15 Instagrams of the Weekend in San Antonio
@phowardtx via Instagram Last weekend was a busy one, with great events taking place throughout town. Here are some of the best Instagrams from the International Accordion Festival, Brews and Blooms at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, Una Noche en la Gloria and the Echale! Block Party at Pearl. The International Accordion Festival at La…
Public Input Sought on Proposed Social Studies Textbooks
via Ahead of what promises to be a raucous State Board of Education hearing Tuesday, yet another study has found factual errors and misrepresentation in some of the proposed social studies textbooks, this time dealing with climate change. The SBOE is slated to take public input on the proposed texts, which will ultimately be approved…
What I Ate: All the ‘cue at Texas Monthly’s BBQ Fest
I traipsed on over to Austin for the annual Texas Monthly BBQ Fest. It’s about as awesome as it sounds, and I made it back home with a certain eau de brisket going on all over my hair and clothes—a risk I was more than willing to take. The rest of the week included a…
29 More Celebrities who are Coming to Alamo City Comic Con
Fri 9/26 – Sun 9/28 Alamo City Comic Con (ACCC) via Celebrities are scheduled to takeover San Antonio thanks to Alamo City Comic Con (ACCC). Will you survive the pop culture invasion? Probably not. No one will be able to walk through downtown without being accosted by the stream of TV actors and movie stars. Here’s our massive list…
20 Instagrams of Outdoor Fun at UTOPiAfest
This past weekend, hundreds headed out to the Texas Hill Country for the 5th annual UTOPiAfest, a three-day camping and music festival at the 1,000 acre Four Sisters Ranch near Garner State Park. Twenty-six acts performed on UTOPiAfest’s two stages, including Cold War Kids, Kishi Bashi, War Paint, Golden Dawn Arkestra and more. Here are…
SA Food Pics: 13 different ways to do delicious
@therinarolen via InstagramWhether you’re scooping up some chowder from The Sandbar Fish House and Market (200 E Grayson), indulging in a decadent glazed donut bacon burger at The Boiler House (312 Pearl Pkwy), or diving into some enchiladas at SoLuna (7959 Broadway, Ste 204) there are plenty of ways to do delicious in SA. Check…
5 Things You Have to do This Week
Mon 9/15 Jim Cullum Jazz Band (via) Some consider the legendary jazz cornetist and band leader Jim Cullum, a landmark figure in the Riverwalk Jazz scene, to be the star attraction of his son’s joint, Tucker’s Kozy Korner—even bigger than gospel brunch. Playing the music of King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke, the…
Chuck Ramirez Documentary Needs Funding
Update: September 15, 2014, 5:12 p.m. Walley Films have announced that they have extended their Hatchfund campaign to Thursday, September 25. The original story continues below. A documentary on Chuck Ramirez, the beloved San Antonio artist who passed away when he fell off his bicycle in 2010, is currently in production, and it’s using the…
Appeals Court Hears From Both Sides on Enforcement of Texas Abortion Law
Whole Woman’s Health in Austin. After lawyers presented arguments Friday regarding the enforcement of major provisions of Texas’ sweeping abortion law that have already led to the closure of more than half the state’s abortion clinics, providers await an answer from a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that will have a…
Texas AG Candidate Wants Pot Legalized
Popularly known as the DWI or 420 Dude, defense lawyer and former Austin cop James Balagia is running as a Libertarian for Texas Attorney General. Courtesy Photo. A popular defense lawyer and former cop who specializes in DWI and marijuana cases wants to be Attorney General, but he’s not going to spend a dime on…
The East Side Revitalization Effort is Working
The East Side is getting some love, and you know what they say about love—it’s all you need. During a September 10 budget session, Director of Eastpoint and Real Estate Services Mike Etienne told City Council when efforts to revitalize what would become the Eastpoint Promise Zone started rolling in 2012, Sam Houston High School’s…
Get Crafty With Boxes, Win Stuff
(via) This Saturday, 9/13, North Star Mall is hosting a Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge. North Star is teaming up with Magic 105.3 to test your creativity by inviting you to create a cardboard masterpiece inspired by the film. Boxtrolls, which will be released on 9/26, is based on Alan Snow’s children’s novel, Here Be Monsters! The…
6 Shows to See this Weekend
Los Lonely Boys (Fri, Sept 12) From San Angelo, the Boys play a self-described style of “Texican Rock ‘n’ Roll,” blending tejano with adult contemporary rock. With their ’04 dad jam “Heaven,” Los Lonely Boys earned themselves a Grammy for Best Pop Performance and a spot on AAA radio for all time. $35, 8pm, Gruene…
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Executive Director Resigns
Patty Ortiz. File Photo. Patty Ortiz, who has helmed the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center as executive director since 2009, resigned today, the organization announced. In the wake of her departure, Guadalupe’s board of directors appointed Pedro Rodriguez as interim executive director, effective Monday, September 15. Rodriguez previously served as executive director for the cultural arts…
Cullum’s Attaboy Burgers is Getting a Sister
Art by Mauricio Gudiño Chris Cullum (Cullum’s Attaboy Burgers, Tucker’s Kozy Korner) is expanding his culinary footprint to the St. Mary’s Strip with Attagirl Ice House. Although the concept is still in flux, Cullum and co. have shared a glimpse into what that project (at 119 Kings Court) might look like. The spot, which has…
4 Ways to Get Your Drink/Grub on this Week
Yoga in the courtyard at Rosella. Saturday, September 13: Mobile Om and Rosella Coffee Co. will host a Flow & Joe Vinyasa sesh in the courtyard. Relax, stretch, get your bend on and then stay for breakfast (food and beverages available for purchase). $10 suggested donation, 9-10am, 203 E Jones, Ste 101, (210) 277-8574, facebook.com/RosellaCoffee.…
San Antonio Traffic is a Relative Paradise
(via) Was your commute today an interminable nightmare of slow-moving misery? Well, count your blessings. According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s annual list of most congested highways in the Lone Star State, San Antonio doesn’t have it so bad, at least when compared to the other big cities in the Texas Triangle: Dallas, Houston…
Review Finds Distortion of History and Misleading Information in Proposed Textbooks
This cartoon is included in a proposed social studies textbook to be used in public school classrooms. The Texas Freedom Network provided the cartoon in a report. In an independent review of social studies textbooks under consideration for use in Texas public school classrooms, university scholars found dozens of examples of inaccurate and distorted facts and…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 9/10 – Sun 9/14 God of Carnage Now that AtticRep has departed the Attic Theater, the cozy perch at Trinity University where it worked dramatic magic for eight years, it might seem logical to rename the company. But Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, the troupe’s new space within the Tobin Center, does not…
SeaWorld Can’t Seem to Get Itself Out of Hot Water
(via) Orlando Weekly recently reported that a lawsuit is being filed against SeaWorld by New York City’s Rosen Firm. The firm is representing all SEAS shareholders who have purchased stock on or after April 18, 2013, the date when the company filed an amended registration statement with SEC. It is painfully clear that SeaWorld is…
‘Destiny’ is Visually Stunning Game Play
After 15 years of being confined to the Halo franchise, Washington-based game studio Bungie has finally released their first new property since 2001. For an entire decade, the studio put Microsoft’s American-centric Xbox brand on the map and redefined what made a first-person shooter with simple but elegant game design that made it hard to…
2017: SA’s Air Quality Might Not Meet EPA Standards
(via) If San Antonio doesn’t come up with an air quality plan, it could lose its status as the only major city in the country to attain the Environmental Protection Agency’s clean-air attainment status. During a budget presentation to the City Council Thursday morning, Chief Sustainability Officer Douglas R. Melnick said creating that plan is…
First Course: Dinners Lined up for Cured, Alamo City Provisions
An Alamo Provisions dinner is an unforgettable experience. Nothing helps me get back in the school spirit like tequila and I’m sure that’s the same for you. La Fogata (2427 Vance Jackson) is having a tequila testing this Saturday, September 13 from 7 to 9p.m. on their main patio. Peligroso Tequila will be featured and…
A Newcomer Goes to Pagan Pride Day
(via) I walked into the Alamo City Event Center for San Antonio’s Pagan Pride Day with certain expectations. My only previous experience with paganism stemmed from watching movies like Practical Magic and The Craft, films centered on young, attractive women who just happen to dabble in some dark shit, so clearly I expected the SAPPD…
Texas Is Funny Label Debuts Singles from Vetter Kids, Ex-Breathers
Perhaps SA’s most prominent label, Texas Is Funny recently debuted new tunes from Vetter Kids and Ex-Breathers. In late August, Vetter Kids posted the first taste, “Chlorine Dream,” from their forthcoming Logan EP. For the second single, “Down Goes the Teenage Hoodlum,” the SA/ATX trio eases up slightly, reminding us of the frenzied energy of pop-punk done right.…
A Hospital Ride May Become Even More Costly
A San Antonio Fire Department EMS unit is seen at the Mission’s Firefighter Appreciation Night in July. Photo from SAFD’s Facebook page. If the San Antonio City Council approves an ambulance transport fee increase, the base cost of a ride to the hospital will increase $620 in just two years. During a budget presentation Tuesday,…
AtticRep Revives ‘God of Carnage’ for Tobin Debut
Though Utah was never a cradle of Dixieland, bebop or swing, it calls its basketball team the Jazz. The franchise retained its name after moving from New Orleans. Another case of onomastic dislocation, the Lakers made more sense when the team was based in Minneapolis. Now that AtticRep has departed the Attic Theater, the cozy…
‘The One I Love’ an Intriguing Dark Rom-com Before it Jumps off the Rails
“What’s the safest way to talk about this without spoiling the movie?” actor Mark Duplass (Your Sister’s Sister) asks himself when an interviewer with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer poses a question to him about how he would personally handle the situation his character is facing in his new, bizarrely clever, dark indie rom-com The One I…
Olmos Park’s Latest Cocktail Bar
Sure, there are plenty of ways to get your drink on around Olmos Park. Grab a brew at Bharmacy, a mixed drink or two at the Thirsty Camel, sangria and ’tinis at Tribeca, margs at Panchito’s and Marylou’s, and vino galore at Chez Vatel, but the area’s been dry in one respect—classic cocktails. But that…
Cocktail Know-how: A brief history of the Manhattan
A great cocktail is transcendent. It is a timeless testament to its creator and a benchmark with which all alcoholic beverages can be judged. Each month I will highlight a great drink or cocktail that I believe embodies these criteria. From pre-Prohibition throwbacks to new-age infusions, nothing is off limits. This month’s cocktail is a…
Muelle 58 Brings the Coast to Stone Oak
It’s hard not to judge a seafood eatery by its digs, especially one like Muelle 58, which insists on really driving the point of coastal foods through its decor. The experience begins innocuously enough with a few wooden patio chairs lining the sidewalk of this Stone Oak joint. But once inside, the vibe changes drastically.…
Deco Café Adds Necessities With Little Frills
There are two things you can count on when visiting quintessential mom and pop shops: comfort eats and hospitality. As Deco Café moves into its second month as Café Tutti’s replacement, the shop fulfills those purposes well. Opened by Army veteran Jesse Camacho, Deco Café focuses on the most important meal of the day (new…
Barbecue events and Oktoberfest on the horizon
Fall means football, barbecue and brews of all sorts. Let’s get started with a reminder that general admission tickets are still available for Texas Monthly’s BBQ Fest this Sunday, September 14 at 1 p.m. at the City Terrace of Austin’s Long Center. Locally, Jason Dady (Two Bros BBQ and B&D Ice House) along with Tim…
SA’s Payday Lending Ordinance Still Short on Change
This month marks two years since San Antonio passed its payday and auto-title lending ordinance. While elected officials and local advocates say the law makes loans more manageable for consumers and helps the city monitor a largely unregulated lending industry, they point out that the state’s failure to cap sky-high interest rates and fees means…
Glitter Political: Would-be Judge Edna Elizondo’s all-American story
When she’s recalling her childhood as the daughter of migrant workers or displaying her legal and bilingual prowess with palabras de domingo, the border-culture sensibility of attorney Edna Elizondo is hard to miss. Whether this bicultural background will translate into the votes the Democratic nominee for the 150th District Court needs to trump Republican rival…
Mayoral Horse Race
District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg is just one of an ever-growing group of local politicians whose names are swirling in mayoral speculation. “My sole focus right now is being a great councilman for District 8 and for the City. I know there’s a lot of speculation,” Nirenberg said this week. However, while walking around the…
Squeezebox City: the 13th International Accordion Festival
On its own merit, the accordion is a curious combination of sound creation: the platypus, the Frankenstein monster of musical instruments. On its right side lie a couple octaves grafted from the piano, teasing out the melody. On the left, a series of buttons pre-ordained with chords grounds the harmony and rhythm. In the middle,…
Queen of the Accordion: the criminally overlooked Eva Ybarra
Simply put, Eva Ybarra is a masterful and criminally overlooked accordion player, composing many pieces while others are content to regurgitate standards. She can play a myriad of styles that fall under the umbrella of American folk music (all of the Americas, Yanqui!). Most importantly, she has her own style and voice, something that only…
The Styles of Squeeze: a guide to the International Accordion Festival
Tejano / Conjunto Ah, the homegrown heroes. Emerging from South Texas, tejano and conjunto often get jumbled into the same category, so we’ll break them down first by instrument. Conjunto is played with the accordion, bajo sexto, tololoche (North Mexican mini-double-bass) and drums. Add keys, guitar and brass instruments for tejano. By style, tejano and…
Savage Love: Quick and Dirty
I am a man who tends to ejaculate prematurely. Not all the time—but at least 50 percent of the time, I’m good for two to three minutes and then I REALLY have to be careful. I’ve learned to manage it and work around it (like, stop if I’m too close and eat her out to…
B4 84: Lone Star legend Joe Ely’s computer rock ‘n’ roll
With an adjunct gig singing backup for The Clash and his tenure with Los Super Seven, cowboy rock ‘n’ roller Joe Ely already has an unrivaled résumé among Texas Music Hall of Famers. With his newest release, B4 84, Ely separates himself from his Lone Star peers with a musical and technological anomaly: an album…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the 2000 film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an American FedEx executive who is stranded alone on a remote Pacific island after he survives a plane crash. A few items from the plane wash up on shore, including a volleyball. He draws a face on it and names it “Wilson,”…
Is Wu-Tang’s GZA a Genuine Genius?
As any Kanye interview from the past few years can attest, rappers calling themselves geniuses aren’t a unique breed. However, only one emcee has the audacity to call himself The Genius: Brooklyn-born Gary Grice, better known as GZA. His verses on both Wu-Tang Clan and solo releases certainly attest to his brilliance as a lyricist.…
McNay’s Latest Features Instagram-ready Works, Minus the Filters
Great selfies, pretty food, cute animals, beach scenes, landscapes and party pics can all be found in “Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art” at the McNay Art Museum, but this is a sumptuous blockbuster exhibit featuring nearly 70 paintings tracing the period in the late 19th century when French artists broke with the…
Should San Antonio Police Use Body Cameras?
SAPD Officer Jackie Len Neal is accused of raping a handcuffed woman in the backseat of his patrol car last November. Courtesy Photo During a Tuesday budget presentation from the police department, a council member brought up the case of a San Antonio police officer accused of raping a handcuffed woman in the backseat of…
San Antonio’s Newest Nerd Shop Has Zero Charisma
via San Antonio’s 0 Charisma Games and Comics (14094 Nacogdoches, (210) (210) 590-2626) wants to be the Cheers of the gaming and comic community, but do we have room for another nerd shop in the Alamo City? 0 Charisma’s trifecta of nerdom James Michael Huston, Billy Mondragon, and Garry Timmons think so. Huston is the owner…
10 Free Events Happening This Week
Wed 9/10 Natural Visions Photographers Tricia Buchhorn, Rebecca Dietz, Jo Hilton, Edmund Lo, Mark Magavern, Elia Zepeda and Leonard Ziegler present images reflecting “their reverence for the natural world and meditations on nature’s prospects.” Free, 5-8pm Wednesday, William R. Sinkin EcoCentro, San Antonio College, 1802 N Main Thu 9/11 Invasive Species Adriana Corral With a…
The Cookhouse to Open Friday, September 12
(Via) Hope you’re ready for New Orleans eats, gente. Chef Pieter Sypesteyn’s first restaurant, The Cookhouse, is expected to open this Friday and Saturday at 720 E Mistletoe from 5 to 10 p.m. The former home of Carmens de la Calle, The Cookhouse, will host dinner-only service on Friday and Saturday night, and then open…
SA’s Young B Baby Debuts with ‘Rockin’ On Me’
SA’s Young B Baby Seven years in the making, SA rapper Young B Baby has debuted with “Rockin’ On Me,” a tightly-crafted, club and Beat-friendly party jam featuring some heavyweight backing. Mickael, known for his hook on Baby Bash’s “Cyclone” and Houston’s Baby Bash himself, join Young B Baby for his inaugural track. Though it’s Young…
