This week's live music offerings in San Antonio run the gamut from instrumental masters — jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and pioneering rock guitarist Uli Jon Roth — to crowd pleasers such as timeless singer-songwriter Chris Isaak and classic country band The Texases. Let's check out the options and get ready to treat our ears. Wednesday, May 15
This week, San Antonio music fans can savor some slow-cooked midweek blues courtesy of the Reverend Shawn Amos then go crazy later in the week as punk pioneer Handsome Dick Manitoba and riff wranglers Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol push the meters into the red. Let's run it down.
The Current's San Antonio Music Showcase will return this summer after a five-year hiatus. Scheduled for Saturday, June 22, the 2024 San Antonio Music Showcase will feature performances by more than 50 local acts and DJs across an array of genres, from hip-hop and rock to Latin and Americana. The shows will take place on 10 stages spread between two of the city's nightlife meccas, St. Paul Square and the St. Mary's Strip.
San Antonio transplant Bill Malone is not only the world’s leading scholar of country music, he was among its first. “In academia, when I started, country music was outside the pale,” said Malone, who relocated to the Alamo City in 2020. “Not something you could work on or take seriously.
Junior H, one of key architects of the corrido tumbado sound, will bring his $ad Boyz Mania U.S. Tour to Frost Bank Center on Friday, Aug. 2. For his latest tour tour, Junior H will visit 20 U.S. cities and perform tracks from his album, $ad Boyz 4 Life II, which has racked up 1.4 billion streams since its release five months ago. The LA-based performer has dominated the urban Mexican music genre with a style that blends hip-hop with traditional corrido instruments such as tuba and...
Government Hill sweet spot Alebrije Panaderia will close from May 15 until June 18 to facilitate a facelift, according to social media posts from its owners. Alebrije partners Cris Mendez and Claudio Navarro on Monday alerted fans to the temporary closure. However, they said the business will still take custom orders and catering gigs while the storefront is shuttered for renovations.
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Free Friday night concerts run from May 24 through Aug. 9 at Haddad Riverfront Park.
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A new downtown nightspot called The Rose of San Antonio is slinging "handcrafted cocktails and delectable small bites" in the space that formerly housed Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar, according to social media posts from its management. The Rose — its name is presumably a nod to the country music classic "San Antonio Rose" — officially opened April 23, according to the business' Facebook page. In addition to serving beer, wine and...
In time for the warming weather, San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department will open 11 of its swimming pools next Saturday. The following pools will open Saturdays and Sundays from 1-7 p.m., according to city officials: Dellview, 500 Basswood Drive