killa takes over the Phi Centre tonight with local openers Wasiu ft. Dear Lola and KD II Times, with visuals by Jason Voltaire. 407 St-Pierre, 9 p.m., $21.25/$16.25 in advance

Music Is My Sanctuary presents Leftfield 78/84, with MIMS founder Lexis and special guest Christian Pronovost playing “disco-not-disco, post-punk, cosmic dub and electro-funk.” Le Bleury Bar à Vinyle (2109 Bleury), 9 p.m., $4 before midnight/$7

Over in Mile End, the Body Meta International Discothèque crew welcomes the Zig Zag crew for the last edition of the monthly event for 2015. Together they’ll play Casa del Popolo’s concert room (instead of the usual “old room”), spinning African funk, “outsider disco” and all kind of groovy tomfoolery. 4873 St-Laurent, 9 p.m., free

Montreal synth-pop artist L.A. Foster is launching her debut EP, Saudade, with openers John Shape (Beaver Sheppard’s new project) and Scott Hardware. Emerald (5295 Parc), 9:30 p.m., $10 (includes EP download code)