Flatland Cavalry is touring with a new album, “Work of Heart.”
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From smooth jazz and soft rock to loud and local, there’s a wide range of live music in San Antonio this weekend. Here’s a look at the concert, and other entertainment, highlights:
Friday
Alisha Fifadadra, from left, and Eliana Rodriguez star in Wonder Theatre’s staging of “Matilda.”
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Balcones Heights Jazz Festival: The annual free smooth jazz concert returns with sax player Tom Braxton, a Lubbock native who recently released a new album titled “Flashback,” opening. Trumpet player Ilya Serov opens. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Wonderland of the Americas, 4522 Fredericksburg Road. Free, bhtx.gov.
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Flatland Cavalry: On songs like “Missing You,” Lubbock band Flatland Cavalry captures a high lonesome sound that recalls the Marshall Tucker Band. Catch up with “Flatland Forever,” a 2025 celebration of the band’s first decade of making music. Then check out the recently released “Work of Heart.” With Bottomland and Telander. 8 p.m. Friday, Whitewater Amphitheater, 11860 FM 306, New Braunfels. $65.10-$128.40, whitewaterrocks.com.
AC/DC, July 24, Alamodome
The Fixx, July 24, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Flyleaf, July 26, Aztec Theatre
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire, July 28, Frost Bank Center
Story of the Year and Silverstein, July 31, The Espee
Sawyer Brown, Aug. 9, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Steve Earle, Aug. 11, Stable Hall
Freestyle Explosion, Aug. 15, Frost Bank Center
Cactus Pear Music Festival: The annual chamber music festival wraps up its 30th anniversary season with three programs: Young musicians perform alongside festival musicians on Friday. “Brave New World” on Saturday features works by Milhaud and Still that were inspired by ragtime, as well as ragtime pieces composed by Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton. And the festival closes with “Riches to Rags” on Sunday, a program of works by Stravinsky and Ravel inspired by ragtime as well ragtime songs composed by Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, James Scott and Eubie Blake. 7 p.m. Friday, Diane Bennack Hall, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway. 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jo Long Theatre, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry. Free; reserve tickets at cpmf.us.
Texas Headhunters: Guitar slingers Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller and Jesse Dayton make music together as the Texas Headhunters. The trio’s self-titled album, released last year, is a feast of Lone Star blues rock. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sam’s Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson St. $32.20 (table upgrade available), samsburgerjoint.com.
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“Matilda: The Musical”: This show is adapted from Roald Dahl’s classic piece of kid lit. It’s about a bright little girl from a neglectful home who discovers she has powers that help her get a better life for herself and for others. Opens Friday. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 9 with an additional show at 2 p.m. Aug. 8, Wonder Theatre, Wonderland of the Americas, 4522 Fredericksburg Road. $20-$35, wondertheatre.org.
“Up Yonder”: This new show is the fourth in the powerful “Music for the Soul” series of revues originally created by Keith Wilson, Missy Miller and the late Michael Berlet. Opens Friday. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 9, Josephine Theatre, 339 Josephine. $28.52-$33.85, eventbrite.com.
“TheyDream”: Ruby City is screening William D. Caballero’s documentary, in which the director used animation, archival footage and family conversations to share his family’s experience with loss, identity and healing. (Side note: Cinematographer Antonio Cisneros, who is from San Antonio, worked on the film.) Caballero will attend the outdoor screening and discuss it afterward. Bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Chris Park, 111 Camp St. Free; register in advance at rubycity.org.
Bob Smiley: Natural Bridge Caverns kicks off its new underground comedy series with family-friendly comic Smiley, whose specials include “Chickens of the Tree,” “Mullets on Fire” and “Uncaged.” The performance takes place in the intimate Ball Room. 7 p.m. Friday, Natural Bridge Caverns, 26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Road. $44.99, naturalbridgecaverns.com.
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Dwight Yoakam brings the Bakersfield Sound to Whitewater Amphitheater this weekend.
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Saturday
Dwight Yoakam: A standard-bearer for California country music, Yoakam has his own SiriusXM Channel, “Dwight Yoakam & the Bakersfield Beat,” which plays music by the likes of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Songs by Haggard and Owens are sure to show up on his set list, along with his own hits like “Guitars, Cadillacs.” Yoakam’s most recent album is “Brighter Days,” released in 2025. 8 p.m. Saturday, Whitewater Amphitheater, 11860 FM 306, New Braunfels. $65.10-$128.40, whitewaterrocks.com.
Mini Nature Escape: Whole Earth Provision Co. is inviting folks of all ages to experience some nature in the Quarry Market location. Once in a Wild is bringing a petting zoo, including rabbits, tortoises, bearded dragons and birds; and there will be a traveling greenhouse courtesy of The Plant Project where folks can pot a plant and take it home. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Whole Earth Provision Co., Quarry Market, 255 E. Basse Road. Free wholeeartprovision.com.
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“Emergence: Still Becoming”: This exhibit of works by Ethan James deals with uncertainty, loss and recovery. Reception 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 15, River Alchemy of Creative Arts, 2600 S. Flores, Unit 4A. Info, Instagram: riveralchemyarts.
Grupo Frontera plays Frost Bank Center on Sunday.
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Sunday
Grupo Frontera: Edinburg norteño band Grupo Frontera returns to town not long after the release of a new EP titled “Con Dolor.” The band, which once made a living playing parties in the Valley, has done a lot in a short time, releasing three albums, recording with Bad Bunny, earning a pair of Grammy nominations, appearing on “The Tonight Show” and performing at the Grand Ole Opry, just to name a few of its accomplishments. 8 p.m. Sunday, Frost Bank Center, 1 Frost Bank Center Drive. $102-$450, frostbankcenter.com.
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Air Supply: Australia’s soft rock stars apparently aren’t all out of music just yet. The group, which had five Top 5 singles in the early ’80s with “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “Every Woman in the World,” “The One That You Love” and “Here I Am,” recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St. $96-$314, us.atgtickets.com.
Loud and Local Fest: With 20 bands on the bill of this low-cost show, here’s where to catch up with what’s happening on San Antonio’s indie rock scene. The lineup includes Eyes Like Fire, Killer Cats From Outer Space, Daisy Killers, Dying With Dignity and Perfect Season. 2 p.m. Sunday, The Rock Box, 1223 E. Houston St. $8.25, therockboxsa.com.
“Selena”: The Briscoe Western Art Museum screens the 1997 biopic starring Jennifer Lopez as the Tejano superstar. 2 p.m. Sunday, Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St. Free with museum admission, $8-$16 (discounts available), briscoemuseum.org.
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Book signing: San Antonio author R.L. Toalson will sign copies of her latest book, “My Brother Oliver.” Publisher’s Weekly gave a starred review to the children’s novel in verse, which is about a family struggling to cope with one member’s depression. 11 a.m. Sunday, The Twig Book Shop, 306 Pearl Parkway. Free, thetwig.com.