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You Don’t Need Kids to Enjoy Artpace’s Street Art Festival Chalk It Up
For a lot of local art lovers, “kid-friendly” might not be the first thing one associates with contemporary-art mainstay Artpace. And that’s probably one reason people love it. In a city obsessed with family events, Artpace, a downtown oasis for challenging works by up-and-coming local and international artists, is almost defiantly adult. And the defiant…
Campus Carry Allows Firearms at Texas Universities, But Leave Your Squirt Guns at Home
Students can tote handguns at universities across Texas when new campus carry laws go into effect on August 1, 2016. But their water or styrafoam-shooting counterparts? Not so much. Laws passed in the most recent legislative session allow concealed carry permit-holding gun owners over the age of 21 to carry firearms on campus. But universities…
Uber Is Back, Effective Immediately
San Antonio’s long contentious dance with transportation network companies seems to be coming to an end. Mayor Ivy Taylor just announced in a press release that Uber signed an operating agreement with the city that is “in compliance with the ordinance passed” in August. “I am pleased to announce that Uber is returning to San…
Our Favorite Bands for Halloween: The Cramps
Like a certain breed of sleazy, low-budget B-Z horror movies – chock full of gratuitous nudity, grindhouse exploitation and bizarre acting – the Cramps stitched together sex, violence and the macabre into a rock ‘n’ roll Frankenstein’s monster. Less like the match-made-in hell of Sid and Nancy and more Lily and Herman Munster, the Cramps…
Former Newspaper Editor Explores Rivalry Between Cities in ‘Austin Vs. San Antonio’
After being laid off from his job as editor of the San Antonio Express-News-owned community newspaper the Southside Reporter in September 2013, Noi Mahoney thought it might be as good of a time as any to switch gears and head down a different career path. While journalism had always been an important part of his…
The Spurs Hint at New Alternate Jerseys
The Spurs posted a Vine hinting at an addition to your their alternate uniforms, and, no, they aren’t bringing back the Fiesta colors that we all either love or hate. Sticking with the silver and black, these new jerseys looks like they boast new stitching. Don’t expect to see these at every game as the…
It’s The Sixth Anniversary of Bob Dylan’s WTF Christmas Album
Bob Dylan, no stranger to reinvention, (read: natural evolution that gets largely over-evaluated and blown way out of proportion by career-academics and pseudo-bohemian music critics) released maybe the most unexpected album of his career six years ago today. To be clear, Dylan, like any artist, can do whatever the fuck he wants, but so few…
What Else Is New? Spurs Top ESPN’s Ultimate Standings for the Second Consecutive Year
Another day, another confirmation of the Spurs’ spot as the gold standard in professional sports. Yawn. For the second straight year, the San Antonio Spurs topped ESPN’s Ultimate Standings, an aggregate ranking of every major basketball, football, baseball and hockey franchise franchise in the United States in Canada. In addition to wins and losses, the…
Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum Puts out Call for National, International Artists
The Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum has put out a call for national and international artists. Last year, nearly 400 artists applied for Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum’s open call. Two group shows — Everyday is Ordinary and Transmission — were curated from the hundreds of applications, along with two solo exhibitions that featured Cynthia…
Man Who Ambushed, Killed Cop May Be Second Texan Sentenced to Death in 2015
A man convicted of shooting a Bexar County Sheriff’s Department sergeant 26 times in 2011 may be the second Texan to be sentenced to death this year. A jury convicted Mark Anthony Gonzales Monday afternoon on a charge of capital murder. Gonzales killed Sgt. Kenneth Vann on May 28, 2011, while Vann was sitting at…
Game Night To Benefit Battered Women and Children’s Shelter
Feeling the itch for some good-natured bickering over Settlers of Catan? Here’s your chance that also supports a worthy cause. The Graduate Student Association of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio will host a game night fundraiser for the San Antonio Battered Women’s and Children’s Shelter on Tuesday, October 13. October is National Domestic…
4 Viewing Parties for Tuesday’s Democratic Debate
We won’t tell you who to vote for, but we will let you know where the best viewing parties are in town. Go listen to some mad stumping between Hillary “More Like Chillary” Clinton (she’ll be in SA this Thursday, by the way), Bernie “Feel The Bern” Sanders, and um, the other ones (Martin O’Malley,…
5 Shows to See This Week
Monday, October 12 The 24th Street Wailers Non-Canadians pay attention: jump blues band The 24th Street Wailers have been nominated for our northern neighbors’ highest honor, the Juno Award, for their newest effort Wicked. $10, 7:30pm, Sam’s Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson St., (210) 223-2830 Tuesday, October 13 New Kingston The Panton brothers’ dancehall trio New…
Jason Dady Hosts Lobster Week
It’s time for a simple quiz. Do you like lobster? A. Yes, of course. B. Only with ever meal. C. Never had it. D. Nah, it’s a sea spider. Do you enjoy Jason Dady’s restaurants? A. Yes. B. No. C. I’ve got the Insignia Burger tattooed on my chest. D. Duh. Are you into inexpensive…
The Last Days of Tony Kings: An American Story
SPONSORED The Last Days of Tony Kings: An American Story is first and foremost a love story. Readers who are seeking a tale of passion, action, adventure, and culture will be sure to find it within the pages of this book. Our main character is former Vietnam Veteran, Antonio Reyes, a Chicano man from ‘The…
Musings From ACL Sunday
4:30pm The Decemberists At first, it seemed clear that this band was in Iron and Wine’s current aural pocket, as if Sam Beam had an entirely different voice. The instruments are the same. The elements, the vibe. It’s sweeping folk rock and its appeal is more than understandable for those who really enjoy folk rock.…
How Not to Sneak a Bump of Cocaine at an Astros Game
If you’re going to sneak a key bump of cocaine in the stands of a Houston Astros game, at least try to not be so obvious about it. UFC fighter Derrick “The Beast” Lewis shot this video of a fan’s not-so-subtle attempt to snort what is presumably coke during the Houston Astros playoff win against…
Watch Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Wife Perform Tune ‘Pistol-Packin’ Mama’
Finally, a Texas politico (or at least the spouse of one) has produced a jam to rival Rick Perry’s hick-hop presidential announcement opus. Angela Paxton, wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, performed a song called “Pistol-Packin’ Mama,” at the 25th Anniversary Luncheon of the Golden Corridor Republican Women, a group for North Texas Republicans. Paxton’s…
Is There Any Modern American Musician Doing Anything This Legit?
On the heels of the Austin City Limits Festival, at a time when the FM airwaves and Top 40 charts are dominated by feckless renunciations of disaffected booty calls (“Hotline Bling”), still-wet-behind-the-ears attempts at lovelorn protestations (1989) and the regurgitation of said works by established craftspeople in what appears to be an attempt to rebrand aforementioned…
Police Stun City Council Member In Prairie View, Where Sandra Bland Died
If police in Prairie View, Texas don’t think you’re following instructions, expect them to use a stun gun on you — even if your on your knees with your back to the officers. That’s what happened to Prairie View City Council member Jonathan Miller last week when he approached police who were questioning four men he…
#CocksNotGlocks: UT Students to Use Giant Dildos to Protest Campus Carry
Students at the University of Texas at Austin plan to protest the controversial campus carry law when it goes into effect next year, and they’ll use gigantic cocks to hammer home their message. Using the hashtag #CocksNotGlocks, Jessica Jin is encouraging her fellow UT students to strap on giant dildos to their backpacks on August…
Musings from ACL Saturday
2:20pm – Father John Misty Josh Tillman slinks, almost shambles. He owns the stage, and much of the space surrounding it, for most of this set. He’s constantly moving — on the stage, leaping on the drums, off the stages into the Platinum Viewing Area, into the crowd. Not only is he everywhere, he’s giving…
Musings From ACL Friday
1pm – Son Little Guitarist and vocalist Son Little has a blues rock sound that’s very reminiscent of The Black Keys with its refined grunginess — except this guy is actually black. Numerous influences can be found in his sound. One direction that merited notice was a Police-era, Sting vibe. Not only are his songs…
The Brooklynite’s Turning 3 With a Bash, New Food Menu
Remember back when we didn’t know the joys of weekly tiki bashes? Yeah, me either. The Brooklynite (516 Brooklyn Ave., 210-444-0707), Jeret Peña’s first bar venture is celebrating its third anniversary on Tuesday, October 13 with several new menu options. To kick things off, the bar will feature its greatest hits menu with $7 drink…
Attagirl Is Hosting Its First Pop-Up this Monday
Two young whippersnappers are hosting the first-ever pop-up at Cullum’s Attagirl (726 E. Mistletoe Ave., 210-437-4263). The R&O Supper Club, comprised of Matt Garcia and Brandon Wright, will take over the chicken house on Monday, October 12 from 4 to 10 p.m. Themed “Not Your Grandma’s Kitchen” the evening will feature the young cooks making home-cooked…
Wake up to Waffles at Rosella This Weekend
Pancakes are fine and all, but why would you ever eat them if waffles are available? Crisp edges, pockets for your syrup and/or fruit compote … I could go on. There’s a reason waffles are a favorite of yours truly (and that of one yellow-haired female known as Leslie Knope), so I’m jazzed about Rosella…
Go on a Ghost Tour in San Antonio
While San Antonio’s ghosts are here year-round, October and Halloween bring heightened awareness to the Alamo City’s dedicated paranormal investigators. And since we’re one of the oldest city’s in the country in an area that humans have inhabited for thousands upon thousands of years, we have our share of unexplainable paranormal occurrences. Here’s a few…
A Prospective, Fake Menu for KISS’ AT&T Center Restaurant
Welcome to Rock & Brews, where you can eat food from the unwashed hands of a man who claimed to have slept with 5,000 women. Please check back frequently, for our menu changes almost every day depending on how much of Paul Stanley’s chest hair we have to use as a garnish. Hors D’oeuvre Ahi…
Spend Time Among the Living and Watch ‘The Walking Dead’ at Missions Untapped
Missions Untapped is hosting season 6 premiere watch party for The Walking Dead. They’ll have the episode in full HD on 4 screens. Enjoy their extensive selection of craft beer, and take in the carnage you’ve waited all year for. Season 6 promises to be bigger and better than ever, which is going to be hard…
The Twenty Somethings Go on a Pumpkin Spice Tour
‘Tis the season to overindulge in all that is pumpkin. We may laugh a bit at the basicness of pumpkin spice (thanks to Starbucks’ infamous and overly Instagrammed latte), but what about all the local pumpkin goodness? We traveled around San Antonio in search of some of the best pumpkin treats and found that pumpkin…
Forbes: H-E-B’s Charles Butt Still Has Way More Money Than You
Today in oddly reassuring news: Charles Butt, chairman and CEO of hometown grocery behemoth H-E-B, is still unimaginably wealthy. You may continue to find comfort in the knowledge that he has more money than you and everyone else in San Antonio. San Antonio’s low-key supermarket magnate was ranked as the 4th richest person in Texas…
To The Mix! No Boohoos Just Booze
Before the chairs go up, the bodily fluids are mopped, the tips are collected and the neon buzz is silenced on Danny Clift’s last weekend as the owner of the best, little dive on the St. Mary’s strip, there is still some bauchery to be de’d. Clift who has owned The Mix since 1996 1/2…
San Antonio Listed as ‘Secretly Cool’ City
Big news from the pages of the Huffington Post: the publication listed San Antonio as a “secretly cool city” earlier this week. The list made a splash on San Antonio social media accounts, and City of San Antonio staff to trumpeted it in a news release. The article also ticks off Jacksonville, Baltimore, Sacramento and…
Chela’s Tacos Opens New Spot in Alamo Heights
More reasons to drive the speed limit through Alamo Heights (so AHPD gives you more ojo) are around the corner as Chela’s Tacos opens its first brick-and-mortar location on Monday, October 12. The new spot at 5231 Broadway, Suite 117, will keep just about every menu item the beloved food truck carries including chicken cilantro, la…
Treasury Asks Internet to Suggest Woman for the $10 Bill, Internet Picks Beyoncé
The Castro in the Cabinet — not the Castro in the House of Representatives — joins his Obama administration counterparts in a brief YouTube video to ask the Internet for suggestions of a woman to grace the $10 bill. The social media campaign follows U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s announcement last June that the 2020 redesign of the…
The Planned Parenthood Facility on Babcock Is Properly Zoned and Permitted
A review contracted by the City of San Antonio concluded that the Planned Parenthood Facility at 2140 Babcock followed all applicable zoning and permitting rules. At Mayor Ivy Taylor’s behest, Mark White, a Kansas City-based attorney and planner, was hired to look into arguments from opponents, who dub themselves BloodMoneySA or the San Antonio Family…
Some Texas State Board of Education Members Don’t Know What The Big Deal Is With Textbook Misprints
Over the weekend, social media blew up over the misprint in a Texas social studies textbook that implies that African slaves were brought as “workers.” To make matters worse, the wording in that particular section of the textbook fails to distinguish indentured workers from slaves. McGraw-Hill Education said it “conducted a close review of the…
4 Ways to get Your Drink/Grub on This Week
Friday, October 9: Alamo Beer Brewery is hosting a weekend-long Oktoberfest that’ll kick off German festivities from biergarten to polka dancing with entertainment from The Tubameisters in between. Come Saturday to join in on polka lessons (with brewer James Hudec!) as well as dig in with some food truck grub and Alamo Brewery’s new ALAMO Oktoberfest…
Behind the Scenes of Our Chalk It Up Cover
Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of staging a colorful preview of this Saturday’s Chalk It Up right on the grounds of Artpace. Thanks to Artpace’s own Francesca Rattray and Amada Miller, we were connected with Southwest School of Art BFA student Ali Wiesse, who custom-crafted this week’s Current cover entirely with chalk. On Saturday from 10…
KRTU Announces Christian Scott on December 13 at the Tobin Center
Earlier this week, New Orleans trumpeter Christian Scott released a thrilling new record, Stretch Music. Out on the Ropeadope label, Scott’s album title serves as a genre statement for his own work, opening the borders of jazz to hip-hop, R&B, pop and beyond. Like Miles Davis’s explorations in the early ’70s, Scott’s amalgam of style…
Don Henley Dethrones George Strait, Slams Hip-hop
With Cass County, Eagles alum and bane of The Dude, Don Henley outsells San Antonio resident and reigning king of country, George Strait. Henley, who recently dubbed Frank Ocean “an arrogant little prick,” and had similar choice words for Kanye Kardashian, sold 89,000 copies and debuted at No.1 on Billboards Country Charts, to King George’s…
Guerilla Haiku Presents Sidewalk Chalk Poetry on Women’s Health Tomorrow
The Guerilla Haiku Movement, a travelling interactive public art exhibition, will bring 5-7-5-syllable sidewalk scrawlings to the area near the San Antonio Coalition for Life (154 Babcock Road) after 10 p.m. on Friday, October 9. Some of the works by Guerilla Haiku deal with community concerns and current events. On Friday, the poems outside the…
Did You Know That San Antonio’s Not a Sanctuary City?
Activists and organizations, such as LULAC, are working to change San Antonio from being an unofficial sanctuary city to officially becoming a sanctuary city. Currently, San Antonio is the only major city in Texas that is not a sanctuary city. But the idea of changing that is getting more attention, KSAT reported. In a sanctuary…
Are You Headed to Artpace Chalk It Up This Weekend?
SPONSORED Each year, Artpace Chalk It Up transforms downtown Houston Street into a canvas for professional artists – and wannabe artists of all ages. Last year, a torrential rain fell for a solid HOUR before the start of the event – and more than 22,000 people still turned out to watch artists create beautiful chalk…
10 Shows to See This Weekend
Thursday, October 8 Deer Vibes As Deer Vibes leader Michael Carrillo picks up steam with his side project Michael J and the Foxes, don’t expect the big band to get dropped anytime soon. Complete with their mini orchestra, indie rock darlings and local heroes Deer Vibes soothe with their majestic jams. With the San Antonio…
Rosie, the Pit Bull Who Was Doused with Acid, Nears Recovery
Atrocities such as animal cruelty rarely lead to happy endings. So it’s a remarkable and positive surprise that one case in San Antonio is moving in that direction. Rosie, the pit bull who was doused in hydrochloric acid, is making a recovery, according to a news release by Animal Care Services. The chemical burns caused…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 10/8 – Sun 10/11 Dixie’s Tupperware Party Since her early days entertaining “straight Republican white women” in Orange County living rooms, wayward Southern belle Dixie Longate — an over-the-top drag character created by writer/actor Kris Andersson — has earned comparisons to Dame Edna and emerged as an unlikely ambassador for Orlando-based Tupperware Brands Corp.…
San Antonio May Declare October 12 as Indigenous Peoples Day
Right at the beginning of City Council, Councilman Rey Saldaña used a point-of-privilege to announce that he will bring a resolution to the October 29 meeting that would designate October 12 as Indigenous Peoples Day. On Tuesday, Bexar County Commissioners Court did just that. October 12 is the day Christopher Columbus “discovered” the Western Hemisphere —…
Spurs Preseason Starts Tonight in Sacramento
With the addition of LeMarcus Aldridge and David West, San Antonio is prepping for an exciting NBA season. Coach Pop will get to see both Aldridge and West in action tonight against the Sacramento Kings during the Spurs’ first preseason game. According to the Spurs Facebook page, Boris Diaw, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony…
The Monterey Brings Back Greatest Hits
The countdown is on. As previously reported, The Monterey (1127 S. St. Mary’s St., 210-745-2581) is closing its doors on November 4, 2015, and we probably won’t ever get another eatery like it. Choose any of the following videos to play while you read about our culinary sadness. Did The Monterey introduce us to Brussel sprouts?…
Check Out These Behind-The-Scenes Shots From This Year’s Spurs H-E-B Commercial Shoot
October’s arrival marks the imminent return of what is undeniably the greatest thing about fall. And before anyone starts extolling the virtues of drinkable pie, I’m going to make it clear that, no, I’m not talking about the pumpkin spice latte. With the cooler temperatures and changing leaves comes the NBA season. But more importantly,…
South Texas Girl Sneezes Thousands of Times Per Day
This poor girl. Katelyn Thornley, a 12-year-old girl from Angleton, has been trapped in a sneezing fit for the past three weeks, according to CBS DFW. Thornley sometimes sneezes 20 times a minute. She doesn’t know how it started, and doctors have ruled out allergies or a virus. “It just started in little spurts. I…
You Can Be the Kid Arrested for Bringing a Clock to School This Halloween
October is here and the Halloween shopping extravaganza is in full force, with classic costumes, takes on celebrities and political figures, and, of course, stupid stupid ideas. The latest is from costumeish.com, which features 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed who was famously arrested by police in Irving, Texas for trying to impress his teacher with a clock he…
Rick Perry Abuse of Power Case Heading to Texas’ Highest Court
Former Lone Star State governor and failed presidential candidate Rick Perry hasn’t had the best year. Not only did his presidential campaign run out of money, forcing a close to his bid for the White House, he’s also had pesky criminal charges hanging over his head. Now his case is heading to the state’s highest…
Flavor File: Find out Where to Watch ‘American Horror Story’ This Season
Lady Gaga is spookin’ up the new season of FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel. To that effect, David Naylor at Park Social (224 E. Olmos Drive, 210-822-0100) is turning on half as many candles as usual and offering a macabre cocktail menu that reflects the theme for this season. Priced $9-$12 and available during weekly…
45 Friday at Faust Celebrates its Two-year Anniversary
Consider the 45 record. Smaller than its slower-spinning, more popular cousin the album, it’s a listening experience custom built for purists. Mastered a bit louder than an LP track and lacquered with bright, one-of-a-kind label decals, it’s all too easy to catch the collector’s bug and scoop these records up one song and one side…
Is Chief Keef That Shit We Do Like?
What the hell should we make of Chief Keef? Since bubbling his way out of the South Chicago drill scene in 2011, the 20-year-old rapper has forged a career that’s been equal parts brutal and bizarre. On Twitter, he’s as likely to taunt shooting victims as wax philosophical on self-development. He signed a multimillion-dollar recording…
SA Native Shea Serrano Breaks Down the History of Hip-hop in ‘The Rap Year Book’
Shea Serrano’s Twitter page is the only reason I continue to visit and haphazardly post on the platform. A quick highlight from last week: “wife is at yoga that means i’m watching the boys that means we’re listening to System of a Down v loud & breaking things being a dad is easy.” Thankfully, Serrano…
Why Is It So Hard for SA to Embrace Indigenous Peoples Day?
For at least a decade, Antonio Diaz has been on a mission: to convince county and city government to declare October 12 — the day Christopher Columbus arrived in the Western Hemisphere, leading to mass murder, slavery and the near-extinction of Native Americans in North America — as Indigenous Peoples Day. A fire has burned…
Creative Feats: Four More Works On Philippe Petit
As The Guardian reported last week, some of the 3-D images of Joseph Gordon-Levitt suspended 110 stories above New York are causing vomiting and nausea for vertigo sufferers. (Unrelated side note: I once signed an autograph for a drunk Englishman who thought I was Joseph Gordon-Levitt.) So, if you’re prone to spinnin’ like Lucille Castero…
Newsmonger: Chief McManus Is Back, the Cops Union Goes to Court, and SAWS’ Math Is a Little Off
McManus Returns City Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of William McManus as chief of the San Antonio Police Department on October 1, restoring him to the gig he left in December 2014. McManus earned universal praise for his law-enforcement prowess during the confirmation period, but how he was appointed is questionable: There were five other…
A’lante Flamenco Brings ‘Desplazados’ to 6th Annual Flamenco Fest
Flamenco, with its mixed roots in Spanish, Jewish and Moorish culture, may be the perfect art form to express ideas of migration and multiculturalism. With their latest production Desplazados, part of this year’s sixth annual Flamenco Fest at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, the Austin-based dance company A’lante Flamenco draws from recent events (such as…
Day Drinking at Make My Day Lounge
Cocktails, sport bars and dives — San Antonio’s got plenty of them. But the amount of bars where you can you partake in some judgment-free day drinking is limited. Whether you’re fresh off the late shift, still going from the night before or in need of a morning fix, Make My Day Lounge (12144 Nacogdoches Road,…
Savage Love: Gay Times
I’m a gay man who is ready to start cheating on my boyfriend. We’ve had a wonderful 3.5-year-long relationship full of respect, affection, support, and fun. I love everything about our relationship, and our sex life was great … until he moved in eight months into the relationship. At that point, he lost all interest.…
Elegant and Filling Veg-centric Dishes at Pharm Table
There’s a healthy overlap between what Pharm Table Café is trying to do and where it fits in the grand scheme of things. As the newest dining concept in downtown, the eatery is housed inside the Radius Center Building and brought to life by chef Elizabeth Johnson, a former instructor at the Culinary Institute of…
Free Will Astrology, Week of October 5
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If I warned you not to trust anyone, I hope you would reject my simplistic fear-mongering. If I suggested that you trust everyone unconditionally, I hope you would dismiss my delusional naiveté. But it’s important to acknowledge that the smart approach is far more difficult than those two extremes. You’ve got…
‘The Experience of Seeing’ Celebrates the Whimsical Side of Spanish Master Joan Miró
E.T. has found a home at the McNay Art Museum. Originally composed of a squashed straw basket, mechanical parts, a doll’s hand and bits of scrap metal, this friendly figure was transformed into solid bronze by the Spanish-Catalan artist Joan Miró (1893-1983) nearly 15 years before Steven Speilberg’s movie. Figure and Bird (1968), which children…
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