Despite his diminutive nickname, Lil' Ed Williams packs a big voice and guitar sound.

Chicago bluesman Lil’ Ed bringing searing slide sounds to Sam’s Burger Joint

Blues Hall of Famers Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials will hit San Antonio on a tour celebrating the release of their first album in 10 years.

by Sanford Nowlin April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Live Music in San Antonio This Week

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Clutch, Los Lobos, Willie Nelson, Rhett Miller

UK-based soulful rock ’n’ rollers The Heavy Heavy are also performing this week.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 28, 2026April 29, 2026

News

Everything we saw as Day 1 of La Semana Alegre brought the ’80s to San Antonio

The crowd relived early-MTV classics with A Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats, Bow Wow Wow and Tommy Tutone.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

The Flock of Seagulls guy may not have the fun haircut anymore, but he still plays the hit.

Music

Live music in San Antonio This Week: La Semana Alegre, ADULT., Purity Ring

San Antonio College’s Fredstock is also offering a free bill of San Antonio musical acts.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

A full album from the Bad Quitters, called I’ll Be Damned, is due out in a couple of months.

Music

Mike Frazier’s shows with the Bad Quitters, the Shut Ups represent SA homecoming

The Idaho musician’s upcoming San Antonio gigs will take place Thursday at Lonesome Rose and Saturday at Lowcountry.

by Bill Baird April 22, 2026April 23, 2026

Music

San Antonio’s Gunter Hotel launches annual birthday party for blues icon Robert Johnson

Johnson recorded his groundbreaking songs in the hotel in 1936, and the May 8 concert in his honor will feature Sue Foley, the Peterson Brothers and Nicky Diamonds.

by Sanford Nowlin April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Karol G shows it off at a 2023 Alamodome performance.

Music

Karol G taking her latest global tour to San Antonio’s Alamodome this fall

The Colombian pop superstar will perform Wednesday, Sept. 2, and presale tickets become available on Monday.

by Sanford Nowlin April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Music

Everything we saw as Dethklok, Amon Amarth and Castle Rat laid waste to San Antonio

The power-packed metal tour shook the foundations of Boeing Center at Tech Port on Friday.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 18, 2026May 11, 2026

Concert Reviews

Alice Cooper’s Tuesday night show in San Antonio showed why he’s stood the test of time

The Godfather of Shock Rock may not be all that shocking anymore, but the first show of his Alice’s Attic tour demonstrated why he still packs in crowds.

by Sanford Nowlin April 15, 2026May 11, 2026

Southern Culture on the Skids will perform at Paper Tiger this week.

Music

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Patsy Torres, Little Joe, Dethklok, Gridiron and more

Rootsy rockers Southern Culture on the Skids are also bringing the twangy good times to Paper Tiger.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

Alice Cooper brings the shock rock to San Antonio during a 2023 tour stop.

Live Music in San Antonio This Week

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Alice Cooper, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Thrill Kill Kult

Alamo City badasses Los Juanos and The Texases are also playing gigs this week.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Billy Gibbons (center) and ZZ Top will bring the boogie to SA's Majestic Theatre for two nights this week.

Music

Catching up with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons ahead of the band’s 2 nights in San Antonio

The long-running Texas blues-rock trio will play the Majestic Theatre this Thursday and Friday.

by Dave Gil de Rubio April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

Music

Everything we saw as Testament, Overkill and Destruction thrashed the hell outta San Antonio

The pioneering thrash-metal acts brought crushing riffs to SA’s Aztec Theatre on Sunday.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 6, 2026May 11, 2026

Agarita Chamber Players will perform Saturday at Stable Hall with renowned composer Caroline Shaw.

Classical Music

Agarita Chamber Players to perform with Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw

Five-time Grammy winner Shaw — a genre-bending composer, instrumentalist and vocalist — will perform with the group Saturday at Stable Hall.

by Anjali Gupta April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

Live Music in San Antonio This Week

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Peso Pluma, Testament, IV, The Toasters

California’s The Growlers are also bringing their ‘beach goth’ to town.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

San Antonio has become a frequent tour stop for staccato bilingual rapper Snow Tha Product.

Live Music in San Antonio This Week

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Styx, Santana, Snow Tha Product, Hawthorne Heights

Austin psych-rockers Holy Wave are also coming to town.

by San Antonio Current Staff March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

News

San Antonio-formed freak-rock band Butthole Surfers releasing shelved 1998 album

After the Astronaut is the long-awaited followup to the group’s surprise hit Electric Larryland.

by Stephanie Koithan March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Concert Announcements

Lil Wayne will play San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center in October

Tickets for the Saturday, Oct. 17, show go on sale this Friday — and, yes, there is presale access.

by Sanford Nowlin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Joe “King” Carrasco poses during a stop on his tour of war-torn Ukraine.

Music

Joe ‘King’ Carrasco brings his Tex-Mex party vibes to Ukraine for tour, fundraising efforts

The San Antonio-tied musician staged a rock ’n’ roll tour across war-torn Ukraine last year, raising money for the country to buy more emergency vehicles.

by Bill Baird March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Music Stories & Interviews

San Antonio bands heavily represented at SXSW 2026

The Alamo City is all over the 40th installment of the multimedia music and tech festival. Here’s a rundown of free showcases featuring acts from our city.

by Stephanie Koithan March 12, 2026March 12, 2026