If you haven’t taken the time to experience the four “Common Currents” exhibitions that have already opened this year, you’re missing out on some of the more memorable artistic highlights of the Tricentennial. Billed as a “crowd-sourced collaborative visual and performing arts exhibition,” the series unites six venues (Artpace, Blue Star Contemporary, Southwest School of…
Known as the King of Tex-Mex rock’n’roll, Joe King Carrasco creates a stylistic borderland of pop rock and Latin rhythms performing original hits from over 24 albums. He plays everything from country to rock & roll, tequila-soaked reggae to the sped-up polka that eventually became nueva wave. Heavily influenced by the sounds of Sir Douglas…
Have the tides turned? Is San Antonio becoming a spot national acts want to hit, even more than places like Houston, Dallas or Austin? Maybe not completely, but it’s a telling sign that indie-pop group PVRIS (pronounced Paris) has listed San Antonio as their only Texas stop for their headlining 2018 North American Tour. The…
Although he’s among the most famous saints of all time, St. Patrick remains somewhat buried under his namesake holiday’s bells and whistles — green beer, leprechauns and sloppy drunks included. Born in Roman Britain (not Ireland) near the end of the fourth century, Patrick was kidnapped as a teen by Irish pagans and enslaved on the…
Campaign consultant Laura Barberena cringes a little at the suggestion that female candidates scored so many victories in last week’s Texas primaries because President Donald Trump had given maleness a bad name. Or that the #MeToo movement was behind it all. “It’s not as though people said, ‘Let me vote for the one who has…
After packages detonated in two separate incidents in Austin on Monday, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is warning residents to be on guard. “If you’re suspicious about a package, call us,” McManus told KSAT. A 17-year-old African-American male was killed and an adult female injured when the teenager found the package outside their home…
This story originally appeared in our sister publication, Out In SA. San Antonio’s transgender community is angered and bewildered at how the man who admitted to pushing a local trans woman into the San Antonio River, where she drowned, was found not guilty of criminal conduct in a probation hearing. Mark Daniel Lewis was indicted…
Name: The Cookhouse Background: The Cookhouse has been a staple of the St. Mary’s Strip since it opened in 2014. The owners behind the Nawlins restaurant are also responsible for the late Where Y’at food truck and St. Mary’s neighbor, NOLA Brunch & Beignets. The Cookhouse, which used to be open for lunch, rid themselves…
Attention, Whataburger fans! The Texas-based burger chain will begin selling its Fiesta medal for this year’s festivities, according to a press release. Whataburger will host a pop-up store today, March 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. at its Downtown location at 412 E. Commerce St. Burger lovers and medal collectors alike will be able to…
Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty, whose 50-year musical career helped lay the groundwork for the Americana movement, heads to New Braunfels’ Whitewater Amphitheater on Saturday, June 9. Fogerty’s distinctive down-home vocals and swampy guitar helped cement CCR’s “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son” and “Born on a Bayou” as classic rock standards. His solo work has…
The Houston Astros visited the White House on Monday morning as part of the team’s historic World Series Championship. Back in January, the Astros franchise released a statement saying they would accept President Donald Trump’s invitation and, for the most part, stayed true to that statement. Watch live as the World Series Champion #Astros are…
You may not be Irish, but you can still get dressed in green and slam back your share of beer in honor of St. Paddy’s Day. Here in San Antonio, there are plenty of ways to get in the green (and gold) spirit. Brass Monkey // Y’all already know that Brass Monkey is going all…
Hollywood heartthrob and San Antonio business owner Armie Hammer may have missed an Oscar nomination this go-round, but he landed the Variety One to Acclaim Award recognizing breakout film talents. The Austin Film Society presented him with the accolade last week at its 18th annual Texas Film Awards. Hammer has drawn critical raves for his performance in Call Me…
A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Mar 12, 2018 at 6:55am PDT Last week, rumors of Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z going on a “On The Run II” tour had the internet buzzing. Now, multiple sources are reporting official show dates with tickets going on sale next Monday. Although Mr. and Mrs. Carter will…
In the run-up to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Friday night speech at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium, it was easy to imagine yourself in Portland or San Francisco. Fifteen minutes before start time, with the 2,700-seat venue already full to capacity, a jazz combo blew through standards by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. The crowd, younger and…
Quirky proof that Contemporary Art Month extends beyond the visual realm, this official CAM event invites listeners into the wild and wooly world of Krista Muir — a Canadian musician who “lives in a world of surrealism, cuckoo clocks and antique lampshades” and has released seven albums either as herself or as her “fauxvarian alter ego”…
Along with like-minded acts Madness and The Specials, The English Beat helped define the UK’s Two-Tone movement, a late-1970s ska revival fueled by punk, mod and new wave sensibilities. Co-led by vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, the group disbanded after the release of the classic 1983 album Special Beat Service just as they were…
Following a promotion that quickly got out of hand, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q is doing right by customers and staying true to the $1.65 two-piece special, according to a press release sent this afternoon. Last week, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q posted a photo (which has since been deleted) to its social media accounts inviting fans to celebrate…
If you’re looking for the next spot to rack up likes on Instagram, The Flower Vault may be the place for you. A local, visually-striking temporary pop-up space, it was created exclusively for pictures for Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app. In other words, San Antonio has reached peak Insta. Sarah and Robbie Forrest are the…
While San Antonians are always coming up with creative ways to show hometown pride, one local woman went all out and incorporated the city’s skyline into her makeup look. Brianne Jiselle, who goes by @beauty.bri_ on Instagram, shared a picture of her eyeshadow tribute to San Antonio. Reppin’ my city 🤪💪✨ #sanantonio #spurs #sanantoniotx #sanantoniomua…
Based on the saucy 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by British writer Roy Horniman, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2014, is a musical comedy by Robert L. Freedman (with music and additional lyrics by Steven Lutvak). This sophisticated yet bawdy…
Since bursting onto the music scene in 1985 with the hit single, “Conga,” Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, which includes her husband and record producer Emilio Estefan, created a blueprint for future generations of Latin pop singers. Blending Afro-Caribbean rhythms with a modern pop sensibility, the Estefans celebrated their Cuban-American roots and arose…
Heatwave III will span seven days and feature numerous performers (the majority of which have official SXSW showcases this year), including the emotional synth pop of Night Drive, skate-punkers Dwarves, indie rockers BRONCHO, vintage pop outfit U.S. Girls, post-punk groups Shopping and French Vanilla, as well as the avant garde punk rock of Ed Schraeder’s…
Austin’s South by Southwest pulls in musical performers from all over the globe, then pays them very little for the privilege of partaking in the massive industry showcase. Not surprisingly, many of those same artists line up nearby gigs so they can gas up their vans for the return trip. Hence San Antonio’s annual SXSW…
Editor’s Note: The following is Their Town, a column of opinion and analysis. Thursday at City Council, Councilman Greg Brockhouse took on attorney Amy Hardberger with all the finesse of a teenager trying mixed martial arts for the first time. Afterward, an angry Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales blasted his comments from the other side of the…
Unless you plan on heading to the Santikos Bijou to see the Academy Award-winning Chilean film A Fantastic Woman, use this weekend to catch up on some Netflix stuff in your queue. Here are reviews of three of the four mainstream movies hitting San Antonio theaters Friday. Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures didn’t screen The Hurricane…
This story originally appeared in our sister publication, Out In SA. LGBT activists are planning to protest after a local judge ruled that the actions of a man who pushed a transgender woman into the San Antonio River, thus causing her to drown, did not constitute criminal conduct. State District Judge Joey Contreras’ ruling took…
Tucker’s Kozy Korner, which gained new owners last August, is now offering lunch. The bar, which first opened in 1948, will now feature a sizable menu of small wares (wings, house chips and queso, fried pickles); garden offerings (ie. salads); and sandos (a line of sandwiches and burgers including a 44 Farms pasture-raised Angus beef…
In the last four and a half years, I’ve watched this city’s dining scene do its thing. I’ve reported on it at length. I’ve begrudgingly put up slideshows on “20-plus number of things you should eat this week.” I’ve put on 20 pounds. And now, as I near my 10th year as a professional writer,…
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio’s (YOSA) next installment of its excellent Classic Albums Live series, which has thus far featured Radiohead’s OK Computer, The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Prince’s Purple Rain, is The Eagles’ 1976 Hotel California. The series pairs the best young classical musicians in the area with what has been an array of…
Tejana vocalists and Westside natives Rita “La Calandria” Vidaurri, Beatriz “La Paloma del Norte” Llamas, and Blanca “Blanquita Rosa” Rodríguez are Las Tesoros de San Antonio — a nostalgic supergroup organized by the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center. Opening a second chapter for three vocalists who enjoyed successful music careers from the 1940s to the 1970s,…
The San Antonio Film Commission is soliciting short movies for its 2018 #FilmSA contest that celebrates the people, places and experiences of the Alamo City. The commission will award a $3,500 top prize in each of two categories open to any local filmmaker and a pair of $1,000 prizes to the top entries in its student…
Formed in the early 1960s as a cultural arm of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, the pioneering Free Southern Theater lives on through Junebug Productions, a New Orleans-based organization that strives to “support artistic works that question and confront inequitable conditions that have historically impacted the African-American community.” Funded by the New England Foundation for…
The San Antonio Missions, the Alamo City’s minor baseball league team, asked the community for feedback on Fiesta-themed jerseys on its Facebook page. The responses weren’t too kind. On the post, the team said the potential jerseys would be part of the team’s Autism Community Network Night at Nelson Wolff Stadium on April 28, the…
Heavy hitting pop-rockers Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragon will headline respective concerts during the March Madness Music Festival, according to the NCAA website. The three-day fest kicks off Friday, March 30 and runs through Sunday, April 1 (which is Easter this year) at Hemisfair Park. Blowing up with their hit “Radioactive” back in 2012, Imagine…
Following weeks of speculation about the relationship between the San Antonio Spurs franchise and Kawhi Leonard, the superstar told reporters that there is no strain, going so far to say that he wants to end his career as a Spur. ESPN’s Michael C. Wright tweeted the news Wednesday morning. Kawhi just spoke and said he…
On Wednesday, March 14, pizza joints (and other restaurants) will celebrate Pi Day with $3.14 specials. Urban Bricks Pizza, which launched in San Antonio and has locations throughout Texas, the U.S. and Canada, will offer your choice of pie for $3.14 for dine-in orders only. Over at Firenza, which opened earlier this year, 10-inch pizzas…
Riot V, the band formed from the ashes of Riot, a pioneering power metal outfit with deep San Antonio connections, will drop its latest album “Armor of Light” next month on the Nuclear Blast label. San Antonio’s Donnie Van Stavern, a longtime collaborator with Riot founder Mark Reale, plays bass in Riot V and is one…
Texas will soon be home to four sports bars co-owned by New Orleans footballer Drew Brees in the coming weeks. San Antonio will gain a second Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar at 11075 I-10 W. in Huebner Oaks this April, but the chain’s focus is finding staff to run the place. Interested cooks, servers, hosts, bartenders, and bussers…
Nailing the neighborhood bar concept is tricky, but early signs point to Still Golden Social House — the successor to Stay Golden Social House — likely turning into Broadway’s Cheers in the coming months. Three days into its tenure at the corner of Broadway and Grayson, the patio sports bar has drawn sizable crowds. Saturday’s…
A living legend, Augie Meyers’ style and his Vox Continental has become one of music’s most distinctive keyboard sounds in Tex-Mex music. Meyers is known for his work with the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados and has also performed with Bob Dylan and John Hammond. In an interview with the Current almost a…
Professional boxing proponents have a solid card to celebrate this Saturday at Freeman Coliseum, where undefeated three-division world champion Mikey Garcia will square off against unbeaten junior welterweight world champion Sergey Lipinets. With 37 bouts under his belt, including 30 knockouts, Garcia is a seasoned fighter whose experience in the ring should tip the scales…
Guest-curated by Alana Coates, Clamp Light’s Contemporary Art Month offering “Thread” is “centered on artists using needle and thread in contemporary techniques, narratives and conceptual practices.” By highlighting this medium, the group show strikes a balance between traditional artistic practices and contemporary art, as well as between the realms of art and craft, which are…
Featuring 25 monochromatic works from the Linda Pace Foundation’s permanent collection, “Reclaimed” represents some of the most important female artists of our day. Thematically, “Reclaimed” is concerned with “the notion of ‘reclaiming’ what’s ours, from our lands and governments to our physical bodies and basic human rights.” As such, it fits perfectly (if slyly) into…
Nominated for an Oscar this year in the Animated Feature Film category, Loving Vincent is the first fully painted animated feature film in cinematic history. The film was shot with real actors and then each one of the 65,000 frames was hand painted in the style of late 19th-century Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Told…
The controversial land bridge to connect both sides of Phil Hardberger Park over Wurzbach Parkway today cleared its final $10 million fundraising goal. A $1.5 million gift from the Tobin Endowment will allow construction to begin on the project, said former San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger, who led fundraising efforts as president of the Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy.…
Perhaps the best thing Burger Records has ever contributed to the world, Burger Revolution, begun in 2013, is an international day of shows in the spirit of the Fullerton, California-based DIY label. The loosely organized day of shows is meant to promote the label, notable especially for its impressive and ever-growing roster of garage/psych rock…
Two of the biggest Latin pop stars of all time – Gloria Trevi and Alejandra Guzmán – announced the final leg of their Versus World Tour in January, which will wrap up in North America this spring. Back in 2000 Trevi was arrested for “corrupting minors” (the singer had been accused of recruiting adolescent girls…
The Government Canyon State Natural Area shared a picture to its Facebook earlier this week showing a rattlesnake that was caught sliding around the state park. According to the post, the rattlesnake was more active due to the warmer weather we had during the weekend. A resource specialist with the park told the San Antonio…
Instead of celebrating teachers just during spring break, Alamo Drafthouse is upping its promotion and is offering educators free admission all month long. Teachers will be able to enjoy free admission to matinee showings (before 6 p.m.) Monday through Thursday for the entire month of March, according to the company’s website. Drafthouse employees will check…
Danielle Bregoli, better known as the “Cash Me Outside” girl from Dr. Phil is coming to San Antonio and all we can do over here is LOL about it. So apparently, Bregoli, who performs under the moniker “Bhad Bhabie” was like “I’m a rapper now” and is stopping in San Antonio for her Bhanned in the USA…
“This is the first antique furniture store we’ve ever played,” Dead Meadow guitarist-vocalist Jason Simon told the crowd of 100 fans watching its Tuesday night set at Period Modern, a Mid-Century furniture store that hosts occasional indie rock shows. “It’s beautiful though.” The same could be said for the set that followed. With the supersaturated…
Women tore up the place in Tuesday’s party primaries in San Antonio and across Texas. Gina Ortiz Jones, a former Air Force intelligence officer, took 41 percent of the vote against four other Democrats – including Jay Huling, a one-time House intelligence committee staffer who was endorsed by the Castro brothers – in Congressional District…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The men who work on offshore oil rigs perform demanding, dangerous tasks on a regular basis. If they make mistakes, they may get injured or befoul the sea with petroleum. As you might guess, the culture on these rigs has traditionally been macho, stoic, and hard-driving. But in recent years, that…
Making your way to Austin for the South by Southwest Film Festival March 9-17? Be sure to check out the handful of films and music videos with San Antonio ties that are screening during this year’s fest. Visit sxsw.com/festivals/film for all screening dates and times. Get Some Awarded a Critic’s Pick last year for Best…
Q: I’m an 18-year-old cis hetero girl from Australia and I’ve been listening to your podcast and reading your column since I was 13. Thanks to you I’m pretty open minded about my sexuality and body. Having said that, I do have a few questions. I started watching porn from a youngish age with no…
“When I look at you, I don’t know what I’m seeing.” It’s a remark that rips through the heart of Marina Vidal (Daniela Vega) when she meets her deceased lover’s ex-wife for the first time in the Oscar-winning Chilean drama A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica). Marina, a transgender woman, takes the ignorant insult without…
