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 ...

Sometimes in music there’s “hype” that is purely that: manufactured excitement and buzz for the sake of selling more albums and concert tickets. Then there’s the rare totally justified hype based ...

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, the U.K ...

Welsh alternative rockers The Joy Formidable are scheduled to play at The Historic El Rey Theater on Wednesday, Oct. 12. (Courtesy of The Joy Formidable) ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On the Deluxe Edition, The Joy Formidable's Ritzy Bryan says, "It's been a ...

Matthew Thomas, Rhydian Dafydd and Ritzy Bryan of the Joy Formidable have been on tour for the better part of 2013. July 10th brought them to Brooklyn, New York to play a special secret show at the ...

It’s just so apropos: The Joy Formidable make their grand entrance into the full-length playing field with a record titled The Big Roar. If not a chuckle, the moniker warrants at least a little smile.

Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd grew up together in North Wales and formed their first band, Tricky Nixon, while living in Manchester. When that outfit split up, in 2006, the two wasted little time in ...