{"id":230971,"date":"2026-04-01T23:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230971\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:38:11","slug":"live-music-in-san-antonio-this-week-peso-pluma-testament-iv-the-toasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230971\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Peso Pluma, Testament, IV, The Toasters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Peso Pluma performs in San Antonio at the Frost Bank Center. Credit: Oscar Moreno<\/p>\n

Sure, Fiesta is coming up, and its cavalcade of good times will drain our stamina and our wallets. But it would be a shame to cut back on live music this week in an effort to squirrel away energy and funds. <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at the options, which are plentiful, varied and worth sacrificing a little Fiesta cash on.<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 2<\/p>\n

IV and the Strange Band\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who says nepotism is always a bad thing? In case you hadn\u2019t guessed, IV is the stage name of Hank Williams IV, the great-grandson of the country music legend. Sure, he got a leg up in the biz because of his name, but it\u2019s hard not to enjoy his music, which sounds kind of like a redneck version of Motorhead. There\u2019s a country drawl, some banjo and most songs are heavy on the twang before they launch into gut-punchin\u2019 hard rock. $30, 8 p.m., Sam\u2019s Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson St., (210) 223-2830, samsburgerjoint.com. \u2014 Bill Baird<\/p>\n

The Growlers<\/p>\n

The Growlers\u2019 dark and genre-bending combination of surf, psych and more \u2014 dubbed \u201cbeach goth \u2014 originates from Orange County, California. Since the band\u2019s 2006 inception, it\u2019s released seven studio albums channeling the \u201cCalifornia weirdness\u201d of founder Brooks Nielsen. The latest EP Unordinary features previously unreleased material from 2013. $64.00-$75.50, 8 p.m., Aztec Theatre, 104 N. St. Mary\u2019s, (210) 812-4355, theaztectheatre.com.\u00a0\u2014 Danny Cervantes<\/p>\n

Friday, April 3<\/p>\n

Peso Pluma<\/p>\n

Trailblazing Mexican artist Peso Pluma is bringing his Dinast\u00eda tour to the Alamo City. The Guadalajara-based singer, songwriter and rapper\u00a0is one of the key artists in the\u00a0corridos tumbados\u00a0movement,\u00a0combining traditional regional Mexican music, narcocorridos, rap and trap beats. Adding to the local appeal, Pluma once called the 2-1-0 home. The Grammy and Latin Grammy winner attended Corbett Junior High School for 8th grade and Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz for his freshman year. Pluma\u2019s cousin Tito Double P, who joined him on his most recent album, is also on the tour, further cementing their longtime musical collaboration. $50 and up, 8 p.m., Frost Bank Center, 1 Frost Bank Center Drive, (210) 444-5140, frostbankcenter.com.\u00a0\u2014 Stephanie Koithan<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 4<\/p>\n

Leftover Salmon<\/p>\n

Leftover Salmon are one of the leading lights of the jam-band scene, where folks imbibe a variety of substances and do variations on hippie noodle dancing.\u00a0 To be fair, Leftover Salmon\u2019s longevity on that scene \u2014 decades now \u2014 means the group has the songs and chops to back it up. If your tastes run to Colorado bluegrass jam-rock and you enjoy your instrumental solos busy and endless, this is probably right up your alley.$41.50, 8:30 p.m., Gruene Hall, 1281 Gruene Road, New Braunfels, (830) 606-1281,\u00a0gruenehall.com.\u00a0\u2014 BB<\/p>\n

The Toasters, The Skajects, Spies Like Us<\/p>\n

Third-wave ska powerhouse The Toasters continue to showcase a mashup of ska, pop, rap and calypso. Founding member Robert Hingley relocated to New York City from England and formed the band in 1981 after seeing The Beat. Hingley now makes his home in Valencia, Spain, but a new lineup of Toasters continues to tour the world. $21.36, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary\u2019s St., papertigersatx.com. \u2014 DC<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 5<\/p>\n

Testament, Overkill, Destruction<\/p>\n

Why spend Easter with your family when you can partake in both the New and Old Testament alongside a congregation of denim- and leather-clad metalheads? The legendary thrash band is on the road accompanied by fellow U.S. grinders Overkill and Germany\u2019s Destruction for a mosh-inducing tour aptly named Thrash of the Titans. Testament is one of the few bands from the U.S. first wave that\u2019s taken a more experimental route with the genre, so expect to hear some funk and blast beats amid the blazing riffs. $49.75-$140.40, 7 p.m., Aztec Theatre, 104 N. St. Mary\u2019s St., (210) 812-4355, theaztectheatre.com.\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Brianna Espinoza<\/p>\n

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