Booking Ahead | Upcoming shows from Guns N' Roses, Death Cab for Cutie, Erykah Badu and more

We've got a slew of new concert announcements for you this week, including an intimate club date with Guns N' Roses, an orchestra-enhanced two-night run from Death Cab for Cutie and an appearance by R&B sorceress Erykah Badu, plus spring concert dates featuring Mastodon, Shabazz Palaces and Spiritualized. Also announced this week were the 2012 Chicago Blues Festival headliners, most notably soul queen Mavis Staples, who's become a fixture on the local fest circuit, appearing at last year's Hideout Block Party and at Lollapalooza the year before that. The shows listed below are either already on sale, or will be this weekend. For a more extensive list of previously announced concerts, visit timeoutchicago.com/bookingahead.

FEBRUARY
14 Tyler Jon Tyler + Nones Empty Bottle. $8.
15  SOLD OUT Die Antwoord Metro.
15 SOLD OUT Ingrid Michaelson Schubas.
16 CANCELED Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall.
16 UPDATED Nick Carter Green + Dude 'n Nem + Anti-Crew + King Louie + Billy Boi House of Blues. 17+
16 Panda Riot + Nerves Junior + Tiny Fireflies Subterranean. $8.
17 Old Irving + The Second + Liquid Hot Magma Subterranean. $8.
17 X Is for Eyes + About the Mess + Young Distractions Beat Kitchen. $8.
18 Death Ships + Paul Cary & The Small Scaries Hideout. Advance $8, day of show $10.
18 Headshadow + The Bright White + Eiffel Tower Beat Kitchen. $8.
19 Band Droidz Township. $5. 18+
19 Guns N' Roses House of Blues. Advance $125, day of show $130.
19 Wolfgang Jay + Night Moves + Save the Clocktower + Color Card Beat Kitchen. $8.
22 David Paige & The Skyline + Lee + Enoke + Wait, What? Beat Kitchen. $8.
22 Rocky Business + J. Crist + As Is & Galloz + Dre Chi Reggie's Music Joint. $7.
23–26 Larry Coryell Trio Jazz Showcase. $20–$25.
23 CSTVT + Stay Ahead of the Weather + Coping + Amulet + Daylight Empty Bottle. $8.
23 Viceroy + John L. Sullivan Beat Kitchen. $7.
24 Steve Forbert + Terry White FitzGerald's. $20.
24 Nitty Scott + Esohel & Ricky Dubs + St. Bagu Subterranean. $10.
24 Sharpless + Mars Argo Lincoln Hall. Advance $6, day of show $10. 18+
25 Goldhouse + Stamps + Farraday + Famous Like You Beat Kitchen. $10. AA
25 Young Jesus Subterranean. $10. AA
27 SOLD OUT Bombay Bicycle Club + The Darcys + Lucy Rose Subterranean.
28 Pearl and the Beard SPACE. $10–$20.

MARCH
1 Clip Art Hideout. $8.
2 Baby Teeth + Outer Minds + Bobby Conn Schubas. $10.
2 The Malone Brothers FitzGerald's. $20.
3 Pet Lions + Brighton MA + Briar Rabbit + Ben Keeler Subterranean. $5–$10. 17+
5 Allen Stone + Tommy & The High Pilots Lincoln Hall. Advance $12, day of show $15. 18+
6 Chapter 24 + The Blind Shake Empty Bottle. $8.
7, 8 SOLD OUT The Head and the Heart Vic Theatre.
7 The Heligoats + Robert Sarazin Blake Subterranean. $8.
7 Labirinto Bottom Lounge. Advance $5, day of show $8. 17+
8 Lower Dens Subterranean. $12. 17+
9 SOLD OUT Alabama Shakes Lincoln Hall.
9 Black Tusk + Royal Thunder + East of the Wall + HULL Ultra Lounge. $TBA.
9 Laura Gibson Hideout. $10.
10 Adam Krier + Kevin Andrew Prchal + swizzlesteve Beat Kitchen. $10. 17+
10 Sausage Fest: Running + Bitchin Bajas + Stacian Empty Bottle. Advance $8, day of show $10.
11 Astronautalis + Busdriver Schubas. $14. 18+
11 Sausage Fest: Apache Dropout + Heavy Times + ZATH + Supersonic Piss Empty Bottle. Advance $8, day of show $10.
13 Lil Red & "The Howlin' Wolves" featuring Voodoo Larry Martyrs'. $7.
14 Switchback Theatre at the Center. $40.
16 DeRobert & The Half-Truths Double Door. $8.
16 Frontier Ruckus + Hoots & Hellmouth Martyrs'. Advance $10, day of show $12.
16 Toots & The Maytals House of Blues. Advance $27.50, day of show $30. 17+
18 Andrew Jackson Jihad + Laura Stevenson & The Cans + ROAR Subterranean. Advance $10, day of show $12. AA
18 Sloppy Seconds Reggie's Rock Club. Advance $12, day of show $15.
18 ZZZ's + The Akabane Vulgars on Strong Bypass + Nokies! Double Door. $10.
19 FREE K-Holes + Bare Wires + Bezoar Empty Bottle.
21 Van Hunt Lincoln Hall. $17.
22 The Curious Mystery Beat Kitchen. $10. 17+
22 EP3 + Bitch Please Abbey Pub. Advance $12, day of show $15.
22 Rubblebucket + The Growlers + Kellen & Me Lincoln Hall. $15. 18+
23 BJ the Chicago Kid Double Door. $15.
23 Ben Howard + The Staves + Nathaniel Rateliff + Bear's Den SPACE. $12–$15.
23 War + Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players The Venue at Horseshoe Casino. $40–$125.
23 Andre Williams & The Goldstars + Jon Langford & Skull Orchard Hideout. Advance $10, day of show $12.
24 Blitz the Ambassador The Shrine. $10.
24 The Business Cobra Lounge. Advance $10, day of show $12.
24 Jennifer Hall + O Giant Man Martyrs'. $10.
25 Jonny Corndawg + Shovels and Rope + Robert Ellis Beat Kitchen. $10. 17+
25 Protest the Hero Bottom Lounge. Advance $16, day of show $18. AA
27 Rusted Root Cubby Bear. Advance $15, day of show $18.
29 The Copyrights Beat Kitchen. $10. 17+
29 Hunx and His Punx + Heavy Cream Double Door. Advance $10, day of show $12.
30 Nat Baldwin + Sun Rooms Hideout. $10.
30 Of Monsters and Men + Lay Low Subterranean. $15. AA
31 Carbon Tigers + Audiences + Deserters Beat Kitchen. $10. 17+
31 Kmang Kmang The Painted Door. Donation $10.

APRIL
4 The Bright Light Social Hour Double Door. $10.
4 Elephant Revival Schubas. $10.
5 Kill the Alarm + Josh Holmes + Fivestar Deluxe Abbey Pub. Advance $7, day of show $10.
5 Shabazz Palaces Lincoln Hall. $14. 18+
7 Erykah Badu + Doug E. Fresh Arie Crown Theater. $60–$95.
7 Bomb the Music Industry! Beat Kitchen. $10. AA
7 SBTRKT + Willis Earl Beal House of Blues. Advance $18.50, day of show $20.50. 17+
9 Chuck Ragan + Dan Andriano + Cory Branan Bottom Lounge. Advance $15, day of show $17. AA
12 Caveman Schubas. $12.
12 Dirty Ghosts Empty Bottle. Advance $8, day of show $10.
12 Frankenstein Brothers featuring Buckethead & That 1 Guy + Wolff Park West. $27.50. AA
12 SOLD OUT Ingrid Michaelson Vic Theatre.
12 Willie Nelson Paramount Theatre. $69–$89.
13 Khann Ultra Lounge. $TBA.
13 The Lumineers + Kopecky Family Band SPACE. $10–$18.
13 Mastodon + Opeth + Ghost Riviera Theatre. $35. AA
14, 15 Bassnectar + VibeSquaD Congress Theater. Advance $35, day of show $39. Apr 14 sold out. 17+
14 Bombino Martyrs'. Advance $12, day of show $15.
14 SOLD OUT fun. Vic Theatre.
15 Across Tundras Ultra Lounge. $TBA.
16, 17 Death Cab for Cutie with the Magik*Magik Orchestra + Low Chicago Theatre. $29.50–$49.50.
17 The Fray Riviera Theatre. $35. AA
18 Soulfly Bottom Lounge. Advance $22.50, day of show $25. 17+
20 Red Baraat Elgin Community College Arts Center. $28–$32.
21 CAVE Empty Bottle. $8.
21 Mike Stud Reggie's Rock Club. Advance $15, day of show $20, VIP $25. AA
21, 23, 24 UPDATED Johnny Winter Beverly Arts Center. Apr 23 and 24 at SPACE. $30–$58.
22 Dirge Within + Kastasyde + Elysion Fields + Product of Hate Reggie's Rock Club. $TBA. 17+
22 Eddie Palmieri Quartet Mayne Stage. $37–$65.
23 Revocation + Cannabis Corpse + Ramming Speed + Dirthog Ultra Lounge. $10.
24 Lambchop Lincoln Hall. $15.
27 Cowboy Junkies Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall. Two shows. $34–$38.
27 Fountains of Wayne Double Door. $25.
27 The Gates of Slumber + Scythe + Midnight + Ares Kingdom + Stone Magnum Reggie's Rock Club. Advance $10, day of show $12. 17+
27 The Risin' Sun Ultra Lounge. $TBA.
29 Negură Bunget + Eclipse Eternal + The Way of Purity + Din Brad Ultra Lounge. $10.

MAY
3 Spiritualized Metro. Advance $25, day of show $27. 18+
4, 5 Rusko Congress Theater. $28.50–$75. 17+
4 Theory of a Deadman + Pop Evil House of Blues. Advance $24, day of show $26. 17+
5 Local H Double Door. $15.
10 Justin Townes Earle + Tristen Park West. $20. AA
10 Ty Segall + White Fence + The Strange Boys Lincoln Hall. Advance $13, day of show $15. 18+
12 Electric Six + Andy D Double Door. Advance $12, day of show $15.
12 The Stylistics + The Chi-Lites + The Emotions + The Delfonics + The Blue Notes Arie Crown Theater. $47.50–$77.50.
15 Meshuggah + Baroness + Decapitated House of Blues. Advance $27.50, day of show $30. AA
16 Active Child + Balam Acab + Superhumanoids Lincoln Hall. $15. 18+
18 K.D. Lang & The Siss Boom Bang Genesee Theatre. $36–$76.

JUNE
2 Tech N9ne + Machine Gun Kelly + Krizz Kaliko + ¡Mayday! + Prozak House of Blues. Advance $32.50, day of show $35. AA
8–10 FREE Chicago Blues Festival: Mavis Staples + Texas Johnny Brown + Floyd Taylor Grant Park.
20 Mogwai Metro. $25. 18+

JULY
12–14 UPDATED Barry Manilow Chicago Theatre. Rescheduled from Feb 2–4. $24.99–$224.99.