Venezuelan-born singer-songwriter maye will perform this weekend at Paper Tiger. Credit: Courtesy Photo / maye

Eclectic sounds will wash over San Antonio this week.

Whether your musical tastes run to Latin pop, noise rock, surf rock, synth-heavy indie vibes or ’80s middle-of-the-road radio hits, there’s something out there for you. Let’s take a look.

Thursday, July 24

King Pelican, The Gloopnicks

King Pelican is one of San Antonio’s foremost purveyors of surf-rock, and its approach to the form goes beyond slavishly rehashing the Ventures. Consider the group devoted adherents to the form — but with a willingness to stretch its boundaries. You’ll feel like you’re walking slow-motion through a scene in Pulp Fiction. $10, 9 p.m., Lonesome Rose, 2114 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 455-0233, thelonesomerosesa.com. — Bill Baird

Friday, July 25

Michael Seyer, Jacob Lui

Michael Seyer creates catchy synth-heavy indie-pop songs with some elements of dream-pop and new wave. Yes, all the adjectives get confusing, but know this: his output harkens back a decade or more to the general aesthetic of vaporwave. If that’s your thing, you may well dig Seyer. His specialty is damned catchy American pop filtered through just the right amount of grit. $18, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. — BB

Coco Maria, Sue Problema, Gata

This will be a banger of a night for DJ culture and lovers of groove. DJ Coco Maria, born in Northern Mexico, specializes in Latin American imbued with a modern, fun and almost psychedelic edge. Coco Maria even started her own record label in coordination with Switzerland’s Bongo Joe Records. (Wow, is that a shoutout to a San Antonio music legend?) Sue Problema, who’s based in the Alamo City, also DJs with impeccable taste, and Gata rounds out the lineup. $7, 9 p.m., The Lighthouse Lounge, 1016 Cincinnati Ave., instagram.com/thelighthouselounge. — BB

Saturday, July 26

maye, Fernando Osorio

Venezuelan-born, American-raised singer-songwriter maye has risen to consciousness with her fusion of dream pop weaving in bossa nova and other Latin influences. She may be best known for her sultry and unforced 2019 single “Tú,” which landed on one of President Barack Obama’s legendary summer playlists. Even though this show is sold out, it may be worth scouting for scalped tickets. Sold out, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. — Danny Cervantes

Chris Isaak

Platinum-selling and Grammy-nominated rockabilly revivalist Chris Isaak will serenade San Antonio with his sultry, reverb-drenched hits this weekend. Often compared to pompadoured forebears such as Roy Orbinson and Elvis Presley, Isaak manages a faithful homage to a bygone aesthetic while carving out his own path. An insane vocal range certainly helps. The set is likely to include Isaak’s breakout hit “Wicked Game,” an ode to all-consuming infatuation and lust. If San Antonio’s lucky, he’ll also throw in “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing,” “Somebody’s Crying” and “Blue Hotel.” $60-$309, 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-5700, majesticempire.com. — Stephanie Koithan

Sunday, July 27

God Bullies, Suckling, Boxcar Satan, Burnout

Anybody looking for a pummeling noise rock bill should scour no further. Michigan’s God Bullies are purveyors of a dark, dramatic and unhinged sound that’s kind of metallic, kind of psychedelic and all menacing. Meanwhile, Austin’s Suckling is among the finest purveyors of noise-rock in the classic ’80s vein. Indeed, the band’s lineup features dudes who helped create said genre during their stints with Scratch Acid, the Butthole Surfers, Rapeman and the Big Boys. Joining the out-of-town acts are SA’s newly reformed Boxcar Satan, who play a demented Texas-style deconstruction of Captain Beefheart’s more no-wave moments. Full disclosure: Boxcar Satan is fronted by Sanford Nowlin, who happens to be the Current’s editor-in-chief. $15, 6 p.m., Lonesome Rose, 2114 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 455-0233, thelonesomerosesa.com. — BB

Air Supply

Fifty-plus years after meeting in the chorus of the Australian touring company of Jesus Christ Superstar, Graham Russell and Russel Hitchcock still deliver soft-rock staples as Air Supply. A linchpin of the ’80s FM airwaves, Air Supply apexed with a run of five consecutive No. 1 singles, starting with “Lost In Love” and ending with “Here I Am.” $84.79-$274.50, 7:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-5700, majesticempire.com. — DC

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This article appears in Jul 10-23, 2025.