Get gritty this Christmas season at the Josephine Theatre for its rendition of The Unexpected Guest, a play featuring a lost man seeking shelter one misty night in a nearby house. Inside, however, is a horror waiting to be discovered, along with the suspected culprit and a tangle of lies. Just the performance to ready…
Harry Potter may drink butterbeer and pumpkin juice, but witch and wizard wannabes can get their fill of coffee in a new shop inspired by the series. Fans are getting excited about a new coffee shop in Corpus Christi that’s all about Harry Potter. Creatively named The Coffee MUGGle, the shop features Harry Potter decorations…
One Bexar County deputy is on administrative leave after an incident in which he and another person threatened to “shoot up” a Northwest San Antonio bar that ejected them. Detention Corporal Edmundo Renteria was placed on unpaid administrative leave over an “off duty incident,” according to a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office statement. The office also…
All aboard! Offering a warm new experience with a cold-but-gold tale, the Leon Valley Public Library will host a reading of Chris Allsburg’s 1985 picture book The Polar Express on Thursday, Dec. 20, complete with hot chocolate, nougat, bells and a visit from a mysterious special guest. All expenses paid, the journey begins at 6:30 p.m.…
PechaKucha pops up at the Tobin for the 32nd round of San Anto’s take on the global arts and culture series. The latest iteration features FL!GHT gallerist and Hot Wells guardian Justin Parr, head of collections and communication at the Linda Pace Foundation and mixed-media collage artist Kelly O’Connor (pictured), “plant-forward” chef and Pharm Table…
A Texas speech pathologist lost her contract working with a suburban Austin school district after she refused to sign a pro-Israel pledge in her contract. Bahia Amawi, a U.S. citizen who works with elementary school children with language issues, was dropped from her contract with the Pflugerville Independent School District after declining to sign the mandatory…
With timeless classics like “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” “All of You,” and “I Want to Know What Love Is,” Julio Iglesias’ legacy is fully intact. With the recent announcement of a 50th anniversary tour, his legend status is about to become even more renowned. On top of recording with folks like Frank…
A woman was found unresponsive on a San Antonio street in what police say may have been a scooter crash. San Antonio police responded to a call about an injured woman found on the city’s East Side just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Police said the driver of a cement truck discovered the woman on North Walters…
Tip-toeing through a diverse array of genres including progressive metal, funk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, and avant-garde music, Buckethead might be the weirdest and most elusive guitar player of all time. Though mostly a solo artist, the guitarist has collaborated with many a high-profile artists such as Axl Rose, Bill Laswell, Les Claypool, Bernie Worrell, Iggy…
There’s a new name on San Antonio’s culinary scene, but the folks behind it aren’t exactly new faces. Borrowing its name from Fight Club protagonist/antagonist/narrator Tyler Durden, the Durden Food Group comprises Jerry Moreno, Gino Vidal, Daniel Orta and Sohayla Hendrix — four friends with more than 40 years of restaurant experience between them, including various…
The absolute unit that is Guy Fieri has been to San Antonio many times in the past, and has featured numerous local restaurants on his popular show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. For his follow-up to that show, called Triple D Nation, Guy will be revisiting older, classic restaurants that he went to before as well…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. State Rep. Celia Israel (D-Austin) of Texas House District 50 has filed a bill banning conversion therapy for consideration during the next session of the Texas Legislature which begins in January. Conversation therapy, also known as reparative therapy, is psychotherapy aimed at changing…
Unbeknownst to me, Tom Morello had just wrapped up a set at Emo’s off Riverside up in Austin this past Saturday night. Leaving my own show on the East Side, I made my way to Buzzmill Coffee to wait for my boyfriend to scoop me up to head back to his place. I was sipping…
It’s that festive time of year, and food is part of the celebration. Here’s a sampling of San Antonio restaurants serving up to — and sometimes on — Christmas. Bakery Lorraine // The ever-growing local bakery chain has desserts covered for your holiday parties. Bakery Lorraine will have pies, Buches de Noel and limited edition holiday-themed…
Reed O’Connor, the Texas District Judge who last week declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, isn’t getting much love right now — not even from fellow conservatives. After his ruling late Friday — which could boot millions off health insurance and eliminate protections for those with pre-existing conditions — he’s been hit with a tidal wave of…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. In 2012, Tanya Walker took the $200 her father loaned her to see a doctor. She was in the aftermath of a divorce and needed a prescription for antidepressants, she said. But her doctor in Texarkana found signs of hypertension and prediabetes — problems Walker knew…
A video making the rounds on social media will likely be the most puro thing we see this week. Twitter user @isaac_tx shared a 14-second video of a girl dancing at St. Mary’s Street bar El Ojo during the weekend. Sounds pretty standard, right? Well, she’s dancing with a Dos Equis on top of her…
Remember when T-Pain ruined our collective childhood by telling us that on “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” that part where he’s like “I’m a buy you a drank / ooooh weeeee” is actually “I’m a buy you a drank / and then.” It’s “and then” not “ooh wee” but really it’s whatever you want it…
It may be more than three months away, but Spurs legend Manu Ginobili is already plenty nervous about his retirement ceremony. On March 28, the Spurs franchise will retire No. 20 in honor of Ginobili’s longtime and iconic tenure with the Silver & Black. As for Ginobili, he knows the event will be extremely emotional.…
The hype surrounding experimental hardcore rap trio Death Grips, especially in the early 2010s made the band super suspect to me. And while they aren’t the first to make noisy hip-hop ever (see artists like Moodie Black, B_L_A_C_K_I_E, and CLPPNG) the energy of their live show and their punk rock sensibilities garnered enough attention for…
Telsa will open a second San Antonio showroom among the 11 stores it’s bringing online this week. Eccentric, spliff-puffing billionaire Elon Musk’s electric car company will open the new Alamo City location in the La Cantera shopping center, according to a Twitter announcement. The location joins Tesla’s existing S.A. showroom and service center in the Dominion.…
Under pressure from South Texas elected officials, the army has removed military-grade wire along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border the Trump administration had targeted for higher security, according to ABC News. Army personnel took down two miles of wire from city-owned land in Laredo, the report said, citing Border Patrol personnel. The action came…
They may have titled their most recent LP The Sciences, but stoner rock legends Sleep proved themselves to be alchemists, turning lead-heavy riffs into gold Friday night at the Paper Tiger. The doom-mongering power trio hit the stage surprisingly early, lumbering into action before 10 p.m. They owned it right out of the gate, piling…
If you picked a copy of the latest Current, you’ll see that we threw Ministry’s ferocious frontman Al Jourgensen on the cover. Why, you ask? For over three decades, San Antonians have championed all things industrial and metal, and with Ministry’s amalgamation of both genres, we ate that shit up back in the ’80s. Even…
They might typically be known for their seafood dishes, but that isn’t going to stop Shuck Shack from adding new Nashville-inspired hot chicken to the menu. The new menu, dubbed “Shuck and Cluck,” includes old favorites like the fresh Maine lobster roll, southern fried catfish, and a selection of east and gulf coast oysters, as…
The City of San Antonio’s latest contract with AT&T requires the telecom behemoth not to block lawful content or slow down connection speeds for internet service it provides to the city. Sounds like a reasonable concession to include in a city contract, right? But the contract reached earlier this week is a victory for San…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. EL PASO — U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke said Friday that his political future won’t be dictated by fellow Texas Democrat Julián Castro’s decision to seriously consider a run for the White House. “I think it’s something positive for the United States that he can offer and…
Among the sort of people who have time for that kind of thing, there’s an ongoing debate about whether Joe Dante’s gory creature-feature masterpiece Gremlins is really a Christmas movie or just a movie set at Christmastime. Meaning, Phoebe Cates’ tragic monologue about Christmas Day disappointment aside, is there enough of the true spirit of…
Earlier this season, Seagoville High School standout LaMarcus Aldridge recorded the 17,190th point of his professional career, overtaking fellow Dallasite Chris Bosh to become the highest-scoring native Texan in NBA history. Through 10 seasons, Houston native Jimmy Butler is approaching 8,000 career points, putting Aldridge’s gaudy scoring numbers in perspective. After forcing a trade from…
Brian Wilson, beloved Beach Boys mastermind (especially when The Beach Boys actually got good) and solo artist, will come to town with a talented crew of musicians and singers to offer up a special dose of holiday cheer. For this rare show, Wilson and company, including longtime bandmates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, will present…
Chances are if you go down a rabbit hole of Facebook videos for hours at a time before falling asleep, you’ve come across one or two of this musician’s videos. Marc Rebillet has become a viral Internet sensation with his quirky personality that translates into well-written and executed looping patterns that hit a variety of…
Probably best known for securing the intro music for the beloved show making fun of hipsterdom Portlandia, Washed Out has weirdly become iconic for this generation of millennials. Former Current music editor Matt Stieb explained this idea really well a few years back Washed Out headlined Maverick Music Festival: “Oddly enough, Washed Out has not…
If you love something, make a gingerbread house of it? At least that’s what one San Antonian did. Elizabeth Gonzalez shared a photo of this very Texan gingerbread house on Twitter this week. That’s right, a Whataburger gingerbread house. Texas Forever pic.twitter.com/XDg6p4YDU7 — Elizabeth Gonzalez (@eliz_gonz) December 10, 2018 Her ode to Whataburger includes the…
Alyssa Milano spent some time in San Antonio earlier this week to bring attention to migrants seeking asylum. The actress and activist is plenty vocal about human rights issues, especially immigration, on Twitter, but she also put herself to work during her Texas trip. She joined RAICES, the locally-based immigrant and refugee legal services provider,…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. Texas again executed far more inmates than any other state in 2018, according to year-end reports released Friday by two groups critical of the death penalty. With no other executions scheduled for the year, tallies from the Death Penalty Information Center and the Texas Coalition to…
A day after former San Antonio mayor Julián Castro said he’ll soon announce his official decision about running for president, his twin brother Joaquin went on national television and declared it a done deal. Whether it’s just wishful thinking or the truth, Joaquin — a Democratic congressman — committed his brother to running for president…
The Historic Pearl will host its second annual Posada at Pearl in the traditional spirit of the Christmas holiday. Father David Garcia and Las Misiones will lead guests through a retelling of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. Posadas have been celebrated throughout Latin America, Spain, Mexico and the United States for more than 400…
Get ready to be schooled in hardcore history, San Antonio. Fear — whose mix of offensive humor and jackhammer musicianship helped define West Coast hardcore punk — will roll through San Antonio as part of a Texas tour celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary. Although not the only punk outfit cranking up both tempos and anger…
If you’ve been on the edge of your seat waiting to see how the search for a new city manager unfolds, go ahead and scoot your posterior back into place. Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced late Thursday that the position is now posted on the City’s website and that the application process is open through Thursday,…
Councilman William “Cruz” Shaw will step down from his seat on city council to become a judge. According to a press release from the City, Shaw will vacate his District 2 seat effective Monday, January 7. He was elected in June 2017 following a run-off against incumbent Alan Warrick. “It has been an honor and…
Climate Action SA’s coalition of environmental groups is so thrilled about the closure of CPS Energy’s oldest and dirtiest coal plant, they’re throwing a celebration party. The 30-plus member organizations will host a Saturday, Dec. 15 sendoff for the J.T. Deely coal-fired power plant, which CPS is expected to close by year-end. The plant pumps out 4.2…
There’s plenty of regional grocery market chains that have a dedicated following: Wegmans, Giant Eagle, Publix, Aldi and, of course, H-E-B. But one Eater writer is arguing that the Texas-based chain is the “cultiest cult grocer in America.” It goes without saying that Texans love H-E-B, especially native Texans who longer live in the Lone…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. Tech giant Apple announced Thursday that it plans a massive expansion of its facilities in Austin, a move that it says will include an investment of $1 billion and will initially add around 5,000 jobs. The company said the expansion will make it the largest employer…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. Patrick Von Dohlen, president of the anti-LGBT San Antonio Family Association (SAFA), issued an action alert to his members urging them to oppose the appointment of a lesbian business woman to a mayoral commission. “Here we go again…,” the December 11 alert reads.…
A week after a UTSA mom chatted up a group of young women about her son in hopes of finding him a girlfriend, her son and one of those women look ready to go on a second date. The big question is where they’ll end up. If you’re not up to date with the story,…
We’ve seen a lot of San Antonio ingenuity on display on the roadways lately — remember the Smart Car jammed into a pickup bed? But those kinds of roadway risks don’t always pay off. Case in point: A video posted by Twitter user @moaz1z shows an Alamo City motorist hauling ass down the Interstate while…
The concept for the naughty literary series Naked Girls Reading came about when Chicago-based Frankie Vivid returned home to find his wife, burlesque performer Michelle L’Amour, reading a book in the buff. Delivering precisely what its title suggests — “a small cast of beautiful ladies removes their clothing (yes, all of it) and reads personal…
The brainchild of artists Stuart Allen and Cade Bradshaw, Bridge Projects hosts workshops for people of all ages to crack their knuckles and put those creative muscles to work. At its latest event, attendees will sculpt a working lamp from paper. Each ticket holder will leave with a hanging light that resembles a fluffy cumulus…
Being 32 years old, it’s hard to imagine touring for 50 years like Elton John mentioned last night at his performance at the AT&T Center. It’s even harder to imagine the kind of life experiences the Englishman has had as he continues to shine radiantly into the world. This year, the 71-year-old artist began his…
At least one San Antonio veteran had a walk-on role in a tale of political intrigue reported last week by the Washington Post. Shortly after President Trump’s election, lobbyists for the Saudi government reserved a large block of D.C.-area hotel rooms — including 500 in a Trump-owned property — to offer U.S. veterans free trips to…
Loud, heavy and deliberately sounding like a bunch of drunk dudes just banging shit and screaming, Pissed Jeans manage to take listeners to the fringes of what people might consider “sloppy,” but reign things in with interesting rhythms and riffs to give their sound some balance. “The idea was to start a different kinda Punk…
We now have a date for Alamo City wonder-twin Julián Castro’s announcement whether he’ll run to unseat President Donald Trump. The former San Antonio mayor and Obama housing guru told the Associated Press he’ll reveal his decision January 12. What’s more, the Democrat sent an email announcing a Wednesday afternoon news conference at his family’s home to…
The life (and eventual death) of Selena Quintanilla-Perez will be the subject of an upcoming Netflix series. Simply titled Selena: The Series, the new show will be a scripted retelling of the late Tejano star’s rise to fame, according to Vice. The coming-of-age story will chronicle her humble beginnings in Corpus Christi and her short-but-influential…
What’s better than brunch? Or dogs? Bringing the two together! The newly-reopened Tucker’s Kozy Korner will welcome influencers Eat It, B and safood.e to host a Puppy Brunch this Saturday. While plenty of dog moms and dads are used to brunching it up with their own pups, the Animal Defense League will be bringing adoptable…
Thank global warming for snow coming to Texas more often. Strong winds and a possibility of snow are in store for the Hill Country Thursday, according to reports from the National Weather Service. Gusty winds are expected all day for much of South Central Texas. An interesting forecast for Thursday night/early Friday across the Hill Country…
It was a dark and stormy day. Well, grey at least. And threatening. Whatever, I wandered into the new Chela’s on North St. Mary’s in search of some soupy solace. There at the order counter was a sign suggesting Crazy Fideo. Disregarding the fact that this should not be translated, “fideo loco” being a much…
On the morning of November 16, San Antonio-based curator and art historian Ruben C. Cordova learned that his Facebook account had been permanently deactivated. Cordova, who had visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recent exhibition “Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now)” earlier in the year, had just uploaded to the social media site…
There hasn’t been a shortage of strong female characters portrayed on the big screen this year. From empowered ensembles battling hybrid beasts in Annihilation and running heists in Ocean’s 8 and Widows to smaller, individual offerings like the coming-of-age narratives in Wildlife and Puzzle, Hollywood seems to have finally started to embrace the notion that…
“Y’all think I’m going to hell for that one?” Mike Epps asks the audience after a particularly over-the-top bit in his special Underrated … Never Faded & X-Rated. The response sounds like a unanimous “Yes.” Whether he’s raging against trade school commercials or admitting that people still call him Day-Day (his character in Next Friday),…
The San Antonio Symphony decks the Tobin’s halls for its annual Holiday Pops performance, joined by the 120-voice all-volunteer Mastersingers choral ensemble. Highlights from the program include Gustav Holst’s Christmas Day, Ave Maria from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil and Hallelujah from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Christ on the Mount of Olives, alongside crowd favorites “Let It…
In “Volver,” artist Edicta Pineda circles back to matters of the heart. Drawing from her upbringing in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Pineda fuses the archetypical imagery of the heart with the colors and textures of her early memories, Wayuu heritage and religious faith. Comprised of myriad materials, including plastic, yarn and bits of jewelry, Pineda’s work celebrates…
Editor’s Note: The following is City Current, a column of opinion and analysis. City council’s vote last week to approve a new hotel fee dedicated to funding tourism marketing and advertising was a lost opportunity. Not because the funds won’t help fill hotel beds, sell sugary margaritas and fatten the wallets of River Walk servers. They…
The heavyweights of heavy are lumbering through the Alamo City as part of a nine-date mini-tour. Since reuniting in 2009 and periodically taking its punishing live show on the road, Sleep has maintained the rep it seized in the ’90s as the ultimate stoner rock band. And the trio’s new LP, The Sciences, aptly dropped…
District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval and Mayor Ron Nirenberg are pushing for a more open and accountable city government, which would include livestreaming more meetings and clearing obstacles for citizen feedback. Critics say it’s about time. In the midst of unprecedented growth, San Antonio is taking on major decisions about housing, transportation and economic development…
Q: Straight and married but not boring, and heading to my parents’ house for our first family Christmas since my asshole MAGA brother “stumbled over” the Tumblr blog where the wife and I posted about our sexual adventures. (Pics of MMF threesomes and cross-dressing/pegging sessions, plus some dirty “true enough” stories.) My brother has always…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1930, some British mystery writers formed a club to provide each other with artistic support and conviviality. They swore an oath to write their stories so that solving crimes happened solely through the wits of their fictional detectives, and not through “Divine Revelation, Feminine Intuition, Mumbo Jumbo, Jiggery-Pokery, or Act…
When we found out Ministry was celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Land of Rape and Honey by playing a chunk of the record live on its current tour, we were more than a bit stoked. With the release of that 1988 album, Ministry emerged as leaders of a then-new fusion of industrial music and…
Much like that other perennial cable-force-fed fave It’s a Wonderful Life, absolute inundation at holiday time has left many of us numb to just how fudged-up A Christmas Story truly is. If not for the gently sardonic nostalgia of screenwriter-narrator Jean Shepherd’s voiceover, much of this episodic reminiscence of childhood humiliation and disappointment would play…
Elton John doesn’t need much introduction. The “Tiny Dancer” singer who also, lest we forget, pumped out the jams on Disney’s The Lion King with “The Circle of Life,” “Can You Feel The Love Tonight,” and “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King,” announced earlier this year that he’ll be embarking on a farewell tour…
Christmas Eve, 1914: Hunkered down in the trenches, British soldiers heard something unusual – instead of exploding shells, strains of the carol “Stille Nacht” began to cross No Man’s Land as German soldiers sang to mark the holiday. Soon after, soldiers began to lay down their weapons and cross into No Man’s Land. They exchanged…
As legend has it, la Virgen de Guadalupe made her first miraculous appearance to the indigenous peasant Cuauhtlatohuac (better known as Juan Diego, who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002) on a hillside outside present-day Mexico City on December 9, 1531. She wanted a shrine erected in her honor, but Juan Diego…
