By Chip Chandler — Digital Content Producer
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo weekend with tunes! Check here for all of your music options — live, DJ and karaoke — through May 11.
Friday
Norteño star Michael Salgado, Los Capi and Bakersfield Twang will perform at the Cinco de Mayo Fajita Festival from 5 to 9 p.m. at Fourth Avenue and Grant Street. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. Call 806-379-8800.
Amarillo musicians Tennessee Tuckness, Buddy Squyres and Gary Wayne Thomason will play for a Cinco de Mayo party at 6 p.m. at Ruby Tequila's, 2001 S. Georgia St. No cover. Call 806-358-7829.
Amarillo/Lubbock singer-songwriter Dave Martinez will play for a Cinco de Mayo party at 6 p.m. at Ruby Tequila's, 3616 S. Soncy Road. No cover. Call 806-463-7829.
Mariachi band Pete Y Los Releros performs at 6:30 p.m. at Bracero's Mexican Bar & Grill, 2822 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-220-2395.
Amarillo classic rock band Smokey City Rhythm Revue will play a Cinco de Mayo party at 6:30 p.m. at Joe Taco, 7312 Wallace Blvd. No cover. Call 806-331-8226.
Amarillo-based folk singer Mike Fuller will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.
Mariachi band El Trio Cortez performs at 7 p.m. at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-373-8889.
Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss performs at 7 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.
Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 7 p.m. at Napoli's Italian Restaurant, 700 S. Taylor St. No cover. Call 806-220-2588.
Touring metal bands Samsara and New Challenger will perform at 7 p.m. on the patio at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Also on the bill are Amarillo metal bands Thy Kingdom Denied, Foul Play, In the Mind of Asterion and Protect Your Neck. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Amarillo/Lubbock singer-songwriters Colton Clarkson and Dave Martinez will perform at 8 p.m. at The Burger Bar, 614 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-4700.
Killing Dueling Pianos continues with Steve Winter and Jared Wood at 8 p.m. at I Don't Know Sports Bar & Grill, 1301 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-331-7985.
Classic rock band Jackie Haney & The Geezers Gone Wild will perform at 8 p.m. at Joe Daddy's, 2108 Paramount Blvd. No cover. Call 806-463-7900.
Amarillo-based Texas Blues Rangers will play at 8 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
Los Capi and Bakersfield Twang will perform at a Cinco de May Fajita Festival after-party at 9 p.m. at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-373-8889.
DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
B-Man's Karaoke also is featured at 9 p.m. at Buckles Lounge, 6800 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-379-8064.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
DJ Sinister spins tunes around 9 p.m. at Guitars & Cadillacs, 3601 Olsen Blvd. No cover. Call 806-322-7979.
DJ James Erik McMurry will spin at 9 p.m. for a Cinco de Mayo party at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.
Lil T Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at The Mudd Rack, 500 E. Hastings Ave. No cover. Call 806-381-2599.
La Reunion Norteña, Peña Blanca, DJ Zacatecas Sax and Gigi Minjares will peform for a Cinco de Mayo show at 9 p.m. at Ocho Segundos, 5331 E. Amarillo Blvd. Cover $25. Call 806-383-6246 or 806-335-9990.
Amarillo rock band Mind Plays, featuring Sativa Ro, will perform at 9 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. Cover $5. Call 806-352-3317.
Amarillo country band Panhandle Wind will perform at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. Cover $5 for guys and free for women. Call 806-356-0873.
DJ Tino D spins tunes at 9 p.m. Fridays at Tejano Wild West, 1200 S.E. 10th Ave. Call 806-340-3313.
Amarillo piano man Jason Patrick will play at 9 p.m. at Tom & Jerry's Sports Bar & Grill, 715 S. Polk St. Cover $5. Call 806-322-0089.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Brandon Todd will perform at 9:30 p.m. at Butler's Martini Bar, 703 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-8180.
Amarillo country band Next to Kin will play at 9:30 p.m. at Gerb's Wurst Bar, 7415 S. Bell St. No cover. Call 806-398-9991.
DJ Ted provides tunes at 9:30 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.
Texas country acts Eleven Hundred Springs and John Baumann will play at 10 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Cover $10.
DJ RoRo will spin at 10 p.m. at Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave. Cover $5 after midnight. Call 806-418-8971.
Hip-hop acts Mister Riot, OHM, Blaze Rock and DJ Blesd1 will bring their Lightning Strikes West tour to town for a 10 p.m. show at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Amarillo acts Kemone, Master Pupil and Boo-Sir also are on the bill. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
Danny Ruiz & Gypsy Renegade will perform at 10 p.m. at No Dogs Allowed, 700 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-3647. (Ruiz's open jam will return.)
DJ Ramon hosts The Latin Spot at 10 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.
Amarillo country-rock band Strange Saints will play for a Cinco de Mayo at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-367-6163.
Dallas indie rockers The Motel Pines will team with Pampa rock band A Special Case for a 10 p.m. show at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Saturday
Rock with a Band, which teaches music lessons to children, will host an Amarillo Family Fun Fest from noon to 6 p.m. at Western Bowl, 5120 Canyon Drive. Performers include Stew Moss, The Honey Badgers and Texas Blues Rangers. No cover. Call 806-677-9801.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Johnathan Torres will play at 2 p.m. for a grand reopening party at Wild Bill’s Fillin’ Station, 3514 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-372-4500.
'80s cover band The Cassettes will perform for Cancer Sucks 4, a Cinco de Mayo fundraiser held by 24 Hours in the Canyon, at 5 p.m. at Joe Taco, 7312 Wallace Blvd. Proceeds benefit the 24 Hours in the Canyon Cancer Survivorship Center.
Amarillo classic rock band The Solano Project will perform at 5 p.m. for a Cinco de Mayo party at 7 Bar & Grill, 3130 S. Soncy Road. No cover. Call 806-358-2222.
Country troubadour Dan Lesperance will play at 7 p.m. for a grand reopening party at Wild Bill’s Fillin’ Station, 3514 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-372-4500.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Yvonne Perea will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.
Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss performs at 7 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.
Amarillo singer-songwriter James Owens performs at 7 p.m. at Napoli's Italian Restaurant, 700 S. Taylor St. No cover. Call 806-220-2588.
Amarillo rock band Mind Plays, featuring Sativa Ro, will perform at 7 p.m. on the patio at Zombiez Bar & Grill, 711 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-331-7305.
Killing Dueling Pianos continues with Steve Winter and Jared Wood at 8 p.m. at I Don't Know Sports Bar & Grill, 1301 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover. Call 806-331-7985.
Amarillo country band Callis Crossroads will perform at 8 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
Regional country singer Steven Birkenfield will play at 8:30 p.m. at Gerb's Wurst Bar, 7415 S. Bell St. No cover. Call 806-398-9991.
DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.
Texas country act The Jack Nelson Band will perform at 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke, 3101 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
Texas country star Kyle Park returns for a 9 p.m. show at Midnight Rodeo, 4400 S. Georgia St. Cover $10 in advance, $12 day of show, $15 ages 18 to 20. Call 806-358-7083.
Amarillo country band Texas Tumbleweed Junction will perform at 9 p.m. at The Mudd Rack, 500 E. Hastings Ave. No cover. Call 806-381-2599.
Amarillo punk band The Bastard Sons of David Hasselhoff will play at 9 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. No cover. Call 806-352-3317.
Amarillo rock band Kilo Road will play at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. Cover $5 for guys and free for women. Call 806-356-0873.
Amarillo's DJ Saga will spin at 9:30 p.m. at Butler's Martini Bar, 703 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-376-8180.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9:30 p.m. at Cactus Bar, 4831 S. Western St. No cover. Call 806-356-6369.
New Mexico country band Bakersfield Twang will play at 9:30 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.
Amarillo's DJ Gemini will spin at 10 p.m. at the newly remodeled Austin's Texas Pub, 3121 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-803-9063.
Amarillo blues-rock band The Lakehouse Project will perform at 10 p.m. at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-374-9237.
Country singer Scotty Alexander will play at 10 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. Amarillo band Seth Ward & The Silence will open. Cover $10.
DJ RoRo spins around 10 p.m. at Kicked Back, 521 S.E. 10th Ave. Cover $5 after midnight. Call 806-418-8971.
Amarillo rock band Piles of Potential will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
Amarillo rock band Boss 420 will play at 10 p.m. at No Dogs Allowed, 700 S.W. 10th Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-373-3647.
Amarillo country act The A.J. Johnston Band will play at 10 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. Cover $7. Call 806-367-6163.
Sunday
Amarillo rockers Adrian Lambert and Pony Hernandez will host an outdoor open jam at 4 p.m. at MacDaddy's, 1221 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-9149.
Amarillo country singer-songwriter Danny Ruiz hosts an open jam at 4 p.m. at Red Rock Saloon, 1305 N.E. Third Ave. No cover. Call 806-463-2000.
Amarillo bluesman Stew Moss will perform at 7 p.m. at The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. No cover. Call 806-372-6000.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
Indie singer-songwriter Matthew Frantz will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
Monday
Indie singer-songwriter Matthew Frantz will perform at 9 p.m. at The 806 Coffee + Lounge, 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-322-1806.
Tuesday
Amarillo classic rock band The Solano Project performs at happy hour around 5:45 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. Call 806-358-9560.
Mariachi band El Trio Cortez will perform at 6 p.m. at Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 727 S. Polk St. No cover. Call 806-373-8889.
Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 6:30 p.m. at 575 Pizzeria, 2803 Civic Circle. No cover. Call 806-322-5575.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Josh Paulson is in the spotlight for the weekly FireSongs concert series at 7 p.m. at Fire Slice Pizzeria, 7306 S.W. 34th Ave., Suite 10. No cover. Call 806-331-2232.
Amarillo singer-songwriter Maggie Burt hosts an open jam at 9 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover. Call 806-358-9560.
Karaoke by DJ David Eric is featured at 9 p.m. at No Dogs Allowed, 700 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-373-3647.
Jim Bean hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Throwbacks Sports Bar, 7150 S. Bell St. No cover. Call 806-418-4482.
Karaoke by Karaoke Joe is featured at 9 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. No cover. Call 806-367-6163.
Wednesday
Amarillo classic rock band The Solano Project will play at 6 p.m. at Ruby Tequila's, 2001 S. Georgia St. No cover. Call 806-358-7829.
Amarillo rock band Velvet Funk will play at 6 p.m. at Ruby Tequila's, 3616 S. Soncy Road. No cover. Call 806-463-7829.
Classic rock singer Jackie Haney will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Bracero's Mexican Bar & Grill, 2822 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-220-2395.
Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 7 p.m. at Buffalo's Cafe, 2811 Fourth Ave. in Canyon. No cover. Call 806-655-4400.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 8 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
Thomas Thompson hosts an open-mic night at 8:30 p.m. at The 806 Coffee + Lounge, 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-322-1806.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
DJ James Erik McMurry spins during Beer Pong Night at 9 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.
DJ Element spins tunes around 9 p.m. at Guitars & Cadillacs, 3601 Olsen Blvd. No cover. Call 806-322-7979.
DJ Gemini spins at 9 p.m. at Hoots Pub, 2424 Hobbs Road. No cover.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
Amarillo country singer Lee Scheetz hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. No cover. Call 806-367-6163.
Fort Worth-based blues-rocker Clay Shelburn will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
Thursday
Folk singer Andy Chase performs at 6 p.m. at Leal's, 1619 S. Kentucky St. No cover. Call 806-359-5959.
Amarillo classic rock band The Solano Project will perform at 6 p.m. at 7 Bar & Grill, 3130 S. Soncy Road. No cover. Call 806-358-2222.
Country troubadour Dan Lesperance will play at 6 p.m. at Wild Bill’s Fillin’ Station, 3514 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-372-4500.
Mary Lyn Halley and Dean Yates of Insufficient Funds will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Pescaraz, 3415 S. Bell St., Suite K. No cover. Call 806-350-5430.
Amarillo country singer Buster Bledsoe hosts an open-mic night at 7 p.m. at Smokey Joe's, 2903 S.W. Sixth Ave. No cover. Call 806-331-6698.
Amarillo country band Kickshikers play at 7 p.m. at Western Horseman Club, 2501 E. Interstate 40. Cover $5 for men, free for women. Call 806-379-6555, ext. 2999.
Country troubadour Dan Lesperance will play at 8 p.m. at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave. No cover. Call 806-367-6163.
DJ Atomic spins at 9 p.m. at Atomic Sports Grill & Bar, 2523 Brittain Drive. No cover. Call 806-355-2100.
Amarillo country singer Danny Ruiz hosts open-mic night at 9 p.m. at Cowboy Gelato Smokehouse, 6103 S. Coulter St., Suite 200. No cover. Call 806-376-5286.
Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Duke Tracy's, 3101 S.W. 26th Ave. No cover. Call 806-351-0757.
Tommy Davis hosts an open-mic night at 9 p.m. at 6th Street Saloon, 609 S. Independence St. No cover. Call 806-356-0873.
B-Man's Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at Buffalo's Cafe, 2811 Fourth Ave. in Canyon. No cover. Call 806-655-4400.
Lil T Karaoke is featured at 9 p.m. at House Bar, 1219 S.W. 10th Ave. No cover. Call 806-677-6450.
Karaoke by David Eric is featured at 9 p.m. at Rounders Club, 2801 Virginia Circle. No cover. Call 806-352-3317.
Denton-based alt-country act Kody West will play a 10 p.m. show at Golden Light Cantina, 2906 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-374-9237.
Indie folk-rock band Gleewood will perform at 10 p.m. at Leftwoods, 2511 S.W. Sixth Ave. Cover $5. Call 806-367-9840.
Angelrey hosts Throwback Thursdays at 10 p.m. at The Spot, 4001 E. Interstate 40.
(Thanks to Amarillo Music Scene on Facebook for help in compiling these. Check there for daily updates. All listings are subject to change.)
Chip Chandler is a digital content producer for Panhandle PBS. He can be contacted at Chip.Chandler@actx.edu, at @chipchandler1 on Twitter and on Facebook.
