Thursday, February 4
Agent Orange
Innovators of one of the best music mashups ever: surf-punk, Agent Orange is also the creator of bro-punk (but no one seems to talk about that). With In the Whale. $16, 7pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St.
Thursday, February 4
Big Eyes, Flesh Lights
I’ll give you three words and you guess where melodic punkers Big Eyes are from: white, young, Brooklyn. Flesh Lights raise the banner for Dadaist, kiss-me punk carried by elders the Angry Samoans and The Undertones. With Lloronas and The Zukinis. $5, 9pm, The Ten Eleven, 1011 Avenue B, (210) 320-9080
Friday, February 5
Chris Conde
When not performing as one half of the queer, booty-bouncing badass duo Ghetto Prom, Conde combines traditional singer-songwriter refrains with rhythmic acoustic guitar and cerebral spurts of hip-hop. With FILMSTRIPS and Yes, Alexander. $3, 9pm, Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 735-7775
Friday, February 5
From Bernstein to Piazzolla
The final chapter of the Las Américas Festival is a smorgasbord of sounds and styles. Two of legendary composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein’s masterpieces are presented: his symphonic suite from the Oscar-winning film On the Waterfront and his Chichester Psalms, featuring the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers. Tango-king Astor Piazzolla’s concerto for bandoneón, Aconcagua and Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 add Latin zest to the proceedings. $25-$96, 8pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Cir., (210) 223-8624
Friday, February 5
Lochness Mobsters
Goddess forbid the levees break again, but if they do, follow Lochness Mobsters. The Louisiana via Austin trio may not know how to surf, but they sure sound like they’ve been navigating waves of piss, beer and piss-beer for a solid minute. $5, 10pm, Hi-Tones, 621 E. Dewey Pl., (210) 785-8777
Friday, February 5
Terri Hendrix Project 5: Love You Strong Record Release with Lloyd Maines
In 2002, Terri Hendrix won a Grammy for “Lil’ Jack Slade,” a tune she co-wrote with the Dixie Chicks, but her solo stuff is just as award-worthy, with strong and melodic stories of acoustic country rock. Snatch up the first of her handful of Project 5 releases. $15 – $60, 7pm, Sam’s Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson St., (210) 223-2830
Saturday, February 6
Bryson Tiller
On his 2015 release TRAPSOUL, Bryson Tiller remixes R. Kelly’s sexual swagger with the smooth, sensual delivery of Frank Ocean. $29.50, 7pm, Aztec Theatre, 104 N. St. Marys St., (210) 812-4355
Saturday, February 6
The Heroine
Take two parts cock, two parts rock, one part SoCo, four parts wily unkempt coif and eight parts searing guitar and you’ve concocted an outfit that should closely resemble the southern swagger of The Heroine. With Donella Drive, RMRS, Signalman, Recreating Eden and Marila Voe. $5, 8pm, The Ten Eleven, 1011 Avenue B, (210) 320-9080
Sunday, February 7
Las Tesoros de Hoy CD Release and Concert
The Esperanza Center presents Las Estrellas de Ayer, Las Tesoros de Hoy CD release and concert. Las Tesoros de San Antonio were four mujeres from the Westside of San Antonio who were individually renowned performers in the 1940s-’60s. The CD features original music compiled from early recordings of the mujeres and is dedicated to and features the songs of Perla Tapatía, a Tesoro who died in 2014. $5, 3pm and 6pm, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro, (210) 228-0201
Sunday, February 7
Valentine Concert with Sunny Ozuna
Put him in jail if the leader of the Sunglows and the Sunliners doesn’t teach you a thing or two about love with his trademark croon. $3 for parking, 10am, Trader’s Village, 9333 SW Loop 410, (210) 623-8383
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This article appears in Feb 3-9, 2016.