Philly Phood
Malik Rose takes his game into the kitchen
Citizens speak Hard of Hearing
San Antonio has spoken: Will the FCC’s Michael Powell listen? Stan Thomas (center) of Neighborhoods First Alliance was one of hundreds of people who lined up to attend the FCC hearing at City Council Chambers. (Photo by Mark Greenberg) For media activists, January 28 started early, at 4 a.m., and ended late, about 19 hours…
Body Movin’
B-boys extraordinaire, from left: Tito, Dave, Popper Jason, Flow, and Attraction. (courtesy photo) Body Movin’ Lotus Tribe’s b-boy battle brings the North Side to the West Side Hip-hop’s genesis began with the writers and the DJs, but if it weren’t for the b-boys and b-girls, the culture wouldn’t be here today. Back in the…
Electric Avenue
CPS says Government Canyon is a no-go Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm and his wife Wendy pulled a lot of strings to divert proposed new high-voltage transmission lines away from their 1,000-acre ranch, but it appears topography, endangered species, and the Edwards Aquifer trumped politics – this time. City Public Service has two proposed routes…
CD Spotlight
CD Spotlight Mud Eszter Balint (Bar/None) ζ Big Muddy Indie-film connoisseurs will remember Eszter Balint as John Lurie’s coolly bored Hungarian cousin in Jim Jarmusch’s 1984 debut feature film, Stranger Than Paradise. In that film, Balint’s character only got stirred up about one thing: her passion for the music of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who she…
Franti’s Army
Michael Franti Michael Franti was never a typical hip-hop artist. From his early days as the leader of the mid-’80s San Francisco group, the Beatnigs, through his formation of the ’90s collective, the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, up to the development of his current band, Spearhead, Franti has always emphasized social consciousness and musical…
Milquetoast Malevolence
Australian author Max Barry likes consumer goods as much as the next guy. He just doesn’t think it’s a good idea to let corporations run the government. He’ll tell you why and talk about Jennifer Government, the novel that earned him a Borders Original Voices award, at Barnes & Noble in Austin on February…
Watered Down
An artist’s-eye view of “Hull,” by Riley Robinson, one of several intriguing works in Southwest School’s group show, H2O: Considering the Hydrosphere. Thirty-four well-known local artists contributed their meditations on water, including Alex de Leon, Rick Hunter, Chuck Ramirez, and Anne Wallace. (Photo by Mark Greenberg) Panning for gold in the deluge at ‘H2O’…
A Medium For Mysterious Forces
Artists Oscar Alverado and Robert Tatum (R-L) clown around in Tatum’s portion of the art space they share on South Presa street. Robert Alverado stands at the bar in the background. (Photo by Mark Greenberg) Piggly Wiggly continues to haunt Robert Tatum’s art dreams Last weekend, thousands of devoted football fans traveled to Houston,…
Word on the Street
News and notes from the San Antonio Literary scene OK, writers (and literary fans), there is plenty to do in the coming month and most of it is free. Love Letter to Valenzuela Since it opened last year, Valenzuela’s Latino Bookstore has become an increasingly popular spot for San Antonio bookworms. Now the recognition is…
Buried Treasure At ITC
During most of the 20th century, movie theaters, like other public places, were segregated. (Photo courtesy of Institute of Texan Cultures) Long-lost black films in rare public screenings Vintage-record collectors are familiar with the term “race records,” a euphemism for pre-World War II 78 rpm singles targeted at black audiences. Many of these discs,…
Special Screening and Local Film Event
¿Cómo Ves? Dir. Paul Leduc. Feat. Blanca Guerra, Cecilia Touissant, Roberto Sosa, Javier y Rafael Pérez, Fons. 75 minutes, in Spanish. The desolation, doubts, and brutality of Mexico City youth trapped in a marginalized society are depicted in director Paul Leduc’s 1985 experimental film ¿Cómo Ves? Although life in Distrito Federal is full of…
Armchair Cinephile
Macho, macho man Soldiers, cowboys, pirates, and treasure hunters – just another month in the video biz, until a copy of the John Holmes’ biopic Wonderland shows up in the mail, bringing the testosterone level coursing through my television to dangerous levels. I’m already on record as being underwhelmed by Val Kilmer’s sordid descent…
New Reviews
Sara Foster wields her mighty weapon in The Big Bounce. The Big Bounce Dir. George Armitage; writ. Elmore Leonard (novel), Sebastian Gutierrez; feat. Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, Sara Foster (PG-13) Judging from a few off-hand lines in The Big Bounce, the film’s title refers to the adrenaline kick that comes from doing…
Fusion Hypotenuse
From front: Catfish prepared in a tropical mango sauce mixed with coconut slivers and a tomato basil sauce with a hint of tequila; roasted turkey sandwich on Focaccia bread with lettuce, tomato, cheese, cilantro, onion and mustard. Though the Triangle Cafe does not serve wine at this time, they encourage customers to bring thier…
Philly Phood
Phast phood Philly-style. (Photo by Laura McKenzie) Malik Rose takes his game into the kitchen Malik Rose wasn’t the most crucial cog in the Spurs’ championship machine last season, but he was certainly among the most popular. A media-friendly mix of on-court, overachieving toughness and off-court loquaciousness, Rose defined the Spurs’ collective personality. He…
Organ Donor
Joey DeFrancesco: Widely recognized as jazz’ finest organist. (courtesy photo) Keyboard virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco gives jazz a B-3 injection When Joey DeFrancesco was growing up, there were two opposing movements among jazz keyboard players. Trendy fusionists bought banks of synthesizers and explored their seemingly endless sonic possibilities, while a new generation of traditionalists stubbornly…
Sound and the Fury
Duran Duran a week on the scene Simon says “I guess there’s some of us in all of you,” boasted Simon LeBon on Friday, January 30, by way of introduction to the sold-out Laurie Auditorium crowd. He wasn’t kidding. When Duran Duran hit the Laurie stage, the chorus of hysterical shrieks that greeted them…
