The Joy Formidable will open for The Front Bottoms. Mobley is also on the bill. When: 8 p.m., Friday Where: The Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague avenue. Cost: $59.50. Info: (509) 244-3279, ...

The Joy Formidable consists of only three musicians, but the trio from north Wales made a formidable noise Friday during their late-afternoon set at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience. Featuring ...

Nearly 15 years is a long time to be in a band. How do you keep the creative juices flowing? Some acts find one thing they’re good at, and then keep doing it, ad infinitum. (See: Bad Religion, most ...

The Joy Formidable is in the middle of its set when the drum mics blow out. Lead singer Ritzy Bryan starts berating the drummer for always seeming to have something “explode” at their shows. She tells ...

Logistical accidents are the best kind, as The Joy Formidable singer and guitarist Ritzy Bryan can attest. While touring in 2011 behind their raucous, critically acclaimed debut, The Big Roar, ...

Welsh trio The Joy Formidable return today with their fifth studio album, Into the Blue, which was recorded during the global pandemic restrictions. Frontwoman and guitarist Ritzy Bryan and bassist ...

The latest installment in the nascent Red Bull Sound Select Series probably could have happened at a venue three times the size of 3 Kings. And The Joy Formidable kicked up a glorious racket that was ...

The Joy Formidable is pleased to share the official video for "Interval," the final pre-release single from their highly anticipated album Into The Blue out August 20 (pre-order). The video, which was ...

Audio for this feature is no longer available. With its ferocious rock assault and shimmering beauty, Welsh trio The Joy Formidable's proper full-length debut is aptly named The Big Roar. The album ...

The Lonely Forest and The Joy Formidable perform at Webster Hall. The Lonely Forest playing New York’s Webster Hall on Friday, April 29th. Photo: Leigh Belz I have to agree with Dave—"Whirring" is one ...