San Antonio's 2008 spring concert season is anything but repetitious. Whereas the Alamo City's summer concert season tends to give way to more rock-oriented acts, the spring season will feature everything from Latin to country to stand-up comedy. And, yes, there is some rock thrown in, too.
 

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: SALTIMBANCO
WHEN: March 12-16
WHERE: AT&T Center
HOW MUCH: $32-$90; ticketmaster.com
WHAT TO EXPECT: Acrobatics, colorful attire, a mind-blowing musical score and other dreamlike, image-driven effects that lend credence to the notion that maybe the creators of Cirque du Soleil once dabbled with hallucinogenics.

CHRIS ROCK
WHEN: March 26
WHERE: San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, 100 Auditorium Circle
HOW MUCH: $45.50- $75.50; ticketmaster.com
WHAT TO EXPECT: Comedic insight on topics ranging from politics to sports to current events, all from the guy who advocated for the “tossed salad man” to be used as a means of discipline in our public school system.

JIMMY EAT WORLD AND PARAMORE
WHEN: April 1
WHERE: Freeman Coliseum
HOW MUCH: $31.50; ticketmaster.com
WHAT TO EXPECT: Emo kids ..... lots and lots of emo kids.

FLYLEAF AND DROWNING POOL
WHEN: April 4
WHERE: Sunken Garden Theatre, 3875 N. St. Mary's St.
HOW MUCH: $26.95; gettix.net
WHAT TO EXPECT: A diverse fan base, as Flyleaf's Christian beliefs — and corresponding fans — should make for a rather interesting mix with San Antonio's large metal head population.

JUANES
WHEN: April 5
WHERE: AT&T Center
HOW MUCH: $33.65.-$73.65; ticketmaster.com
WHAT TO EXPECT: Rock, pop and dance music fused by one of the hottest Latin solo acts. Since venturing out on his own in 2000, Juanes has released four studio albums that debuted at No. 1 in several countries and have combined to sell approximately 6 million copies.

ROCKSTAR TASTE OF CHAOS TOUR
Featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine and more
WHEN: April 5
WHERE: Freeman Coliseum
HOW MUCH: $29; ticketmaster.com
WHAT TO EXPECT: Teenage girls dressed in black, 20-something males dressed in black and the bands they adore dressed in, well, black.

CORY MORROW (FIESTA OYSTER BAKE)
WHEN: April 19
WHERE: St. Mary's University campus, One Camino Santa Maria
HOW MUCH: $16-$20; oysterbake.com
WHAT TO EXPECT: Approximately one-quarter of San Antonio packed like sardines, chugging warm, overpriced beer on the campus of a religious university. Some would call it irony.

AVRIL LAVIGNE WITH BOYS LIKE GIRLS
WHEN: April 27
WHERE: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 16765 Lookout Road, Selma
HOW MUCH: $36-$51; ticketmaster.com
WHAT TO EXPECT: Songs about breaking up and females clad in ties.