It’s a hell of a night at Paper Tiger when a show like this one is the small draw. We feel for all those like us who fall right in the center of the Venn diagram of Lil B fans and Wild Moccasins fans. It’s a tough life. On the real, though, Wild Moccasins is…
San Marcos officials discovered a portable methamphetamine lab Sunday at an abandoned Burger King off of I-35. According to a press release from the City of San Marcos, the San Marcos Fire Department’s hazmat unit and the Hays County Narcotics Task Force arrived after police responded to a suspicious person call around 2 p.m., where…
A new academic article in the journal BioScience assails President Trump’s proposed border wall for the environmental catastrophe it would wreak. In itself, that’s nothing new — other scientists have made that warning. But here’s what’s different this time. The paper, authored by multidisciplinary scientists from both the U.S. and Mexico, includes supporting signatures from…
Chi Chi Birds Hot Chicken will pop-up inside Hot Joy for a late-night hot chicken party this weekend. Launched by grade school pals, Caleb Lott and Luke Gonzalez, Chi Chi Birds Hot Chicken is the brainchild of Lott, who recently relocated back to San Antonio after several years in Colorado and California. Though he cut…
The juice and smoothie shop formerly known as Herb-n-Juice is back in business this week after a nearly two-month hiatus. Owned by Paul Martinez, the shop first opened early this year in the Wong Grocery Building with a menu of smoothies, juices, and pitaya and acai smoothie bowls. A copyright kerfuffle means the shop will…
Google Fiber has extended its high-speed Internet service to a wider swath of the Alamo City. After launching service in the far West Side last November, the online search giant is now extending fiber optics into Northeast San Antonio. Residents of the Wilshire Terrace and East Terrell Hills areas can check online to see if…
In celebration of National Avocado Day, the speedy Mexican-adjacent chain is giving away free guacamole when you use the coupon code AVOCADO. That’s right, when you order an entree, Chipotle’s coveted guac will take a one-day hiatus from being notoriously “extra.” This offer applies only to online and mobile app orders. “Our free, homemade guacamole…
You guysssssssss! OK, so if you are a millennial there’s no way you didn’t do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips when 3OH!3 busted on the scene 10 years ago. That lyric became pretty notorious in the late aughts, and now you can relive those days since the band is headed to the…
A Kerrville man is accused of striking his six-month-old daughter in the face. On Friday night, authorities grew suspicious when the child was admitted to University Hospital with damages to her skull and face. When questioned, 20-year-old father Joseph Bayliss told authorities with the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office that he was frustrated because the baby “would…
A shark stolen from the San Antonio Aquarium on Saturday has since been safely returned, according to multiple reports. The Leon Valley Police Department said two men and a woman stole a 1-and-a-half-foot horn shark from the local aquarium, disguising it as a baby. Police chief Joseph Salvaggio said the shark was in an open…
Aw, bust. According to hip-hip magazine The Source, it looks like Pusha T is not coming to San Antonio after all. Along with canceling the Alamo City date, King Push has cancelled concerts in St. Louis, Grand Rapids, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Silver Spring, North Myrtle Beach, Charlotte and Dallas. The rapper’s camp has not released any…
Southtown has its own little food court in the making. HubMRKT, an e-bike rental and craft beer spot inside the former Citgo opened by Marty Schlesinger and Alicia Spence-Schlesinger, has outfitted its parking lot with two food trailers. Sweet Pea Coffee by Estate has held residence since the beginning of the year, and has recently…
The corner of Pershing and Broadway is about 30 percent meatier these days, with the opening of Smoke Shack Meat Market. The specialty grocery store opened by Chris and Kate Conger adds to their growing empire that now includes the Smoke Shack and The Pigpen. Smoke Shack Meat Market features bread from The Bread Box,…
Distancing himself from the left wing of his party, San Antonio Democrat Joaquin Castro told CBS News’ The Takeout podcast he’s not in favor of abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “I know right now people think of ICE and they think of immigration and removal, but ICE also does things like enforcing human trafficking laws,”…
Last Saturday morning, while many activists were still asleep, the San Antonio Occupy Ice encampment was attacked by a group of around 20 masked individuals from Patriot Front, the Texas-based white supremacist, fascist and neo-Nazi group. “Camp Cicada,” an idea inspired to take roots in light of the Trump administrations “zero tolerance policy,” has been…
After Texas’ deep cuts in education funding, it may come as little surprise that the s tate’s school system lags its peers. But you may be surprised just how badly it stacks up in a recent study. Texas ranks 36th in terms of school quality and safety when compared against the other 50 states plus the…
Actress Jackée Harry visited San Antonio this weekend and experienced the Alamo City like a local. Harry, best known for her roles on Sister, Sister, The Paynes and 227, took to social media to share a snippet of her visit to Rita’s On The River. This is how I’m spending a Sunday in San Antonio.. pic.twitter.com/OoUurqSpZO…
Contributing to and collaborating with numerous bands of varying genres, including fantasy prog metal heads Dream Theatre, dark/folk metal band Opeth and controversial Israeli artist Aviv Geffen, multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson has a sprawling catalog of prog music that’s impressive as hell. Probably best known as the frontman of English rock band Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson…
The San Antonio Police Department gave a shoutout to one of its officers who went beyond his duties and helped a local couple in need. On Saturday, SAPD tweeted a photo of Officer Loy Garcia with the most heartfelt message. In the photo, Garcia can be seen shopping in the freezer section of a convenience…
With all the talent running through the veins of San Antonio, sometimes it’s easy to get hurt when the rest of the world doesn’t recognize said talent. There are some seriously gifted folk here who deserve more attention from more ears outside the Alamo City, and it’s a shame that they don’t receive the praise…
This shit is for the lovers, I swear to god. And we’re all lovers—you feel me? If you aren’t hip to the Foreign Arm’s Luna residency Soul Food Sundays, then it’s high time you recognize. The monthly event, of which this Sunday is the fourth installment, brings the energetic and spiritually edifying neo-soul/indie pop-rock seven-piece…
Hot Cheetos are making their way onto more menus these days regardless of what doctors claim, and the latest fiery red cameo is at Chocollazo. According to chef/owner Mary Collazo, chef Jenni Williams “whizzed Hot Cheetos in the food processor to make a dust, that’s cooked into the crepe, so it’s a red crepe.” The…
A day after the federal government’s deadline to reunite immigrant families, officials with the Texas Civil Rights Project said they’re still trying to figure out how many have actually been brought back together. The organization can only confirm that 76 of the 382 families it’s worked with have been reunited and released after being separated under the…
A week after the vicious fire that devastated two apartment complexes in San Marcos, killing five people, the community is flooding with support. On Thursday, the names of the deceased were released to the public: Nineteen year old Haley Michele Frizzell, Twenty-One year old David Ortiz, Twenty year old Dru Estes (a San Antonio native), Twenty-Three year…
A dark night in Dallas, 1986. A patrol car stops a stolen vehicle with the headlights out. Shots, as they say, ring out. An officer dies. Hitchhiker Randall Dale Adams is convicted of the crime and receives a death sentence, later commuted, despite the evidence against teenage driver David Ray Harris. If you’ve ever sat…
This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune. Texas isn’t likely to be the next Colorado or California. The state almost certainly won’t be the next one to legalize recreational marijuana use. But there are signs that both the public opinion and political calculus on pot are shifting in Texas, with advocates hopeful that…
For a critically appreciated, lifetime practitioner of folk music, Maria Muldaur is criminally under-recognized by the general music-listening public. But, then, what the hell does the general music-listening public know about good folk music anyhow? Muldaur, who came up in the folk music boom of the 1960s, when folk was a big deal with all…
The Austin Equity Office sent a memo Thursday to Austin City Council suggesting which streets and popular public areas should be renamed after persons of color rather than controversial figures. The AEO wants to change the names of roughly a dozen local sites the names of which are linked to the Confederacy, the Civil War…
A judge in North Carolina has ordered a San Antonio man to pay his girlfriend’s ex-husband $8.8 million for ruining the marriage and the man’s business, according to The Herald-Sun. Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson in Durham County, North Carolina ruled Francisco Huizar III, originally from San Antonio, to pay Keith King $2.2 million in…
Unless you are actually a teenage girl facing the anxiety and angst of adolescence head on, chances are you have no idea what the experience is like in 2018. But if you wanted to get close to understanding, Eighth Grade is probably your best bet. It’s an honest, heartfelt and often-times cringe-worthy exploration of one…
Those dockless Bird electric scooters dotting downtown sidewalks now have their own Facebook group. And let’s just say the person who set it up ain’t a fan. “Fuck Bird Scooters – San Antonio Edition” popped up on old people’s favorite social-media site about a day ago with a profile photo of what looks like an…
Editor’s Note: Alisa Pierce is an intern at the San Antonio Current and student at Texas State University. We asked her to share her insight to the San Marcos community in wake of the July 20 fire. On Friday, July 20 I woke to the sound of my phone ringing. It was my boyfriend’s parents,…
In a recent list, EATER placed San Antonio’s Carnitas Lonja as one of the Best New Restaurants of 2018. Editor and critic Bill Addison’s selective favorites were assessed in hospitality, ingenuity, and menu uniqueness. Alex Paredes’ critically and locally celebrated taco joint opened in January of this year and has since been serving up textured,…
This year marks the third annual San Antonio Reggae Festival (not to be confused with BobFest, which was previously known as Marley Fest). The family-friendly festival, which celebrates the music and the culture surrounding it, takes place in beautiful Rosedale Park, an important hub to a vibrant and proud community. This year’s fest, perhaps partially as a result…
San Antonio’s Trinity University has grabbed the top ranking on a new list of Texas’ best colleges. College Consensus, which weighs both school ratings from publishers such as Forbes and student surveys, awarded Trinity with a top score of 75.5. The liberal arts university’s published and survey rankings ran largely neck-and-neck. Second-place Rice University, on…
Nine weeks ago, the Trump administration began implementing their zero tolerance policy and effectively separated children from their parents seeking asylum at the U.S-Mexico border. With today, Thursday, being U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw’s deadline for reuniting approximately 2,500 families, non-governmental organizations are attempting to pick up the slack. On Monday, San Antonio’s RAICES announced that…
Frozen Treats Fest is back for a second year and the Big Spoon podcast sat down with founder Erica Garcia of EgCollaborations to talk about what ice cream/paleta/dessert fans should expect from the event. Tickets, $15, for the August 4 event at St. Paul Square are still available through Eventbrite.com. Listen to the Big Spoon…
109. Not the number of taps at the Flying Saucer. One Hundred and Nine. Not the IBU for a new IPA. CIX. Not the bottle count for your favorite barrel-aged seasonal release. It’s San Antonio’s record high temperature for July 23 earlier this week, aka Too Much Of Heat For Anyone Living, essentially, in essence,…
Psychedelic, lo-fi and really soothing my anxiety right now, Sunjammer appeared on the scene a few years ago and has received some incredible praise from the community. And, I mean, it’s clear to see why. Listening to their debut record Primitive Mind, which came out in ’16, these dudes know how to stretch a vibration…
This weekend, Mantle Art Space, one of our favorite local galleries north of downtown, will open a new exhibition of work by San Antonio artist Cassie Gnehm. The exhibit, comprised entirely of new oil paintings, finds Gnehm confronting the male gaze in ways that are at once striking and playful. “For centuries men have controlled…
A year ago, San Antonio still hadn’t seen the likes of Thai-style rolled ice cream, and now the locals who first offered the treat are expanding. FruitMix on Bandera is rebranding as Rolling Rey’s Ice Cream, and as of Monday night, the brand has taken rolled ice cream to the city’s South Side. Rolling Rey’s…
As the excellent title suggests, “horrible thrift-store fashion attire is required” at South Texas Museum of Popular Culture’s (aka Texpop) latest — a multifaceted offering benefiting Thrive Youth Center, one of only four shelters in the country specifically geared toward housing and assisting LGBTQ youth who would otherwise be on the streets. Aiming to stretch…
Hey all of you Blue Bell fans! The Texas-based ice cream brand has a new summer flavor to help you keep cool. Blue Bell has unveiled a refreshing new flavor – Key Lime Mango Tart. The base is a sweet and tangy key lime ice cream that’s blended with graham cracker crust pieces and complete…
This story was originally published in the Texas Tribune. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has challenged Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke to five topical debates before Election Day, about three months after O’Rourke challenged Cruz to six. Cruz strategist Jeff Roe sent a letter Wednesday to O’Rourke, an El Paso congressman, proposing the following debate schedule:…
San Antonio-Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett and two other Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill designed to give the feds a heavy stick when enticing pharmaceutical companies to negotiate Medicare drug prices. The measure, introduced today, would let the feds negotiate on behalf of Medicare — something President Trump promised to do on the campaign trail…
In 2014, La Santa Cecilia’s debut album Treinta Dias (30 Days) won the Grammy for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album. At the awards ceremony, the band dedicated the award to “the more than 11 million undocumented people that live and work really hard in this country, and that still need to lead a…
It’s hard to formulate an objective argument, as it always is with these things, that The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s best movie — but, to many of his devotees, there’s no contest. And perhaps more than any of the acclaimed Austin auteur’s work save for Rushmore, it’s a movie beloved by many who may…
If you listen to hip-hop, you most likely spun Eminem’s Slim Shady LP at least once in your lifetime. “Bad Meets Evil,” a track towards the end of the record features Royce Da 5’9 and is arguably the majority of folks’ introduction to the Detroit rapper. Eventually forming a group called Bad Meets Evil with…
Four San Antonio-area schools rank among Texas’ 10 best colleges for job placement, according to a new study. UT Health San Antonio landed second on the list, compiled by Zippia, a website that helps recent grads with career choices, while Trinity University, St. Mary’s University and Seguin’s Texas Lutheran University took third, sixth and tenth, respectively. Zippia…
Best known for his performances on the sketch-comedy show In Living Color in the early ’90s (he did impersonations of Sammy Davis Jr. and Michael Jackson and got whacked over the head a lot by Homey D. Clown), stand-up Tommy Davidson has been a consistent presence on the comedy circuit since making his debut at…
It feels like the indie-rock scene is full of bands trying real hard to project a certain edginess, which is what makes Texas’ own Chamanas a breath of fresh air. The band doesn’t sound like they’re trying to sound like anyone but themselves – an eclectic blend of indie rock, trip-hop and Mexican folk music.…
Givers, hailing from Louisiana, is a powerhouse of an indie pop band that melds high-drama urgency with indie quirk and a variety of influences from its musically rich/diverse place of origin. It’s been a while since fans of the band were treated to new music, with its last release being 2015’s sophomore LP New Kingdom.…
The Rey Lopez Birthday Bash is gathering 10 fan favorites from previous seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race. An annual extravaganza known for its night-long drag performances and shenanigans, this year’s show will see the likes of season seven winner Violet Chachki, season eight winner Bob the Drag Queen and season 10 winner Aquaria (pictured), among…
Three-time Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix (The Master) stars as quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, a conventional biopic stifled by a screenplay that doesn’t allow its main character to flourish or make meaningful relationships. Directed by two-time Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), who made one…
Q: I’ve been faithfully reading your column in the Chicago Reader for years, and now I’m reaching out to you about my own problem. I’ve been dating this guy for almost a year. Everything is great, except one thing: He wants me to kick him in the nuts. It really bothers me, and I’m not…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be extra polite and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s…
Winner: Marcus Davenport, defensive end for New Orleans Saints (SA native, former UTSA student/athlete) twitter.com/marcusjd84 2. Meagan Bignall, CrossFit Games competitor games.crossfit.com/athlete/675169 3. Rafael Castillo, midfielder for San Antonio FC sanantoniofc.com
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Before anything else, the Current’s annual Best of San Antonio issue is a celebration of what we love about our 300-year-old city. The list is long. It includes your favorite michelada, drag queen, museum, park, restaurant patio and thrift shop as well as the panaderia that sells the perfect concha, the most nice-guy-or-gal TV meteorologist…
