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This year marks the event’s 30th anniversary (initially called the Bob Marley Reggae Festival) benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank. The lineup celebrates the music’s glorious past and its vibrant present and future. Friday’s headliner, the award-winning Ghanaian Afropop superstar Stonebwoy, has been called the king of dancehall in Africa. Saturday looks to the future with Jamaican singer-songwriter Lila Iké topping the bill that also includes Italian reggae ambassador Alborosie. Old-school roots royalty reigns Sunday night with the Legendary Wailers featuring Marley guitarist Junior Marvin and one of reggae’s greatest bands ever, the original Soul Syndicate, who will pay tribute to Peter Tosh. From the early Seventies, when they were reggae’s premier studio band, and well into the Eighties, Soul Syndicate backed virtually every Jamaican artist of note. As always, the irreplaceable Jah Ray will emcee. And don’t forget to check out Charlie’s Dub Corner. – Jay Trachtenberg

More than a simple weekend fest, this smorgasbord of live ensembles lays out your April calendar with 10 days of free, family-friendly music at one beloved Austin patio: outside the Central Market on North Lamar. Presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble since 2006, this event’s ethos is all in the no-stone-unturned names: Try Armadillo Swing Band, ACC Jazz Ensemble I, Girl Scout Harp Ensemble, Austin Banjo Club, Kat’s Porch Jam, the Skylarks, or Blowcomotion. Friday kicks off the 17th edition with a night of Austin blues under singer-songwriter Woot Talley’s band and the horn-fueled Rhythm Congress. – Rachel Rascoe

Vader invading Come & Take It Live earlier this year crisped the metal HQ‘s log cabin interior and thus sets the stage for another of Poland’s Big Three of death metal. Vogg and Vitek Kiełtyka formed Decapitated at ages 16 and 12, respectively, jackhammering out a furiously technical battering cut short by the latter sibling’s death in a tragic tour bus accident. No Organic Hallucinosis (2006), whose promo trek included a sweat-soaked visitation on the original Emo’s, 2022’s eighth full-length Cancer Culture blisters nonetheless, the surviving axe fiend and muffler larynx Rafal Piotrowski rippin’ & roarin’. Symphonic DM Greeks Septicflesh, Quebecois DM melodians Kataklysm, and symphonic-melodic DM Coloradoans Allegaeon support. – Raoul Hernandez

Last year’s inaugural Two Step Inn brought together indie country superstars and Nineties legends to find a sweet spot in the evolving country music landscape, and this year’s return replicates the formula. Cody Johnson and Turnpike Troubadours hold down the headlining slots, while Hank Williams Jr., Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, Clint Black, and John Anderson provide the classic soundtrack. Ryan Bingham teams with the Texas Gentlemen, and Colter Wall slings Little Songs in his low prairie croon – while Charley Crockett and Sierra Ferrell showcase new albums alongside rising songwriters like Wyatt Flores and Vincent Neil Emerson. – Doug Freeman