Reader- recommended and notable concerts

FRIDAY4

Angela James, Stirrup 8:30 PM, Constellation Logic, Dizzy Wright 6 PM, Aragon Ballroom Toronzo Cannon 9:30 PM, Hideout

SATURDAY5

Black Tusk, Holy Grail, Cokegoat, Scars of Armageddon 9 PM, Reggie’s Rock Club Toronzo Cannon 9:30 PM, Buddy Guy’s Legends Waffle Fest 6: Jeremiah Jae, 7oddz, D2G, Pinqy Ring, Slot A, Mic Terror, Milly Mango, Vapor Eyes, Encyclopedia Brown, and Nikko McFadden 9 PM, Empty Bottle

SUNDAY6

FOXING When the Wall Street Journal premiered Foxing’s “Weave,” bassist Josh Coll said the single was a reaction to the group’s 2013 debut: “It’s intended to put ‘The Albatross’ to bed, in a way.” Though front man Conor Murphy sings with glum remorse about feeling stuck and “making a living off of drowning,” “Weave” blossoms with triumph as the Saint Louis emo unit flex their quasi-symphonic muscle while sounding cleaner and more expansive than they did on The Albatross. October’s glorious, haunting Dealer (Triple Crown) showcases Foxing’s innate balance of melodic grandiosity and heartwarming intimacy, not to mention their growth and poise. With it, the group has swept away the musical frisson of The Albatross to embrace a wider palette via touches of melodica, electronic-drum patterns, and subtly swaying horns that illuminate the tension and brittle souls that inspired the songs. Murphy sings about parents who suffer due to the broken bodies of their children on “Indica,” and though his sullen vocals render the crimson stains more clearly, the band’s performance hints at a hidden sense of relief—by channeling the heavy emotions, they can see any track through to the end. — LEOR GALIL Lymbyc Systym, Tancred, and Adjy open. 6:30 PM, Subterranean, 2011 W. North, $15, $13 in advance. b

Peter Bradley Adams, Erin Rae 7 PM, SPACE

MONDAY7

Aichael Attias 7:30 PM, Experimental Sound Studio MusicNow 7 PM, Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Oozing Wound, Rectal Hygienics, Running 9 PM, Empty

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TUESDAY8

Minimum Wage Assassins, Wake, Handsome Prick, Pig

Champion 8 PM, Live Wire Lounge Super FM, Electric Excuse Me, Vaguwaves 8:30 PM, Township

WEDNESDAY9

Heaters, Shah Jahan, Soft Candy 9 PM, Empty Bottle Radiation City, Deep Seas Diver, Jeanette 9 PM, Subter

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Quinn Tsan, Bill MacKay, and Michael Golas 9 PM, Whistler

THURSDAY10

Roger Clyne 8 PM, Lincoln Hall R5 7 PM, Chicago Theatre

The Who 7:30 PM, United Center v