Upon its debut in 2015, PAX South quickly rallied San Antonio’s ravenous gaming community, reportedly attracting “well into the tens of thousands.” Part of a family of gaming expos under the umbrella of Penny Arcade — an “online phenomenon” formed in 1998 by Jerry “Tycho” Holkins and Mike “Gabe” Krahulik — the three-day affair beckons gamers…
In the midst of the political firestorm on Capitol Hill over the fate of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — a program that protects immigrants brought into the country as children from deportation — a California federal judge has blocked the Trump Administration’s attempt to scrap the program altogether. On Tuesday evening, U.S. District Judge…
San Antonio Police Officer’s Association — essentially, the SAPD union — has formally asked the city to place Chief William McManus on administrative leave for the way he handled a recent smuggling case. In case you need a refresher: On December 23, SAPD arrested a semi truck driver for smuggling 12 immigrants in his trailer. Instead…
San Antonio is as obsessed with Nawlins culture as ever and we can celebrate Mardi Gras with native New Orleans once more with the second El Mardi Gras block party on February 11 from 1-7 p.m. Held last February in advance of Mardi Gras 2017, El Mardi Gras is put on by Susan and Pieter…
A pregnant woman living in North Texas and her dog were able to fight off a home invader Monday morning, according to Dallas’ WFAA. Authorities responded to an assault call in the outskirts of Granbury, about 45 miles southwest of Fort Worth, around 6 a.m. on Monday. Police spoke to a 25-year-old female victim that…
Playing loteria is often a must for many Mexican and Mexican-American families, whether it’s at a party or just for fun on a weekday night. But for one Texas man, loteria is taking on a much bigger meaning. Twitter user @DiegoSkates decided to pay respect to his grandparents while also incorporating the Mexican bingo game.…
We realize that Valentine’s Day is like, a month out, but it’s time to start nailing down those dinner reservations and date plans. To help with that, we’ve found a couple of shows that will remind bae that you definitely know how keep that fire goin’ in your relationship. Even though Valentine’s Day falls on…
Councilman Rey Saldaña has become the first in City Council to publicly support how San Antonio Police Chief William McManus handled a recent human smuggling incident. “I fully support Chief McManus’ process and protocol in handling incidents of human smuggling and trafficking,” Saldaña said in a Monday press statement. “These procedures have long been spelled…
A Baytown woman killed her husband and two children before killing herself while on vacation, according to the Galveston Police Department. Police said a guest at the San Luis Resort called around 4:30 a.m. on Monday to report several gunshots coming from the eighth floor. When officers arrived and forced their way into the room,…
A man was struck by a car after a driver swerved to avoid hitting a dog that ran into the street in South Bexar County, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Authorities said that a man was walking the dog near FM 1937 and Bluewing Road around 8 p.m. on Monday. The dog ran into the…
San Antonio is a city of attractions. There are historic attractions. There are shopping attractions. There are late night boozing attractions. And now there are escape room attractions. Escape rooms were first developed by the company SCRAP in Kyoto, Japan in 2007. The idea was based off of video games with the same objective -…
Pinch Boil House & Bia Bar is popping up with some noodle-y goodness this Thursday. The seafood eatery, not even a year old, will offer noodles and snacks, including oxtail yakisoba, soba noodles + crab, kale kimchi and pickled beets to name a few. Treats are up to $14 and will be dished out from…
An Austin man is facing charges after he admitted to drowning a cat. An arrest affidavit said a woman asked police to perform a welfare check on her boyfriend Jonathan Wong early Saturday morning since he was “feeling suicidal.” She said he told her that he had harmed her cat inside their South Austin apartment…
Nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have legally been allowed to reside and work in the United States for close to two decades will be required to leave by 2019, following a decision by the Trump Administration. Secretary of Homeland Security Kierstjen Nielsen announced on Monday that El Salvador would no longer be one of…
A new Martin Luther King, Jr. parade representing five counties in North Texas has selected an honorary grand marshal that, in the words of the Arlington NAACP, “has done more to damage and undermine African-Americans and Latino civil and voter rights … than any other modern-day Texas Governor.” You guessed it: Governor Greg Abbott will…
Booze brands from all across the land will be in San Antonio this week showing off their particular portfolio. Even if you’re only slated for one or two official San Antonio Cocktail Conference parties/seminars (find all of the ones we’re not going to miss here), you can still enjoy cocktails throughout several of the city’s…
A couple living in Katy, a suburb of Houston, pleaded guilty to forcing a Nigerian woman to work nearly 20 hours every day for two years without pay. A federal court ordered them to pay the woman more than $121,000 in restitution, according to the Associated Press. Chudy Nsobundu and his wife Sandra were also…
Who knew that Brad Pitt was a Spurs fan? Well, no one can know for sure since he’s never posted about them on social media, he’s never made his way to the Alamo City for a home game (as far as we know), but his $40,000 bid on “an exclusive experience with the San Antonio…
Picante Grill will no longer be dishing out their prized enchiladas and interior Mexican fare. Owner Gonzalo Pozo told the San Antonio Express-News that he will now focus on his banquet and catering properties, Magnolia Gardens and Hacienda Santa Maria. A note was posted on the restaurant’s entryway last week. Picante Grill dished out Mexican…
On December 21, Bexar County deputies opened fire on an unarmed woman suspected of car theft, killing her and an unrelated 6-year-old boy who happened to be inside a mobile home she was standing in front of. While all deputies on the scene reported seeing a gun on the suspect, Amanda Lene Jones, at some point in…
A co-defendant in the criminal trial regarding Senator Carlos Uresti’s alleged involvement in an “investment Ponzi scheme” unexpectedly pleaded guilty Monday morning. The case involves a now-defunct fracking company, Four Winds, which allegedly accepted millions of dollars from investors who were told their money would go towards purchasing frack sand. According to the indictment, the investors…
The Houston Astros are going on tour, and the World Series champions are bringing their trophy to San Antonio. The team’s Championship Trophy Tour kicked off Monday and will make stops in the Houston area all this week. The Astros will also be showing San Antonio some love and will display the prized trophy on…
On Sunday evening, Oprah Winfrey used her Golden Globes acceptance speech to deliver a message of systemic change and empowerment for the country’s oppressed. At the same time, behind a much smaller podium inside an old wax paper factory in Dallas, former Sheriff Lupe Valdez did the same. “I believe in a life of service,…
Wasn’t Insane Clown Posse just here? The answer would be, yes. Yep, the horrorcore, rapping, killer-clown duo graced San Antonio last October on – get this – Friday the 13th. But that’s not stopping the clowns from coming back to town. Here’s your chance to get spooky … in March? Metalcore boys Atilla are also…
Devin Brown, a former San Antonio Spurs and University of Texas at San Antonio basketball player, was arrested late Sunday night after police suspected he was driving while intoxicated, according to KSAT. Brown, 39, was arrested off Loop 1604 West while driving a Chevy Trailblazer. Records from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office show that Brown…
The former H-E-B Vice President and Central Market founder who was found guilty of 48 counts of possession and promotion of child pornography has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison. John Campbell, 66, was arrested in 2014 after he accidentally attached a pornographic image of a minor to a work email sent to…
As at least one prominent cocktail event, New Orleans’ Tales of the Cocktail, seems to be faltering, the San Antonio Cocktail Conference only appears to be growing and improving, now in its seventh year. You’d be excused for being skeptical about “bigger and better than ever” claims — but in this case they’re true. Here,…
The driver was arrested on December 23. The 11 adults and one minor riding in their semi-truck trailer were unharmed. The trip may have originated in Laredo. The passengers may be from Guatemala. In the past few days, details surrounding a recent smuggling incident in Northeast San Antonio have slowly come into focus. But what’s…
Former quarterback and Hall of Famer Brett Favre was spotted in South Texas Thursday morning while on a hunting trip, according to KSAT. Esteban Lopez, a Benavides resident, posed next to the former football star for a photo and uploaded it to Facebook. Since retiring from the NFL in 2011, Favre has been spotted during…
Weird and wild rapper Riff Raff will play the Paper Tiger this spring. In case you don’t know, Riff Raff first got our attention in 2009 when he was a contestant on MTV’s From G’s To Gents. He even had the network’s logo tattooed on his neck, which basically meant he could use “MTV” to…
While the organizers behind the Botánica Music & Arts Festival tried to compensate the loss of acts like Major Lazer, Bishop Briggs and Blackbear with full access to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, they’re now doing one better with a revised lineup. Following the outcry over Botánica being cut down to one day, organizers added Lil Yachty,…
Buying a house in this market isn’t always feasible, but you can dream. So dream big and set your sights on these two Texas homes that were featured on Fixer Upper. Agent Jennifer Roberts with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has two listings that will have you wishing you could call them home. Firstly, the…
Mia Khalifa, known for her career as an adult film actress, visited a San Antonio chiropractor on Wednesday and gave him a shout-out on Instagram. Khalifa, who lives in Austin, made her way down I-35 to find some pain relief after a neck injury. On Instagram, where she has more the 4.6 million followers, Khalifa…
Sarah Silverman may be known for her career as a comedian and actress, but you can add life coach to her skill set. Last week, Silverman was responding to ANOTHER troll who was criticizing her profile in BUST Magazine (to which she also responded with a genuine message). A Twitter user by the name of @jeremy_jamrozy…
New year, new food event foodies will want to pencil in their calendars if they’re into a) tailgating b) Jason Dady or c) chill vibez. The Iron Chef-testant and owner of Range, The Bin, Shuck Shack, Tre Trettoria, Tre Enoteca and Two Bros. BBQ Market (which is bottling its sauces by the way), shared the…
In a move eerily reminiscent of a Final Destination scene, two San Antonio teenagers allegedly threw a tree log at a car windshield while a man was driving along I-10, News4SanAntonio reported. Richard Ricondo, the man behind the steering wheel, told News4 he had spotted something unusual on the side of the road while he…
Two people are being treated for burns following an explosion at a Southside motel early Friday morning. Firefighters responded to the scene of Ever-Kleen Motel near Mission Concepción around 4 a.m. after an explosion started a fire in one of the rooms. A man and a woman were taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center…
There will be more reasons to get to The Point Park & Eats later this spring when owners Denise Aguirre and Noel Cisneros open The Point Coffee House. The interior of the The Point is in the process of being remodeled into a coffee bar with cafe-style seating. According to Aguirre, who shared the news…
As Stone Oak’s Marioli prepares to turn 10 this year, chef-owner Mariana Oliver is honing in on authentic Mexican fare and adding a twist to the traditional rosca de reyes. Enjoyed on January 5 leading into the 6 to celebrate Epiphany (when the Magi reached 8-ounce, 6-pound Baby Jesus), the roscon or rosca de reyes…
Update — Dec. 5, 3:30 p.m.: This post has been since been updated to reflect comments from San Antonio City Councilman Greg Brockhouse. On December 23, San Antonio police detained Herbert Alan Nichols for smuggling a dozen immigrants in the back of his semi truck. He was stopped near Splashtown, where police sat the passengers…
Experimental pioneers on a mission to “support of new ideas in the arts” and encourage “visionary thought and non-traditional approaches,” Jump-Start Performance Co. has premiered upward of 500 original works since its formation back in 1985. With a fond look back at their roots in the era of “big hair and Purple Rain,” the veteran…
The Current loves a good Girl Gang. And our resident gals are putting on their best boots during the San Antonio Cocktail Conference for a Honky Tonk Takeover at Paper Tiger on Saturday, January 13. Made up of founding members Danielle Chapman, Denise De Glopper, Haleigh Guillory, Karen Tartt, Zulcoralis “Zulco” Rodriguez, and Vanessa Vara, Girl Gang SA is…
The city will be buzzing this Saturday during the sixth annual San Antonio Coffee Festival at La Villita, and you won’t have to squeeze into Maverick Square to sample more than 80 types of roasts from local coffee purveyors either. According to festival founder Linda Brewster, the SACF will feature a larger footprint into Plaza…
San Antonio’s seen a 16 percent drop in murders in the past year, according to new data released Thursday by the San Antonio Police Department. SAPD’s 2017 Uniform Crime Report revealed that along with the 16 percent decrease in homicides, the department also saw a 56 percent decrease in gang related murders, a 46 percent…
A Houston man’s strange attempted robbery is getting attention after surveillance video was released Wednesday morning. Police said John Bell walked into a Latino Cellular shop in southwest Houston on April 17 of last year and told the employee to open the register. The woman didn’t cooperate, but instead walked out of the store, along…
Senator Dianne Feinstein has summoned Brad Parscale — web director of San Antonio’s Giles-Parscale design firm — to testify and submit documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee on any interaction he’s had with Russian nationals. This, of course, has to do with Parscale’s integral role in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, in which he led the…
While Big Red and barbacoa is a perfect match every Sunday morning (or really any day of the year), the festival dedicated to the duo is gearing up for this year’s festivities. Hosts WhatAPartySA and TonyC Enterprises have reserved May 20 for the puro San Antonio event, according to a Facebook post on the official festival…
An Oklahoma native with a strong background in Native American art history, artist Joan Frederick moved to San Antonio in 1986 and taught at Taft High School for more than a decade. Arguably best known for her book T.C. Cannon: He Stood in the Sun (a 1995 biography of “the Van Gogh of Native American art”)…
While it’s tradition for championship teams from major sports leagues to visit the White House as part of the celebration, some individual players and in some cases entire teams have chose not to do so since President Donald Trump’s came into office. The Houston Astros, winners of the World Series, are reportedly taking Trump up…
Florida-based franchise The Brass Tap has closed their Rim location with little to no fanfare. The “Ultimate Beer Bar” opened in the La Cantera area in 2015 and closed on December 31. The Facebook page and website for the San Antonio location is gone. The franchise’s main Facebook page responded to the Current’s request for information with…
Manu Ginobili, in his 16th season with the San Antonio Spurs, proved Tuesday night that he’s still got it. In the third quarter of the Spurs’ matchup against the New York Knicks, Ginobili was at the three-point line when he passed the ball to LaMarcus Aldridge, who was standing under the basket. At least, that’s…
New year, new interns! The Current is looking for editorial interns to join our trusty team of writers. City politics? New restaurants? Local music? Art openings? We’re looking for folks who can cover a range of local topics — with the opportunity to develop a specialty if desired. As an intern at the Current, there’s…
Drama at the symphony, y’all. So, apparently, there were donors (H-E-B, the Tobin Endowment and the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation) set to contribute to the San Antonio Symphony, but backed out of the deal after discovering a potential $8.9 million pension liability, leaving the future of the orchestra in doubt. According to the San Antonio Express-News,…
Jordan Maney is a San Antonio event planner focused on representation of people of color and the queer community in the wedding industry. She is also the founder of keepHer, a social group for women of color in San Antonio I was leaving Rosario’s when I saw them, a bubbly black couple … in Southtown.…
A Brazos County man was surprised to find a 5-foot snake in a toilet earlier this week. Ben Tedrick, an employee of Bryan, TX-based newspaper The Eagle, said the snake was found while cleaning a rural house that recently had utilities turned on after not being used for several years. A cleaning member saw the…
Remember when Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold promised to reimburse the public for the $84,000 of taxpayer dollars he used to settle a sexual harrassment case against him? Or, in his words: “Hand a check over this week to probably [U.S. House Speaker Paul] Ryan or somebody.” It’s now been four weeks since Farenthold told Corpus…
A pattern of attacks on farm animals has residents on the Southeast side of town fed up with a neighborhood pack of dogs. Lonnie Janszen, who lives off Old Corpus Christi Highway, told KENS5 that her cows were attacked a few nights ago by her neighbor’s dogs. She said she is being “held hostage” by…
Say goodbye to food trucks in Southtown, at least for now. Jody Newman, owner of The Friendly Spot, says she and husband Steve, will close Alamo Street Eat Bar on January 15. Details are still being worked out for a weekend’s worth of parties and festivities. “Friends, What a fun ride we’ve had here at…
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t had lunch yet, but a friend DM’d me an Instagram video from Wing It, a local wing shop that also sells waffles (oh Lordt, get me through this blog, ’cause now I’m even more hungry), and the video is sort of everything. Playing off of Lil Pump’s…
Croissants will not be a thing of the past for Malinalli Bakery, which closed the bistro part of its operation at the tail end of 2017. Instead, the bakery has announced it’s reopened its doors to customers seeking an extended coffee menu, hand-rolled croissants and sandwiches as of January 2. The year is already looking…
The sprinklers of a San Antonio furniture store may have been to blame for several car crashes on San Antonio’s icy roads this morning, police told the San Antonio Express-News. Louis Shanks Furniture, located in the Northwest Side, didn’t shut off their sprinklers last night, and the below-freezing temperatures San Antonio has been experiencing caused ice…
While it’s probably a lot easier to delete someone from your Facebook friends list who you don’t agree with politically than actually engage with them in a discussion about issues across today’s contentious landscape, that kind of passive aggressive action isn’t something that interests African-American musician and race relations activist Daryl Davis whether he’s online…
Former San Antonio mayor Julián Castro has officially unveiled his long-awaited next step since leaving the Obama White House nearly a year ago. On Tuesday, Castro launched Opportunity First, his brand-new political action committee meant to propel younger Democrats into office (and eventually regain control of Congress). Castro, who was replaced as the U.S. Secretary…
Come Spring Break, the San Antonio Botanical Garden will look seriously different. After showcasing its new digs last October, the garden is still working to unveil the Family Adventure Garden with 15 new areas this spring. Along with those updates, coffee lovers will be able to find a new caffeination station with the opening of…
Samir and Stephanie Deais shared a video of their son, Alexander, singing “Remember Me” from Coco, the new Disney/Pixar film guaranteed to make you cry. While the song is sad on its own, the 4-year-old boy was singing in front of an altar dedicated to his baby sister Ava Lynn on what would have been…
At almost three years old, Cullum’s Attagirl is making some changes to its lineup by adding lunch service starting today at 11 a.m. The shop, owned by Chris Cullum, has been filling bellies with Southern fried wings, fried bologna sandwiches and a tight list of beers on tap and in bottle since opening in 2015,…
Yup, it’s true … Major Lazer, along with Bishop Briggs and Blackbear, will no longer be performing at the inaugural Botánica Music & Arts Festival following a revised schedule. The event, originally set to take place at the Six Flags Fiesta Texas parking lot on March 3 and 4, will now only be one day…
A 75-year-old Eastside man died Tuesday morning in a house fire that officials are calling “accidental in nature.” According to Woody Woodward, spokesman for the San Antonio Fire Department, investigators believe the man died after trying to use his stove to warm up the house — that, or trying to extinguish a toaster fire. Neighbors noticed…
Beyond the eccentric characters and quirky storylines that give most of Texan Oscar nominee Wes Anderson’s films instant cult-classic status, his singular sense of aesthetics makes them a joy to rewatch — with idiosyncratic details often bubbling to the surface over time. Based in no small part on his stylistic continuity and the actors who…
Comparing being single after the age of 35 to rooting through an old bag of Halloween candy or speculating about how often Barack and Michelle “do it,” stand-up comic Pat Brown’s light, chatty tone makes her act feel like catching up with the funny friend everyone wishes they had. No wonder BET sitcom Somebodies tapped…
The music of bygone sufferer, wanderer and Texas country laureate Townes Van Zandt is uniquely suited for New Year’s Day. Whether your first hours of 2018 are spent hungover and full of regret or rested and full of hope, you’ll find your feelings resonate with his songs. This year, for the sixth year running, local…
To be perfectly honest, EDM is not my thing at all. But when a PR acquaintance hit me up to see if I wanted to come up to Dallas for Lights All Night, arguably the biggest EDM fest in Texas, I thought “what the hell – let’s do it.” After all, we threw Lights All…
If you’re planning on doing some hardcore drinking this holiday weekend, you’ll want to stock up before Sunday. Per rules from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, liquor stores will be closed Sunday as usual. But because New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday, that means these stores will be closed on Monday/New Year’s Day too.…
OK, we’re not anti-Austin, but here’s another example of San Antonio getting overshadowed once again by the 5-1-2. On Thursday, Lyft announced they’ll be giving Austin musicians free rides to their gigs. That’s on top of hooking these artists up with free rides to their doctor appointments, which the ride-sharing service has done since August. Oh,…
DeAnne Cuellar is a digital equity advocate and communications strategist from San Antonio, Texas. She’s also the co-founder of UpgradeSA, a new community-driven civic tech organization focused on advocating for digital equity in San Antonio. — As a digital inclusion advocate who lives in San Antonio, I think of access to the Internet as comparable…
A San Antonio cook was shot and killed outside his Eastside home on Friday morning, according to police. Lonnie Franklin, 47, who was a head cook at Fort Sam Houston, walked out of his house around 8:30 a.m. and started his car to warm it up. He was heading back inside when a man approached…
About 40,000 pounds of avocados spilled onto the highway south of Waxahachie Thursday afternoon after the 18-wheeler transporting them caught fire. The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the unfortunate incident on I-35 in the city of Forreston. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, according to WFAA. DPS said evidence…
Apparently the Stanford University marching band has never heard the slogan “Don’t mess with Texas,” since they did just that during the Stanford – Texas Christian University Alamo Bowl Thursday night. During the band’s halftime performance, the visitors from California poked fun at the Lone Star State with a show titled “True Facts About Texas”…
Texas is currently home to the largest flu outbreaks in the country, according to data collected by Walgreens. Not only is it the state with the most “flu activity,” but 8 of the top 10 regional markets with the highest number of flu cases are in Texas (the other two are in Arkansas). At the…
Francis Bogside // If it works for the Oscars. it works for us. Francis’s drinks menu didn’t offer anything new at the bar’s recent reopening, but a revised one should emerge before year’s end. A sampling of a couple of contenders yielded a sure winner, currently place-named the Sherry Cobbler. Some already know (and the…
Here’s one to file under swank and quirky options for avoiding family and responsibility during the holiday season. La Chichada, a vaudeville show, promises to be a delectable diversion from the fact that we still haven’t even made it through one full year of Trump’s presidency. The event, to which you are implored to come…
After months of anticipation, San Antonio residents and local leaders can finally breathe. The Environmental Protection Agency has indicated Bexar County’s ground-level ozone levels, commonly known as smog, are not high enough to merit a “nonattainment” designation. Counties are classified nonattainment when their ozone levels are higher than what the EPA deems safe — around…
If you need an extra jolt of holiday spirit this year, look no further! Lightwire’s latest tells a Christmas story unlike any other by bringing characters to life on stage with dancing performers clad in neon lights and vivid puppetry effects. In a Very Electric Christmas, young bird Max is blown off of his migratory…
“A tower that will soar more than one-eighth of a mile above HemisFair 1968 is looking for a name that will be as imaginative and enduring as the tower itself.” So begins the 1965 call for submissions to name the yet-to-be-built, futuristic centerpiece to the World’s Fair. The prize? A $100 savings bond, a three-day…
The “City Edition” Spurs jersey, in collaboration with Nike, have been unveiled. To say the least, there’s been mixed reactions about them. The camouflage design is modeled after the U.S. Army Combat Uniform to honor those who have served in the armed forces. Which makes sense, since San Antonio prides itself in being Military City…
If the final days of 2017 leave you looking for artistic fulfillment, food for thought, and/or a chance to share your ideas and feelings, maybe consider letting it all hang out at Dali’s Mustache. The recurring (though sometimes a bit sporadically) open mic night at Imagine, which hearkens to the days before the “loudest bookstore…
Gee gang! You better make your way to Six Flags Fiesta Texas before Sunday, January 7 if you want to enjoy the Scooby-Doo Ghostblasters ride. The amusement park announced earlier this week that it would close the 15-year-old attraction, located on the Boardwalk. The video game-like ride lets you shoot ghosts and other targets with…
The Argentina-based Café Martinez opened in late February with empanadas, Argentinian espresso drinks, sandwiches, and homemade cheesecake. Find them at 7302 Louis Pasteur Drive, (210) 231-0095. The sixth Local Coffee location opened in the Shavano Park area on March 15. Much like its predecessors off Sonterra, Broadway, The Pearl, the Medical Center and Leon Springs,…
A man and woman were found dead in their Northwest Side home from an apparent murder-suicide, police confirmed to News4San Antonio. The woman’s 14 and 10-year-old sons were in the home at the time of the deaths. They reportedly heard gunshots early on Wednesday morning, and when the 14-year-old gained access to the master bedroom later…
With the colder weather here, creamy heartwarming cocktails are becoming increasingly popular. Bars all around San Antonio have added a cocktail of this nature to their menu, all with different ingredients and unique takes. Blue Box, in the Pearl, is serving a minty variation on the cream cocktail, with a bit of a savory twist.…
A man has been arrested after his girlfriend accused him of threatening to shoot her for celebrating Christmas with her ex-husband and father of her children. Reynaldo Rodriguez has since been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT, the woman told police that Rodriguez was drunk…
After all the blood, sweat and tears (thank Mama Coco for the latter) I experienced screening 221 movies this year, here is a look at my favorites. Editor’s Note: This article was updated Jan. 11, 2018 to include Phantom Thread, which the studio did not screen before deadline. Honorable Mention: My Happy Family (dirs. Nana Ekvtimishvili…
Following in the footsteps of metal bands who sing about Jesus (think Norma Jean or Living Sacrifice), some might simply write off Darkness Divided as breakdown-heavy Christian music. Regardless of message, you can’t deny that these guys are good. Good enough to land a spot on hardcore label Victory Records, which have hosted scores of…
If ever a year demanded a long, desperate New Year’s keg stand, it’s this one. Hell, beer and beer-making were some of the only bright spots in 2017, and despite two Big Beer buyouts and some legislative distribution horseshit, the Lone Star State shone its brightest yet. Naming just five beers of the year is…
Listed on their Facebook as “politically charged, pissed off hardcore” Austin’s Insvrgence are definitely one of the better metalcore acts residing in the 5-1-2. After seeing them open for Solidstate Records veterans Zao and Living Sacrifice a few weeks ago, it was clear that these dudes know how to, you know, bring the mosh. The…
Compared to all of the musicians and artists we lost in 2016, like Phife Dog, David Bowie and Prince, 2017 didn’t really look as grim in comparison (there’s a few days left so we’re gonna go ahead and knock on wood). But it’s not like we didn’t see some lost this year. From losing our…
A video of a San Antonio father’s hoverboard fail has gone viral, gaining more than 19 million views since it was uploaded early Christmas morning. Just one watch and you’ll see why. Trez Scipio decided to try out one of the Christmas gifts – a hoverboard go-kart. The gadget has been behind a number of…
In the first of hopefully few concert postponements from artists coming to San Antonio in 2018, Shakira is pumping the breaks on her new tour. The “Whenever, Whatever” singer announced back in June of this year that she’d be headed to San Antonio in January 2018, on her “El Dorado World Tour” (amongst the good…
Remember Ghostland Observatory? I don’t know if it’s just because we were in such close proximity to Austin, home base to the duo, but in 2008, didn’t it seem like no matter where we went, we couldn’t escape the electro grip of “Sad Sad City” and Aaron Behrens’ braided pigtails flopping against his head as…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I need more smart allies, compassionate supporters, ethical role models, and loyal friends, and I need them right now!” writes Joanna K., an Aries reader from Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the other hand, there’s Jacques T., an Aries reader from Montreal. “To my amazement, I actually have much of the support…
Q: I’ve been seeing this guy who keeps making D/s-ish jokes and moves — he smacks my butt a lot, for example. When I let him know I like it, he’s suddenly not into it. He says it’s “disturbing” that I like what he’s been doing. Two questions: (1) Smacking my butt is okay so…
In 1993, after being noticed by Interscope Records on the strength of their debut EP Pleather, Texas post-grunge rock band the Toadies began recording their debut full-length Rubberneck. Proving to be one of the most enduring and definitive rock albums of the 1990s, the Fort Worth four-piece landed themselves betwixt the biggest rock names of…
Pa’ la cruda or if you’re still drunk from the night before, here are a few brunches to feel human again. Boiler House // New Year’s Day Brunch items include green chile pulled pork, poached eggs and popcorn grits with hollandaise, pickled red onions and cotija cheese; Hangover Hash with with braised pork belly, chicharrones…
For college football fans, bowl season is something of a bittersweet occasion. On the one hand, every game matters and every team is fighting for its pride and a chance at some of the bowl money; but on the other hand, the start of the bowls represents the beginning of the end of college football…
As we prepare to bid farewell to a year riddled with chaos and tragedy, and cautiously welcome another with an odd combination of hope and uncertainty, it feels slightly therapeutic to revisit some of San Antonio’s more notable moments of 2017. In an effort to paint a broad picture, we asked 27 members of the…
