Booking Ahead | James Iha, Pink, Swedish House Mafia, Wanda Jackson and Os Mutantes

James Iha

James Iha hasn't got a wrestling league or tea house in Highland Park, but he does have a new LP, Look to the Sky, the former Pumpkin's first in almost 15 years. Iha makes the trip home to play it for an intimate audience at Schubas November 20. December opens with Tropicalia heroes Os Mutantes and closes with rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson, while Swedish House Mafia and Pink set the tone for 2013. Find these and other newly announced concerts below or visit timeoutchicago.com/bookingahead for a more extensive list of upcoming shows.

OCTOBER
4 The Anomalys Bottom Lounge. Free.
5 Audiences + Carbon Tigers + Parlours + Hemmingbirds Metro. $8, free with R.S.V.P. 18+
5 Tweens + Le Tour + Uh Bones Crown Tap Room. Donation.
6 Vincas Crown Tap Room. Donation.
6 UPDATED Peaches DJ Extravaganza Smart Bar. $15–$20.
8 The Dodos + Maus Haus SPACE. $15–$27.
11 Ba-Rock Soul-Bama: The Right Now + Funky Hot Grits + Justice Prevails! Mayne Stage. Advance $20, day of show $25. 18+
11–14 Corey Wilkes Quintet Jazz Showcase. $20–$25.
12 SOLD OUT Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers + The Brothers Comatose + Ed Anderson Schubas.
12 Los Lobos FitzGerald's. $125–$225.
14 Gold Fields + Blondfire Subterranean. $10. 17+
18–21 Bobby Watson Jazz Showcase. $20.
19 Modern Convenience Crown Tap Room. Donation.
20 Butterfly in Traffic + Northern Magnolia + Petibone + Skinny Paul Subterranean. $6–$10.
20 The Eeries + Legendary Wings + The Blast Beats Crown Tap Room. Donation.
20 Mehran Mayne Stage. $15–$25. 18+
22 Labyrinth Ear Schubas. Advance $10, day of show $12.
26 Anna Fermin FitzGerald's. $TBA.
26 Santah + Minor Characters + Brother George The Burlington. Donation $10.
26–28 Billy Strayhorn Festival: Terell Stafford Quintet Music Institute of Chicago, Nichols Concert Hall. $10–$30, three-day pass $45–$65.
26 Waco Brothers AJ Hudson's Public House. Cash or canned food donation.
27 Criaturas + Manipulation + Cülo + Tensions Crown Tap Room. $7.
27 Jose Guapo + Sasha Go Hard + Borgata Mob Reggie's Rock Club. Advance $10, day of show $13. 18+
27 Shigeto + Sonnymoon + B.Lewis + Therm One + Abyss Schubas. $12. 18+
28 Ballroom Crown Tap Room. Donation.
28 Sugarwolf The Ace Bar. $5.
28 White Denim + Maps & Atlases Lincoln Hall. $15. 18+
29 John Fullbright + Matthew and the Atlas SPACE. $10–$18.
31 Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms Hideout. $8.
31 Feral Family + Indian + Bloodiest The Burlington. Donation.
31 Talib Kweli (DJ set) The Shrine. $10.
31 Threat Signal + Rumors of War + Legions of Raum Ultra Lounge. $10.

NOVEMBER
1 Musikanto Hideout. Advance $8, day of show $10.
1 SOLD OUT New Found Glory Bottom Lounge.
2, 3, Ben Allison Band Green Mill. $TBA.
2 Ben Miller Band Beat Kitchen. $7. 17+
5 Indigo Girls + The Shadowboxers Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall. $125.
5 Lake Street Dive SPACE. Free.
7 Toots & The Maytals + Anders Osborne SPACE. $36–$76.
8 Giant Giant Sand Mayne Stage. $23. 18+
8 Whiskey Jam: Josh Hoge + Ward Guenther + Jackie Lee Joe's Bar. $8.
9 Hannah Georgas The Ace Bar. Advance $10, day of show $12.
9 Hollis Brown The Ace Bar. $10.
9 King Louie's Missing Monuments Crown Tap Room. Donation.
10 Deadstring Brothers Reggie's Music Joint. $10.
10 Rivals of the Peacemaker + catl + Hammerdown + The Not So Good Ol' Boys Crown Tap Room. $5.
11 The Life and Times + Story of the Sea Beat Kitchen. $12. 17+
13 David Daniell & Douglas McCombs with Frank Rosaly + Cleared + Matthew Hale Clark Hideout. $8.
13 The Mallard + Habibi Empty Bottle. $8.
15, 16 UPDATED The dB's Hideout. Nov 16 added. Advance $18, day of show $20.
15 Whales + Grimble Grumble + Miracle Condition Empty Bottle. $8, free with R.S.V.P.
15 The Young Beat Kitchen. $10. 17+
16 WGCI Big Jam 2012 Allstate Arena. $25–$135.
17 Five Iron Frenzy + The Insyderz Riviera Theatre. $20. AA
17 The Warmbloods + Soft Jolts Hideout. $8.
18 Bow Wow Wow + Men Without Hats Mayne Stage. $32. 18+
18 Vattnet Viskar Ultra Lounge. $TBA.
20 James Iha Schubas. $15.
21 JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Metro. $17. 18+
23 AM Taxi Lincoln Hall. Advance $10, day of show $12. 18+
23 Falldown + Anna Fermin Band + Dolly Varden Martyrs'. $12.
23 Ten Kens Empty Bottle. $8.
24 Cianide + The Gates of Slumber + Ares Kingdom + Superchrist Empty Bottle. Advance $12, day of show $15.
24 Family Groove Company + Henhouse Prowlers Martyrs'. $12.
24 The Lawrence Arms Metro. $21. AA
24 Mehran Martyrs'. $15.
29 Maluca Berlin. $TBA.
30, Dec 1 UPDATED Ray LaMontagne Chicago Theatre. Nov 30 sold out, Dec 1 added. $49.50–$69.50.
30 Chase Rice Joe's Bar. $5.
30 Mark Rose + Steve Soboslai + Farraday + The Atlantic Lincoln Hall. $10. 18+

DECEMBER
1 SOLD OUT Alabama Shakes + Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil Riviera Theatre.
1 Mike Cooley SPACE. $20–$34.
1 Os Mutantes Lincoln Hall. Advance $20, day of show $25.
3 John Wesley Coleman Empty Bottle. Free.
3 The Last Bison SPACE. $10–$18.
4 CANCELED The J. Geils Band House of Blues.
5 Jealousy + ONO & John Bellows + Lazy Stacian + The Hecks Empty Bottle. Advance $8, day of show $10.
7 High on Fire + Goatwhore + Royal Thunder Double Door. Advance $20, day of show $22.
7 Joanne Shaw Taylor House of Blues Back Porch Stage. Advance $10, day of show $12.
8 Hoodie Allen House of Blues. Advance $20, day of show $22. 17+
10 Foiled Again SPACE. $15–$30.
14 How to Dress Well Co-Prosperity Sphere. $15.
16 Braid plays Frame & Canvas Metro. $17. AA
16 Richard Marx Park West. $35. AA
16, 17 UPDATED Of Monsters and Men Riviera Theatre. Dec 16 sold out, Dec 17 added. $25. AA
21 SOLD OUT The Killers + Tegan and Sara UIC Pavilion.
21 Delbert McClinton SPACE. $40–$85.
26, 27 DKV Trio Hideout. $10.
26, 27 Poi Dog Pondering City Winery. $25–$75.
27 Paul Di'Anno Double Door. $20.
28, 29 Ezra Furman & His Band Hideout. Advance $12, day of show $15. Dec 29 at SPACE. $12–$22. 
30 The Flat Five Hideout. $15.
31 The Eternals Espiritu Zombi Group Hideout. $20.
31 Wanda Jackson Double Door. $100.

JANUARY
18 Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Riviera Theatre. $29.50. AA

FEBRUARY
20 Swedish House Mafia United Center. $39.50–$99.50.

MARCH
9 Pink United Center. $29.50–$99.50.