The Texases play Friday at the Lonesome Rose. Credit: Facebook / The Texases

SA music fans are in for a treat this week thanks to a wealth of great shows, some featuring touring acts but many highlighting local talent.

Let’s take a look.

Thursday, Feb. 20

Cursive, Pile

Indie-rock outfit Cursive enters its third decade buoyed by the strength of last September’s album Devourer. Although the band’s emo and post-hardcore sound seems distant from its Omaha, Nebraska, roots, Tim Kasher’s piercing lyrics feed on our common, everyday anxieties. Cursive provides no comfort as time marches on, choosing to challenge its audience with driving rhythms balanced against the cello and horns that have been a staple of its sound since 2003’s The Ugly Organ. $25, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. — Danny Cervantes

Friday, Feb. 21

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes, Adelaide

Nicolas Reyes, the co-founder and voice of the Gipsy Kings, has traveled hard for three decades as the group’s blend of rumba, flamenco and pop found a global audience. As a sign of the act’s power and accessibility, it has two of the best needle drops in recent soundtrack history — the Spanish-language covers of “Hotel California” in The Big Lebowski and “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” in Toy Story 3. $49.50-$200, 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — DC

The Texases

If you have a soft spot for country music from the ’90s on back, you’ll be hard pressed to do better than San Antonio cover band The Texases. From Brooks & Dunn to Alabama, Dwight Yoakam to George Strait, your boots will catch fire from all the boot scootin’. $10, 9 p.m., Lonesome Rose, 2114 N. St. Mary’s St., thelonesomerose.com. — Stephanie Koithan

Saturday, Feb. 22

Gary P. Nunn

The refrain of Gary P. Nunn’s “London Homesick Blues” greeted viewers of the Austin City Limits TV show for decades, which probably alone is enough to make him Texas country royalty. However, the singer-songwriter’s credentials extend further back than that. His Lubbock garage band The Sparkles appeared on the legendary Nuggets garage-psych comp, and he’s even penned a few songs about San Antonio during the country career that followed. In the ’80s, Nunn moved to Oklahoma to run a cattle ranch — yes, he’s also a real cowboy — but he found himself back in the Lone Star State in 2003. $20, 8 p.m., John T. Floore’s Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road, Helotes, liveatfloores.com. — Bill Baird

KPSA Radio Anniversary with Masters of Love, La Chicada, West of Rome

Internet radio station KPSA has been broadcasting from the Blue Star Arts Complex to promote the best music San Antonio music has to offer. In the three years since it flipped the switch, it’s become a creative hub and a voice for myriad local acts. In celebration, one of KPSA’s founders, Anthony Garcia, will play this special show with his band La Chicada. Also on the bill are West of Rome, a newish band comprised of longtime scene vets, and Masters of Love, which might be San Antonio’s best — and least rehearsed — rock band. $5, 8 p.m., Hermann Sons Rathskeller Bar, 525 S. St. Mary’s St., (512) 660-1706, hermannsonshall.com. — BB

Favorite Son

Consisting of puro-SA musicians Cooper Greenberg, Ramon Botello, Andres Ovalle and Joseph Cantu, Favorite Son fuse rock, blues, jazz and the West Side sound into an inimitable whole. This special performance by the group will include guest appearances by a host of other heavy hitters, including Brandon Padier (Black Gold), Isa Paillao (Chavela), Anthony Soriano (The Bluprint) and Jordan Stern (The Professor). $25, 8 p.m., Little Carver Theater at Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St., thecarver.org. — BB

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This article appears in Feb 5-18, 2025.