Booking Ahead | The Joy Formidable, Emmylou Harris, the Black Angels and Joe Lovano

The Joy Formidable

Photo: Danny North

The Joy Formidable blew us away at Lollapalooza a couple of years ago, and now the band is set to clobber us again in support of a new album, Wolf's Law. (An album teaser arrived a few months ago.) A handful of lucky fans got to see the U.K. trio deliver an intimate and undoubtedly intense set to the Metro's Top Note Theater last November, and the group follows that up with a gig at the Vic Theatre April 2. Later that month the Vic opens its doors to another Lolla vet, the Black Angels, out behind a new one, Indigo Meadow. Americana diva Emmylou Harris also has a new disc on the horizon, Old Yellow Moon, on which she shares co-billing with longtime sideman Rodney Crowell. The duo celebrates with a date at Symphony Center March 20, which features an opening turn from British guitar hero Richard Thompson. Sax heavy Joe Lovano visits Evanston's SPACE in April, playing behind Cross Culture, the latest from his combo Us Five. Find these and many other new concert announcements below or visit timeoutchicago.com/bookingahead for a more extensive list of upcoming shows.

FEBRUARY
1 Savoy + The Knocks + LoBounce + Zebo The Mid.
8 UPDATED Ghostface Killah + Sheek Louch The Shrine.
8 Polarcode + Hard Kiss + Lights Alive Subterranean. 17+
9 UPDATED Iris DeMent + Jason Wilber City Winery.
9 The Hudson Branch + Tiger Waves The Ace Bar.
9 Ion Vein + Rival + Dizmal Daze + Wrath + Vulgar Metro. 18+
9 Ken Stringfellow + Jeremy David Miller Schubas.
10 Western Medication + Social Studies + Tiger Waves Empty Bottle.
11 Willy Moon Schubas. 18+
14 Anti-Valentine's Day Party: The Hood Internet Logan Square Auditorium.
14 SOLD OUT Bad Books + The Front Bottoms + Weatherbox Subterranean.
14 Pink Frost + The Runnies + Touched by Ghoul + Melina Ausikaitis + Old Black and Blue Eyes Empty Bottle.
14 Sick Llama + Tarpit + Stagnant Fluids The Burlington.
14 Warrior King + Slacky J + Fada Dougou + iBlack Fiery + Milytant & The Hazetones Reggie's Rock Club.
15 Prodigy + The Alchemist The Shrine.
15 SOLD OUT Timeflies Riviera Theatre.
16 Nick Colionne The Montrose Room.
18 UPDATED Fuck Knights + The Lucks + Flesh Panthers Empty Bottle.
19 Marissa Nadler + Jesse Sykes & Phil Wandscher Schubas.
20 The-Drum The Ace Bar.
20 The Kicks + Kentucky Knife Fight + Michele McGuire + Ed Anderson Tonic Room.
20 SOLD OUT Swedish House Mafia + Anthony Attalla United Center.
21 Milktooth + The Bingers + Mexican Knives The Burlington.
22 Freddy Jones Band FitzGerald's.
22 UPDATED Passion Pit + Matt and Kim + Icona Pop UIC Pavilion.
23 UPDATED Eels + Nicole Atkins Vic Theatre. 18+
23 Freddy Jones Band SPACE.
23 UPDATED Kindred the Family Soul + Musiq Soulchild The Shrine.
23 Psalm One + Santah + The Congregation + Animal City Empty Bottle.
23 Trinidad James + ForteBowie Reggie's Rock Club. AA
24 Company of Thieves City Winery.
24 SOLD OUT Delta Rae + ZZ Ward + Martin Harley Lincoln Hall.
26 The Laureates + Mooner + Nathan Christensen Schubas.
28 Hollis Brown Schubas.
28 Jneiro Jarel + Abyss & Raj Mahal + Fess Grandiose + Nunca Duerma Empty Bottle.

MARCH
1 Crystal Bowersox SPACE.
2 Autre Ne Veut + Majical Cloudz Schubas.
2 UPDATED Greg Brown + Bo Ramsey City Winery.
5 Field Report SPACE.
7 David Bisbal V Live. 18+
8 Canasta The Ace Bar.
8 Johnny Hickman + Ed Anderson Schubas.
9 Cult of Youth + Lazy + Big Ups Empty Bottle.
9 Kommandant + Against the Plagues + Wormreich + Atrum Inritus Cobra Lounge.
9 Victorian Halls Subterranean. 17+
10 Mutilation Rites + Inter Arma + Defcon Cobra Lounge.
12 Terakaft Chicago Cultural Center.
14 Behold... The Arctopus Ultra Lounge.
14 Sara Watkins SPACE.
15 Dave Herrero SPACE.
15 Kevin Saunderson + Magda + Dusky + Zebo The Mid.
16 UPDATED Paper Route Schubas. Postponed.
16 The Pietasters + The Crombies + The Vallures + On Your Marx Cobra Lounge.
16 Terravita Bottom Lounge. 17+
20 Chris Cohen + Idiot Glee Empty Bottle.
20 Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell + Richard Thompson Electric Trio Symphony Center.
20 Ryan Leslie Reggie's Rock Club. 18+
20 A Life Once Lost + Author & Punisher + Encrust Ultra Lounge.
22 The Ataris + Dan Vapid & The Cheats + Josh Caterer Reggie's Rock Club. AA
22 Cameron McGill SPACE.
22 The Saps + Silver Plankton The Ace Bar.
23 Camera + Golden State + Cassettes on Tape + Audiences Double Door.
23 Great Divide Subterranean.
24 Paul Geremia SPACE.
24 Martha Wainwright City Winery.
26 Anuhea + Justin Young Reggie's Rock Club. AA
27 Shout Out Out Out Out Schubas. 18+
29 Hayes Carll + Warren Hood & The Goods City Winery.
29 Aly Jados + The Embraceables + The Fox & The Hounds + Petibone + Em & Them Double Door.
29 Matthew Santos SPACE.
30 Sky Ferreira + How to Dress Well Schubas. 18+
30 Parenthetical Girls + Advance Base Empty Bottle.
31 Spindrift + Gram Rabbit Beat Kitchen.

APRIL
1 Alexz Johnson + Charlene Kaye Schubas. AA
1 Waaves + Fidlar Subterranean. AA
2 The Joy Formidable + Kitten Vic Theatre. 18+
2 Orgy + Vampires Everywhere + Davey Suicide Viper Alley.
2 The Rocket Summer + Joe Brooks Subterranean. AA
4 The Lost Rivers + Airiel + Avoxblue + Lightfoils Beat Kitchen.
4 Andrew McMahon + Barcelona + Erland Wanberg Lincoln Hall. AA
5 Acid Baby Jesus + HellShovel + White Mystery + Nightmare Boyzzz Cobra Lounge.
6 Black Oak Arkansas Reggie's Rock Club. 17+
6 Matt Costa Schubas.
6 A Day to Remember + Of Mice & Men + Issues Saturday Congress Theater. AA
6 UPDATED Jamie Lidell + Empress Of + Ludwig Persik Lincoln Hall.
7 Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-a-Whirl Band featuring Lou Ann Barton SPACE.
8 Deerhoof + The Delphines + People Get Ready Lincoln Hall. AA
9 Fu Manchu Double Door.
9 Health&Beauty + Ryley Walker Empty Bottle.
9 Chuck Ragan + Tim McIlrath + Craig Finn + Rocky Votolato + Jenny Owen Youngs House of Blues. 17+
10 The Last Bison Schubas. 18+
11–14 Kenny Garrett Quintet Jazz Showcase.
11 The Men Schubas. 18+
12 Karen Savoca SPACE.
12 Clutch + Orange Goblin + Lionize + Kyng House of Blues. 17+
12 Denison Witmer + Noah Gundersen SPACE.
13 Mason Jennings SPACE. Two shows.
13 Redd Kross Empty Bottle.
16 Akron/Family Empty Bottle.
19 The Black Angels + Allah-Las + Elephant Stone Vic Theatre. 18+
20 The Besnard Lakes + Suuns Schubas.
20 The Steepwater Band The Ace Bar.
20 Wax Idols + TV Ghost + Radar Eyes Empty Bottle.
21 Diamond Head Reggie's Rock Club. 17+
21 The Warlocks + Secret Colours + The Holydrug Couple Subterranean. 17+
24 Clinic Lincoln Hall. 18+
25 Joe Lovano Us Five SPACE. Two shows.
26 The Rumble: The Killer + Nails + Xibalba + Early Graves + Twitching Tongues + All These Years and Nothing + Thieves Cobra Lounge.
27 Ivan & Alyosha + The Lone Bellow Schubas.
27 The Rumble: Crown of Thornz + Hoods + Wisdom in Chains + Weekend Nachos + Expire + Power Trip + Alpha & Omega + Empire of Rats + Paper Trail + Messengers + Brawl + Relentless + No Zodiac Bottom Lounge. AA
28 Seth Glier + Liz Longley SPACE.

MAY
2 UPDATED Goat + Holy Wave Empty Bottle.
2 Needtobreathe + Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Riviera Theatre. AA
7, 8 Justin Furstenfeld + Ashleigh Stone Mayne Stage. 18+
10 Barb Wire Dolls + The Infected + Fornication Station + Shift Reggie's Music Joint.
10 Gold Panda + RAC + Zebo The Mid.
10 SOLD OUT Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby Schubas.
11 Brad Paisley + Chris Young + Lee Brice First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.
14 Tarim Uygur Song and Dance Chicago Cultural Center.
21 Bullet for My Valentine + Halestorm + Young Guns + Stars in Stereo Riviera Theatre. AA
28 Cannibal Corpse + Napalm Death + Immolation Bottom Lounge. 17+

JUNE
17 The East-West Collective Chicago Cultural Center.