Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2016
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Connection Lost Spotlights National Suicide Prevention Month
A sensitive look into a disquieting social issue, Connection Lost is a theatrical dance experience that pays homage to National Suicide Prevention Month in September, a span of several weeks dedicated to the collective efforts of citizens, organizations and professionals to reduce suicides — the third leading cause of death among young people according to the National…
Meet the Musicians of the Mission Pachanga Festival
A full year after UNESCO voted to designate the San Antonio Missions as a World Heritage Site, the Mission Pachanga Local Music Festival plans to host its first ever event honoring the history of the missions alongside San Antonio’s contemporary music culture. Here’s a rundown of the diverse group of local band that take the…
Eight Shows to See This Weekend
Friday September 9 Floating Points Perhaps a sign of his academic background (a PhD in neuroscience and epigenetics), Floating Points frontman Sam Shepard crafts beautifully precise and simultaneously organic mixtures of instrumental nuggets and rhythmic house numbers laden with a variety of jazz, big band, and exotic sampling. Floating Points is one of those bands…
Freewill Horoscope for the Week of 9/7/16-9/13/16
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Two seven-year-old girls showed me three tricks I could use to avoid taking myself too seriously and getting too attached to my dignity. I’m offering these tricks to you just in time for the letting-go phase of your astrological cycle. Trick #1: Speak in a made-up language for at least ten…
Gay Cuckolding with Savage Love
Q: My husband and I have a pretty good sex life considering we are raising three kids, we both work full time, and I’m going to school. We have sex four to five times a week, sometimes daily. Before we married, it never occurred to me to check what he was looking at online. Now…
The Bland, Underwhelming Horror Schlock of ‘Morgan’
Morgan takes an interesting premise and discards it like it’s a rancid piece of trash. It’s high concept that devolves into low-grade horror schlock, resulting in one of the most predictable and disappointing endings you’ll ever see. If you insist on going, trust me and leave after 45 minutes – whatever ending you imagine in…
Delicate Boys, Solid Tunes: Austin Garage Rockers Hit SA
Not satisfied with being just another rock band from Austin playing the same venues over and over, Delicate Boys are, in their own words, also “Available for birthdays, and [they] will bring the clown”. It’s uncertain if any party planners have taken them up on the offer. But as advertised, the Boys do know a…
Oktoberfest Brews You Should be Drinking this Fall
Though August is still a faint memory, most brew retailers started lining up their Oktoberfest offerings in the middle of last month to help you stock up in advance of the real Oktoberfest. If you can’t make it to Munich by September 17, load up on these brews as picked by our beer scribes. Just…
Our Top 10 Picks for Fotoseptiembre 2016
Fotoseptiembre’s sheer size and sprawl can be a bit daunting and it might be difficult for the casual art aficionado (is there any such thing?) to know where to begin their journey through all the goodness that is this spectacular festival. It’s okay. Chill. While not even close to all the exhibits worth visiting this…
Raw Power: Bob Log III’s Stripped Down One-Man Rock
Primordial, wild, and unadulterated, there’s no shortage of words to describe the balls-to-the-wall brand of rock and roll wielded by Bob Log III of Tucson, Arizona who plays at Paper Tiger tonight. One man he may be, but thin his sounds certainly are not. With feet frantically pounding away on kick pedals rigged to a…
Iconic Mexican Photographer Graciela Iturbide Comes to Light in ‘A Lens to See’
As part of this year’s Fotoseptiembre, Ruiz-Healy Art will present “A Lens to See,” a solo exhibition of photography by Graciela Iturbide. The selections, gathered from the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University, one of the largest archives of contemporary Mexican photography, mark the first time Iturbide has been exhibited in a commercial gallery in Texas,…
Has Trump Turned Texas Into a Tossup State?
Donald Trump, the real estate mogul turned Republican presidential nominee who jumpstarted his campaign by calling Mexicans “rapists”, may have actually managed to accomplish something Democrats in Texas have been striving toward for decades: to turn the state, if not blue, at least purple. In what has been a year of rollercoaster (and sometimes asinine)…
Unusual Suspects at Play in Artist Buster Graybill’s Sala Diaz Show ‘Recreational Modernism’
An assistant professor at UTSA, Buster Graybill employs sculpture, installation, video and photography as “an all-terrain vehicle to traverse the rural landscape and reconnect with often-overlooked places.” Putting a conceptual spin on classic American pastimes like fishing and camping, Graybill’s previous projects encompass sculptural installations bursting with tangled inner tubes and a super-sized bronze catfish…
Fotoseptiembre Is Back and More Dazzling Than Ever
Now in its 21st year, Fotoseptiembre is finally old enough to celebrate with an adult beverage. And, celebrate it should. Since 1995, the homegrown, internationally renowned photography festival has consistently brought out the best in local photographers, curators and arts organizations while also bringing in important photographers from all over the world and increasingly drawing…
Taco Palenque Opened Its Second SA Location
Maybe it’s the Valley girl in me (Brownsville, what up?), but the opening of a second Taco Palenque in San Antonio makes for pretty exciting news. If you’re like me and are really into the Laredo, Texas-based fast casual eatery that specializes in bomb tacos, great fajitas, unlimited chips and salsa or you just want…
Former Drew’s American Grill Owner Is Opening Max and Louie’s New York Diner
Update, September 7 at 9:30 a.m.: Max and Louie’s New York Diner opened this morning and will operate 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the time being. Original post below: There were issues with Drew’s American Grill, sure. The place was too dang big, and I’m about 80 percent sure that building is haunted. But…
Blue Star Contemporary Brings Swedish Artist Patrik Elgstrom’s ‘Obstacle’ to Trinity
With the 2015 group show “Back from Berlin” (featuring works by Vincent Valdez, Cathy Cunningham-Little, Ricky Armendariz and Karen Mahaffy) and Thomas Cummins’ current solo show “Broken Lens,” Blue Star Contemporary has offered local art scenesters a glimpse of its Berlin residency, a three-month program that awards San Antonio artists with studio and living space…
World Heritage Festival Celebrates the Missions’ First Year of UNESCO Designation
The City of San Antonio celebrates the first anniversary of the Missions’ designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a multifaceted festival. In addition to a “Nuestra Historia” archival exhibition (10am-5pm daily, Presidio Gallery, 126 E. Nueva St.), the festival features several don’t-miss events. Notably, at Thursday’s San Pedro Creek Groundbreaking Ceremony, Opera San…
San Antonio Crab Shack Is a Laid-back Getaway
If you tire of the kitsch of Joe’s Crab Shack, but still need to get your crustacean fix, San Antonio Crab Shack is definitely worth several visits. Instead of the décor that haunts most seafood eateries (see: nets, expansive sea floor murals filled with sharks, schools of fish, and starfish, lifesavers, sand, stuffed sea creatures),…
San Antonio 100: Panchos and Gringos’ Badass Steak and Egg Breakfast Sandwich
We’re compiling a list of our favorite 100 dishes in the city with the San Antonio 100. Check back weekly for a new dish we love that either screams SA or you need to enjoy ASAP. Through the recent (we’ll say it) gentrification of San Antonio’s east side, a plethora of not-to-be-missed spots have opened…
New Vodka Distillery Opens Off Alamo Street This Weekend
Nick Spink’s hand-harvested cactus-paddle vodka, Spike, can lay claim to being unique — there’s nobody even close when it comes to out-there vodka-based materials. Quinoa might come in second. A distant second, on further thought. Here’s what I said about it in an earlier article: “It has an appealingly earthy green-ness that’s quite unlike any…
Get Ready for Oktoberfest at Real Ale Brewing Co.
That magical time beer lovers thirst for is nigh upon us. That time of year when the air cools down, the leaves change color, and the beer flows like wine: Oktoberfest! The annual German festival, over which all others are modeled, is held from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than 6…
LaborFest “Postpones” Concert After Performers Don’t Show
A local Labor Day music festival lineup that was supposed to include Chaka Kahn, Betty Wright and R&B trio The O’Jays was abruptly “postponed” after the festival’s organizer couldn’t pay the artists. Festival attendees started posting to LaborFest’s Facebook page and complaining to local media over the weekend after The O’Jays didn’t show for their…
Another Month, Another Horrific Case of Domestic Violence in San Antonio
San Antonio police say they were called out to Shannon Gomez’s apartment for a welfare check last Friday night after her concerned mother couldn’t get ahold of her. One of Gomez’s friends told the San Antonio Express-News that she’d gone missing earlier that day and hadn’t shown to pick up her kids from daycare. It’s unclear whether…
S.A. native stars in Oprah-produced series ‘Queen Sugar’
When San Antonio native and Harlandale High School graduate Marycarmen López moved to Los Angeles last year to see where life would take her in the entertainment industry, she had no idea what to expect. Most of her on-camera experience came from her role as a reporter, producer and host at the Spanish-language network Univision,…
Ten Shows to See This Week
Monday September 5 Mild High Club These ethereal pysch rockers will float into San Antonio for an early evening Labor Day show at K23. Exotic, warm and laid back, the five-piece band has a knack for crafting a lovely slacker sound. This go around, they’ll be supporting a new album that debuted August 26 via…
Curtain Call: ‘Evita,’ ‘Ghostbears’ and ‘The Foreigner’ Closing This Week
Thu 9/8 – Sun 9/11 The Foreigner Likened by theater critic Ben Brantley to “a Beverly Hillbillies or Green Acres episode with a social conscience,” The Foreigner is one of two enduring farces left behind by Larry Shue, a playwright and actor who died in a 1985 plane crash at age 39. Only slightly lesser…
Plenty of Untapped Potential (and Great Mules) at The Reservoir
At Daniel Rivera’s newest downtown venture The Reservoir, the feeling of untapped potential is palpable. Though the bar itself may be challenging to get to, owing to a lack of accessible parking downtown and the space itself is gorgeous. Beautiful exposed brick lines the back of the interior, while expansive cabinetry houses the bar’s liquor selection on the northernmost side…
Eating all the Tex-Mex Classics at Teka Molino
Even at Teka Molino’s relatively new location on Rittiman, it’s easy to see why the restaurant is a San Anto mainstay. Friendly, quick service and affordable prices make the Tex-Mex staple easy to love, but it’s the puffy tacos, fried cheese tacos, and enchiladas that have made believers out of locals for more than 70 years. Teka offers daily…
Last Call: Don’t Miss the Final Days of These Major Exhibitions
Sat 9/3 – Sun 9/4 “Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art of the Roberta and Richard Huber Collection” In colonial South America, as in other colonized regions around the world, art was a powerful means of propaganda, a devious device employing pathos and the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) appropriation of indigenous culture…
The Best Brisket I’ve Ever Had Is Coming to San Antonio
I don’t claim to know a whole lot about brisket, but I know what I like and what I don’t like. And I freakin’ love the brisket from 2M Smokehouse and Catering. The restaurant is on its way via longtime best pal Joe Melig and pitmaster Esaul Ramos, formerly with Austin’s La Barbecue. Friends since…
Latina Zine St. Sucia Submits SXSW Panel Proposal, Needs Your Vote
One of our favorite San Antonio zines, St. Sucia, recently submitted a panel proposal to participate in SXSW 2017. But first, they need your vote. The Latina print zine was founded in 2014 by Isabel Ann Castro and Natasha I. Hernandez as a way to make sure voices from local Latina artists and writers were heard. Now…
The Sandbar Will Close its Doors Today
The Sandbar Fish House & Market announced earlier today that today’s lunch service was its last. The restaurant, which has called The Pearl its home for the past seven years, is owned and operated by chef Andrew Weissman, who’s other restaurant at the Pearl, Il Sogno, will continue to operate as usual. “After 14 years in…
Scholars Decry Mexican American Studies Textbook Ahead of Public Hearing
With the Texas State Board of Education slated to host a public hearing on the state’s new Mexican American Studies textbook later this month (as well as a public comment period that ends today), scholars continue to decry the text, titled Mexican American Heritage, as inaccurate and deeply troubling. Among the many problems, they say:…
Screw Country—Jason Isbell is a Romantic Poet with a Southern Band
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell is, in theory, part of a select contemporary crowd—which includes Sturgill Simpson, Shovels & Rope, Margo Price, Lydia Loveless, and maybe ten others—that is not only keeping real country music alive, but expanding what it can be, sonically and lyrically. The truth of the matter is, Isbell has been at it…
Shows to See This Weekend
Friday, September 2 Kansas Supporting a new single, “With This Heart,” the progressive rock heroes will be bringing their prolific roster of hits and deep cuts to San Antonio featuring heavy hitting numbers like “Carry On My Wayward Son” and “Dust In the Wind.” $32-$100, 8pm, at the Tobin Center, 100 Auditorium Cir. (210)-223-8624 Friday September 2…
Texas Really Doesn’t Want Any More Syrian Refugees
Earlier this summer, it looked like Gov. Greg Abbott had lost his fight to keep Syrian refugees from being resettled in Texas when a judge dismissed the state’s lawsuit against the feds and a nonprofit tasked with resettling refugees in the state. Apparently Abbott’s struggle to keep Syrian refugees out of Texas is not yet…
Busted Sandal and Left Hand Brewing Team Up for MS Fundraiser This Saturday
Small and independent craft breweries have many pluses outside of the artisan brews they produce. Many craft breweries get very involved in their community and San Antonio is no different. This time Busted Sandal Brewing Co. has partnered with Longmont, Colorado-based Left Hand Brewing and their national cycling team, Team Left Hand, on a collaboration…
San Antonio Approves Police Union Deal Without Disciplinary Reforms
San Antonio’s City Council on Thursday approved a collective-bargaining agreement with the police union that doesn’t include any reforms to the department’s disciplinary process. By a 9-2 vote, with only council members Rey Saldaña and Ron Nirenberg opposing the agreement, the union prevailed after a nearly three-year fight and a brief lawsuit to secure a…
Police Search for Suspect Who Set Fire to Headless, Handless Body Found in South Side Dumpster
Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect who they say dumped a decapitated, handless body in a south side dumpster before setting it on fire. A resident at an apartment complex on the 2300 block of Goliad Road discovered the grisly scene at around midnight on August 21. At first, police say, the witness…
Trump Trolls Mexico, Revives Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric, Loses Big Texas Supporter
On Wednesday, after a bizarre swing through Mexico that ended about as strangely as you’d expect, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-immigrant stance in an Arizona speech after weeks of speculation that he’d changed his position on the matter. Trump emerged from a last-minute meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto…
Why You Need to Get to Luna Rosa Puerto Rican Grill Y Tapas
In a city of about 1 billion Tex-Mex restaurants, the authentic Caribbean flavors at Luna Rosa Puerto Rican Grill Y Tapas are a delicious change of pace. Located at Brooks City Base, Luna Rosa is an unassuming restaurant that offers many surprises inside. Upon entering, you’ll quickly forget that you’re in a strip center thanks…
Ray’s Pizzaria Just Opened Its Fifth Location
In delicious pizza news, Ray’s Pizzaria is spreading its New York-style pies to the 281 corridor. The local favorite announced the opening of its fifth shop on August 23. Known for its laid-back decor, great pies and accessible prices, Ray’s Pizzaria first opened at off Blanco Road and has grown to include spots on Fredericksburg,…
Alchemy Kombucha and Culture Is Giving Lunch Another Shot
The Five Points neighborhood is one of San Antonio’s most underrated neighborhoods, in my not-so-humble opinion. You’ve got great barbecue, addictive chicken fried steak, pretty protein bowls and now lots more greens available for lunch coming out of Alchemy Kombucha & Culture’s kitchen. Crafted by chef Jessica Rivera, the menu features a few dinner items…
10 Things You Have to Do This Holiday Weekend
Thu 9/1 “Complex 2,” “Remote Viewing,” “On My Mind, Again” & “Esprit de Corps” Architectural interventions, imagined landscapes, amplified nature and marching bands are but a few of themes examined in four exhibitions opening at the Southwest School of Art on Thursday and remaining on view through October 30. An Indiana-born artist, curator and freelance arts…
Savage Love: Dress & Tell
Q: I’m a 26-year-old gay male, and I like to explore my feminine side by wearing female clothes. I have a boyfriend who likes to do the same thing, but he doesn’t have the courage to tell his parents that he’s gay and explores his feminine side by wearing female clothes. I want to adopt…
Free Will Astrology (8/30/16-9/6/16)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Truth decay is in its early stages. If you take action soon, you can prevent a full-scale decomposition. But be forewarned: Things could get messy, especially if you intervene with the relentless candor and clarity that will be required for medicinal purification. So what do you think? Are you up for…
Texas Attorney General Sues Over Open Carry. Again.
Texas’ top law enforcement official has sued Waller County because it tried to ban open carry from its courthouse. Some might think that common sense says that allowing guns in a courthouse, where people go on what can be the worst day of their lives, makes sense. But not Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who…
Report: Texas Will Lead the Nation in Illness Caused by Oil and Gas Production By 2025
Texas will be the worst place in the entire country by 2025 for children suffering from asthma caused by pollution from oil and gas production. That’s according to a new report titled “Gasping for Breath,” which was released Tuesday by the environmental groups Earthworks and the Clean Air Task Force. The report predicts that nine years from…
There’s a Ramen Pop-Up on the Way Via Former Hot Joy Chef
Hold on to your fishcakes, people. A very familiar face is bringing a ramen pop-up to Brick at Blue Star on Monday, September 5. Quealy Watson, who recently finished a stint with The Old Main Assoc. after parting ways with The Empty Stomach Restaurant Group, will test out recipes for Tenko Ramen a project he’s…
Bexar County DA is an “Empirical Data Guy” Who Believes That Vaccines Cause Autism
This week, San Antonio’s top law enforcement official, the man voters have tasked with prosecuting anyone accused of a crime or securing justice for victims, stated, unequivocally, that vaccines cause autism. In a short video produced by the people behind Vaxxed: From Coverup to Catastrophe, a recent documentary that builds on the work of the…
