Austin’s beef brisket was ranked as the fourth best food experience in the world in Lonely Planet’s “Ultimate Eats: The World’s Top 500 Food Experiences… Ranked.” To rank the tastiest food, Lonely Planet asked hundreds of contributors and food lovers from around the world to submit their ultimate food experiences. As recommendations poured in, the…
The patio at The Modernist keeps with the interior’s 1960s vibe, and as such, the trailer bar is dipping into tiki territory these days. Though the trailer-turned-bar was launched earlier this May, the tiki vibes are coming via bartender David Naylor (formerly with Paramour and Park Social before then). The tiny trailer will feature a…
Nail Fungus vs. Your Potential Will she still like me with this nail fungus? Onychomycosis, or toenail fungus, as it’s often referred to is the most common disease of the nails and accounts for almost half of all nail abnormalities. The longer the fungus goes untreated, the harder it can be to remedy when you…
When it comes to being small-business friendly, San Antonio’s at the top of the class. S.A. was one of just six cities to grab an A+ ranking in a new survey comparing cities and states on how accommodating they are to small businesses. The other five top-scorers on the list of 57 cities were Fort…
The Brick at Blue Star is getting an early jump on the October vibe. Curious Twins Paranormal & Ghost Tours has scheduled a September 22 mini-festival at the performance space celebrating all things local and supernatural. “Nightmares of San Antonio Paranormal Fest” will include an exhibit on the history and mysteries of haunted dolls and toys, not to mention…
There’s a lot hanging in the balance as Crazy Rich Asians hits theaters this Wednesday, August 15. The first contemporary movie featuring an all-Asian cast in 25 years, CRA is based on the 2013 book by Kevin Kwan and follows the tres chic lives of the über rich families in Singapore and China. The Jon…
The San Antonio Police Department is searching for a man accused of hitting an H-E-B employee with his car and driving away without rendering aid. The employee was routinely pushing shopping carts outside the store in the 1600 block of Nogalitos at around 4 p.m. on July 8 when a car backed into him and…
On the heels of a newly released track “WHY,” Michigan rapper NF has announced an upcoming North American headline tour for this fall. Anytime a white rapper comes out with some relatively technical flow in his bars, its easy to say stuff like “he sort of sounds like Eminem,” since Mathers, arguably, is still the most technical…
This story was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez will be in San Antonio on Thursday, August 16 at Luther’s Cafe for an event which will be a combination political rally and drag show. The evening is being organized by SATX for Beto. “We primarily work to…
San Antonians can now enjoy direct flights to 11 more cities. As part of Frontier Airlines building its service to and from the Alamo City, the budget-friendly airlines is now offering nonstop flights to Orange County, Jacksonville, Omaha, Charlotte, Tulsa, Cleveland, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Columbus and Salt Lake City. The added routes bring the…
On Monday, the San Antonio Zoo shared a photo on its Instagram account of an unfortunate, though not intentional parking job on the grounds. The wacky parking of the white Chevy Impala was reported early Saturday morning near a stream at the local zoo. “THE (VEHICLE) IS HALF WAY OFF THE BRIDGE,” the report screams…
Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s Housing Policy Task Force today issued a report to help the City of San Antonio create its first comprehensive housing plan. The document lays out a year-long path for implementing policies that tackle displacement, gentrification, spiking tax rates and other pressing issues, said University System Foundation President Lourdes Castro Ramirez, chair of the…
Despite being traded from the San Antonio Spurs and landing in Toronto, the drama surrounding Kawhi Leonard continues. Sports news outlets are reporting that longtime Spur Bruce Bowen, who retired from the NBA in 2009, is out of a job due to his comments about Leonard back in June. Bowen was under contract with Fox…
This past Sunday, Day For Night Festival cut its ties with founder Omar Afra after surfacing sexual misconduct allegations. “The creditors of Day For Night were shocked and saddened to hear of the allegations of sexual misconduct against Day For Night founder, Omar Afra,” D4N posted on their Facebook page. “We stand with all victims…
Texas and Florida are virtually tied as the states facing the most devastating financial impact from climate change, MarketWatch reported, based on an analysis of data from the journal Science. A recent study in Science used environmental models to estimate the future drain on states’ gross domestic products from catastrophes such as rising sea levels, storm damage,…
This story was originally published by our sister publication Out in SA. The Houston-based nonprofit, Texas Pride Impact Funds, has published a statewide study that offers “a systematic examination of the perspectives and needs of LBGTQ individuals in Texas and the organizations within the community that serve them.” The study, titled “IMPACT! Texas Statewide LGBTQ…
On Saturday, October 20, San Diego-based surf-punk act Wavves will bring distorted yet sunshiney California beach music to the Paper Tiger. The project formed in 2009 by singer Nathan Williams and has since grown into a tight four piece. Their first album, King of The Beach, quickly caught the attention of Pitchfork writers and the group…
This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune. PORT ARTHUR—The mid-June clouds stark white and heavy with impending rain, Darby Dugay listened for the splatter of falling drops, noting that the foul weather might delay her basketball practice. Nearly a year after Hurricane Harvey submerged coastal Port Arthur, the rain still brings the 17-year-old’s…
An Austin woman is facing a theft charge for using her position in the Austin Polish Society to write checks for personal gain, but is getting attention from fans of The Office. Karolina Camara wrote 54 checks worth $72,800 to herself and her husband while serving as treasurer of the Austin Polish Society, a non-profit…
The Big Bad Blues, ZZ Top legend Billy F Gibbons second solo album comes out on September 21, just in time for a tour, which hits San Antonio on Sunday, November 11, at The Aztec Theatre. According to a press release, The Big Bad Blues focuses on Gibbons’ lifelong love of the blues and rock &…
Previously part of the Univision family, The Dana Cortez show just announced that they’ve partnered with ABC Radio and Skyview Networks. The show includes Cortez’ husband DJ Automatic as well as comedian Anthony Almanzar and has been on 98.5 The Beat for the last two years. According to Benzinga.com, the show has consistently achieved #1…
“Please do not write a polite script” was Mel Brooks’ injunction to his room of writers. The 1970s allowed Hollywood to wallow in crudity and vulgarity, and Brooks took advantage of that to produce the first blockbuster of a new genre, the politically incorrect comedy. A spoof of Westerns, the story introduces a black sheriff…
KUZU is the newly forged collaborative project of Dave Rempis (saxophonist), Tashi Dorji (guitarist), and Tyler Damon (percussionist), something of an obscure experimental/instrumental music super group. Ahead of the upcoming release of the trio’s first album Hiljaisuus, KUZU will make a welcome surprise of a stop in SA thanks to musician/composer Dane Rousay’s regular experimental…
Described as “an evening of vaguely island-themed entertainment featuring three men over 40, and also some robots,” Ninja Brian’s All-Star Variety Luau Spectacular is hosted by comedian, keyboardist and retired theoretical physicist (seriously) Brian Wecht (aka Ninja Brian, “a homicidal, masked ninja”). Wecht is one half of the musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party (NSP),…
Guitarist-singer Andrew Stockdale may be the only original member left in Wolfmother, but he’s determined to keep rocking like it’s 1969. And he’ll soon be doing it from the stage of the Paper Tiger. After releasing its debut E.P. in 2000, the Australian trio (now a quartet) quickly became a festival fixture thanks to a piledriving…
Enjoying those traffic jams, higher rents and the constant creep of urban sprawl? That’s what it’s like to be a boomtown, San Antonio. Consumer finance website MagnifyMoney this week released a study naming S.A. the 9th fastest-growing boomtown in the United States. And, in a surprise to no one who’s ever endured I-35 gridlock in…
Chef Johnny Hernandez is hosting his second annual Margarita Throwdown at his prized La Gloria at the Dominion later this month. After realizing he needed to update his menu, Hernandez challenged five of his restaurants to create the tastiest margarita, said La Gloria representative Francisco Venegas. The Fruteria, Burgerteca, Villa Rica and La Gloria’s Dominion…
IKEA is expected to open its fifth Texas location months earlier than previously stated, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. The Swedish furniture company may open its 289,000-square-foot Live Oak store as soon as January or February 2019 despite previous reports scheduling the opening for summer 2019, then spring 2019. Although IKEA has not set an…
Hannibal Buress, who sold out two shows at Paper Tiger in 2016, is returning to San Antonio for one night at the Tobin Center on September 16. His popularity stems from his multi-hyphenate abilities, from reprising his role as Lincoln, a lovable dentist on Comedy Central’s Broad City and running his podcast “The Handsome Rambler”…
San Anto Cultural Arts (SACA), an organization that has used public art to empower and educate youth on San Antonio’s West Side since 1993, is unveiling a new mural restoration and throwing a big ol’ Barrio Block Party to celebrate. The restoration project, completed by SACA student muralistas, is of artist Alex Rubio’s beloved mural…
Homebase, the unique interdisciplinary arts event/exhibition series that pairs sonic experimentalists with new media artists for immersive pop-up showcases, is back with another exciting grouping of creators. Curated by Rebekah Hurst and Jacob Bissell, Homebase is all about fostering creative freedom by “providing a platform for art that is not readily commodifiable and thus has…
Hemisfair Park is still growing (as evidenced by the construction zones), and the organizing body is seeking two new tenants. A Request for Interest was issued earlier this week, for two properties identified as State Archeological Landmarks: the upstairs of Schultze House and a portion of Pereida House. Per a release, the Schultze House is a recreation…
It is an unfortunate fact that we, in the U.S. and the world over, still have a lot of work to do to provide for the true equality and empowerment of women. This is a pervasive truth, affecting every industry, and music is no exception. In fact, in the testosterone-dominated world of rock music, it’s…
Fredericksburg is the prettiest town in Texas, at least by Architectural Digest’s standards. The architecture magazine released a list of the prettiest towns in every U.S. state and our Hill Country neighbor was victorious in the Lone Star State. The magazine kept it brief on why Fredericksburg beat out all of Texas’ tiny towns. How…
This story was originally published in the Texas Tribune. The recent scenes of heartbreak at the border as migrant parents were separated from their children weighed heavily on Rebeca, a mother of three living in Austin. The fear of being separated from her family was in part what led her to apply to become a…
New semester, new interns! The Current is looking for interns to join our editorial staff this fall. Local and state politics? New restaurants? Local music? Art openings? Quirky viral content? We’re looking for folks who can cover a range of San Antonio-centered topics — with the opportunity to develop a specialty if desired. As an…
If you get a sense of déjà vu when you hear that there’s a new Winnie the Pooh movie called Christopher Robin, bear with us. Last year’s drama Goodbye Christopher Robin was a biopic on English Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne and the inspiration that led him to write children’s books. In Christopher Robin,…
Canadian indie rock phenom Mac DeMarco is headed our way for a November solo performance. Over five releases in about as many years, the multi-instrumentalist has built a buzz for his blend of sunny soft-rock songcraft imbued with gentle psychedelia and goofy irreverence. His latest, last year’s This Old Dog, moved in a more introspective…
An alliance called Climate Action SA wants to hear from San Antonio residents about their environmental concerns — all of San Antonio. The group will hold a facilitated talk — billed as a “Climate Plática” — Saturday at Esperanza Peace and Justice Center to help localize and contextualize the idea of environmental justice and often-abstract…
Just days after longtime Spur Tony Parker wrote a goodbye letter to San Antonio and the Spurs family, ex-Spur Kawhi Leonard has done the same. Except we’re not in our feelings about Leonard’s letter. Here’s the sitch: Parker published his goodbye letter in The Player’s Tribune on Monday, exactly a month after he signed with…
With all the politics being shoved down our throats via social media, TV and even entertainment, sometimes it’s nice to have a break from it all, put two middle fingers up and yell “Fuck it!” at the top of your lungs. San Antonio punk/thrash outfit Violent Practice have managed to encapsulate this mood on their…
Could you lay out what PASA’s role is and how proposals and projects flow through the pipeline? So Public Art is a division of the Department of Arts & Culture. It started out as a design-enhancement division of Public Works. That was many years ago … Eventually there was some money that was set aside…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett has asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement to parole the 18-year-old Dreamer it picked up last Friday near San Antonio’s Occupy ICE camp. Doggett, a Democrat representing San Antonio and Austin, submitted a formal letter Wednesday on behalf of Sergio Salazar Gonzalez, known to protesters at the camp as “Mapache.” “I urged…
Don’t hold your breath because Christian rock kings and chart-toppers NEEDTOBREATHE are bringing their anthemic ballads to the Whitewater Amphitheater. If you have a penchant for this sort of thing, then the four-piece, South Carolina-based ensemble fronted by brothers Bear and Bo Reinhhart is sure to lift your spirits. Their most recent album, HARDLOVE, debuted…
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra has established itself as a fixture on the San Antonio tour circuit, and for good reason. With a sound harkening to the classic Latin big band style of Tito Puente and Perez Prado, the 13-piece orchestra has proven itself a perfect fit for Salsa-loving San Anto. Fifteen years since keyboardist Oscar…
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. There’s been quite a slew of shows coming to the Alamo City that we’re p stoked for. From Cardi B at Mala Luna to J. Cole next week, to Ministry at the end of the year, and even our own San Antonio Music Showcase, which features a grip of dope local artists, there’s a…
A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly setting a fire outside of Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s San Antonio office, police said. The suspect, 33-year-old Richard Casares, lit a fence adjacent to the Congressman’s office on West Travis at around 4:15 a.m. The fire was extinguished promptly and the building suffered minimal damage. “My great…
In the words of former San Antonio Current editor Enrique Lopetegui, “#3 Dinners isn’t just a band — it’s a San Antonio icon, like the Alamo or the Spurs. The band is beyond good and evil. Too often, perhaps, they’re taken for granted: they’ve been rocking for over 30 years and, barring some unforeseen cataclysm,…
Phantom Room may have re-opened its doors this past November, but the party gate to the St. Mary’s Strip is closing once more. Announced via social media posts over the weekend, Phantom’s closing Saturday will culminate with a day-long party. First, a day party from 3 to 9 p.m. with music from Han Välen, 16 Psychē,…
John Gray’s pop-psychology book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus first entered the zeitgeist in the early ‘90s, and has displayed remarkable staying power despite the influx of numerous more nuanced takes on the gender divide in the intervening decades. While there’s a glut of more accurate (and less heteronormative) information on the…
Cannabidiol, if you’re not on it yet, you soon could be. The cannabis sativa product, which is usually offered sans THC, is legal in Texas and stores offering various strengths of the concentrated oils are popping up across the city. And now, CBD is coming to a brunch near you. Folklores South Side Eatery, which is…
This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune. The American Civil Liberties Union has launched another sweeping challenge to President Donald Trump’s administration, this time in a federal lawsuit over the administration’s “gutting of asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.” The case, filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, D.C.,…
Country princess Carrie Underwood will soon pay the Alamo City a visit. The American Idol alum announced Wednesday that she’ll bring “The Cry Pretty Tour 360” tour to the AT&T Center on May 6, 2019. The tour, in support of her album of the same name set to drop next month, will kick off next…
Filmmaker Spike Lee is angry. Actually, he’s seething. His ire for the Trump administration was evident this past May at the Cannes Film Festival where he repeatedly called the U.S. President a “motherfucker” for his weak response to the white nationalism seen during the protests in Charlottesville last summer. Lee’s rage is more than evident…
Right now, somewhere on the South Side, two politicians are probably knocking on doors. Rey Saldaña, the city councilman for the area, is asking the voters of South San Antonio ISD to support a tax rate increase to bring more money into the district. Connie Prado, a South San ISD board member, is asking them…
If you caught the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis last week, you definitely heard some of comedian and Southern belle Sarah Tiana’s viciously funny jokes aimed at the Hollywood action star and the rest of the guests on the dais like former NBA star and Kim Jong Un’s official Netflix and Chill companion Dennis…
Editor’s Note: The following is The Big Spoon, an opinion column on San Antonio’s food and drink scene. For this week’s Big Spoon, I thought I’d share some mail I received after publishing my “Dining Out With Kids” column. The tips will be put into practice later this week, so stay tuned for how I…
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke told an overflow crowd Tuesday night at the Carver Center’s 650-seat Jo Long Theatre that fixing Texas’ educational system is essential to the state’s future. “I want us to get our priorities right,” O’Rourke said. “I want us to pay teachers a living wage. I want us to take care of…
Q: I’m a 27-year-old woman living on the East Coast. I’ve been sexually active and on birth control since I was 16 – almost always on the pill. I recently switched to the NuvaRing, which I had a bad reaction to. I had no libido at all and extreme mood swings/bouts of depression I could…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Palestinian American writer Susan Abulhawa writes that in the Arab world, to say a mere “thank you” is regarded as spiritless and ungenerous. The point of communicating gratitude is to light up with lively and expressive emotions that respond in kind to the kindness bestowed. For instance, a recipient may exclaim,…
Thursday night’s Latte Art Throwdown, a monthly event that pits local baristas against each other to see who has the most pouring prowess, will take over Shotgun Houser Roasters. Sign up for the competition begins at 6 with the first pour at 7 p.m. when spectators and frothy-milk tulip buffs can take in the action.…
Stand-up comedian Jordan Rock, younger brother of comedy great Chris Rock, is learning how to hold his own in the industry. In the past, he’s played off the fact that no one really knows his name. “I’m Jordan Rock,” he said on stage at an L.A. comedy club last year as reported by the New…
ATX’s Money Chicha, which features members of Grupo Fantasma and Brownout, two bands our readers should be familiar with, plays an update on the style known as Chicha. Named after a beverage made from maize, sometimes fermented and sometimes not, which is popular in South and Central America, Chicha is a derivative of cumbia music…
It might be tricky to define “public art” but it’s far more complicated to discern its value or purpose. Poke around online a little and you’ll find that the Visual Arts Encyclopedia suggests public art is “an umbrella term which includes any work of art purchased with public funds, or which comes into the public…
You’re going to have to act fast, or get really lucky, to get a seat for Liz Coronado Castillo’s hilarious, yet heart-rending, play Aye, No!, to be presented throughout this month by Teatro Audaz. Most tickets are sold out already, but there are some — and there’s always the waitlist. This production, this play is…
Tory Lanez is coming to San Antonio for the North American leg of his Memories Don’t Die Tour, and we’re looking forward to making memories … that don’t die. (Excuse the dad joke – we need more coffee.) The Grammy-nominated R&B crooner kicked off his tour in May and will be here Wednesday to tear…
It’s been almost a year to the day since we first mentioned Karma Styles, one of the original members of the San Antonio-based vogue/dance/art collective House of Kenzo. Karma moved to New York City in 2015 to pursue his dreams as a dancer. Born Charles Wilborn, Karma graduated from Communications Arts High School at Taft…
