Apr 12-18, 2017
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Starbucks Can’t Hold A Candle to Honeysuckle’s Unicorn Milkshake
Before a certain coffee company unleashed an overly sweet concoction, essentially helping the unicorn trend jump the shark, there was Honeysuckle Tea Time. But while the wave of Starbucks’ frappuccinos will inevitably subside, Honeysuckle founder Sara Lauren Hinojosa and her team are just getting started. The story of how Honeysuckle Tea Time came to fruition…
Cornyation Welcomes King Anchovy Jeffrey James into the Court of Insane Privilege
Never lost in the deep sea of Fiesta events, Cornyation is more than a seasonal favorite — it’s a hyper-local rite of passage that packs a lasting punch not unlike a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (experience it at least once or you’ll inevitably be left out of conversations for the rest of…
100+ Artists, Live Music, Margaritas and Other Reasons Not to Miss Fiesta Arts Fair
Hosted by the Southwest School of Art, Fiesta Arts Fair stands out as one of the most beloved events on the Fiesta calendar. The family-friendly affair offers tons of food and drink (including beer and margaritas) from vendors like La Gloria, Kona Grill, Chocollazo, Social Ice and many more. Art, of course, is at the…
Sala Diaz Showcases the Work of Mumbai-born, New York-based Artist Pradeep Dalal
“Multidisciplinary” is a term often used to categorize artists, but it doesn’t feel sufficient to describe Pradeep Dalal, a Mumbai-born, New York-based multitasker armed with degrees from India’s Center for Environmental Planning & Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the International Center of Photography (ICP). Incorporating approaches that are both academic and conceptual,…
Good News, Everyone: The Folc Burger Is As Tasty As Ever
Just a day shy of its two-month anniversary, Bexar Pub finally launched their food program this past weekend with a solid menu of fried chicken, tacos, nachos, fries and, yes, the Folc Burger. The menu ranges from $4 to $28 (for 12-pieces of chicken with fries and biscuits), and the burger clocks in at $12.…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 4/20 Dazed and Confused Since the Aztec averages less than one movie screening per month nowadays, you gotta figure the timing of showing Richard Linklater’s stony opus Dazed and Confused on 4 freaking 20 is absolutely intentional — even if the venue website stresses that “all patrons are subject to search” and “no drugs…
Best Antique Store
WINNER: Karolina’s Antiques, 1709 Blanco Road, (210) 731-9787, karolinasantiques.com 2. Junction Antiques, 1704 Blanco Road, (210) 273-3439, facebook.com/thejunctionsanantonio 3. Yeya’s Antiques & Oddities, 1423 E. Commerce St., (210) 827-5555, yeyasantiques.net
Best Mural
WINNER: I love tacos so much, 109 W. Grayson St. 2. Selena, 4913 S. Flores 3. Alamo Ice House, 802 N. Alamo St, (210) 758-5151, alamoicehouse.com Related Stories
Webb Party Returns to Fiesta with an ’80s Theme and ‘American Idol’ Alum David Hernandez
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s Webb Party returns after a one-year hiatus with an ’80s-themed “Reboot,” featuring a live entertainment roster headlined by vocalist David Hernandez, who gained national attention on the seventh season of American Idol and came out as gay last year. Influenced by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and Michael…
Best Raspa
WINNER: Chamoy City Limits, 2809 Broadway, (210) 744-0000, chamoycitylimits.com 2. Big Daddy’s Eats and Treats, multiple locations, facebook.com/bigdaddyseatstreats 3. North Shore Shave Ice, 24188 Boerne Stage Road, (210) 593-8816, facebook.com/northshoreshaveicetx
San Antonio Meets Congressman Beto O’Rourke, the El Paso Democrat Hoping to Unseat Sen. Ted Cruz
“He’s 44, from El Paso, and looks like a Kennedy.” This is everything Roseanne Penningroth knew about U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke before hearing him speak Thursday evening. There was really just one reason she decided to attend O’Rourke’s San Antonio stop on a whirlwind campaign tour across Texas: “He’s not Ted Cruz.” It was of…
With Anti-Trans “Bathroom Bill” Stalled, Texas Lawmakers Instead Push Bill to Legalize LGBT Discrimination
With just over a month left in Texas’ 85th legislative session, it’s looking less and less likely that Senate Bill 6, the so-called “bathroom bill,” will make it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, let alone the House floor. House Republicans, including Speaker Joe Straus, have openly called the bill, which would ban transgender Texans from…
PSA: This is Your Last Chance to Get an “El Pendejo” Fiesta Medal
A fan favorite among Fiesta medal collectors and political activists alike, the loteria-inspired Trump medal is back in very limited quantities. Attorney Rosie Gonzalez came up with the idea as a way to poke fun at the man causing the political upheaval in the U.S., according to her interview with the San Antonio Express-News. For…
UT Bulletproof Vests Featured in Satirical Video
Last August when SB 11 or the Campus Carry Law came into effect for all Texas public universities, a group of Longhorn alums and students responded with the “Cocks Not Glocks” campaign. They reasoned that if guns are permitted on school grounds, so should be dildos. Now, in a second equally ridiculous advertisement and website for…
Botanical Gardens Vandals Reportedly Crashed into Lake While on a ‘Joyride’
Getting their thrills at the expense of the San Antonio Botanical Gardens, at least one vandal took a golf cart for a joyride around the gardens’ grounds this past weekend. It’s still unknown whether the vandal acted alone or was joined by others, but executive director Bob Brackman says at least one person came onto…
San Antonio Man Finds Cheeto that Looks Like the Virgin Mary
A San Antonio man found a Cheeto that he claims looks like the Virgin Mary and is selling it on eBay for the asking price of $1,000. Alvin Cochran says he found the Virgin Mary look-a-like when he purchased a bag of Cheetos last Friday — which also happened to be Good Friday. Coincidence? So…
The Spurs Ruffle the Grizzlies, Seize 2-0 Series Lead
Kawhi Leonard is the only player to score 35+ points on less than 15 shots in a playoff game in the last 30 years. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/6E0aphOVvr — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) April 18, 2017 In hindsight, the opening possession of last night’s Game 2 between the Spurs and Grizzlies likely foretold what would happen the…
Texas Kid Films Teacher Telling Student to Bash a Rabbit to Death, Gets Suspended For It
So turns out the Texas Education Code tells public school agriculture teachers to instruct students on animal “harvesting.” One teacher in a small town south of Dallas apparently thinks that calls for a live demonstration and was recently captured on cell phone video telling a junior high student to bash a rabbit to death against…
Illusions and Hot Dogs Merge at The Magicians Agency
Consider it a form of escapism. You’re unplugged from Facebook. You’re not double tapping on Insta, and you’re unaware of what’s going on in the world, near or far. It’s just you, your hot dog, an hour’s worth of illusions and Frank, the former church-turned-theater-turned-restaurant and bar. Parents of young kids might already be familiar…
The Aztec Hosts 4/20 Screening of Richard Linklater’s Stoner Classic ‘Dazed and Confused’
Since the Aztec averages less than one movie screening per month nowadays, you gotta figure the timing of showing Richard Linklater’s stony opus Dazed and Confused on 4 freaking 20 is absolutely intentional — even if the venue website stresses that “all patrons are subject to search” and “no drugs or drug paraphernalia” are allowed.…
New LGBT Theater Opens its Doors with Original Drag Musical ‘The Golden Glee Club’
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, playwright and composer Bernard J. Taylor relocated to England in the 1980s and found one of his earliest successes with a musical adaption of Emily Brontë’s 19th-century classic Wuthering Heights. Originally brought to San Antonio for the premiere of his musical Liberty! (billed as “a stirring retelling” of the…
Local Comics Celebrate 4/20 with ‘Chronic Laughter’ Comedy Showcase
Since we’re in Texas, a state where a mere two ounces of weed could get you 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine (yes, even if you’re an 85 year old with arthritis), it probably wouldn’t be wise to roll a joint at the fourth edition of Chronic Laughter, an annual 4/20 (an unofficial…
Incarnate Word Theatre Serves Up the Absurdist Comedy ‘5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche’
The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein has three rules: “No men, no meat, all manners.” But when the society’s annual quiche breakfast is rudely interrupted by air raid sirens, those rules fly out the window. Well … two-thirds of them, anyway. A cult hit since its premiere at the New…
Acrobatic Dance Troupe Momix Conjures Surreal Desert Vistas with ‘Opus Cactus’
MOMIX is an award-winning theatrical dance company that employs the flexibility and strength of the human body to “investigate non-human worlds,” says Michael Pendleton, who founded the company in 1981 and remains its choreographer and artistic director. Famous for his use of the human form to create illusionistic natural landscapes, Pendleton has produced several aesthetically…
Texas’ New “Clean Coal” Plant Fuels More Oil and Gas Production
Last Thursday, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attended the valve-opening ceremony of Petra Nova, a brand-new carbon capture facility outside Houston. Both politicians are established climate change skeptics and appeared excited for the $1 billion project, although not necessarily because it’s a win for the environment. While touted as proof…
More Food and Drink Medals You Can Get Before Fiesta
Must-have items for Fiesta: sunscreen, cash, good chanclas, breezy clothing and medals. Lots and lots of medals. Last week we shared the top 20 medals to nab if you’re a foodie, and now we’ve got a few more you should try scoring before Fiesta starts on April 20. The San Antonio Cocktail Conference, Bohanan’s, The…
San Antonio City Council Candidate Sues Opponent Over Claims She Lives in Austin
A candidate for San Antonio City Council has filed a lawsuit against an opponent for the seat, claiming she hasn’t lived in San Antonio since 2013. Patrick Von Dohlen, a far-right conservative running for District 9, announced his lawsuit against fellow candidate Lynlie Wallace on Monday morning. “Voters deserve the opportunity to choose between candidates who…
Private Prison Company Gets Another Immigration Lockup in Texas
Texas will get yet another immigrant detention center run by a private company with a cloudy history, the latest sign of the for-profit prison industry’s reversal of fortunes under President Donald Trump. The private prison company GEO Group announced last week that it’s the recipient of a $110 million, ten-year contract with U.S. Immigration and…
Iron Chef Gauntlet: Jason Dady Cruises to Episode 2
Crawfish and rosé were flowing during Sunday night’s Iron Chef Gauntlet viewing party at Jason Dady’s Shuck Shack with a guest appearance by Chicago’s chef Sarah Grueneberg. Like most predicted, Dady is a natural on camera and was even able to tackle baited questions by Brown, expertly. We won’t keep you in suspense: Dady totally…
Music Picks: Shows To See This Week
Peelander Z Wednesday, April 19 Formed in 1998, Peelander-Z is punk band based out of New York City whose founding members are originally from Japan. The band book themselves as “Japanese Comic Action Punk”, and they’re said to have one of the most wacky live shows to date. Rocking out in bright colored costumes that…
Texas Congressman Conaway Leading House Investigation into Russian Hacking
A Texas congressman who once compared Russian hackers to Mexican soap opera stars is now at the helm of the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russia meddling with the U.S. election. Congressman Mike Conaway, a Midland Republican, has replaced California Congressman Devin Nunes as committee chair, after Nunes’ cozy relationship with the Trump Administration forced…
Memorial Service For Kevin Cacy Tonight
Kevin Cacy – San Antonio filmmaker, restauranteur, artist, pinball enthusiast, Marfa Film Festival programmer, and debonair man-about-town – died in West Texas on April 1. He was 40. It was sudden, and the cause is unknown at press time. Cacy was important to the San Antonio film scene, its food scene, and its art scene.…
The Spurs Reveal Their Own Grit in Game 1 Rout of the Grizzlies
32 points in 32 minutes = KAWHILIGHTS pic.twitter.com/iVOlvGEnTT — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) April 16, 2017 The Spurs took their opponent’s best punch in the first half of Game 1, enduring a barrage of three-pointers and off-balance finishes by Marc Gasol and Mike Conley and finding themselves suddenly trailing by double digits just nine minutes…
Quealy Watson Is Hosting a Tex-Mex/Japanese Pop-Up at Crossroads Kitchen
Sometimes chefs get bored between projects. Quealy Watson will stave off boredom before opening Tenko Ramen (location TBA, sorta) with a quick pop-up inside Crossroads Kitchen at Faust Tavern. The “El Scorcho” menu will include snacks, bowls, crispy tacos and sweets by Karen Sarver (think mochi), with prices ranging from $3 for curry chashu guisada…
Hi-Tones Is Partying to Raise Funds for Phantom Room’s Return
Phantom Room, which closed due to a fire last October, would have celebrated its second anniversary this month. To celebrate the bar, and help fundraise for its reopening (date TBA), sister bar, Hi-Tones, is selling Fiesta Medals for $15 this Friday with proceeds going toward Phantom. The evening will also serve as an anniversary party…
Here’s Where You Can Snag one of Diego Bernal’s Puro Star Wars Fiesta Medals
The details are finally out. State Rep. Diego Bernal teased out the release of what we’re dubbing a “Puro Estar Guars” medal in late March. In his social media shares, he disclosed the medal would be traded for food donations that’ll go to the San Antonio Food Bank at a later date. On Friday, Bernal…
Milli Mars Teams Up With Famed Houston Hip-Hop Video Director Dr. Teeth
The name Dr. Teeth might not ring any bells for you right away, but if hip-hop is at all on your radar, you’ve most likely seen a video or two from the Houston-based visual artist and director. From Mike Jones’ “My 64” to Dourough Music’s “Ice Cream Paint Job,” Dr. Teeth (born John D. Tucker)…
Jazz, TX Will Celebrate Fiesta with All-Female Mariachi Band
For Jazz, TX’s first Fiesta, the Pearl’s live music venue will host two evenings of A Night in Old Jazz Texas, April 19 and 26 8:30-10:30 p.m. The venue will serve a special Fiesta-themed menu including corn in a cup, chicken tinga quesadillas, beef gorditas, duck on a stick, and carnival funnel cake. The upscale,…
Security Officials Test Border Patrol Tactics at the Bandera Gun Club
“Go, go go!” A gray-haired man, dressed in an red polo and cargo shorts, yells at a younger man in a black T-shirt that reads “CPB Border Patrol Federal Agent” in yellow block letters. He’s wearing industrial ear muffs and tan army boots. Following orders, he fires his pistol into a maze of camo-print blockades,…
Three San Antonio-Area Cops Arrested for DWI in the Past 12 Hours
In the past 12 hours, two off-duty San Antonio Police Department officers and one Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy have been arrested and charged with driving drunk. The first was Gena Rodriguez, an 11-year veteran. At 10 p.m. Thursday, she was driving with her three children in the car and rear-ended a truck, causing a…
Carnitas Lonja Will Open this Weekend
Pork carnitas will be the star of the show at the new project by former Lüke cook, Alex Paredes. Carnitas Lonja, where Paredes will share Michoacan-style carnitas, will host a soft opening this weekend. The restaurant will open at 11 a.m. with carnitas, beans, guacamole, salsa and chiles en vinagre. Carnitas will be sold by…
Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House Will Close this Month
The city will lose one of its most recent wine bars this month as Nectar Wine Bar closes its doors. Owners Rob and Rachel Stephens shared the news with customers via email, but have yet to announce the closing on their social platforms. Here’s what they wrote: Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart…
20 Food and Drink-Inspired Fiesta Medals You Need This Year
With less than a week left until the biggest party of the year starts, Garrett Heath, of SA Flavor shared some of the most sought-after food and drink-inspired medals of 2017. Get ready to Fiesta on April 20, San Antonio! Some of the medals may be sold out, so be prepared to make a trade.…
Macaroni Grill Is offering BOGO Chicken Parm Next Week
April 19 is National Chicken Parmesan Day, according to Romano’s Macaroni Grill. To celebrate their birthday, all Macaroni Grill locations will offer a buy-one-get-one (or BOGO if you will) chicken Parmesan entree starting April 19 through April 23. Visit any of their San Antonio locations to take advantage of double melty cheese and pasta opportunity.
Race for Seis Resumes for Spurs
The 2017 #NBAPlayoffs are set! #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/uJyz0ntvSq — NBA (@NBA) April 13, 2017 Playoff basketball tips off in San Antonio for the 20th consecutive spring when the Spurs host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night to open their best-of-seven, first round series. The Spurs split their regular season showdowns with the Grizzlies at 2-2, with…
Celebrate Estate Coffee Turning One at Tonight’s Latte Art Throw Down
Estate Coffee Company turns 1 year old today and they’re pulling out all the stops to celebrate. This evening’s festivities kick off at 6 p.m. with beer from Alamo Beer Company, food from The Box Street Social and plenty of coffee freebies. Registration for tonight’s latte art throw down also opens at 6 p.m. with…
Hulu to Bring New Headquarters, 500 Jobs to San Antonio
On Wednesday, video-streaming company Hulu announced its decision to open a new “viewer experience headquarters” in San Antonio. According to the Santa Monica-based company, the facility will create 300 jobs by the end of 2017 and an additional 200 jobs in 2018. San Antonio was vying for the spot and won over Albuquerque, New Mexico.…
Don’t You Dare Take Kids to Little Woodrow’s Stone Oak Adult Easter Egg Hunt
If you’re not tying your barbecue pit to a tree at Brackenridge Park, or can’t stand your little primos and primas, but still want to enjoy the joys of Easter, Little Woodrow’s Stone Oak location will host an adult Easter Egg Hunt. The event is limited to 30 guests so get there early. Eggs will…
Father of Texas State Student Dragged to Her Death Sues Fraternities, Bus Driver
Six months after 20-year-old Jordin Taylor was dragged to death by a bus at a Texas State frat party, her father has filed a lawsuit against more than a dozen people and organizations that may have played a role in the incident. In October, Jordin attended a “Monster Mash” party, hosted by four Texas State…
Casting La Flor: That Time Thousands of Selena Hopefuls Auditioned in San Antonio
It was Saturday, March 16, 1996 when roughly 6,000 young women and little girls made their way through Market Square downtown to audition for the title role in Selena, the 1997 biopic on the Queen of Tejano music whose life ended tragically less than a year before the movie’s San Antonio tryouts. “It was a…
Experts Say Texas Bill Would Protect Kids With Autoimmune Disorders, Anti-Vaxxers Call It “Discrimination”
The first of the Texas Legislature’s bills aimed at improving child vaccination rates this session entered its first round of public discussion this week — and was met, unsurprisingly, with heated debate. On Tuesday, the House Public Health Committee heard testimony on a bill that would require public schools to keep track of how many…
20+ Local Artists Work Their Magic on Vinyl for the Group Show ‘Hot Wax’
In an interview that recently aired on Vice News Tonight, White Stripes frontman and Third Man Records boss Jack White said that the huge resurgence in the popularity of music on vinyl is occurring because, among other reasons, vinyl is “reverential.” That seems about right. There’s a certain sense of respect and even awe that…
Temple of Flesh Brings a Naughty End to Holy Week with ‘Exotic Easter’
If chocolate bunnies, egg hunts and Marshmallow Peeps make you want to crawl into a dungeon, local “fetish production company” Temple of Flesh has just what the doctor ordered. Known as both Exotic Easter and the San Antonio Fetish Ball, the always-provocative celebration has embraced myriad themes (pinup girls, vaudeville, steampunk and beyond) while hippity-hopping…
All-female Exhibition Blurs Lines Between Sculpture, Performance and Body Adornment
A Southwest School of Art professor who also co-directs the cooperative studio/gallery hybrid Clamp Light, artist Sarah T. Roberts often references the childhood trauma of her mother’s death in draped installations crafted from women’s garments, and powder-coated aluminum sculptures that resemble lace masks. Building from her own interest in ways metalsmithing “overlaps with and questions…
Morrissey Cancels On Us For the Third Time This Year
Well, we can’t exactly act all surprised now, can we? We just got word that Morrissey actually made it to the Alamo City this time around but will not be playing the Tobin Center tonight due to “health concerns.” As you well know by now, this isn’t the first or even second time the sad boy mega…
Environmentalists Protest Oil Pipeline Billionaire’s Appointment to Texas Parks and Wildlife Board
On Wednesday, the Texas Senate Nominations Committee — or, more accurately, a lone Republican Senator Brian Birdwell — heard testimony strongly opposed the nomination of Kelcy Warren to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission. Warren is the CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, the company responsible for the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Trans-Pecos and Comanche…
Here’s How the Alamo Redesign Will Restore “Dignity” to the Historic Site
On Tuesday evening, the group working to “reimagine’ the Alamo and its surrounding plaza finally unveiled its major redesign for the iconic monument in a public meeting. The goal: return a sense of “reverence” to the historic mission-turned-battlefield. Some of the suggestions — like blocking off Alamo Street from traffic, removing the flashy tourist shops…
Che Malambo Comes to the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre
The Argentine based company Che Malambo excites audiences through precise footwork and rhythmic stomping, drumming of the bombos, and singing and whirling boleadoras (lassos with stones on the end). Presenting a thrilling, percussive dance and music spectacle, the company’s work celebrates the unique South American cowboy tradition of the gaucho. This powerhouse all-male company of…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 4/13 Alejandro Diaz: It Takes a Village Book Launch Although he relocated to New York more than 15 years ago, accomplished artist Alejandro Diaz has maintained an unmistakeable presence in his native San Antonio via inclusion in collections and exhibitions, and the continued influence of Sala Diaz, the experimental art space he launched in…
Corpus Christi’s First-ever Pride Parade Scheduled for June
The first-ever Pride parade to be held in Corpus Christi will take place through the streets of Corpus’ downtown this year on June 3. After 10 months* of planning and collaborating with the city of Corus Christi, Pride Downtown, a community-focused organization that concentrates on equal rights, says it’s ready to host the city’s first parade dedicated…
