Have you dreamed of celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a $100 margarita in hand? That’s a strangely specific dream, but you can fulfill that fantasy at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in San Antonio, from May 1-31. The high-end steakhouse chain is partnering with Tequila Ocho and Baccarat to offer a $100 Prime Margarita — made…
Co-founded by artists/arts advocates Bettie Ward and Patricia Pratchett, the Artist Foundation of San Antonio proudly stands out from other local organizations by providing funding directly to artists to create original new works. Since its formation in 2005, the nonprofit has awarded 116 artist grants totaling $687,500. The grants are designed to “recognize artistic achievement,…
Port Aransas has long been a spring break destination for college students. Austin’s been the place for them to spend lost weekends. Is the Alamo City now the place they head once they graduate? Not necessarily. However, San Antonio did rank fifth on a new list of the best cities for recent college grads. It’s…
If you were disappointed to see the local MasterChef Junior contestants head home early this season, there’s good news: the hit TV show is bringing young culinary all-stars to the San Antonio stage this fall. MasterChef Junior Live! has announced plans for its first national tour with shows in several Texas cities, including a stop in San Antonio…
LOL. Wait. Something called Muddfest is sliding into the Aztec Theatre on Tuesday, August 27, and, yup, alt-metal band Puddle of Mudd is behind it. The Kansas City-based outfit is headlining a tour full of early-2000s alt-rock acts, including Saliva, Trapt and Tantric, along with rapper Rehab. With Creed’s Scott Stapp, the Toadies and Everclear’s Art Alexakis…
Looks like Joaquin Castro’s anticipated run to unseat three-term Sen. John Cornyn in 2020 has gotten more complicated. MJ Hegar — the former Air Force helicopter pilot who undertook a scrappy, headline-grabbing campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. John Carter of Round Rock — has formally announced she’ll run against Cornyn. Hegar turned out to be…
After a permit was denied to use the San Marcos river again, the folks behind Float Fest found a new home for the 2019 incarnation of their live music and tubing event. Float Fest, which has drawn big-name acts like Snoop Dogg and Tame Impala, will now be he held in Gonzales, roughly an hour…
San Antonians excited to see a bit of the Alamo City on the upcoming Bravo series Texicanas can celebrate the premiere locally — and maybe even with drama queens who star on the reality show. A premiere watch party will take place at Hotel Discotheque on May 7 at 9 p.m. The dance club is…
A woman who became the face of anti-drunk driving campaigns after sharing her story as a motivational speaker, even appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, has died. After living through a car crash near Lake Travis that left her with severe burns, Jacqueline Saburido Garcia served as a spokeswoman in the State of Texas’ anti-drunk…
James Vives was inspired by a family recipe and the chile pequin plants surrounding his South Texas home to start making BrushFire Farms’ spicy sweet jams, just for fun. It wasn’t until he joined the culinary business accelerator Break Fast & Launch in 2018, that he realized the product could reinvent the way people thought…
Launched in 1994, the San Antonio Film Festival (known familiarly as SAFILM) presents itself as an accessible and inclusive “platform for filmmakers to express the full diversity of their cinematic voices.” Open to students of varying experience levels as well as aspiring filmmakers and industry pros from all over the world, the festival is accepting…
There’s an opportunity to experience San Antonio’s indigenous culture through food, art and performance during the 4th Annual Cactus Blossom Mission Heritage Dinner on May 11 from 6-9 p.m. at El Progreso Hall. The annual event, hosted by nonprofit American Indians in Texas- Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT), raises funds to protect the history and culture of…
There have been a ton of amazing female vocalists holding it down in the realm of metal lately. From I Wrestled a Bear Once’s original frontwoman Krysta Cameron to Wall of Jericho’s Candace Kucsulain, girls have shown they can shout, shriek and death growl with all the throat-aching intensity of their male counterparts. And that…
State Rep. Diego Bernal understands that in most parts of Texas, air conditioning isn’t a luxury. The San Antonio Democrat’s House Bill 266 mandates that all public housing units in the state be equipped with air conditioning. Surprisingly, some don’t, he pointed out to radio show the Texas Standard — and that puts vulnerable people at risk.…
Once again, Texans have represented their home state well on Interwebs. Tumblr user mapsontheweb made a map of the U.S. that featured the most upvoted choices for a Reddit question asking what tourists would immediately receive when visiting each state. Tourists traditionally get a lei the instant they step onto Hawaiian soil, for example. Residents…
Seems like good ‘ol Wiz Khalifa can’t get enough of San Antonio, y’all. After a recent sold-out show alongside rapper Curren$y, Khalifa has announced a show at the Majestic Theatre on August 4 as part of his “Decent Exposure Tour.” Last Friday, the rapper released his new mixtape FLY TIMES VOL. 1: THE GOOD FLY…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. Katherine Edmundson didn’t know her 7-year-old son was off Medicaid until she took him to the dentist for his annual cleaning in February. An employee at the front desk told her that his coverage was invalid and that her son couldn’t be seen that day. “At…
While San Antonians usually squeal when we see the Alamo City holding its own on national lists, a finding from a recent Realtor.com report is nothing to be proud of. The East Side is one of the top 10 fastest-gentrifying neighborhoods in the U.S., according to the real estate website. Realtor.com set out to determine…
Time to make your way to the polls, San Antonio. Beginning today, Alamo City residents will be able to cast their votes for who they want to represent them on City Council and as mayor. Early voting runs today, Monday, April 22 through Tuesday, April 30. Note that all polling locations will be closed on Friday,…
Mexican cooking authority Diana Kennedy, author of the groundbreaking 1972 cookbook The Cuisines of Mexico, has donated her personal archives to the University of Texas at San Antonio. Kennedy, 96, traveled from her home in Michoácan, Mexico to deliver her personal archive to the school’s special collections library, according to the university. Among the donated…
The Great Northwest Branch library is closed for renovations and improvements and is scheduled to reopen on Monday, May 6. The library will be receiving a new carpet, new circulation, a new check-out area, furniture upgrades, digital signage and more. While all this is underway, the bookdrop will still remain open. During the construction process,…
Oh, my God, it’s an emo miracle. Two dudes from iconic, early-2000’s emo bands are going on tour together and our mascara is already running. My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero and Thursday’s Geoff Rickly are hitting up the Alamo City for a show at Paper Tiger on Saturday, August 3. While Iero has fronted his own bands…
Barney Smith may be known to San Antonio as the king of toilet seats, but he’s now known in the Instagram-verse thanks to a meme. Earlier this week, Instagram account @ayehoodmemes shared a meme touching on Amazon’s failed algorithm in which it recommends a surplus of related items after you make a purchase. For this…
You’ve may have heard singer-songwriter Chris Taylor performing solo gigs at local restaurants, bars and venues across San Antonio. But did you know that back in the ’90s, he fronted a pretty rad alternative rock outfit named Love Coma? Neither did we. Falling down an Internet rabbit hole one day, we somehow landed on recently…
Don’t judge a restaurant by its hole-in-the wall exterior or you might miss out on what really counts — the food inside. Carnitas Lonja, a legit pork paradise on the South Side, was recently recognized by The Daily Meal as one of the best hole-in-the-wall spots in the U.S., citing its no-frills approach to carnitas…
Dr. Ray Altamirano is hoping to disrupt the health care industry in a big way – even if just locally for now. Under his plan, patients pay less to be seen by doctors, who could potentially make more money. All that needs to happen is cut out the middlemen. You know, the insurance companies. Although…
DIY punk collective Xingonas in the Pit has received with a cease-and-desist letter after throwing what it billed as the first black punk festival in San Antonio. The letter, sent by an attorney for the 13-year-old Brooklyn-born Afropunk Festival warned that XITP’s Afropunk in the Pit event violated a trademark the more-established festival holds on…
Here are a few short reviews of movies that will be released at San Antonio theaters or on VOD platforms from April 19-23. Amazing Grace In 1971, after legendary singer Aretha Franklin had already recorded hit songs like “Respect,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Think,” she decided to record a live…
Fiesta is officially underway, which means the number of DUI offenders and car crashes caused by alcohol-clouded drivers will spike in San Antonio. But how serious is the problem? One local law firm broke it down in clear enough terms for chicken-on-a-stick consumers and beer guzzlers to understand. Hill Law Firm recently commissioned a study…
San Antonians may love the Spurs Coyote, but it not everyone’s wild about the mascot. According to a new list compiled by Chris Grosse, the assistant athletic director for marketing at Penn State University, the Coyote is the “most terrifying” mascot in Texas. The most terrifying mascots in the #SportsBiz by state. Agree? Disagree? Discuss.…
Bexar County and three other Texas counties were among those with the biggest year-over-year population increases, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Bexar gained 27,208 new residents between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018, making it the county with the ninth-largest gain on a numerical basis, according to the feds. As of…
Of Montreal, like an indie rock answer to David Bowie, has helped a whole generation of self-serious sad sacks loosen up and embrace the weird. With an unmatched prolificacy and a shape-shifting sound, the Athens, Georgia-based outfit, led by the fucking unstoppable Kevin Barnes, has become one of the most beloved acts in the indie-sphere…
For folks who find themselves already missing the rodeo and anyone interested in a closer look at its Spanish and Mexican roots, this Fiesta event, put on by the Asociación de Charros de San Antonio, is ideal. Preserving the deep traditions of the equestrian sport of charrería, still massively popular in Mexico, that developed around…
New York’s Reagan Youth was influential in the early days of hardcore, when the niche genre was first growing from its anarcho-punk roots. The group, formed in 1980, created its inflammatory name by mashing up “Hitler Youth” with the last name of the scumbag who was U.S. president through much of that decade. Having broken…
San Antonio City Council on Thursday denied mayoral candidate Greg Brockhouse’s request to vote again on whether to allow Chick-fil-A to participate in an airport concessions contract. Brockhouse, who represents District 6 on council, proposed a new debate over the issue but was denied in Thursday’s 6-5 vote. Shortly after, his campaign sent out an…
If you’ve been paying attention to the local music scene the last couple years, you’ve likely heard about Wayne Holtz. The self-proclaimed pop star’s brand of weirdo indie-pop has been hard to miss. In just a few short years, Holtz went from mostly photographing bands to performing his own shows, which are usually punctuated with…
We’re down to enjoy a nice boba or bubble tea anytime, but cold beverages are essential to summer survival in Texas. Kung Fu Tea is going to make your cold drink order much easier with a BOGO offer and free drink special on Tuesday, April 30. Customers must download the Kung Fu Tea app to…
Environmental groups are warning that a bill passed by the Texas House and now awaiting discussion in the Texas Senate would give fracking companies a license to pollute the state’s waterways. House Bill 2771, which received an affirmative vote yesterday afternoon, would allow the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to grant permits to let oil…
San Antonio police have arrested a man they said sexually assaulted and potentially impregnated a teenage relative. Brandon Eduardo Flores-Sanchez, 25, was taken into custody earlier this week after a warrant for his arrest was issued last November, KSAT reports. Family members of a teenage girl said Flores-Sanchez began living with the family in 2018.…
Chef Luis Colón has quietly run the kitchen at Barbaro for several months now, and he’s bringing his signature savory style to Barbaro’s Easter brunch this Sunday. The special menu, confirmed by Chad Carey of Empty Stomach Group, features accessible yet flavorful items like buttermilk biscuits served with honey butter and jam, roasted prime rib, trout with…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett has called out Attorney General William Barr for his Thursday morning press conference about the Mueller report, saying the nation’s top law-enforcement officer is acting like a taxpayer-funded “fixer” for President Donald Trump. “Instead of chief law enforcement officer, the Attorney General has become the excuse-maker-in-chief,” Doggett, D-San Antonio/Austin, said in…
It may be Holy Week for Catholics in San Antonio, but it’s also been a week for stabbings here. In the latest, a woman was wounded with a razor blade following an argument at a West Side home late Wednesday night. According to reports, the attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. on the 3400 block of…
A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed on Loop 410 early Thursday morning, according to multiple reports. Fire and police crews responded to the scene after the person was struck on the eastbound lanes of Loop 410 near the North New Braunfels exit around 6:30 a.m., according to KSAT. Police told the Express-News…
San Antonio native Daniel Mery has released a new solo EP that’s quite possibly is the best collection of music to come out of San Antonio this year. Besides contributing lead guitar to electronic pop group BLXNCO and Jed Craddock’s band, Mery has performed as a solo artist around town while working toward his law…
The Fiesta Arts Fair, now in its 46th year, has been one of the best family-friendly Fiesta options for longer than most of the Current’s staff has been alive. Actually, the event, hosted by the Southwest School of Art, has become one of the most exciting Fiesta events in general. Fiesta Arts Fair offers a…
It’s Fiesta time in San Antonio, and Garrett T. Capps — our hometown hero of the new-school honky tonk vibe — is dropping a new record with his rock and roll outfit the Three Timers. And, let me tell you, this thing is as messy and easy to love as the Fiesta Sucia. Titled Sounds…
I’ll confess that my expectations for Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical couldn’t have been lower: that’d it be a trashy, gimmicky jukebox musical of an iconic, cult film. Turns out it’s a rather clever, trashy, gimmicky jukebox musical of a cult film, with an arch and ironic sensibility that particularly propels its first act. In…
The Trump administration — after facing withering criticism for housing migrant kids in a tent city — now wants to open two new tent facilities to detain asylum seekers along the Texas-Mexico border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection provided a notice to potential contractors that it plans to house up to 1,000 parents and children…
Music lovers in the Alamo City know him as a DJ active in the scene thanks to appearances at numerous events. UTSA knows him as a specialist in cognitive neuroscience. John Myers, 30, has a wicked alter-ego. After long days of researching and developing methods to enhance brain activity for people who have speech impediments…
Rita Moreno could have retired as a legend at many points in her 70+ year career. She made history as the first Latina to win an Academy Award for her performance as Anita in 1961’s West Side Story, and is among just 15 people to ever EGOT, or win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Bizzy Bone is returning to San Antonio Friday, May 17, for another solo performance at Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music Venue. That may have some folks might be saying, “Again?” But judging by how many people still turn up to Bone Thugs shows in San Antonio, it completely makes sense why the…
Administrators at Idea Monterrey Park mean business. On Tuesday, the charter school sent out a letter to parents warning that, under a new policy, personnel will call the police if a child isn’t picked up by 5 p.m. According to a report from KSAT, the school said parents have “been put on notice.” Some parents told the…
Here’s a sad finding, but one that should come as little surprise: Texas ranks 5th from the bottom in a new survey of how well states perform in children’s health care. The financial site WalletHub weighed 33 data sets related to cost, quality and access to kids’ health care for the study. Among those are…
First, Univision took Tejano station KXTN off of 107.5 FM. Now, Circle K won’t offer free coffee after a Spurs win during the playoffs. Is nothing sacred in this town? Circle K, which acquired Valero’s Corner Store brand in 2017, discontinued the annual tradition without any fanfare, only confirming the news in a tweet after…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. Fiesta Youth’s biggest fundraiser of the year, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, will mark its fifth year on Saturday, April 20 at the Veranda in Castle Hills. This year’s party is the first to be held as an official event…
From humble beginnings as an intimate backyard benefit launched in 1990, the WEBB Party has grown into both a Fiesta favorite and the San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s biggest annual fundraiser. Nodding with its name to the collective strength referenced in the Ethiopian proverb “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion,” the soiree…
For a two-man crew, Berkeley-birthed and NYC-based indie rock/post-punk outfit We Are Scientists manages to make a lot of noise. Comprising wild and crazy guys Keith Murray and Chris Cain, the outfit got its start in 2000 and has since released seven albums of consistent material, all of which is buoyed by the duo’s sense…
At a Tuesday rally at the Texas Capitol, civil rights groups warned that a measure passed by the state Senate could send people to jail for making an honest mistake while filling out a voter registration. The Republican-championed Senate Bill 9 — purportedly designed to crack down on voter fraud — actually may have more…
Holy killer metal lineup, Batman, this show looks nuts. Not only is the Aztec Theatre hosting Amon Amarth on Sunday, October 20, but Sweden’s melodic death metal champs are also bringing along some legendarily heavy bands along for the ride. In support of a new record due out in May, Amon Amarth has invited Arch Enemy, Grand…
Whether or not you’ve been able to stick with Cradle of Filth through its shift to a more accessible sound, there’s no denying the band was many a metalhead’s gateway to exploring the music’s heavier subgenres. Plus, after 28 years, there’s no denying Cradle has become a metal mainstay. For those reasons alone, it was worth…
There’s not many San Antonio restaurants that offer special Spring dining options for families and observe Passover, but Clementine will serve its holiday menu for a limited time, from April 19 to April 27. Clementine’s special “Feed Me” menu features fresh, seasonal dishes like the white mushroom salad, Ms. Julie’s beet salad, Gulf yellowfin tuna,…
On Friday, April 19th from 7:00pm – 9:30pm, adults are invited into The DoSeum to unleash their inner child at the first ReDo: Adult Nights of 2019. Presented by Shiner Beer, ReDo will feature delicious bites from local restaurants, specialty cocktails, and full access to explore all the fun The DoSeum exhibits have to offer.…
Who isn’t down for an extra day of rock? After six years in operation, San Antonio’s River City Rockfest is expanding into a two-day event. The Bud Light-sponsored outdoor concert will run Sept. 21-22 at the AT&T Center. “River City Rockfest has grown and evolved into a full-fledged festival in the past six years, and expanding…
San Antonians can no longer get their Tejano fix on 107.5 FM. Instead, fans will have to turn to 107.5 FM HD2 or 1350 AM to support KXTN, the homegrown station long associated with the puro genre. The programming change comes after 30 years of playing Tejano hits from the likes of Selena, Emilio Navaira and…
San Antonio police are searching for a man they say stabbed a woman in the back with a kitchen knife. Officers were called to an apartment complex in the 400 block of Vance Jackson Road early Tuesday morning after a woman in her 50s was the victim of an apparent stabbing. According to a report…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. The State Affairs committee of the Texas House of Representatives has scheduled hearings on April 17 for what Equality Texas is calling “the two most extreme anti-LGBTQ bills filed this session.” The first bill, HB 1035, which was introduced by Rep. William Zedler…
Though they lived contemporaneously, C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud purportedly never met one another. However, in the late ’60s, Harvard professor Armand Nicholi began teaching a seminar called “The Question of God” using the two men’s divergent viewpoints on theology as a frame for the discussion of Christianity and secularism. These lectures struck a chord,…
A student’s clapback to a University of Texas at San Antonio Instagram post on the history of Fiesta has opened up dialogue on inclusiveness between the school’s president and a campus Mexican-American studies group. The incident started last week when university officials posted a video on Instagram with a message reading: “Hey ‘Runners, did you…
While it’s cool that Colombia’s Diamanté Electrico has won a couple Grammys and has opened for big names like the Rolling Stones, what’s even cooler is that the band deserves its time in the limelight. The band’s 2015 album B was named by Rolling Stone Colombia’s most important album of the year, and it counts ZZ Top guitarist Billy…
Whitesnake is exactly the sort of band that a large and befuddling chunk of San Antonio goes nuts for, and, as a result, exactly the sort of band that people think of when they think of SA and our trashy rock affinities. The glam metal act’s biggest hits are 1987’s “Is This Love” and “Here…
A year after poking fun at San Antonio for getting its feelings hurt, Charles Barkley is back to talking shit about the San Antonio. Or at least the women here. During the Houston Rockets matchup against the Utah Jazz, the NBA-star-turned-analyst took a dig at the “big ole women” in the Alamo City. While a…
Tax Day — yes, today is April 15 — is not a fun time for most Americans, but there’s no reason you should miss out on local meal deals. Here’s a few restaurants that are offering Tax Day specials to help you save money or (hopefully) celebrate life without the IRS. BurgerFi // Download the BurgerFi…
Former San Antonio mayor Julián Castro raked in $1.1 million in the first quarter of this year to fund his presidential campaign, according to a Texas Tribune report. That may sound like some serious bank, but Castro still lags several other key 2020 Democratic contenders. Even so, the former Obama Housing Secretary’s campaign told the Tribune…
Police have arrested a suspect in a brutal assault on a transgender woman in Dallas after a video of the incident was widely shared online. Edward Thomas, 29, was jailed Sunday night in the attack on a black transgender woman who was thrown onto the ground, punched and kicked repeatedly, according to a report from…
After learning of an existing business with the same name, Sarita’s Barbacoa has changed its name to Sarah’s Barbacoa. The Hernandez family opened the small molino in March, bringing authentic Mexican dishes like barbacoa and tamales to North San Antonio before they received an urgent notice to change the name. “We’re just going to focus on the…
Texas isn’t unfamiliar with folk-based, singer-songwriter music. In some ways, it’s a distant cousin to country. The folk duo Indigo Girls rocked a set at the Tobin Center last night that showed just how powerful that brand of music can be. But unlike modern country, it wasn’t about how big and slick their band was.…
A family is seeking justice after three generations were killed in a shooting last week. The violent incident last Tuesday has left three generations dead: mother Janette Quiroz, 37; daughter Bernadett Quiroz, 18; and granddaughter Tabitha Quiroz, who was delivered via C-section. KSAT reports that Janette Quiroz died at the scene while Bernadett Quiroz, who was seven months…
Here are a few short reviews of movies that will be released at San Antonio theaters or on Netflix on April 12 and one that was released on Netflix a couple of days ago. Missing Link Although Missing Link is the least creative screenplay that Laika has produced in the last decade (its first feature…
Hailing from the saturated streets of Brooklyn, Red Ribbon is the newest band getting a buzz in the trendy genre that is bedroom pop. If you’re unfamiliar, bedroom pop is basically slow, singer-songwriter music that’s typically drenched in reverb and driven by vocals and guitars. Spin a little on the turntable and you can literally…
Easter has traditionally been a time to welcome spring, to celebrate family — and to brunch and snack. Here are a few celebratory options for this year’s holiday, which falls on April 21. La Panadería // La Panadería on Houston Street is kicking off Easter celebrations early this year, offering a glazed mousse Easter egg in…
Mayor Ron Nirenberg on Friday used his annual State of the City address to float an ambitious plan that would offer free tuition at local community colleges to all qualified Bexar County residents. Called the “Alamo Promise,” the proposal would use federal funding, public-private partnerships and scholarships to cover the cost of pursuing degrees or certifications…
Fiesta is looming like a heavy cloud about to burst and flood the streets of San Antonio with Bud Light drinking, chicken-on-a-stick-eating folk who are looking to get puro AF. Which, is great if you want to partake. But some of us would rather get pushed into the murky waters of the San Antonio River…
Pluckers, the Austin-based wing chain, is firing up to open a second San Antonio-area location in Landmark Center at Interstate 10 and North Loop 1604 West this summer. Pluckers opened its first area location in Selma in 2018. The new 8,227 square-foot restaurant will offer indoor and shaded outdoor seating, as well as 850 square-feet of…
Street artists David “Shek” Vega and Nik Soupé have left vivid marks across the Alamo City, in Austin and beyond. The longtime collaborators began working together as muralists under the moniker Los Otros in 2014. Distinguished by a fusion of graphic patterns (Shek) and realistic portraiture (Soupé), their aerosol work has activated a variety of…
Star Trek, Flash Gordon and Yellow Submarine aren’t exactly the sort of pop culture phenomenons one would associate with the refinery of Fiesta’s Coronation of the Queen of the Order of the Alamo — an opulent ceremony initiated in 1909 by “a group of patriotic San Antonio men who wished to enlarge Fiesta’s annual celebration of…
Love ’em or hate ’em, Cradle of Filth has made an irrefutable impact on the metal scene. Over the years, the band’s been unafraid to experiment with its sound, starting out synth-heavy with grindcore-style vocals in the early ’90s before shifting into more of a goth-metal approach with symphonic influences. But, for all the changes,…
With nine candidates vying to represent downtown’s District 1 on city council, it’s easy to understand why voters are hungry to understand what sets them apart. District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño faces more challengers in the May 4 municipal election than any other incumbent on council. Along with several perennial candidates, challengers include Justin Holley, a well-known…
Arguably one of the most overlooked aspects of the McNay is the the museum’s impressive Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts, which boasts more than 12,00o objects spanning from the 1500s to the present day. Built around a sprawling gift from late collector, philanthropist, theater patron and design enthusiast Robert L.B. Tobin and expanded by curators…
Time to decide who in your family will camp out at your favorite park to reserve a spot for Easter Sunday. While San Antonio parks technically close after a certain hour, the curfew at select city parks will be lifted ahead of Easter weekend, according to a KSAT report. The change will occur at 10…
Alongside the likes of 10,000 Maniacs, Tracy Chapman and Suzanne Vega, the Indigo Girls helped pioneer a wave of female-led singer-songwriter music in the late-’80s. The Georgia duo’s dynamic songcraft and raw lyricism even grabbed a few Grammy nominations and a win for Best Contemporary Folk Album. The good news is that with a live…
With sneering punk vocals, pummeling drums and triumphant punk riffs, the Adolescents helped pioneer the hardcore scene in California’s Orange County. Alongside acts like Agent Orange and Social Distortion, the band embodied a raw go-fuck-yourself-and-don’t-tell-me-how-to-live energy that seems a perfect antidote for its hyper-conservative birthplace. Even through numerous lineup changes and death of founding bassist…
The Hollywood-based band Metalachi delivers exactly what its name promises. Dressed in lit-up sombreros and costumes made by child factory workers paid in Chiclets and tacos (according to the band’s Facebook page, anyway), Metalachi plays mariachi interpretations of songs from classic rock and metal bands like AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses and Black Sabbath. Somehow, the…
Julián Castro’s Wednesday counter-rally to President Trump’s local fundraiser seems like the kind of attention grab the former San Antonio mayor’s lackluster presidential campaign could use more of. After all, a similar strategy worked wonders for then-unannounced Democratic presidential aspirant Beto O’Rourke in February. That was when the former El Paso congressman staged a counter-demonstration to…
Skip the Triple Crown Trail this year, and celebrate the Kentucky derby races at Seersucker Distillery’s annual Derby Day Party, on Saturday, May 4. The Derby Day event is free and open to the public — as well as dogs on-leash and children — and encourages attendees to show up in style, with their best…
The official start of Fiesta is still a week away, but the spirit of the season is already in full swing — papel picado is swaying in the breeze, pre-Fiesta faves like Taste of New Orleans, Oyster Bake and Alamo Heights Night are all set for this weekend, and Fiesta medals are being gifted, sold…
It’s easy to hate on contemporary Christian music. Much of it sounds like the same three- or four-chord recycled acoustic pop song interspersed with an occasional “Yes, Jesus” or “God rules.” Chris Tomlin, however, has managed to add just the right amount of depth and dynamic to his music to build a career that’s has…
Last week, we told y’all about a befittingly king-sized mural honoring King George – King George Strait, that is. Now, we’ve learned that the country music legend has seen the mural created in his likeness (and with lots of accessories fit for royalty). On Tuesday, Strait shared a photo, calling it “Texas-sized street art.” View…
The unofficial mascot of Tacos El Regio food truck on St. Mary’s, Julio the tomcat, has been missing for almost a week. According to an Instagram post by the Gallery Club (where the food truck is parked), there has been no sign of him in recent days, and the staff of both the Gallery Club…
Barista Mauricio Gudiño has worked in coffee shops across San Antonio, but they were nothing like his new mobile espresso bar, Bandera Rosa. Gudiño recently introduced Bandera Rosa and its curated coffee menu at PechaKucha — serving both traditional espresso-based drinks and specialty beverages. He will host his second pop-up event at Artpace’s Morning Mixer on Friday, April 12,…
Dirk Nowitzki announced his retirement earlier this week, prompting the Spurs to honor the longtime Dallas Maverick with a tribute video during the Texas showdown last night. Though the Spurs and Mavericks, along with the Houston Rockets, all claim to be the NBA’s supreme Texas team, San Antonio’s home team showed nothing but respect for…
Authorities have shared new details of a 53-year-old San Antonio woman’s murder at the hands of her teenage son. According to an arrest affidavit, 18-year-old Matthew Dempsey admitted to police that he and a friend, 18-year-old Daniel Saucedo, are responsible for the death of Dempsey’s mother, Mary Helen Dempsey. Matthew Dempsey told police that he…
Editor’s Note: Nightlifer is a periodic column focused on bars and late-night entertainment in the Alamo City. San Antonio’s Medical Center isn’t the first place most people think of when it comes to nightlife. If you’re in the area, there’s a good chance it’s for work. Or, more likely, you’re there to see a specialist…
In what could spell trouble as Sen. John Cornyn looks to fire up the base ahead of his 2020 re-election bid, the San Antonio Republican has slipped in standing with an influential conservative group. A scorecard issued this week by the American Conservative Union ranked Cornyn behind 35 other senators, including fellow Texan and Republican…
It’s no secret that we’re fans of street artists David “Shek” Vega and Nik Soupé. Five years ago, the longtime collaborators gave our formerly anonymous headquarters a stylish makeover with an intensely colorful mural fusing their own distinct styles: swirling, sinuous patterns (Shek) and imaginative yet realistic portraiture (Soupé). Completed in tandem with Contemporary Art…
Before Lin-Manuel Miranda’s presidential hip-hop megahit Hamilton made him a household name, he spent the early aughts crafting a musical that struck much closer to home: In the Heights. Set in the storied Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights (just south of where Miranda grew up, in Inwood), In the Heights centers on bodega owner Usnavi…
Local horror society the Esoteric Cult of Horror has teamed up with Video Dungeon Theatre for a new event series they’re dubbing Sabbath Cinema, which they describe as a “psychotronic-cinema cabaret.” Not content to merely screen cult hits and ride the wave of millennial nostalgia, Sabbath Cinema is a full-on variety show, “featuring musical guests,…
South Texas Legion — a supergroup comprised of members of storied South-Central Texas metal acts including S.A. Slayer, Karion, Watchtower, Juggernaut and Militia — is playing a local sendoff before making its overseas debut at Germany’s Keep It True festival. If you’re familiar with our city’s history as the “Heavy Metal Capital of the World”…
Editor’s Note: Jade Esteban Estrada is the writer of Glitter Political, a series of articles detailing San Antonio’s political scene. On a quiet Tuesday afternoon, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is sitting alone at a window table at Tito’s Mexican Restaurant in Southtown, typing into his phone. As I walk toward him, I muse on…
Colton Valentine, a well known muralist in San Antonio, has paid homage to Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop artist who was shot and killed outside of his Los Angeles store last week. For Valentine, Nipsey’s death was personal. Born Armias Asghedom, Nipsey Hussle gained notoriety for his 2013 mixtape, Crenshaw, at first for its $100 price tag. The…
The fight for control of the Bexar County Democratic Party is far from over. A Bexar County District Judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing party Chairwoman Monica Alcantara from calling new meetings until a legal dispute over the the recent dismissal of several top officials is concluded. The order also prevents Alcantara from removing…
Mary Magdalene is not a very accessible faith-based film, a fact which probably won’t bode well for it at the box office as it opens in theaters across the U.S. over the next couple of weeks. In the last few years, it seems like the production studios behind some of the more mainstream religious movies…
An iconic San Antonio attraction will move from its longtime home on Broadway — but it isn’t going far. The owners of Kiddie Park have partnered to relocate the attraction to the San Antonio Zoo. Access and available parking have decreased in recent years due to the area’s booming development, according to a press release.…
President Donald Trump stopped by San Antonio this afternoon as part of a Texas-wide fundraising trip. In response, presidential candidate Julián Castro is hosting a counter-rally in the Alamo City. Trump descended upon San Antonio for a roundtable discussion about immigration and a private fundraiser before heading to Houston. But SA-native Castro told KSAT that he…
After slaying her way into the top eight of last year’s American Idol, homegrown San Antonio singing sensation Ada Vox is returning for a performance at the San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s WEBB Party fundraiser. If you somehow were living under a rock last year, let’s recap: Vox — born Adam Sanders — made it onto…
Just in time to remind us that celebrating and honoring our Mexican roots as a city requires more than confetti, Coronas and crass crowds, Patricia Zamora’s new play will make its San Antonio debut this weekend. Curanderas & Chocolate: Cuentos of a Latina Life is Zamora’s one-woman show that, through the use of autobiography alongside…
On April 13, the second annual Taco Fest — part celebration of the greatest food known to man, part music festival and part excuse to party before Fiesta kicks off — will go down at La Villita Historic Arts Village. The beautiful thing about this particular homegrown festival — and one that, for the sake of…
Like Heather McDonald, Josh Wolf, Jo Koy and Witney Cummings and others, Fortune Feimster will perhaps always be first recognized as one of the roundtablers and writers who made Chelsea Handler’s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately tick. And that’s not a bad thing: Chelsea Lately regulars have fared well on the comedy scene over the…
To celebrate the premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones, Brick at Blue Star is converting its space into a slice of Westeros for a show billed as “A Gallery of Ice and Fire.” The hybridized event will feature a selection of art both inspired by the original novels and the television show,…
With the impending last season of HBO’s world phenomenon series Game of Thrones, fans across the globe have theories of how this mega-hit television show will end. Ever since HBO released the 2019 premiere date for season 8 of GOT, some of the show’s most devout fans have debated about a slew of possible outcomes:…
Two suspects have been arrested after a woman was found dead on the city’s West Side. One of those suspects is the woman’s son. Mary Dempsey, 53, was found dead in her living room after failing to show up to work on Tuesday. When officers were called to the home on Stagecoach Lane on Tuesday,…
Selena has long been a music, fashion and cultural icon for many of us, even before grocery stores and gas stations got in the game. This April 16, in honor of what would have been La Reina’s 48th birthday, we’re sharing a special Selena-inspired cocktail from Vianney Rodriguez, local cookbook author and blogger at the…
One of my favorite pastimes in the early 2010s was taking mushrooms and walking around San Pedro Park. It was small enough not to get lost in while big enough to feel like you almost might get lost. A go-to soundtrack for these psychedelic experiences often came in the form of Yeasayer, a three-piece indie-psych band…
Few things are more essential to the San Antonio experience than enjoying local food and drink at Maverick Plaza in La Villita Historic Arts Village, the city’s downtown collection of shops, restaurants and galleries. The 2nd annual Taco Fest, which takes place Saturday, April 13, is among the last opportunities to celebrate that take on…
For the final season of Game of Thrones, Nabisco has embraced the time-honored practice of the merchandising tie-in, creating limited edition Oreo cookies that are embossed with designs representing House Lannister, House Targaryen, House Stark and the fearsome Night King. To commemorate the occasion, Nabisco even released their own version of the Game of Thrones…
National Democrats are clearly taking the 2018 midterms as a sign that Texas is becoming a purple state. The chairwoman of U.S. House Democratic campaign arm this week announced that the committee will open an Austin satellite office. The move seems to follow a strategy the national party used in California in 2018, where it…
Take a moment and imagine a solo cello playing a melody. Odds are, the notes that just cascaded through your mind comprise the famous arpeggiated opening of the Prelude of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Suite No. 1 in G major. Believe it or not, due to the technical difficulty of the Suites for Solo Cello, plus…
Contemporary art and children’s museums may not sound like immediately relatable concepts, but the two have been coalescing quite nicely at the DoSeum for the last couple of years. Inaugurated in 2017, the museum’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program is geared for local and regional “professional mid-career artists” willing to challenge themselves and collaborate with museum staffers…
The death of a cyclist, especially one struck by a motorist, has become an all-too-common story in San Antonio lately. But with the death of Tito Bradshaw, who was fatally injured last week by a suspected drunk driver, the sting was even worse. Many viewed the 35-year-old entrepreneur and activist as one of the pillars…
While some of us are desperately seeking that perfect light jacket or top still structured enough to support several dozen Fiesta medals, the bubbly and bodacious Pastie Pops are more excited about stripping it all off for their Fiesta Burlesque and Variety Show. Hosted by irreverent emcee Camille Toe (“the one you want to pick”),…
Few entertainers have the ability to command the attention of an entire audience and then, like some sort of freaky hypnotist, make it twerk in unison. Yeah, it’s a wild and magical sight, but it’s not all sexual with Big Freedia. Her shows brings an energy that invites audiences to love themselves and dance out…
Q: I’m a heteroflexible married cis woman in my 40s. I’m also a POS cheater and a catfish. I really fucked up. One year ago, I met an older man in an online fetish forum. He sent me an unsolicited PM, and we have talked for hours every day since then. My husband, whom I’ve…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Qing Dynasty controlled China from the mid-seventeenth century to the early twentieth century. It was the fifth biggest empire in world history. But eventually it faded, as all mighty regimes do. Revolution came in 1911, forcing the last emperor to abdicate and giving birth to the Republic of China. I’m…
Willie Nelson has seemingly found the fountain of youth. At 85 years old, he still releases consistently solid records, performs regularly and makes time for political activism. Maybe it’s something in the water at Nelson’s Luck, Texas ranch, the copious amounts of weed he smokes or just part of being a living legend. $70-$437, Whitewater…
If you’ve lived in San Antonio for any length of time, there’s a good chance you’ve attempted to explain the overarching concept of Fiesta to an out-of-towner. It’s no easy task. From the bizarre flower-pelting ceremony of 1891 that evolved into the Battle of Flowers Parade to the outrageous lampoonery of Cornyation, from the cascarones…
Eight years before Clive Barker struck cult horror gold with Hellraiser’s Cenobites, Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm warped the minds of late ’70s moviegoers with its own, wholly unique villain — the Tall Man, an alien disguised as a mortician who raises the dead to serve his nefarious, extraterrestrial purposes. Brothers Jody and Mike team up with…
NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is a news quiz — sort of. Rather than delve into the hard-hitting stories usually covered on public radio, Wait Wait quizmasters dig up odds and oddities happening around the world to boggle the minds of panelists, listeners and guests alike. Host Peter Sagal posits queries to the panelists…
Indian-American stand-up comedian and Saturday Night Live writer Nimesh Patel was “angry” and “in shock” when he was forced off stage at Columbia University last November by students from the Asian American Alliance. In an op-ed he wrote for the New York Times after the incident, he explained he was asked to leave because event…
Formed in 1994 by classically trained musician and Harvard graduate Thomas Lauderdale, Pink Martini is an internationally acclaimed outfit that masterfully fuses sounds from all over the world with classical, jazz and old-school American pop. While Pink Martini’s 10 studio albums are excellent for what they are, the band’s live show, as documented on the…
Basically, Foreigner qualifies as a local band now, based on how often it gigs in San Antonio. We get it, nostalgia is something we dig. So, maybe it’s time to stop fighting it and embrace how much this city can love a throwback band. Especially when so many of us secretly rock out to hits…
The San Antonio Spurs close out another unpredictable regular season campaign on Wednesday night against a familiar foe in Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki recently reclaimed the sixth spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, passing the legendary Wilt Chamberlain’s 31,419 points, after being passed by LeBron James back in October. After an…
Everyone has heard the occasional horror story from the set of a film where nothing is going right. The industry has dubbed it “production hell” — from the constantly malfunctioning mechanical shark during the making of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic Jaws to last year’s debacle with absent director Bryan Singer on the set of Bohemian…
Whether you’re a “Fuck Fiesta!” or “Fiesta, fuck yeah!” type of person, it’s pretty much impossible to escape the clutches of San Antonio’s all-enveloping ten-day party. And while yes, it does get crazy, there’s more to it than eating meat on a stick or swilling overpriced beers. There’s music. Lots of music. And some of…
