Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol will rip it up with The Sword and Pink Fuzz this Friday. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol

“Loud” and “wild” are the words of the week when it comes to live music in San Antonio.

A riff-heavy bill featuring The Sword, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol and Pink Fuzz will damage eardrums at the Paper Tiger, while long-running UK punk band Subhumans will pair up with San Antonio’s Fea for a blistering bill at the Rah! Rah! Room.

But if you’re into something quieter, acoustic alt-rock group Jackopierce and neo-psych act Youth Lagoon offer that option as well, and Lederhosen Junkies will teach you how to party down, polka style.

Let’s take a look.

Wednesday, April 9

Lederhosen Junkies

Lederhosen Junkies’ name may be absurd, but it certainly spells out the group’s appeal. These are four hell-raising party dudes dedicated to the much-maligned genre of polka. Say what you will about the squareness of the musical form, these guys bring the fun, the dance and the good vibes. Nerdy dance dudes, unite. Free, 6 p.m., Krause’s Biergarten, 148 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels, krausescafe.com. — Bill Baird

Friday, April 11

The Sword, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, Pink Fuzz

Now, this promises to be an exquisite evening of frayed bliss — a merging of punk, metal and the underground. Austin-based headliner The Sword brings exquisite riffs and fantastic aesthetics that draw from great metal acts of yore. Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, another Austin outfit, specializes in its own flavor of face-melting riff-o-rama, while Denver’s Pink Fuzz lives up to its name by making a huge racket for a two-piece. For those about to rock, you know where to be. $25, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. — BB

Possessed by Paul James, Landon Lloyd Miller

For those who like raw roots music, it doesn’t get much more stripped down and bare bones than Kerrville-based Possessed by Paul James, joined by fellow Kerrville folk artist Landon Lloyd Miller. Real name Konrad Wert, PBPJ is a one-man band, sitting down playing urgent blues riffs while percussively stomping a board with his boots and frantically thrashing his head around. Indeed, he performs as if one possessed. Though he’s only one man — or two if you count the spirit possessing him — he holds the audience in rapt attention from the beginning to end of his set. And once it’s over, you leave feeling as if you, too, are now possessed. $12, 9 p.m., Lonesome Rose, 2114 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 455-0233, thelonerosesa.com. — Stephanie Koithan

Jackopierce

Jack O’Neill and Cary Pierce formed the folky, acoustic alt-rock group Jackopierce in 1989 while they were theater majors at Dallas’ Southern Methodist University. Before hitting a five-year hiatus in the late ’90s, the band had toured in support of headliners including Dave Matthews, Counting Crows and Alanis Morissette. After reuniting in 2002, Jackopierce are touring behind the 30th anniversary of breakthrough album Bringing on the Weather. $25-$65, 8 p.m., Stable Hall, 307 Pearl Parkway, stablehall.com. — Danny Cervantes

Sunday, April 13

Subhumans, Fea

UK anarcho-punk group Subhumans started in 1980, and despite breakups and reunions galore, continue to bring their blend of aggressive music and radical politics to fans around the globe. Given the idiotic nature of the current U.S. government, it’s a welcome message indeed. Subhumans’ most recent album, 2019’s Crisis Point, found them stronger than ever in both message and vigor. Similarly spirited San Antonio punk outfit Fea makes an ideal opener. $25, 8 p.m., Rah! Rah! Room, 6322 San Pedro Ave., instagram.com/therahrahroom. — BB

Monday, April 14

Youth Lagoon, Valley James

Boise’s Trevor Powers performs his trippy neo-psychedelia under the stage name Youth Lagoon. He’s recorded five studio albums under the moniker along with a couple under his own name. Powers used the discovery of home movies in his parents’ basement to fuel his February LP Rarely Do I Dream. The album serves as a spiritual memoir of his childhood and shifts from dreamy rock songs to pulsing electronica, overhung with gothic themes. $22-$25, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. — DC

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This article appears in Apr 2-15, 2025.