Real Ale Is Turning 22 And Here’s How They’re Celebrating
If you’re a) into beer or b) into avoiding Fiesta, you may as well head up to the Hill Country to help Real Ale Brewing Co. celebrate its 22nd anniversary this Saturday. From noon to 5 p.m., the brewery will feature music (Party Wizard, Chili Cold Blood, The Moonhangers and Mike Stinson), food trucks (including Kebabalicious,…
California’s Haunt Scares Up Vintage Metal Sounds This Thursday
Haunt may hail from Fresno, Calif., but the band’s sound is rooted deep in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal that screamed from across the pond in the early ’80s. So much so that its lead guitar harmonies and chugging rhythms wouldn’t sound out of place on a triple bill between Angel Witch and the…
Korean Rappers San E and Mad Clown Making Their Way To San Antonio
It’s not everyday we get overseas acts making stops in San Antonio, so take notice of this upcoming show coming all the way from Korea. Personally, I generally don’t know too too much about Korean music, besides K-pop boy band BTS and this nu-metal band called Hammer who’s record Passion Engine Machine I picked up…
Starbucks Is Closing 8,000 Stores in May for Afternoon of “Racial-Bias Education”
If you’re still drinking Starbucks, you may want to brew your own coffee on the afternoon of May 29 as more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States are closing for “racial-bias” education. The move comes as the coffee giant, which has several dozen stores in San Antonio, is in the midst of crisis management…
Jazz, TX Gets Ready for Fiesta, Unveils Two New Cocktails
The bar staff at Jazz, TX, owned by SA great Brent “Doc” Watkins, is getting into the spirit of things with two Fiesta-ready cocktails. At $12 a pop, the cocktails are boozy and playful. There’s the Root to Branch with tequila, ginger, honey, lemon and mezcal and the Awe Struck of bourbon, blackberry gastrique and…
The Doobie Brothers Playing Majestic Theatre
Grammy Award-winners The Doobie Brothers are gearing up to rock the Majestic Theatre, helping to make 2018 quite the year for classic rock in San Antonio. Foreigner just headlined the San Antonio Stock Show & Radio, Bon Jovi rocked the Alamo City back in March, and Journey and Def Leppard announced recently that they’ll be…
Here’s How San Antonio Ranks on a New Listing of Family Friendly Cities
San Antonio likes to tout itself as a family-friendly tourist destination. But does that also translate into being a decent place to raise a family? According to a new ranking by real-estate site Homes.com, the Alamo City kinda kicks ass in that department. It ranked 5th on a new list of the 25 most family-friendly U.S.…
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery Celebrating Turning 3 with Paper Tiger Bash
To celebrate it’s third year in business, Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery is popping into Paper Tiger for a rager. On Sunday, April 22 from 3 to 7 p.m., the venue will feature live music, food, beer and merch for purchase and the release of a special three hops IPA. Special guests include The Texases…
Ellen Donates $1 Million to Texas High School Devastated By Hurricane Harvey
In an emotional segment on The Ellen Show, the talk show host made a major contribution to Texas students affected by Hurricane Harvey. Rockport-Fulton High School’s volleyball team got national recognition on Monday when they appeared on The Ellen Show via webcast. Many of the girls spoke on-camera, detailing their hopes for the season and how…
Gregg Popovich Doesn’t Care If You Don’t Like His Anti-Trump Comments
On Monday, The Washington Post posted an article about a very specific population of people: San Antonio Spurs fans who are also supporters of President Donald Trump. Reporter Rick Maese spoke to these “insulted” fans who felt betrayed by head coach Gregg Popovich’s continuous bashing of Trump (as well as his supporters). Popovich spoke on the…
NIOSA Organizers Announce New Bag Policy
With a week until A Night In Old San Antonio (aka NIOSA) kicks off, festival organizers announced a policy change to improve security. According to the NIOSA website, large handbags and backpacks won’t be allowed on the grounds. In an effort to provide a safer environment as well as expedite entry, bags (even diaper bags)…
Union Coalition Fighting to Get Paid Sick Time on the Ballot in SA
A coalition of labor and community groups including the Texas AFL-CIO wants San Antonio voters to decide whether the city should require businesses to give workers paid sick leave. In February, Austin’s city council voted to mandate worker sick time, making it the first Texas city to do so. Now, the group Working Texans for Paid Sick Time is…
San Antonio’s Ada Vox Is Now In the Top 14 on American Idol
Dear Ada Vox, Please return our wigs because you’ve thoroughly snatched them off our heads and we remain gagged and wig-less from your performances. Quick recap: Known out of drag as Adam Sanders, Ada Vox (whom we recently interviewed), auditioned for American Idol, got on the show, and made it through the grueling rounds of…
Introducing Janie’s Guide to Fiesta, a New Current Web Series by Animator Robert Gonzales
San Antonio artist, writer and animator Robert Gonzales is best known for The Ernie Show, an animated family comedy following an array of colorful characters as they navigate distinctly San Antonio scenarios. Since selling the rights to The Ernie Show to Más Mejor (a Latino-focused web wing of Lorne Michaels’ media company Broadway Video Entertainment),…
New Coffee Shop Opens on San Antonio’s West Side
Buena Vista Street’s Warehouse 5 is now the home of Shotgun House Coffee Roasters. First slated for a March opening, shop owners Eddie Laughlin and Jessica Callery, a digital director and research assistant at Texas Biomed, respectively, converted a gym into a sleek, airy space filled with green touches and house-roasted coffee. Shotgun House Coffee Roasters…
Nirenberg vs. Nirvana: Albums Well-Known San Antonio Folks Grew Up Listening To
Can you imagine the mayor of San Antonio rocking out to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana? It’s sort of fun to think about what kind of music people in the public eye listened to growing up, and recently, my curiosity was peaked enough to actually email some well-known SA folks and find out what…
New Court Filing Argues the State’s Guardianship System Puts the Disabled at Risk
A group that advocates for the rights of the disabled has filed a class action complaint with the Texas Supreme Court arguing that the state’s adult guardianship system violates parts of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The Spectrum Institute, which made similar court filings in Missouri and Washington, says Texas’ state-appointed attorneys are often unable…
Ted Cruz to Report Raising Less Than Half What Beto O’Rourke Raised This Year
This story was originally published in the Texas Tribune. When U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced his latest fundraising haul earlier this month – a stunning $6.7 million – it was widely expected to surpass what his rival, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, brought in over the same period. Now it’s clear by how much: roughly…
Alamo Empire President Suing Frontier Airlines After Being Removed From Flight
This story originally appeared in our sister publication, Out In SA. The president of the Royal, Sovereign and Imperial Court of the Alamo Empire is suing Frontier Airlines alleging he was removed from a flight from Washington DC to Denver as a “security risk” because he had a wig in his carry-on bag. For the…
San Antonio’s Ada Vox Brings Katy Perry To Her Knees During Latest American Idol Performance
Now, maybe we’re just projecting this because Ada Vox is from San Antonio, but after seeing this singing drag queen slay last night on American Idol for the top 24 solos portion of the competition, we’re pretty sure she’s going to win this whole damn thing and become the next American Idol. Quick recap: Known…
Thomas J. Henry Flashes His Cash Yet Again — at a $4.5 Million B-Day Party
Apparently, Thomas J. Henry hasn’t yet tired of letting us know just how goddamn rich he is. After launching a YouTube series called “Hangin’ with Los Henrys” — the sole purpose of which seems to be showing off his family’s ability to flash the green stuff — the San Antonio personal injury attorney is now…
Rep. Castro Hits Back at the Texas A.G. Over Requested Cambridge Analytica Probe
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s unwillingness to investigate data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica is because online election meddling hasn’t hurt the A.G.’s party here. “[Republicans] are still winning elections,” said Castro, who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “And as long as they’re still winning elections, they’re not going to…
Big K.R.I.T. Returns to San Antonio
There are a lot of things I could say about this Mississippi-born rapper, but our 2015 writeup on the artist, when he was last in town, sort of hits the nail on the head: “It’s no wonder that K.R.I.T. stands for a “King Remembered In Time,” which, in this case, could almost be taken literally.…
See Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson for $13 This Summer
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson are teaming up again for another co-headlining tour and, since we still play both these artists on the radio a la 99.5 KISS FM, we thought some of y’all might want to know (We said some of y’all, not all of y’all. Geez). The Antichrist Superstar himself actually just hit…
Rep. Bernal Seeks Relief for Homeowners Pushed to the Brink
State Rep. Diego Bernal’s legislative district is hot from the friction between deeply-rooted homeowners and the newcomers who are driving up their property values and tax bills. “The inner city generally is experiencing both a renaissance in terms of investment and a depletion of long-term legacy residents,” Bernal said. “New neighbors and old neighbors are…
Briscoe Western Art Museum Explores Impact of Native Americans in Music
The third installment of the Briscoe’s third annual Native Film Series, which will feature the 2017 documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, is a must-attend for those interested in the cultural legacy of Native America and/or American music history. The documentary takes a close look at the general impact of Native Americans on…
Finland’s Amorphis Will Headline a Quadruple Bill of European Metal
Open-eared headbangers, mark your calendars. A four-pronged tour uniting some of Europe’s most creative metal acts has confirmed a San Antonio date. Headliner Amorphis, hailing from Finland, started as a death metal outfit but veered into more eclectic territory, layering its sound with psychedelia, prog and folk. Finnish mythology — including the Kalevala, the nation’s…
Drum & Bass Artist Random Movement Taking Over Web House
If you’re unfamiliar with the genre of drum & bass, also known as simply D&B or DnB, it’s basically a branch of electronic music that emerged from the rave scenes in England during the early ’90s. With track tempos ranging from 160-180 beats per minute (most hip-hop songs you hear on the radio are 80-100bpm…
New Vegan Taco Truck Opening in San Antonio This Weekend
Careers as veterinarians in slaughterhouses and dairy farms meant a huge lifestyle change for Araceli Pelayo and husband Eduardo. Now vegan, they had to create recipes that could replicate the flavors they loved and are now sharing those dishes with San Antonio as the couple prepares to open the first vegan taco truck in the…
Here’s How Much Property Values Have Jumped Across Bexar County
By now, you’ve gotten what was likely the bad news about the higher property value on your home, which means a larger tax bill this year. Here’s the bigger picture of what’s happening across Bexar County, as reported by the Bexar Appraisal District: The value of residential properties has risen 8.8 percent across the board Commercial property…
Indulge in Some Female-led Indie Rock at Soccer Mommy’s Show at 502 Bar
Ummm, excuse me? Is it just us or has there been an outpouring of beautiful, unique, indie rock produced by females rolling into our sights as of late? For instance, just this week, Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail, and Football, etc. – all dope indie bands with female front-men, are coming through SA, and it’s just…
La Feria Pequeña Celebrates San Antonio’s Spanish Heritage
Celebrated two weeks after Easter, Seville’s Feria de Abril is one of Spain’s largest fiestas that includes flamenco dancing, bullfighting and sherry tastings. What began as a cattle trading fair in the 1840s is now a two-week event drawing thousands of annual visitors to its brightly colored tents set up outside the city’s center. On…
New VIA Board Appointees Hint at Younger, Techier Choices for ConnectSA
If recent appointments to the VIA Metropolitan Transit board are any sign, the city and county hope to harness a new generation of leaders to pull its proposed transportation revamp across the finish line. Mayor Ron Nirenberg this week unveiled the first steps toward a new multimodal transportation plan to keep up with S.A.’s full-throttle…
Comedian Nick Swardson Brings ‘Too Many Smells’ Tour to Aztec Theatre
A comedy Rorschach test: According to Netflix executives, the biggest opening for any movie on the streaming site was for The Ridiculous Six, Adam Sandler’s purposefully idiotic and offensive Western parody that boasts a zero percent “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and features Vanilla Ice as Mark Twain. If any part of that sentence made…
More than 20 San Antonio Bands Playing Inaugural Taco Fest: Music y Mas
Just when you thought all the music festivals for the next couple of months have been announced, Taco Fest comes out of nowhere, and includes two things San Antonians appreciate: tacos and live music. “Taco Fest is a long overdue celebration of San Antonio’s favorite food. From foodie-tacos to classic breakfast tacos, we will showcase…
New Bravo Reality Series Searches for San Antonio Glam
It was just a matter of time before the reality-TV spotlight shone on San Antonio again. Bravo, the network that brought us those boozing and bruising Real Housewives, has green lit a show that will follow a “group of affluent U.S. citizens and recently naturalized citizens of Mexican descent” living in the Alamo City. Details are…
West Side Coffee Shop Reopens After Kitchen Remodel
Barbacoa grilled cheese sandwiches are back as Barrio Barista reopened its doors this past weekend. The West Side coffee shop was first opened in 2014 by Gilberto De Hoyos and sons Brian and Gilbert to keep the area caffeinated with beans by local roaster What’s Brewing. After being closed for 100 days, the De Hoyos…
Heavy Metal Wrestling is Exactly What It Sounds Like, and It’s Happening in San Antonio
Whether it’s Goldust’s sci-fi-soundtrack, Mark Henry’s Three 6 Mafia-rapped intro or the Undertaker or Bray Wyatt’s creeping, unsettling entrance themes, music plays almost as big a role in “sports entertainment” wrestling as metal folding chairs. By pairing matches with a live band, Heavy Metal Wrestling gives fans the chance to bang their heads between bodyslams…
Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales Pushes (Again) for Gender Diversity on Boards
After a showdown last week over whether to approve the newest trustee on CPS Energy’s all-male board, Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales has requested that council vote to require gender parity on city boards and commissions. Gonzales was one of three members who voted against approving former Judson ISD superintendent Willis Mackey for the open slot on the…
Letter to the Editor: Music Deserves To Be a Break from the Rat Race
Kevin Sanchez – a disc jockey, singer (At War With Dust), writer and lifelong socialist – wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Don’t Quit Your Job Job: SA musicians struggle to pay the bill,” the cover story for the Current’s March 21-27, 2018, issue. Around 1990, Fat Possum Records set about…
Botanical Garden Hosting Free Screening of the Classic Sunset Boulevard
Once summed up by Time as “Hollywood at its worst told by Hollywood at its best,” the iconic noir Sunset Boulevard earned widespread acclaim upon its release in 1950 and has never left the cinematic conversation, popping up in recent history as an influence on everything from Twin Peaks to The Disaster Artist: My Life…
The Exorcist Meets Avenue Q in the Public Theater of San Antonio’s Latest Production
If you close your eyes and try to imagine a dark, madcap hybrid of The Exorcist and Avenue Q, you might find yourself somewhere in the ballpark of Hand to God, a truly unusual comedy that made its Broadway debut in 2015 and earned five Tony nominations (including Best Play) that same year. Penned by…
Get Your Nu-metal Fix at Powerman5000’s Show at The Rock Box
Yup, it’s another one of these. If you’ve been living in San Antonio for, I don’t know, at least a year, you know that several times a year, nu-metal bands from the ’90s sneak into the 2-1-0, and we sort of live for it. Whether it’s bands like Chevelle or P.O.D. who’ve made respective appearances…
San Antonio Artist Uses Emotionally Significant Artifacts to Explore Identity
Fresh off the rare honor (for an up-and-coming talent) of being featured in this year’s CAM Perennial exhibition, Monterrey-born, San Antonio-based artist Barbara Miñarro offers up a new body of work entitled “Between Us.” Like most of Miñarro’s work, the exhibit, which will be on display through April 28, takes the form of textile installation.…
“Signs of Their Times” Exhibition Explores San Antonio’s Vintage Marquees
In the midst of San Antonio’s 300th birthday, it’s hard not to wonder what the Tricentennial’s takeaways will be. Memories of parties, concerts and festivals? A better understanding of the history of San Antonio and its peoples? From our corner at least, one of the biggest standouts so far is the degree of nostalgia and…
Poteet Strawberry Festival Returns This Weekend
Now in its 71st year, the Poteet Strawberry Festival, for our money one of the most unique and fun events in Texas, might just prove the perfect warm-up for Fiesta. At the massive fair, which packs in good times for people of all ages, the focus is definitely on the delectable titular berry, but the…
Bebel Gilberto Bringing Sounds of Brazil to Tobin Center
Born to bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto and singer Miúcha, Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian American singer who you should absolutely check out after you read this, or while you read it. Bebel Gilberto grew up saturated in all things music and even made her Carnegie Hall debut singing with her mother at age nine.…
San Antonio Named in Top 15 Best Places to Live in America, According to Report
San Antonio may not be the best place to live in America (heck, not even in Texas), but it still earned a respectable ranking at 14. U.S. News & World Report released a list of the 125 Best Places to Live in the USA, analyzing metro cities for their value, desirability, job market and quality…
Polls Now Open for the Current’s Best of San Antonio Issue
It’s that time of year again, San Antonio. That right, we’re gearing up for our Best Of San Antonio issue – now in its 28th year. This is your chance to vote on what YOU love about San Antonio. While we’ve pushed the issue back a bit, now is the time to start nominating your…
Snoop Dogg, Run The Jewels, Tame Impala & More: Float Fest’s 2018 Lineup Looks Pretty Sick
Oh snap, this might be the best Float Fest lineup we’ve ever seen. On Wednesday, the folks behind the fest, which is back for its fifth year, announced a S-T-A-C-K-E-D bill, featuring headliners Tame Impala, Bassnectar, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, Run The Jewels, Lil Wayne, and Com Truise to name a few. Ummm, What. The.…
Hollywood Undead Is Coming To San Antonio And We’re Already Bored
Carrying the nu-metal/rap-metal torch that probably should’ve died in the ’90s, Hollywood Undead jumped onto the scene with the release of their 2008 record Swan Songs and for some reason, people have continued to eat their shit up. Despite their music being absolutely terrible. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up with Korn and Limp…
The Taco Truck Throwdown Is Hosting a Call for Trucks
As the city gears up for the first ever Taco Fest at La Villita this Saturday, an OG celebration of all things taco truck is back once more. The eighth annual Taco Truck Throwdown is back at VFW Post 76 on Sunday, May 27, noon to 8 p.m. with $1 al pastor tacos from noon…
Composer Antonio Sánchez Hosts Birdman Screening at Empire Theater, Keeps Improvisation At Center
“I’m not as crazy as him,” composer and jazz percussionist Antonio Sánchez said when asked if there are any similarities between him and the main character portrayed by actor Michael Keaton in the 2014 dark dramedy Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). In the film, Keaton’s manic character spends a lot of time pacing…
San Antonio’s Second Lost Cajun Is Opening Next Month
A year after opening off Hausman Road near the UTSA Main Campus area, The Lost Cajun is adding a second location off U.S. 281 and Bitters. Opened by franchisee Barry Kruger, the second San Antonio location will open at at 226 W. Bitters Road inside a 4,000-square-foot space. The restaurant will serve the same menu as its 16…
Free Will Astrology (4/11/18-4/17/18)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries statesman Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He wrote one of history’s most famous documents, the Declaration of Independence. He was an architect, violinist, inventor, and linguist who spoke numerous languages, as well as a philosopher who was knowledgeable about mathematics, surveying, and horticulture. But his…
Savage Love: Call For Submissions
Q: My boyfriend and I love each other deeply, and the thought of breaking up devastates me. We also live together. I deeply regret it and am full of shame, but I impulsively went through his texts for the first time. I found out that for the past few months he has been sexting and…
