Nostalgia blankets the winter months like contemporary snow, with recollections shared at household meals, Mariah Carey singing “All I Need for Christmas Is You” on the radio and Rudolph and Frosty on TV.
It’s a lot the identical with the winter live performance calendar, a chill mixture of Christmas music and blasts from the previous. Right here’s a take a look at the largest and better of the concert events coming to San Antonio by way of February.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: This basic rock-meets-Christmas spectacle has turn into as a lot of a vacation custom as driving by way of Windcrest to see the lights or trying to find a See’s Candies Kiosk on the mall. This 12 months’s winter tour is a celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the album “The Misplaced Christmas Eve,” which incorporates the instrumental “Wizards of Winter.” Dec. 27, Frost Financial institution Heart
Ranky Tanky: Carver season subscribers will keep in mind Ranky Tanky, a jazz ensemble that makes a speciality of a recent tackle the music of the Gullah tradition of South Carolina and Georgia. The band, which performed the Jo Lengthy Theatre in 2019, gained Grammy Awards for its final two albums, “Good Time” and “Reside on the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Pageant.” Jan. 17, Carver Neighborhood Cultural Heart
Alan Walker: British-Norwegian producer Walker’s renown in america could also be restricted to bounce flooring, however he’s a global EDM famous person. His 2015 music “Light,” launched when he was a youngster, has greater than 2 billion streams on Spotify. His newest single is “Kids of the Solar.” Jan. 22, Boeing Heart at Tech Port
Michael Bolton: Although he began as a rocker in a band with future Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick, Bolton made his title as an emotional balladeer. His large hits embody a canopy of Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Lady” and “How Am I Alleged to Reside With out You,” a music he wrote that initially was recorded by Laura Branigan. Bolton not too long ago launched a deluxe version of his 2023 album “Spark of Mild.” Feb. 4, Majestic Theatre
Los Tigres Del Norte: This legendary norteño band may relaxation simply on previous glories. However the group isn’t simply taken with being a nostalgia act. In recent times, it has recorded a Netflix documentary at Folsom Jail and marked the tenth anniversary of its landmark “MTV Unplugged” album. Now on a 50-date tour, Los Tigres launched a brand new EP, “Aqui Mando Yo,” in Might. Feb. 7, Boeing Heart at Tech Port
Dream Theater: Progressive steel band Dream Theater is celebrating its fortieth anniversary with a sequence of “night with” concert events. The band had an MTV-fueled hit with the 1992 music “Pull Me Underneath” and gained a Grammy for Finest Steel Efficiency 30 years later for the music “The Alien,” an almost 10-minute showcase for guitarist John Petrucci. Feb. 16, Majestic Theatre
Smokey Robinson: It’s arduous to overstate Robinson’s significance. He was a driving pressure at Motown as a singer with the Miracles, a genius songwriter and an govt. As a solo artist, his album “A Quiet Storm” gave a reputation to a brand new, easy type of R&B. His 2025 tour commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of that album, which featured the hit “The Agony and the Ecstasy.” Feb. 17, Majestic Theatre
Itzhak Perlman: Classical music famous person Perlman returns to the Tobin Heart, the place he carried out a recital in early 2023. The classical music famous person, now 79, might be joined by pianist Rohan De Silva. Feb. 27, Tobin Heart
Gary Clark Jr.: Austin guitar hero Clark is understood for his stay exhibits, the place he can stretch out on songs equivalent to “When My Practice Pulls In.” However he additionally bought strong evaluations for his wide-ranging new studio album “JPEG RAW,” together with an endorsement from Jon Stewart, who known as it a “masterpiece” when he hosted Clark on “The Every day Present.” Feb. 28, Aztec Theatre
Venues
Aztec Theatre, 104 S. St. Mary’s St., theaztectheatre.com
Boeing Heart at Tech Port, 3331 Normal Hudnell Drive, boeingcentertechport.com
Carver Neighborhood Cultural Heart, 226 N. Hackberry St., thecarver.org
Frost Financial institution Heart, 1 Frost Financial institution Heart Drive, frostbankcenter.com
Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., majesticempire.com
