Upcoming concerts
Jonas Brothers with Rooney, 7 p.m. Friday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $29.50-$49.50 (312) 559-1212.
Tweens will be shrieking as loud as they can at this first arena tour by The Jonas Brothers, the New Jersey brother trio reshaping the Hanson legacy for a new generation. The boys are on the road on the heels of "Jonas Brothers" (Hollywood), their second album of bubblegum power pop geared for the Radio Disney set. Opening is longtime L.A. pop band Rooney.
Shannon Wright with King's and Daughters and Sons, 10:30 p.m. Friday at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $15 (773) 525-2508.
Indie rock singer-songwriter Shannon Wright cut her teeth on the Jacksonville hardcore punk scene before releasing her own solo albums earlier this decade. Harrowing but tuneful, her music mixes folk, cabaret and ragged rock that together reach an emotional intensity groomed by a chamber setting of bass, fiddle and drums. Her latest album is "Let in the Light" (Quarterstick).
Foo Fighters with Serj Tankian and Against Me!, 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $25-$45 (312) 559-1212.
Fresh from their Grammy appearance playing with an orchestra conducted by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Foo Fighters is embarking on this North American arena tour to support "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" (Geffen), the band's sixth and latest album which also is Grammy's best rock album of last year. Screamer/singer Dave Grohl is rumored to pound the skins for Led Zeppelin later this year, a return to the drumkit from his Nirvana days.
-- Mark Guarino