Smoke Season and The Peach Kings Texas Tour
Smoke Season blends Americana with electronic undertones for a sound that critics call “ethereal western soul." $8-$10, 8pm, Jack’s Bar, 3030 Thousand Oaks Drive, (210) 494-2309
Thursday, January 14
DreamWeek 2016 Presents Jazz in the Key of Free
Featuring special guests of the SA jazz pantheon. Jazz. Martin Luther King. Beer. If you're against any of this trifecta of awesomeness, please move. Free, 8pm, Alamo Beer Co. 415 Burnet St., (210) 872-5589 Friday, January 15
Music Unites
Featuring Fishermen, Deer Vibes, Foreign Arm, Desmond Fahie and Vocab. Some of the city's landmark indie bands unite to unite. $10, 6pm, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St., (210) 207-7211
Friday, January 15
Soulspot Second Annual "I Have A Dream" Community Dance Celebration
In honor of MLK day, get down with one of the city's most knowledgeable turntablists, JJ Lopez. Free, 8pm, Tucker's Kozy Korner, 1338 E. Houston St., (210) 320-2192
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Blackbird Sing
Blackbird Sing and Nicolette Good with Joe Reyes
Alternative honky tonk 'n' roll from local boys who've worked their way up from the Strip to a Texas touring machine. One of San Antonio's finest songwriters, Nicolette Good, presents tracks off of her impressive debut, Monarch, and it's mature follow-up. $5-$10, 8pm, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-5700
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George Garza Jr.
George Garza Jr.
Half of the rhythm section of interstellar indie outfit Pop Pistol, George Garza presents his own works. With Xes Xes and Krishna Monks. $5, 8pm, Imagine Books and Records, 8373 Culebra Rd., (210) 236-7668
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Roxy Roca
Happiness is a Choice: DreamWeek Night Out With Roxy Roca
Signed to Snag Records, Roxy Roca proudly play "green-eyed soul," utilizing all of the spirit that an octet can muster. $10, 8pm, Luna, 6740 San Pedro Road, (210) 804-2433
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Los #3 Dinners
Los #3 Dinners
Since the late ’70s, Los #3 Dinners have been a San Anto institution with tunes like “Take a Walk on the West Side,” “South Presa Man” and “Livin’ Inside the Loop.” Free, 9pm, Amp Room, 2407 N. St Mary's St.
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DJ Chicken George
A Night With DJ Chicken George
One of Austin's premier DJs and the man behind the tables for Third Root teams up with San Anto's formidable vinyl slangers. Featuring Donnie Dee, DJ Gibb, Chorizo Funk, Leonard Trujillo and JJ Lopez. $5, 9pm, Hi-Tones, 621 E. Dewey Pl., (210) 573-6220
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Edmar Castaneda
Café Colombia with Edmar Castaneda
Part of the "Las Americas" city-wide music festival. Harpist Edmar Castaneda has taken the jazz world by storm with the sheer force of his virtuosic command. It's jazz harp, people! And in one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the U.S. Free, 6:30pm, San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza, (210) 227-1297
