Austin’s SXSW competition pulls in musical acts from all over the world, then pays them peanuts for the privilege of taking part in in its business showcase. Little shock then than loads of these artists ebook gigs in close by cities to assist recoup their travel-related losses.
Which explains San Antonio’s annual SXSW spillover — an opportunity for music followers right here catch up-and-coming acts with out forking over large cash for an armband or drowning within the competition’s crowds. This is a fast rundown of a few of these Alamo Metropolis exhibits.
Tuesday, March 12
The Pink Stones
Athens, Georgia-based group the Pink Stones concentrate on freewheeling country-rock a la the Flying Burrito Brothers. Appropriately, the twangy ensemble will grace the stage of the oldest honky tonk on the St. Mary’s Strip. $12-$15, 8 p.m., Lonesome Rose, 2114 N. St. Mary’s St., thelonesomerose.com.
Zzzahara, HighSchool, semiwesternLA-based Zzzahara has drawn notices for an eclectic indie-rock sound that pulls on dream pop, shoegaze and post-punk components. Their newest album Tender paperwork a fragile interval after a heart-wrenching breakup, so take alongside some Kleenex. HighSchool and semiwestern spherical out the invoice. $18, 7 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com.
Wednesday, March 13
Alabama-based surf-punk band DaiKaiju Assaults will christen the The Station Lounge, a brand new venue positioned underneath St. Paul Sq.’s Francis Bogside. Count on a fusion of hard-hitting rhythms and twangy, reverb-drenched melody. HoneyBunny and American Swine present native assist. $10, 9 p.m., The Station, 1170 E. Commerce St., Suite 100, francisbogside.com.
Rubio, TEARS, Montufar
Chilean drummer, producer and fashionable competition performer Francisca Straube is behind the experimental mission Rubio, which makes use of loops, discovered sounds and extra to create a futuristic soundscape in opposition to a pulse based mostly round Latin rhythms. $15, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com.
Thursday, March 14
Moon WalkerRocker Harry Springer recorded his first Moon Walker album, Fact to Energy, in a bed room throughout COVID-19. The discharge earned each essential reward and important followers together with The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins. Now augmented with a full forged of musicians, Springer’s Moon Walker fuses catchy ’70s-style rock with big hooks, sensible lyrical commentary and nods to 2020 indie-rock sensibilities. $15, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com.
Friday, March 15
Purple Beard Wall, Inexperienced Ripper, Scroll Sludge steel band Purple Beard Wall hails from the Texas Panhandle, but its sludgy metallic sound would appear extra acceptable to rise from the swamps of our state’s jap realm. Although there’s sufficient dense riffage to maintain the typical stoner rock fan blissful, the group additionally is aware of learn how to use melody to sturdy impact. San Antonio’s Inexperienced Ripper and Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Scroll spherical out the invoice. Worth unavailable, 8 p.m., The Amp Room, 2407 N. St. Mary’s St., theamproom.com.
Chris Acker, Dylan Earl, Judy Clean, Desiree CannonA packed Americana invoice will convey collectively New Orleans singer-songwriter Chris Acker, recognized for his candid takes and reverence for masters together with Woody Guthrie and John Prime, and Gar Gap Data labelmate Dylan Earl, an expressive songwriter who works in a basic nation sound. Dutch singer-songwriter Judy Clean and silky-voiced nation artist Desiree Cannon will play the opening slots. $10, 9 p.m., Lonesome Rose, 2114 N. St. Mary’s St., thelonesomerose.com.
Friday, March 22
Laura Jane Grace, Thelma and the Sleaze, Dikembe
Punk-as-fuck Laura Jane Grace earned her stripes as a musical trailblazer by changing into one of many first high-profile rock performers to return out as transgender. Initially, she fronted politically charged punk band In opposition to Me!, however extra lately she’s introduced people and different eclectic influences into her sound. Her most up-to-date launch, this 12 months’s Gap in My Head featured contributions from Mike Patton of the Drive-By Truckers. $29.50, 7:30 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. Saturday, March 23
The Cops, The Fixations
Whereas pioneering San Francisco band Crime beat Houston’s The Cops to the punch by a long time in terms of dressing up like members of regulation enforcement and taking part in punk rock, it is onerous to carry something in opposition to the latter act as a result of, effectively, they’re actually fucking good at it. The Cops concentrate on cheeky political anthems backed up with crowd-moving power and bareknuckle riffs. San Antonio’s The Fixations, recognized for its personal model of no-holds-barred punk, declare the opening slot. Now up in opposition to the automobile, slime! $10, 9 p.m., Blayne’s Honkytonk, 1170 E. Commerce, Suite 100, francisbogside.com/blaynes-honkey-tonk-bar.
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