Monday, April 27
Casa Loma Playboys
Austin’s Casa Loma Playboys split the difference between the Western swing of Bob Wills’ Playboys and traditional big band tunes. $10, 7pm, Sam’s Burger Joint, 330 E Grayson, (210) 223-2830
Tuesday, April 28
Cornmeal
Describing itself as “jamgrass,” Chicago’s Cornmeal burns through accelerated Americana on the fiddle, double-bass and banjo. $10-$35, 7pm, Sam’s Burger Joint, 330 E Grayson, (210) 223-2830
Tuesday, April 28
Enter Shikari
A pioneer of the electronicore genre, Enter Shikari is a four-piece rock band formed in St. Albans, England in ’03. With A Lot Like Birds, I The Mighty. $16, 6:30pm, The Korova, 107 E Martin, (210) 226-5070
Wednesday, April 29
Miles Tackett & The 3 Times
Known for his work with soul jazz Californians Breakestra, Miles Tackett is out on his own, shredding funky for his new release The Fool Who Wonders. With Alyson Alonzo, DJ JJ Lopez. $3, 9pm, Phantom Room, 2106 N St. Mary’s
Wednesday, April 29
Trizz
From the Inland Empire of Southern California, Trizz’s 2014 mixtape Amerikkkas Most Blunted retains the heaviness of its Ice Cube reference, while adding the heavy-headed nod of a rapper in a room full of smoke. With Core the Emcee, Southeast Steve, Here$y. $10, 8pm, The Korova, 107 E Martin, (210) 226-5070
This article appears in Best of San Antonio 2015.