2016 will be a summer of superhero blockbusters, Bud Light Lime-A-Ritas, the Summer Olympics and the presidential elections that will most probably evacuate 75% of our country. Oh, and Maxwell’s comeback. Master of baby-making anthems since the early ’90s, Maxwell hit critical and commercial gold with Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, cementing his place as an innovator…
Where can you see ex-teen heartthrob Peter Frampton, “Horse With No Name” desert rockers America, Chubby “The Twist” Checker and murderer of animals and eardrums Ted Nugent, among other classic touring acts in the comfort of San Antonio? The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, of course. The newish venue is the number one theater…
When they write the story of the 2015-2016 San Antonio Spurs, this is the image they’ll use to tell the tale: Tonight we honor YOU, the best fans in the league and we're pretty excited about it #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/zhjjnZOh6w — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) April 12, 2016 There’s a lot going on in that GIF.…
Animal abandonment cases that make the news typically involve dozens of cats, litters of puppies, maybe the occasional chicken — although they can probably fend for themselves. Rare is the newsworthy abandoned fish, much less an abandoned Plecostomus — a South American suckerfish that eats algae, and looks like a beast from another time. But today,…
We here at the Current thought that our Boban-devotion was strong to quite strong. But it appears we have work to do. Barber Joe Barajas has shaped the ‘do’s of San Antonians into Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker and others (including Marjanovic at least one before). But his newest piece of Boban is a masterpiece. He…
Hey coffee nerds and aficionados — it’s that time of the month again. The Fairview (3428 N. St. Mary’s St.) will host the next latte art throwdown on Thursday, April 14 from 6 to 9 p.m, and Alyson Alonzo will serve as the event’s guest MC. Latte artists (or thrower-downers? throwdowners?) will compete for cash, plus prizes…
Eating oysters and drinking beer just makes you feel better about yourself, and your life. So imagine the feeling of doing so while doing good for other people. Well, have we got an event for you. With Fiesta Cornyation just a week away, the Court of Hungry Steers, Cool Queers and Sudsy Beers will serve…
Chris Pérez, best known as Selena’s hubby and lead guitarist of Selena y Los Dinos, just released a sneak peek at MAC’s upcoming collection, inspired by the Queen of Tejano. “Como La Flor,” as the shade is being called, is designed to match Selena’s signature lip color exactly, replicating a shade from her personal makeup case. The…
Ozone season has barely started, but San Antonio’s already in violation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s threshold for the air pollutant. The Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) announced the finding Monday after checking several air monitors in the San Antonio region over a three-year period to calculate an average. The ozone season runs…
For many, the appeal of David Liebe Hart is the wild, what-the-fuck quality of a character who, as a recurring presence on the Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule, sang seemingly insane songs about aliens visiting him and their interstellar ways, milk and puberty. Salame! For…
Monday, April 11 Jazz Meets Classical XXIV Compositions by Paquito D’Rivera, Dave Brubeck, James Balentine and Charles Mingus will be performed, highlighting the similarities between jazz and classical music. $10-$20, 7pm, San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave., (210) 978-8011 Monday, April 11 Swing Nite with Deuce Coupe Kick up your heels and 23-skidoo with Austin’s rockabilly swing band.…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton received more bad news today: the Securities and Exchange Commission is suing him in federal court. The Dallas Morning News reports that Paxton, 53, along with Caleb Jr. White, 36, and Servergy co-founder CEO William E. Mapp III, 56, are all named in the lawsuit. A copy of the lawsuit…
San Antonio ISD has fired Office Joshua Kehm, who was showed on video slamming a student at Rhodes Middle School into the ground, the district announced today. “As educators, it is our responsibility to provide a safe environment for all of our students,” said SAISD Superintendent Pedro Martinez. “We understand that situations can sometimes escalate…
Briscoe Book Club: “Loteria” by Mario Alberto Zambrano Tue 4/12 Applying the popular Latin American card game of chance, Zambrano paints a haunting portrait of a young girl’s joy, pain, and the events that led to her family’s demise. Join for lively discussion on great works of fiction and non-fiction inspired by the broad and…
Violinist, filmmaker and creative polymath Tony Conrad passed away this past Saturday at the age of 76, having survived several years battling prostate cancer before succumbing to complications from pneumonia. His passing will not garner the same degree of public mourning as the many other musical pioneers who have gone on to their reward in 2016, but his impact…
Update Monday, April 11, 2:15 p.m.: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the Spurs beat the Warriors on the road. That mistake has been corrected. It had to end sometime. The Spurs’ 48-game regular season home winning streak came to an end last night with a 92-86 loss against the Golden State…
As San Antonio prepares for a ten-day long party across the city with the 125th Anniversary of Fiesta slated for April 14- 24th; the SAPD will be on high alert, enforcing a “No Refusal” Initiative to curb drunk driving and increase drunk driving arrests in the Alamo City. “In far too many instances the…
Are you one of thousands of people with a 210 tattoo? Don’t worry, the new area code — expected implementation is in 2018 — won’t change for most people who are already using it. KENS reports that people with existing numbers won’t lose the deuce-dime in the short-term, but as the need arises, people could…
What is Fiesta San Antonio? Fiesta San Antonio started in 1891 as a one-parade event as a way to honor the memory of the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. It has evolved into one of this nation’s premier festivals with an economic impact of more than $284 million for the…
We arrived just as local indie favorites Buttercup were finishing up with the rousing, repetitive chorus of “Henry B. Gonzalez.” It consists of “Hen-ry B. Gonzalez! Hen-ry B. Gonzalez! Hen-ry B. Gonzalez!” Singer/guitarist Erik Sanden petitioned the audience: “When did liberal become a bad word?” during the bridge, an homage to the 22-hour filibuster that…
Ahhh … the jeans were tight. The hat; tall, prominent and white. The voice swung up, like a hillbilly hiccup, from the iconic hick up on stage. I had never seen Floore’s so packed, actually. Not even for Willie. Punks, bikers, rednecks, tattooers, rockabilly folks … all gathered under the banner of the balding bard…
The two-day festival, exclusive to San Antonio, hosts a wide variety of home-grown and world-famous acts, ranging from socially-conscious hip-hop masterminds Public Enemy to indie-pop darlings the Drums. Sound wasn’t an issue: The volume of all three stages combined was loud enough to crack the limestone walls and cobblestone roads of the Historic La Villita.…
In this case, the books will be judged by their covers. BiblioTech, Bexar County’s all-digital library, is taking part in a national initiative to redesign digital covers of classic books in the public domain to make them more engaging. Local artists and designers can submit their ideas to the program, dubbed “Recovering the Classics,” through…
Later this month, San Antonio FC will launch a free development program for boys born in 2004, the club announced. The SAFC Pro Academy, backed by Spurs Sports and Entertainment, is the “professional club’s strategic plan of establishing a nationally-respected youth academy,” the club said in a news release. All Major League Soccer clubs have…
In celebration of the of the Fiesta Oyster Bake’s 100th anniversary, here’s a timeline of the event’s history: The Fiesta Oyster Bake proceeds fund the following: 70+ St. Mary’s University students receive full or partial tuition scholarships or other financial assistance Payment for $3.1 million gift for the Alumni Athletics and Convocation Center Programs benefiting…
If you haven’t already heard, the San Antonio Beer Week closing ceremony is at 2 p.m. this Sunday at The Old Lone Star Brewery, 600 Lone Star Blvd. Hopefully you’ve been getting a taste of the beers that San Antonio and the surrounding area have to offer during the week-long showcase, but if not, here’s…
Beyoncé came to slay. And a company here in San Antonio is starting to feel her wrath. According to multiple reports, the “Formation” singer and multi-Grammy Award-winning performer filed a lawsuit this week in Manhattan against Feyoncé, Inc., a San Antonio-based online clothing store, for selling merchandise on their website that infringes on Beyoncé’s trademarked name. Along with T-shirts,…
The moment we’ve been waiting for is here: San Antonio is getting its very own Hopdoddy Burger Bar this month! The Austin-based burger joint will open its first San Antonio location at The Rim on Monday, April 25. Fans of the restaurant can rejoice now that they’ll be able get the El Diablo (a juicy burger with apple-smoked…
Originally scheduled for January 21, 2016, Jackson’s concert was postponed and rescheduled for Monday, July 11, citing an undisclosed surgery procedure as the source of the postponement. However, the LiveNation “Unbreakable World Tour”, which may not be breakable but is clearly postponable, is now being moved once more to an as-of-yet undetermined date. Tickets for…
As the curator of last season’s exceptional “Go Spurs Show” exhibition, artist Rigoberto Luna has shown plenty of love for his beloved Silver-and-Black. A vinyl artist by day, Luna also creates a new sign for every Spurs game he attends. When one of his designs Kawhi Believe wound up in the hands of the young Spur’s approving mother Kim Robertson,…
The University of Texas at San Antonio Music Department and Musicians of Business (MOB) will host their first “Music Biz Day”, free and open to the public, on Tuesday, April 26 from 1 to 6:15 p.m. The event will be located on the 1604 campus in the UTSA recital hall. Billed as “a small expo presenting…
Artistic Director Willy Shives has announced the 2016-2017 lineup for Ballet San Antonio. This year’s theme will be “Celebrating Love: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Brown” … no, it’s “Something Blue”, obviously. Just trying to have fun with this ballet thing right here. Tickets for season subscriptions went on sale this morning, April…
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Looking for another Fiesta medal to add to your collection? Of course you are. Bohanan’s will continue its Got Medal? tradition with the help of Paramour Bar, VBar at the Valencia and The Palm. Hit up any of those bars after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 and receive Bohanan’s medal with the purchase of a…
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San Antonio FC will host its inaugural home opener on Saturday, April 9 at Toyota Field. The team will face the undefeated Swope Park Rangers, the USL affiliate of Sporting Kansas City (MLS). Seated tickets for the inaugural match are sold out, but fans can still purchase general admission and standing room only tickets by…
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Old Man Riverwalk has done something only two other players in NBA history have done: win 1,000 games. Tim Duncan reached the milestone last night in an 88-86 win over the Utah Jazz. And, like all-things Spurs, he couldn’t have done it without his teammates. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Kawhi Leonard sunk a…
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