Night After Night

'Last Day of School Massacre'
White Rabbit It'll be a mellow little gathering ...

wait, no it won't, not with We Can Ruin, Blood of Our Enemies, Blood Empty Promise, Bloodshed Avenue, Our Beloved Watergate, Hope of Divine Mercy, Assailants, Delores Haze, Rasputin, Before You Accuse Me and Upon a Burning Body.
Nothing More, Paco Estrada
Jack's Patio Bar Nothing More, the S.A.

-based indie alt-rock/pop band, spends most of its time on the road these days, so catch the hometown crew playing songs from its latest disc, Save You/Save Me, while you can.
The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, Get Serious, Great Northern Guns, Not the Government, Ballgag
Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar The Grasshopper will celebrate the release of its CD The Grasshopper Lies Heavy (Forgotten Empire) and kick off a tour. This also is a bon voyage weekend for Not the Government, which is moving to Los Angeles but will join Applicant, They Mean Us and Whitman on Saturday at Limelight.

Eric Tessmer Band
Rolling Oaks Sports Bar Grill Led by guitarist Tessmer, the band plays rousing blues that appeals to grizzled blues fans as well as newcomers.
The Hudsons
Casbeers The blue-collar folk band plays its music in venues from the Kerrville Folk Festival to bars. Bassist Jason Vopni is recovering from a broken jaw.

If the tip jar goes around, be generous.
Los Desperadoz
Graham Central Station Old-style conjunto band showcases its folksy rhythms.
Ben Bowen King
Viva Caf Roots gospel guitarist will give a Salute to the Mother of All Pickers Mother Maybelle Carter with standards such as Fly Away and Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

Noon. Free with a donation to the San Antonio Food Bank.
Patrick Glenn
Hangin' Tree Saloon Glenn, who specializes in traditional country in a contemporary vein, is working on a new album, so some new tunes may enter the dance mix.

Ours, Madina Lake
White Rabbit There are two shows at the Rabbit. Ours will headline the main stage with help from April Bauer. On the jam stage, it'll be Madina Lake (not Medina Lake) with Emmanuel, Firescape, Fightstar and The Hydra Melody.

Ruben V
Casbeers The folks at Casbeers will start the evening with a Spurs-watching party. After the game, V and his band will play their blues/rock.
Spot Barnett, Burl Ellison, Johnny Ray Canales, Ernie Cancino, Two Tight
Ruben's Place (15069 I-35, 6:30 p.

m.) Benefits to help sax man Barnett rebuild his fire-damaged house continue. This one, at Ruben's Place, on I-35 near Retama Park, will feature R B and oldies rock.

Patrice Pike, Ashlee Rose, Eye of the Mourning, Sky Blue 72
Sam's Burger Joint Rocking women will rule at Sam's. One of the most compelling original rockers in Texas, Pike and her band have taken their stand-and-deliver music to the world. Sky Blue 72 hails from Houston.

Young singer/songwriter Rose on Tuesday is scheduled to graduate No. 1 in her class from North East School of the Arts, so she'll be ready to celebrate.
Groove Movement
Broadway 5050 It's funk, rock and jam time in Alamo Heights.

Billy Mata The Texas Tradition
Leon Springs Dance Hall Real-deal country and plenty of Western swing is Mata's formula for keeping dance floors filled across the state.
Two Way Street
Hangin' Tree Saloon Veteran band plays country classics and rock with cool harmonies led by two lead singers, Ladd Nolen and Tricia Lynn.
Cactus Country
Quihi Gun Club Dance band switches lead vocals between Chilton Vance and Brenda Dlugosh on Top 40 and country classics.

Sunday, they will play the annual Utopia Ranch Rodeo at 7 p.m. At noon Monday, they will perform for military personnel at Lackland AFB's Skylark Recreation Room.

Adam Hood
Rolling Oaks Sports Bar Grill Alabama native is finding the welcome mat out in Texas for his Southern-style blend of country, rock and blues on tunes such as the loping love song 22 Days Too Long, from his CD Different Groove, produced by Pete Anderson of Dwight Yoakam fame.
Polka Freak Out
Casbeers (8 p.m.

) Casbeers will open for a special Sunday show, and what better reason to have a Sunday show than a Polka Freak Out? PFO is Bubba Hernandez (bass, vocals) and Alex Meixner (accordion). Hernandez, the former Brave Combo bassist (and San Antonio native) and Pennsylvania-bred squeezebox ace Meixner have a cool music trip going.

PFO brings together originals, classics and obscurities from the polka world for a sound that's hip and square in the best kinds of measures. For this show, a release party for the Polka Freak Out CD, Hernandez and Meixner will be accompanied by Ray Symczyk (bajo sexto) and Michael Morris (drums). During the show Casbeers will give away a pair of tickets for the June 8 Weird Al Yankovic concert at Laurie Auditorium.

Dimmu Borgir, Devildriver, Unearth
Graham Central Station Dimmu Borgir, Norwegian metal-scene royalty, is nothing if not loud, hard and ambitious. The sextet is touring with In Sorte Diaboli, its first studio album in four years. According to the band's press material, In Sorte Diaboli, the band's first concept album, is a treatise on modern-day political and social abuses of organized religion.

Devildriver is offering previews of its upcoming CD The Last Kind Words.
Twelve Gauge Valentine, Bloodjinn, Vanna
White Rabbit The members of Twelve Gauge Valentine are from small towns surrounding Monroe, La. The band's Southern-fried hard-core/heavy metal, displayed to full effect on the new Shock Value CD, is just the kind of sound that S.

A. loves. Bloodjinn, from Greensboro, N.

C., also know how to rock hard and heavy and proves it on the new This Machine Runs on Empty CD. There are 14 bands on this bill, so you might consider grabbing a nap before the show.

RPG, Damnweevil, Maneaters of Tsavo
Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar RPG, all-out rockers from Richmond, Va., pay frequent calls to S.A.

and were regulars at Taco Land, so you know they'll be ready to get back in front of an Alamo Town crowd.
Jimmy LaFave
Cheatham Street Warehouse (San Marcos, 7:30 p.m.

) The quintessential folk rocker, LaFave is working with his new CD, Cimarron Manifesto (Red House), a soulful collection of smart Americana that deals with love, loss, war and the open road.
Pep Torres, The Octanes, The Bop Kings
Atomix (1902 McCullough Ave.) It's roots rock and variations on the theme.

Torres, from Hollywood, keeps the Los Angeles rock tradition going. Like Richie Valens and the '50s/'60s rockers of East L.A.

, Torres puts his Latino accent on the rock and the roll. The Octanes, from Houston, and the Bop Kings, from S.A.

, will set the tone with revved-up rockabilly. The New Blend, Cassetta and Love Is work Atomix on Tuesday.
Emmerson Biggins
Hangin' Tree Hard-rocking country trio from Seguin knows how to fire up a dance floor with rowdy tunes.

It's a free show at 6 p.m.
Crimson Jazz Orchestra
Casbeers If you're looking for big-band action, Tuesday is the night.

CJO squeezes into Casbeers and the 5th Tuesday Big Band is at Blue Star Brewing Company.
Azul Friends
Luna Singer, songwriter and guitarist Azul showcases her border-crossing music on Wednesdays at Luna and also showcases the music of special guests. For this one Azul will welcome guitarist/vocalist Danny Salazar.

Bart Crow Band
County Line Up-and-coming group from Austin is clicking on radio with Driftin' in the Wind, the single from their Smith Entertainment CD Finally, which jumped to No. 12 on this week's Texas Music chart. They're next up in the Cavender Chevrolet Live Music Series at The County Line at 8 p.

m. Admission is a donation to the San Antonio Food Bank.
Adam Carrillo Quintet
Luna If you want a ground-floor jazz opportunity, jump on the Adam Carrillo bandwagon.

The sax player is 17, attends O'Connor High School and is garnering rave reviews from, and playing time with, guys who are old enough to be his grandfather. Carrillo's quintet is staffed by his contemporaries, so jazz fans can rest assured the music is in capable hands.
The Flamin' Hellcats
Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar The Hellcats are from Houston, but the revved-up, no-holds-barred rock crew has so many fans in San Antonio that the 'Cats qualify for dual citizenship.

Matt Barker
Ruta Maya Riverwalk Coffeehouse Barker creates inventive songwriter rock and he's accompanied by players who share his desire, and ability, to do an eclectic trip.
The Doo-Wah Riders
Casbeers The Riders, from Southern California, play their brand of country music in venues from Disneyland to clubs and casinos. The members have experience ranging from serious jazz to serious fiddle contests.

Songs such as Dear Beer should please Texas crowds.
Matt Martindale Band
Rolling Oaks Sports Bar Grill Former frontman and primary songwriter for Cooder Graw, which broke up a few months ago, will present some old tunes with new twists as well of plenty of new ones. The show is part of The Oaks' Texas Music series.

Admission is a donation to the San Antonio Food Bank.
Compiled by Jim Beal Jr., Ramiro Burr and John Goodspeed.

Express-News publish date May 25, 2007
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-- Polka Freak Out is Alex Meixner (accordion), Bubba Hernandez. -->