Monday, December 21
Voodoo Vinyl
DJ Smarty Pants spins the grooviest groovers from the canon of rock ‘n’ roll most Mondays, when his duties with David Lynch-muse and bodacious chanteuse Chrysta Bell hasn’t whisked him away to a far-off, exotic locale. If “Hotline Bling,” “Drunk in Love” or whichever jock Pitchfork has their visage firmly planted in doesn’t blow up your skirt and you wanna strap on those sharp shoes and cut that rug to ribbons, get your fanny to The Mix for gems from the garage. Free, 11pm, The Mix, 2423 N. St Mary’s St., (210) 735-1313
Monday, December 21
Ryan Scott Travis
Ryan Scott Travis does bluegrass for the coffee shop. $15, 7:30pm, Floore’s Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road, (210) 695-8827
Tuesday, December 22
Joseph King
With an exceptional ear for melody and spacey instrumentation, King has a sound all his own: X-Files pop. I can forgive the Bono-ness of “Velvet Skin” because of the brilliant church organ texture. $5, 9pm, 502 Bar, 502 Embassy Oaks Road, (210) 257-8125
Tuesday, December 22
Glenn’s Gems
Enjoy an evening of all vinyl rock ‘n’ roll as the husband/wife duo behind K23 Gallery curates the tunes. Free, 8pm, La Botanica, 2911 N. St Mary’s St.
Wednesday, December 23
gLAdiator
Get crunk on the rooftop with LA duo gLAdiator. Forgive them for their love of the Lakers, it’s gotta be hard to be an LA fan these days. $10, 10pm, Lush Rooftop, 4553 N Loop 1604
This article appears in Year in Review 2015.