Barrier, VCTMS (CD release), El Famous, Altered Perceptions, Spit, Luca, Our Shadows (EP release), Under Aegis: 6 p.m. Friday, March 24, Cairo Ale House, 2009 Franciscan Way, West Chicago. $7-$10. (630) 876-9600 or cairoalehouse.com.

Summer Camp on the Road — Night One, featuring Lunar Ticks, Alabaster, Digeometric, Funk Vendetta, The Dropper: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison, Chicago. $10. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

Home Free: 8 p.m. Friday, March 24, Paramount Theatre, 23 East Galena Boulevard, Aurora. $35-$125. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com.

Father Figures, Commonweather, The Burst and Bloom, BambiRaptor: 8 p.m. Friday, March 24, Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $9-$10. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.

Southern Soul Assembly featuring JJ Grey, Marc Broussard, Anders Osborne and Luther Dickinson: 9 p.m. Friday, March 24, Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. $30-

$48. (312) 526-3851 or thaliahallchicago.com.

Elmer and the Ceramic Trees, Green Noise, Hotstop, Chisler: 6 p.m. Saturday, March 25, The Oasis, 151 Hawley St., Grayslake. $5. (847) 986-2799 or oasisgrayslake.com.

Guitarist Eric Lugosch: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Art Area Studio 51, 51 S. Spring St., Elgin. $5. Reservations are encouraged; call Carol Palframan at (847) 208-0481.

Tommy James & The Shondells: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Rock. $39.50-$79.50. (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

Textures Of Lions, Teach the Fire, Feed Me to Monsters, Teach the Fire, Last Fantastic Nasty: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Reggie’s, 2105 S. State St., Chicago. $10. (312) 949-0120 or reggieslive.com.

Summer Camp on the Road — Night Two, featuring Martian Agriculture, Railway Gamblers, Zombie Manana, Bronson Rock, Catfish and the Dogstars: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Cubby Bear, 1059 W. Addison, Chicago. $10. (773) 327-1662 or cubbybear.com.

Creole Stomp: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. Contemporary blues, swamp pop, traditional Cajun and zydeco and more. $30. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com.

Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Jazz, blues, pop and more. $45-$55. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.org.

UFO with Saxon and Jared James Nichols: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Rock. $69-$125. (630) 962-7000 or arcadalive.com.

7th heaven: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at BaseCamp Pub, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $8. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.

Pony Bang Bang, The Dennis Caravello Band: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Arlington Ale House, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. (847) 507-7941 or arlingtonalehouse.com.

Banda MS: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets start at $78. (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

Todd and the Ten Pins: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Richie’s Restaurant and Sports Lounge, 9812 Lawrence Ave., Schiller Park. (847) 928-8500 or richiesrestaurantandsportsbar.com.

Superbig, Gallery-81: 9 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Ballydoyle, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove. $5. (630) 969-0600 or ballydoylepub.com.

Sami’s House Party, featuring Sami Grisafe, Killing gods, Chris Buehrle and DJ BYOB: 9 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $15-$20. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.

Andy Suzuki & The Method, Femina-X, Big City Burn, The Red Flags, Electric Slave: 10 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $12-$15. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.

Afterlife featuring Nikho, Kings of Class, Jeramie Sanchez, RYTHMC, Sean Strange, Tecko, Hey Captn: 10 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Annex Nightclub, 1958 W. North Ave., Chicago. Free before midnight. (630) 291-5986 or afterlifechi.com.

American Heritage Orchestra: 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Maple Street Chapel, 200 S. Main St., Lombard. $20. maplestreetchapel.org.

“You’ve Got a Friend” concert with Kirsti Manna and Jonathan Birchfield: 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, in the Mainstage Theatre at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Pop, rock. Musical tribute to Carole King and James Taylor. $15-$40. Call (847) 543-2300 (option 5), or visit clcillinois.edu/tickets.

Music of the Baroque: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $27-$75, (847) 673-6300 or northshorecenter.org.

Wake Island, Rakunk, Red Jr., LAIK: 7 p.m. Monday, March 27, Subterranean Downstairs, 2011 W. North Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 278-6600 or subt.net.

Cory Branan, Woodrow hart & the Haymaker: 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, Schubas Tavern, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $15. (773) 525-2508 or lh-st.com.

Marty Sammon & Friends: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, Harlem Avenue Lounge, 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn. Blues. (708) 484-3610 or harlemavenuelounge.com.

BTS Live Trilogy Episode III— The Wings Tour: 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. (800) 745-3000, or visit ticketmaster.com.

Dude Same, The Fonzie Scheme, The Regular: 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, Tonic Room, 2447 N. Halsted, Chicago. $5. (773) 248-8400 or tonicroom.ticketfly.com.

Twin Peaks, Red Grave, Deeper (benefit show for the ACLU): 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $25. (773) 276-3600 or emptybottle.com.

TobyMac: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $15-$69.75. (847) 732-7784 or searscentre.com.

José James, Nate Smith, Corey King: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30, SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. $20.25-$36.25. (847) 492-8860 or evanstonspace.com.

The Shades, Brendan Fletcher: 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $20-$35. (312) 733-9463 or citywinery.com.