Amigo the Devil, Tejon Street Corner Thieves, IV & the Strange Band

Behold the sensitive gravedigger. The macabre folk shovel of Florida-raised, Austin resident Amigo the Devil pierced new soil in April with stellar sophomore platter Born Against, featuring multiple moving musings on death: the banjo-led, can’t-take-it-with-you anthem “24K Casket” and the reflective “Another Man’s Grave” in which the titular Danny Kiranos compares life to a sewer: “We get what we put in” – though the acoustic musician’s most visceral moment comes with “Different Anymore,” where his sweet, emotive voice emanates. Openers include IV & the Strange Band, led by Hank3’s son Coleman Williams. – Kevin Curtin