Music Archives

Dirty rap starlet CupcakKe, who's performing Thursday, leaves little to the imagination.

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The creepy, discordant themes that run through both Terrifier films make the misdeeds of Art the Clown that much harder to shake.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Music Feature, Paul Wiley, Terrifier, Art the Clown, Terrifier soundtrack

This year's festival, Sept. 29-30, will take place at Civic Park, the green space at Hemisfair expected to open this fall.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Jazz'SAlive, San Antonio events, Civic Park at Hemisfair, Kirk Whalum, Jackie Venson

The members of North Carolina-based BTBAM, as the fans call the band, know full well that its albums take a number of listens to absorb.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Music Feature, things to do in San Antonio, live music in San Antonio, Between the Buried and Me, Vibes Event Center

The Camp Rejectz Festival, highlighting a diverse batch of local rockers, also should be on music fans' radar.

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Mrak led the group for roughly 30 years and was known for turning its live shows into a humor-filled spectacle.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Tim Mrak, Psychoholics, San Antonio music, San Antonio rock bands, Texas music

Although SA is playing host to plenty of touring acts, don't snooze on a free show by local act Retro Cowgirl.

Tags: Live Music in San Antonio This Week, things to do in San Antonio, concerts in San Antonio, live music in San Antonio, San Antonio music venues, Bleeding Through, Unearth, Rock Box, Micky & The Motorcars, Blackbird Sing, Sam's Burger Joint, Retro Cowgirl, Gokart Mozart, Luna Tropical, Brick at Blue Star, The Frights, Paper Tiger, Nita Strauss, Lions At The Gate

Snowbyrd will celebrate the release of its new LP The Lagerheadz Suite with a show at Slab Cinema Arthouse on Friday, July 7.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Music Feature, things to do in San Antonio, live music in San Antonio, San Antonio bands, Snowbyrd, Slab Cinema Arthouse, The Lagerheadz Suite

Gonzalez played keys for the West Side Horns, which accompanied artists as diverse as power-pop group The Krayolas, Chicano blues guitarist Randy Garibay and The Band's Rick Danko.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Arturo Sauce Gonzalez, San Antonio music, San Antonio musicians, West Side Horns, West Side Sound, Chicano soul

LA-based psych act Death Valley Girls pack a surprising amount of variety into its sound.

Tags: Live Music in San Antonio This Week, things to do in San Antonio, concerts in San Antonio, live music in San Antonio, San Antonio music venues, The Wild Sweet, Auji Collective, Legacy Park, Paper Tiger, Hello Seahorse!, Estereoromance, ACRAZE, 1902, Cooper Greenberg, The Golden Roses, Death Valley Girls, Soft Gems, DJ Carlos, Tandem

Cooper earned his status as the OG shock rocker, while Cannibal Corpse and Mayhem upped the level of offensiveness with their trailblazing death and black metal.

Tags: Concert Announcements, Heavy metal tours, San Antonio music, things to do in San Antonio, Alice Cooper, Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem, Blood Incantation, Gorguts

Nascar Aloe is also bringing its caustic combo of hip-hop and punk to town.

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Taylor toured and recorded with the Surfers from 1983 until 1989 and also appeared in the movie Slacker.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers, Texas music, San Antonio Music, Texas musician deaths, Slacker

Native son Ernie Durawa cut hits with the late Doug Sahm, then won Grammys with the Texas Tornados and Flaco Jimenez.

Tags: Concert Announcements, Murali Coryell and Ernie Durawa Band, Ernie Durawa, Murali Coryell, Texas Tornadoes, things to do in San Antonio, San Antonio Music

Dimes, whose 'My Story' racked up a billion views on TikTok, dropped his new album Texas Boy on Friday.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Mike Dimes, Texas Boy, new hip-hop releases, San Antonio music, Texas music, new rap releases

The band will perform at Busted Sandal Brewing Co. on June 17 to celebrate the release of the EP Chris The Barber.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Music Feature, live music in San Antonio, Pavel Demon and the Revenant, punk, Busted Sandal Brewing Co., Chris The Barber

Since its launch, the 3,200-seat arena has played host to acts ranging from heavy metal legends Judas Priest to Mexican indie-pop singer Carla Morrison.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Boeing Center at Tech Port, Port San Antonio, San Antonio Concert venues, ASM Global, Jim Perschbach

A tour to mark the anniversary stops at San Antonio's Rock Box on Friday, June 16.

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Music Feature, live music in San Antonio, Sparta, Rock Box, Wiretap Scars, 20th anniversary tour

James plays The Espee on Wednesday on his On & On: José James Sings Badu tour.

Tags: Live Music in San Antonio This Week, things to do in San Antonio, concerts in San Antonio, live music in San Antonio, San Antonio music venues, Liliac, Sam's Burger Joint, José James, Espee, iLa Minori, Cuerdas, Kassandra Ayala, Slab Cinema Arthouse, Patti LaBelle, Majestic Theatre

Tickets for the show at the AT&T Center go on sale next Friday, June 16.

Tags: Concert Announcements, Parker McCollum, AT&T Center, things to do in San Antonio