Making their final stop on the U.S. leg of their “portals//polarities tour,” Night Tapes chose San Antonio of all places to close this trek and I’m so happy they did. They engulfed the main stage at Paper Tiger with every shade of blue imaginable, creating an incredible dream-pop atmosphere that…
UK rockers The Darkness ignited Emo’s on Saturday, November 8, 2025, and left the place ablaze. Opener Mark Daly supported the band on every show this tour, and the Irish blues-rock enthusiast got the South Texas crowd hyped. With sufficient charisma to preface Justin Hawkins – no easy…
Despite the cold, rain, thunder and lightning, New Wave fans endured the hour or so’s delay of the co-headlining Devo and B-52s show this past Saturday, November 1, at Germania Insurance Amphitheater. While opener Lene Lovich’s set got cut completely, the B-52s brought the grooves at 9:00 p.m., and…
Metalheads of all colors and creeds filled Austin, TX’s Germania Insurance Amphitheater at COTA this past Saturday, October 25, 2025, Leather-bound rock ‘n’ rollers Judas Priest walked out onto the stage to the late Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” as the crowd roared the opening words in harmony with the…
I’ve never craved Olive Garden more after a concert in my life. Rapper Freddie Gibbs and producer The Alchemist have now teamed up for two albums, 2020’s Alfredo and its sequel, Alfredo 2, which came out this past July. The first was Grammy-nominated for Best Rap Album, and I’m really…
All Photos by Lauren Hernandez 📸 Celebrating two decades in the music industry, Chris Brown brought his Breezy Bowl XX to the Alamodome. It’s his first stadium tour ever and his biggest headline show to date in San Antonio, enlisting R&B standouts Bryson Tiller and Jhené Aiko to open up…
All Photos by Lauren Hernandez 📸 PUP & Jeff Rosenstock rolled into San Antonio as part of their co-headline tour, with a name being just as chaotic as the performance we got – A Cataclysmic Rapture of Friendshipness brought pure punk mayhem to the Paper Tiger. I hadn’t heard of…
Walking into the Aztec Theatre on September 15th, I knew I’d be experiencing a great show but man, the performance that Durand Jones & The Indications put on completely blew past any expectation I could have ever had. I first saw them briefly at ACL Fest back in 2021, where…
There is truly no better way to spend a Saturday night in the Alamo City than soaking in some live Latin music. One of Mexico’s most legendary rock bands, Maná, came through town for a two-night run to open their Vivir Sin Aire Tour. I was at the second show…
Flatland Cavalry made their return to the legendary John T. Floore’s Country Store for not one but two nights, this time around. I first saw them last year at this same venue and it was even clear then that they’re one of the best bands bringing that Americana style to…