20 rock and metal artists who legendary San Antonio DJ Joe Anthony championed on KISS-FM

Back before radio industry consolidation led to cookie-cutter formats across the country, the late San Antonio DJ Joe Anthony, known as the…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Judas Priest Let's start with the obvious here. Anthony and the KISS crew recognized Judas Priest's star power early on and were among the first to play their music in the U.S. "That kindness, that generosity, is something that I always feel when I come back to San Antonio," Priest vocalist Rob Halford told the Current in 2022 of the city's early embrace of his band.
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Everything we saw as Modest Mouse treated San Antonio fans to a dose of simmering indie rock

Fans of indie-rock trailblazers Modest Mouse showed up in a big way Thursday as Isaac Brock and crew performed at the Aztec…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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What we saw at the memorial for San Antonio music legend Flaco Jiménez

Fans, friends and family of the late conjunto pioneer Flaco Jiménez gathered Thursday night at the Carver Community Cultural Center for a public memorial…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Chevelle rocked the living hell out of San Antonio's Boeing Center

Chicago riff monsters Chevelle brought their latest tour to Boeing Center at Tech Port on Thursday with Dead Poet Society and Asking Alexandria…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as The Warning brought its hard rock sounds to San Antonio's Aztec Theatre

All-sister Mexican hard rock band The Warning sold out the Aztec Theatre on Tuesday night, thrilling the crowd with fist-pumping riffs and…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Shakira electrified San Antonio's Alamodome

Sometimes great concerts are worth the wait. After rescheduling a June date at the Alamodome due to structural concerns with her stage,…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw at the 20th Anniversary Ram Jam, honoring iconic San Antonio music venue Taco Land

The 20th Annual Ram Jam memorializing the late Ramiro "Ram" Ayala, owner of storied San Antonio music venue Taco Land, unfolded Saturday,…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Yes frontman Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks delivered on epic promises Friday night in San Antonio

Rock fans, let's be honest with ourselves: our heroes are dying on the daily. As legendary musicians from the '60s and '70s…

By Sanford Nowlin

Image: Yes frontman Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks delivered on epic promises Friday night in San Antonio
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Everything we saw as Lords of Acid brought their NSFW show to San Antonio

Belgium's Lords of Acid brought their hallucinatory and sexually explicit take on industrial-dance music to Vibes Event Center on Friday with Little…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Dance Gavin Dance brought its emo-tinged anthems to San Antonio on Tuesday

Post-hardcore outfit Dance Gavin Dance brought its Return of the Robot North American tour to San Antonio's Vibes Event Center on Tuesday,…

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Pioneering goth-punk band the Damned haunted San Antonio's Paper Tiger Wednesday night

San Antonio's Paper Tiger welcomed a bill of UK punk pioneers Wednesday night, headlined by the Damned, a band known both for…

By Stephanie Koithan

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Everyone we saw living it up at San Antonio's 43rd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival

Folks showed up to Rosedale Park on Friday for the first day of the 43rd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, a weekend-long celebration of…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Pentagram blew minds at the legendary doom-metal band's first San Antonio show

Doom-metal pioneers Pentagram played San Antonio's Paper Tiger Tuesday night, demonstrating why the group continues to have such staying power even though…

By Stephanie Koithan

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Wilco dug deep for its Tuesday night show at The Espee

Country-rock outfit Wilco explored unfettered wilderness with its Tuesday set at The Espee in San Antonio. When the Current spoke to keyboardist…

By Stephanie Koithan

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Everything we saw opening night of San Antonio's La Semana Alegre music festival

Fans flocked to Hemisfair Thursday for the opening night of La Semana Alegre music festival. We caught stellar sets by Sun*Day, Die Spitz…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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What we saw as Primus, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer brought the Sessanta V 2.0 tour to San Antonio

The Sessanta V 2.0 tour came to San Antonio's Freeman Coliseum on Tuesday, bringing a novel idea with it: assemble three potential concert…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Austin Psych Fest was a weekend of Far Out sound exploration

Austin Psych Fest took over outdoor venue Far Out Lounge this weekend for a three-day expedition into the far reaches of sound.…

By Stephanie Koithan

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Everything we saw as Disturbed brought The Sickness to San Antonio's Frost Bank Center

Multi-platinum nü metal band Disturbed brought its tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of breakthrough album The Sickness to San Antonio on Friday…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo rocked San Antonio's Majestic Theatre

Married Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo hit San Antonios Majestic Theatre with their best shot…

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What we saw as Machine Head, In Flames and Lacuna Coil destroyed San Antonio's Aztec Theatre

When it comes to touring metal packages, few can match the strength and diversity of the Machine Head, In Flames, Lacuna Coil…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine scorched San Antonio's Boeing Center

The tour by Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine celebrating the 20th anniversary of their albums Ascendancy and The Poison came to Boeing Center…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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The Sword melted our faces Friday night at San Antonio's Paper Tiger

Austin-based heavy metal band The Sword played Paper Tiger's main stage Friday Night, delivering a triumphant San Antonio return after the group…

By Stephanie Koithan

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Amyl and the Sniffers served up a gut punch of feminist punk at San Antonio's Paper Tiger

Australian punk band Amyl and the Sniffers tore down the house at Paper Tiger Monday night for a high-octane, sold-out show. But…

By Stephanie Koithan

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Everything we saw as Chiodos and Hawthorne Heights tore up San Antonio's Vibes Event Center

Michigan-based Chiodos treated fans at Vibes Event Center to a blistering set of its metal- and prog-tinged hardcore with the emo stalwarts…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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What we saw as Jelly Roll and T-Pain played San Antonio's NCAA March Madness Music Festival

The second day of the 2025 NCAA March Madness Music Festival brought fire performances by country singer-rapper Jelly Roll and hip-hop and…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Shannon and the Clams' doo-wop-infused garage punk energized the Paper Tiger on Friday

Oakland-based band Shannon and the Clams brought a high-energy show to Paper Tiger Friday night, seamlessly blending retro influences into something uniquely…

By Stephanie Koithan

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Everything we saw at San Antonio's 2025 NCAA March Madness Music Festival on Friday

Basketball and music fans descended on Hemisfair Friday to catch the first day of the 2025 NCAA March Madness Music Festival. The free…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Down brought its sludge metal to San Antonio's Aztec Theatre

Sludge-metal supergroup Down played Tuesday night at the Aztec Theatre. Fronted by Pantera singer Phil Anselmo and featuring members of Corrosion of Conformity…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Geoff Tate performed Operation Mindcrime in San Antonio

Geoff Tate, the former singer of pioneering progressive metal band Queensrÿche, brought his Operation: Mindcrime — The Final Chapter tour to the Aztec Theatre…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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Everything we saw as Wednesday 13 brought the scares to San Antonio's Paper Tiger

Horror rockers Wednesday 13 brought their creepy yet catchy sounds to San Antonio's Paper Tiger on Friday with  Stitched Up Heart opening the…

By San Antonio Current Staff

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