Beloved local DIY venue and (formerly) boundary pushing art gallery K23 – run with love and enthusiasm by husband/wife duo Glenn and Gem Hotvet – only seems like it’s been one of the radder parts of the local music milieu forever. The truth is, the venue is barely turning two years old this summer. I reckon, like all things,…
It’s (almost) here! Tomorrow we’ll officially launch our weekly podcast, CurrentCast, which will feature one-one-one interviews and discussions about what’s going on in San Antonio. The first installment of the podcast features an interview with San Antonio FC Head Coach Darren Powell. Powell’s club, owned by Spurs Sports and Entertainment, began its debut season last…
From their start in former San Antonio bands The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, So Unloved, Great Northern Guns, Solid Gold Eagle (née Fuck City USA) and stints in numerous other groups, Chris Cheveyo and Pat Schowe have been working hard, keeping their heads down and noses to the grind for well over a decade. They moved to Seattle about seven years…
Were you or someone you know at the CVS Pharmacy at 4730 Fredericksburg Road around 9:20 p.m. on March 28? Did you grab a bleeding bat inside a paper bag brought in by another man with you barehands and put it in a cardboard box? If so, call San Antonio Metropolitan Health at (210) 207-2095…
The San Antonio ISD School Board approved a pay increase that will raise the minimum wage for support personnel up to 20 percent. The minimum wage for support personnel in the 2016-2017 school year will jump to $12 per hour, up from the previous minimum of $10 an hour. Those who already earn $12 per…
The man born Chad Butler, aka J.R. Ewing, Jack Tripper, Mick Jagger, Tony Snow, Sweet (James) Jones and most famously Pimp C, was one-half of the monumental Southern rap duo Underground Kingz (UGK), who, alongside DJ Screw, Swisha House and Three 6 Mafia, revolutionized hip-hop in the ’90s with their instantly recognizable meshing of hip-hop…
I’ll keep this short and sweet, lest it turn into a bitter and (perhaps) out-of-touch tirade about the unfair unsustainability of DIY music/art spaces and the lack of sincerity, vision, and (frankly) love that people put into nurturing the arts, locally and otherwise. Last weekend, on Friday and Saturday night, healthy crowds of unhealthy San…
Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plan to “compel” Mexico to pay for a border wall is missing one glaring, important offshoot: a contingency strategy for ladders — thorns in the backs of walls everywhere. Aside from that, it also sounds a lot like extortion. In a memo to journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, Trump lays…
The monumental HBO series, set to continue with its sixth season Sunday April 24, has announced that they will be premiering an after-show, released on the Mondays following Sunday’s episodes. The new series, entitled After the Thrones, will recap what previously took place in the night before’s episode as well as speculate on what will…
In advance of the biggest party of the year, Lüke San Antonio (125 E. Houston St., 210-227-5853) will host a Fiesta Medal Release Party on Tuesday, April 12, from 3 to 8 p.m. How does the party take on its Fiesta spin? Chef John Russ will merge both Nawlins fare with San Antonio flavors so…
The mellow yellow singer-songwriter, “The Hurdy Gurdy Man,” poet and Irish icon of the ’60s, Donovan, will bring his Sunshine Superman 50th Anniversary Tour to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on September 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the intimate Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater. Often pitted against a certain American singer-songwriter by the name…
For those of you fiendin’ for Fiesta medals, here’s how to get your hands on State Rep. Diego Bernal’s Star Wars-inspired concoction: (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Fiesta Medals for Food Bank Donations! This Sun.…
The undisputed Queen of Country, Loretta Lynn, the coal miner’s daughter from Butcher Hollow, writer and singer of groundbreaking feminist anthem “The Pill,” don’t-fuck-with-my-man jams “Fist City” and “You Ain’t Woman Enough to Take My Man,” the rural anthem “You’re Looking at Country,” the fantastic 2004 collaboration with Jack White Van Lear Rose and this year’s…
Far from South Texas, San Antonio soccer history was made Sunday night. San Antonio FC, the city’s new United Soccer League club, won its first game on Sunday, 3-0, over Seattle Sounders FC 2. Forward Jason Johnson scored the club’s first two goals (both of the game and in official USL play) within the first…
Jive Town Screening Wed 4/6 Bunny Hat Productions will be presenting a special screening of the vintage web series Jive Town based loosely on the talented fashionista Agosto Cuellar and his infamous old vintage store, Jive Refried, once located in Southtown. Additionally, a brand new short film – a faux season #2 trailer of Jive…
The State of Texas will not be able to deviate from the way it draws its legislative districts. The Supreme Court ruled Monday, unanimously, mind you, that the Lone Star State must continue drawing its districts based on total population rather than eligible voters. Reuters reports that a conservative challenge to the one-person, one-vote standard…
Hankering for ribs? Feel like a visit to the River Walk? You’ll have to find another ‘cue restaurant because the popular rib spot Tony Roma’s is closed after an early morning fire, KENS reports. San Antonio Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert Mikel tells the television station that the fire sparked between a storage and dining…
A brief bomb scare on Friday at San Antonio International Airport fizzled when the object in question turned out to be a water bottle. The potential threat was reported Friday afternoon in Terminal A. Law enforcement at the airport evacuated the terminal, moving people into Terminal B. The evacuation lasted about 30 minutes, after which…
Los Spurs are the last ones standing, in terms of not losing a single game on home turf. The Boston Celtics beat the Golden State Warriors last night 109-106, ending a 54-game win streak. Both the Spurs and the Warriors had remained unbeaten at home this season. Earlier this week, the Spurs topped the 1995-96…
In the new music biopic I Saw the Light, British actor Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) portrays late country and blues singer/songwriter Hank Williams, who passed away in 1953 at the age of 29. Considered by many as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Williams was best known for a handful of No. 1 hits, including…
And the winner is … METALAB. The City San Antonio and San Antonio chapter of The American Institute of Architects have chosen the winner of the competition to design a new river barge for the San Antonio River. Here’s a description of the design from a news release: Houston firm METALAB designed the winning proposal…
The Internet is a cruel, cruel place filled with anonymous ghosts behind keyboards counting daily reports of wins and losses. Last year’s, and presumably present, loser is none other than Drake’s pal Meek Mill – you know, the guy that started a fight (see “War Pain,” below) and got slaughtered Mortal Kombat style. A true tragedy.…
The City of San Antonio has submitted the paperwork to confirm that veteran homelessness has effectively ended here. The City’s Department of Human Services confirmed that the documentation was sent earlier this week to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). USICH, along with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of…
Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has either made the weirdest debate announcement ever or he is trying to troll the media on April Fool’s Day. In a “news release,” Cruz says Donald Trump accepted his debate invitation. The release is just two sentences, followed by a video that features clips of Cruz requesting a debate and…
The future of the Shrine of Texas Liberty rests in the hands of Preservation Design Partnership (PDP), a Philadelphia-based planning and design firm. PDP won the bid to lead the master planning process to re-envision the area around the Alamo. The selection committee that picked PDP reviewed over 250 firms and individuals. Fisher Heck Architects…
X Games will return to Austin for its third and final year at the Circuit of The Americas from June 2- 5, 2016 to feature an all-encompassing youth culture experience, including world-class action sports competition, musical performances, interactive festivals and more. This year’s musical performances will include blink-182, G-Eazy, All Time Low and Logic, who will…
Thursday, March 31 Album Happy Hour : A Tribe Called Quest Hits, Rarities and Remixes Raise a glass and then pour it out for Phife Dawg, one-third of the legendary hip-hop duo, who passed away last week. Free, 6pm, The Mix, 2423 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 735-1313 Thursday, March 31 Pageantry, RMRS, Levees Denton’s Pageantry…
Most of the soul aficionados of the late ’60s are now a figment of the past: James Brown, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding have come and gone, but some have withstood the test of time, including Lee Fields. Fields, who will play Paper Tiger tonight (Thursday, March 31) now fronts a band called Lee Fields and the Expressions.…
“And the sign said ‘The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls … ‘” And stucco building across from Tacoland! The famed wall, reading “I love you so much … sike, motherfucker, I love tacos!” (which is not exactly what it reads but the message is the same), has…
The Industry (8021 Pinebrook Drive, 210-374-2765) , invites everyone to pay their respects to the Queen of Tejano on 21st anniversary of her death. Hosted by KXTN, doors open at 7 p.m. tonight and the event will kick off with a medley of Selena’s songs around 10 p.m. The venue will also screen Selena, so be…
Fiesta fanatics can now order Whataburger’s 2016 medals via whataburger.com. Available as of today, the medals come in orange and white and pewter at $9.99 each. This is the second year in a row that the San Antonio-based burger chain is making medals available for sale, because they’re after our own heart. Check out the…
San Antonio’s Victoria’s Black Swan Inn is a notorious hotbed of paranormal activity that attracts ghost hunters from all over the country. And a new horror short film called House of Prey capitalizes on the spooky atmosphere. The short starts with a shot of an ominous looking Victoria’s Black Swan Inn where a woman seems…
With the next record from the Toronto hit maker, born Aubrey Drake Graham, rumored to be released in April, anything from Drake is bound to create a buzz. A recent cover of the Jackson Browne penned/Nico owned “These Days” being no exception. The track, which most may recognize from Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums, was…
CPS Energy reports that 45 percent of San Antonio’s daily energy needs on Tuesday were met through wind energy generated from seven contracted farms. The utility reports the one-day record is a result of windy spring weather. “The wind record and decreased coal generation demonstrate the power of having a diverse generation portfolio,” Cris Eugster,…
While most NBA eyes are pointed west toward the Golden State Warriors’ chase for 73 wins, the San Antonio Spurs are busy breaking some records of their own. With a 100-92 win Wednesday night over the depleted-by-injury New Orleans Pelicans, the Spurs set a NBA record for most consecutive home wins to start a season. …
I’m of the mind that every day has the potential to be National Beer Day. But if we’re going to designate one specific date as such — and if bars and restaurants are going to use that date for specials on delicious suds — then I can get on board with that. That’s what’s happened,…
In director Gavin Hood’s new thriller Eye in the Sky, actor Aaron Paul (TV’s Breaking Bad) plays Steve Watts, a U.S. drone pilot who must make a moral decision in regard to bombing a terrorist target in Kenya that will result in the death of an innocent, young girl. The film also stars Academy Award winner Helen Mirren (The…
For the third installation of Chef Josh Cross’ Oloroso pop-up series at The Old Main Assoc. (2512 N. Main Ave. 210-562-3440), fans of the shuttered restaurant can expect flavors of Rioja on Sunday, April 3 at 6 p.m. “Rioja is mainly planted with Tempranillo, which is the most widely recognized grape from Spain. And Rioja…
Your chance to share a drink or a snack with the man who keeps an espresso machine in his locker has arrived. Spurs forward/international man of mystery Boris Diaw will be at The Block Food Park and Patio Bar (14530 Roadrunner Way) from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. Diaw will be signing autographs by…
Are you a fan of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Do you love barbecue? If so, then there’s a must-visit destination in the works for you. KXAN reports that Cleveland, Ohio resident Roy Rose bought the joint in Bastrop and is teaming up with Ari Lehman, who was maniac Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th. “We’re…
“The poet of the common man,” Merle Haggard, was suffering from a case of pneumonia that he just couldn’t shake last time he played Floore’s Country Store on Friday, November 13. The cool night air, even for the Bakersfield native, couldn’t have helped much. Haggard, though under the weather, gave an impeccable if not slightly…
If Jimmie Rodgers is the “father of country music,” the place where the hillbilly wailin’ of white folks meets the blues progressions and field hollers of Southern blacks, then Hiram King Williams, famously known as Hank Williams, is the King of Country. Rodgers put the fledgling genre on the map, incorporating numerous styles into his high and lonesome crooning,…
In celebration of National Poetry Month, which arrives in April, VIA Metropolitan Transit announced 12 winners in its “Poetry on the Move” contest. “Poetry on the Move is an opportunity to celebrate the inspiring contributions of poets and artists in our region,” VIA President and CEO Jeffrey C. Arndt says in a press release. The…
With San Antonio’s continued growth, it’s easy to focus on a #CityOnTheRise. But before the tech moment and the recent culinary boom, others had to lay the foundation for the River City’s upward trajectory. As such, we’re looking at uncompromising, relentless pioneers new and old who’ve made (and continue to make) San Anto great. From…
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