30 unique, unexpected and legendary live recordings made in San Antonio

From Motley Crue and Ted Nugent to Elvis Presley and Frank Zappa, no shortage of artists rolled tape while performing in front of Alamo City fans.

by Bill Baird October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

From Motley Crue and Ted Nugent to Elvis Presley and Frank Zappa, no shortage of artists rolled tape while performing in front of Alamo City fans.

Music

Bad news, San Antonio music fans: No stop from Beyoncé, Ozzy says touring days are over

Beyoncé’s latest tour will once again skip the Alamo City, and Ozzy Osbourne is retiring from touring due to health issues.

by Sanford Nowlin February 1, 2023July 22, 2025

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All the San Antonio Current’s best music photography from 2022

by San Antonio Current Staff December 22, 2022

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Racist Taunts, Pete Sessions: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

From racists at a basketball game to blowhard billionaire Elon Musk, many of this week’s most read stories dealt with people who should shut their pie holes.

by San Antonio Current Staff November 25, 2022October 23, 2023

Music

Everything we saw as Judas Priest unleashed its firepower at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center

by San Antonio Current Staff November 23, 2022

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Judas Priest’s performance at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center delivered on power and spectacle

The show was a reminder of the band’s lasting legacy in metal and hard rock.

by Sanford Nowlin November 23, 2022June 1, 2025

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Catching up with Rob Halford ahead of Judas Priest’s two-night run at Tech Port Center

Judas Priest’s Tuesday, Nov. 22 and Wednesday, Nov. 23 shows are part of the band’s 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour.

by Sanford Nowlin November 16, 2022July 27, 2025

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Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Emily Wolfe, Robert Earl Keen, the Dollyrots

Chances to see Texas legend Robert Earl Keen before his retirement from performing live are dwindling.

by Sanford Nowlin August 3, 2022October 6, 2024

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Lamb of God, Trivium, Priest and more: Here’s every big metal show coming to San Antonio this fall

Napalm Death, D.R.I., Left to Die and a strong package tour with Amon Amarth also have SA in their crosshairs.

by Brianna Espinoza July 21, 2022July 24, 2024

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Busing Migrants, Texas GOP vs. Pot Legalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Our most-clicked story involves the steep bill Gov. Greg Abbott has so far handed Texas taxpayers for his election-year stunt of busing migrants to Washington, D.C.

by San Antonio Current Staff June 24, 2022August 17, 2023

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Judas Priest books 2 nights at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center — because SA is still a metal town

The Alamo City is the only place on the next leg of the band’s tour where it will perform two nights.

by Sanford Nowlin June 21, 2022August 5, 2025

Music

Ahead of a feature documentary on the band, Triumph’s Mike Levine recalls its big leg up in San Antonio

The band is the subject of the forthcoming documentary Triumph: Rock And Roll Machine, which will receive its U.S. debut on May 13.

by Mike McMahan May 5, 2022August 5, 2025

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Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz talks the future of metal before the band’s San Antonio show

The band will play San Antonio on Monday, April 18 with Behemoth, Napalm Death and Unto Others.

by Mike McMahan April 14, 2022June 28, 2025

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San Antonio band Donella Drive reaches finals in battle to grab slot at giant Wacken metal festival

The trio will perform in Los Angeles as it vies to play Wacken, which draws around 85,000 people.

by Sanford Nowlin March 25, 2022November 23, 2024

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30 unique, unexpected and legendary live recordings made in San Antonio

Bad news, San Antonio music fans: No stop from Beyoncé, Ozzy says touring days are over

All the San Antonio Current’s best music photography from 2022

Racist Taunts, Pete Sessions: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Everything we saw as Judas Priest unleashed its firepower at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center

Judas Priest’s performance at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center delivered on power and spectacle

Catching up with Rob Halford ahead of Judas Priest’s two-night run at Tech Port Center

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Emily Wolfe, Robert Earl Keen, the Dollyrots

Lamb of God, Trivium, Priest and more: Here’s every big metal show coming to San Antonio this fall

Judas Priest books 2 nights at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center — because SA is still a metal town

Ahead of a feature documentary on the band, Triumph’s Mike Levine recalls its big leg up in San Antonio

Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz talks the future of metal before the band’s San Antonio show

San Antonio band Donella Drive reaches finals in battle to grab slot at giant Wacken metal festival

Everything we saw as Judas Priest brought its 50 Heavy Metal Years tour to San Antonio

Catching up with Judas Priest ahead of the San Antonio stop on its 50 Heavy Metal Years tour

Judas Priest will play San Antonio in March on its rescheduled 50 Heavy Metal Years tour

Storied San Antonio concert venue Sunken Garden Theater poised for $62 million makeover

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