Fun — if fleeting — fact: If you typed the words “who is” into a Google search bar on the afternoon of January 15, the suggested results included “Who is Chris Pratt?” … “Who is Chris Pratt engaged to?” and “Who is Katherine Schwarzenegger?” Oh, and possibly less-pressing for Hollywood hounds: “Who is affected by…
When rapper Mexican Stepgrandfather (Mexstep), also known as Marco Cervantes, told us he was releasing his first solo album in 9 years, we were more than a little stoked to get the news. The director of Mexican-American studies at UTSA and one third of the hip-hop group Third Root has been actively crushing mics and…
For those unfamiliar with the San Antonio Cocktail Conference (SACC), it’s a week of cocktail-centric parties, tasting experiences and unique events that give back to the community. And it’s already off to a roaring start. The celebration opened Monday, January 14, and runs through Sunday, January 20. Since its inception, SACC, presented by Houston Street…
Here’s one more story to kick around this afternoon. Developers today broke ground on a $6.2 million, state-of-the-art soccer complex north of Grissom Road. Dubbed Soccer Central, the site will include an 82,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor training facility, a pro shop and 15 fields allowing nine different types of soccer play. In addition, the complex will house classrooms,…
The biggest name in ridesharing is muscling in on San Antonio’s market for rentable scooters and bikes. Uber today announced it has expanded JUMP, its dockless electric bike and scooter service, into San Antonio. That means users will be able to access its e-bikes and e-scooters with the same app they use to hail and…
Five candidates have signed up for the February 12 special election to fill the seat of former San Antonio state Rep. Justin Rodriguez, according to the Texas Secretary of State. Rodriguez, a Democrat, gave up the seat to represent House District 125 this month to replace Bexar County Commissioner Paul Elizondo. Elizondo, a longtime local…
There’s another millionaire in San Antonio. Local residents can find hope from the recent announcement that a San Antonio woman won a $1 million prize from a scratch-off ticket. Texas Lottery officials said the prize came from the $200 Million Cash Explosion game. The new millionaire has wisely chosen to remain anonymous, although officials revealed…
Even though it only has locations in the Lone Star State, H-E-B managed to grab the fourth-place slot in a list of America’s favorite grocery stores. That just goes to show the power of H-E-B. According to the new study from Dunnhumby, a customer data science company, shoppers gave the No. 4 spot to the…
Just like trends in fashion can become tired and almost seem goofy to those continuing to go for a certain “look,” genres of music, especially those in the subcategories of punk, can seem very last year. While Dance Gavin Dance somewhat rose in the tale end of the tide of post-hardcore in the mid-aughts, the…
2007 NBA Finals MVP Tony Parker received a hero’s welcome on Monday night at the AT&T Center, in a gutsy 108-93 win by the Charlotte Hornets over his former team, the San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio’s all-time leader in assists was all smiles as he made the rounds before tipoff, sharing an extended greeting with his…
Although often considered a solo endeavor for singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Chazwick Bradley Bundick, hard-to-categorize Toro y Moi functions as a band while on tour, when Chaz Bear (as he’s familiarly known) is supported by the likes of bassist Patrick Jeffords, drummer Andy Woodward, guitarist Jordan Blackmoon and keyboardist Anthony Ferraro. Rooted in both Columbia,…
Longtime Spur Tony Parker is putting fans in their feelings as he posted a photo of his return to the AT&T Center for his first game in San Antonio as a Charlotte Hornet. Parker may play for Charlotte now, but his heart still remains in the Alamo City. On Monday, he uploaded a photo of…
San Antonio’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. march is the largest of its kind in the entire nation. Luckily, VIA Metropolitan Transit will provide free public transportation to the event. Yep, that’s right, VIA will be giving free rides to the march, scheduled for Monday, January 21. Those who wish to participate can find the free…
Back in 2017, our editorial crew rummaged through old issues of the Current dating back to the late ’80s when we first arrived on newsstands in San Antonio. We wanted to highlight the sort of stories we were covering during out early years. In the process, we came across an article about post-punk group Lung…
1999 was 20 years ago. TWENTY YEARS AGO, FAM! WTF? We’re old and so are you, but hey, 1999 had some iconic albums drop. Some of their songs still make it onto playlists today. While this is certainly not a comprehensive list of everything badass released in ’99, (Mogwai, Aphex Twin, Godspeed! You Black Emperor,…
Since its New York premiere in 2014, Laura Kaminsky’s chamber opera As One has earned significant buzz while challenging the often-overstuffed confines of opera itself. Counted by Opera America as “the most produced new opera in North America” and dubbed by the Los Angeles Times as “the every(wo)man transgender opera,” it employs a minimalist cast…
Four workers in Texas and West Virginia, who are being forced to continue working their “essential” federal jobs without paychecks due to the government shutdown, have sued the Trump Administration, comparing their situation to slavery. The plaintiffs argue that they face discipline or termination if they don’t show up and work for free — which…
With the government shutdown stretching on for an unprecedented 24 days, the U.S Department of Agriculture has asked Texas and other states to issue February food stamps early. Texans in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – more commonly, food stamps – will now have benefits automatically loaded onto their Lone Star cards by Jan. 20,…
Plano-based Frito Lay announced earlier this month that the family of “flaming hot” snackery has grown. San Antonian lovers of spicy tanginess surely ought to rejoice, but unfortunately y’all need to put your keys away and sit back down. Flamin’ Hot Nacho Doritos currently cannot be found at H-E-B or any other area store, per…
After performing alongside Johnny Cash, Norah Jones and even Snoop Dogg, the mighty Willie Nelson is no stranger to teaming up with famous folks for a powerhouse duet. One not as unexpected as his collab with Snoop, is new a joint (no pun intended) performance with fellow country star George Strait. The only surprise, perhaps,…
San Antonio police are investigating a shooting on the East Side after an elderly woman was hit by a stray bullet Sunday evening. Police said two men were exchanging gunfire from opposite sides of the street near North New Braunfels Avenue and Hays Street as a woman and her husband were attempting to turn onto…
A local man didn’t let the fact that he was shot in the face stop him from driving himself to the hospital on Sunday night. San Antonio police said a man and a woman were pulled over on Fitch Avenue on the city’s South Side around 11 p.m. on Sunday when a suspect approached the…
This article was originally published by our sister publication, the Orlando Weekly. After years of slowly updating the parks, SeaWorld has now confirmed that the final Shamu themed ride, the Shamu Express at SeaWorld San Antonio will be re-themed ahead of the 2019 season. Both the Shamu Express coasters in Orlando and San Antonio will…
San Antonians are coming together to remember baby King Jay Davila, who was found Thursday evening wrapped in a blanket and stuffed into a backpack buried on the city’s Northeast side. A day after the body was discovered, Pastor Jimmy Robles welcomed community members to a vigil to remember King Jay. “Every person here, and throughout…
You’ve got to wonder whether Ted Cruz’s mom gave him a shoe to suck on instead of a pacifier, because the Texas senator sure does spend a lot of time with his foot in his mouth. Case in point: During a weekend appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Cruz said he just couldn’t seem to…
According to Rolling Stone, rapper Kevin Fret was shot and killed on January 10 in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 24-year-old Fret, credited with being the first openly gay trap artist, was riding a motorcycle early Thursday morning when gunshots to the head and hip sent him to the hospital. He…
Former San Antonio mayor Julián Castro formalized his White House bid Saturday, announcing to a packed crowd at the West Side’s Plaza Guadalupe that he’ll seek the 2020 Democratic nomination. Castro, who also served as HUD secretary for the Obama White House, is the first Hispanic entering what’s expected to be a crowded field looking to…
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced the Alamo City will receive reinforcements in the battle to hold back climate change. San Antonio is one of 25 cities to receive the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ American Cities Climate Challenge grant, an initiative to help U.S. cities slash carbon emissions. “People who call the mayor are…
And then there were eight. After receiving 31 applications to replace outgoing San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley, city officials today winnowed the number of contenders down to eight — six of whom currently work in Sculley’s office. Officials identified the candidates as: Majed Al-Ghafry, assistant city manager, City of Dallas Carlos Contreras, assistant city…
So, fun fact, there’s a really dope video of Wiz Khalifa on Jimmy Kimmel performing “Black and Yellow,” with three ASL interpreters battling each other to see who can sign the most enthusiastically. It’s sort of random, but kind of awesome to see how hip-hop still has a reach in the deaf and hard of hearing…
Whether you’re just moving here or grew up in or around the 2-1-0, it’s not a surprise to learn that there’s an enormous music scene here brimming with talent and uniqueness. From avant-garde electro-industrial outfits like Mutant to riot grrrl leaders like Fea, San Antonio has a scene deserving of your love and affection. Just…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. Five Democratic legislators serving in the Texas House of Representative have formed the State Legislature’s first-ever LGBTQ Caucus. The new caucus is composed of veteran lawmakers Rep. Mary Gonzalez of El Paso, Rep. Celia Israel of Austin and newly-elected members Jessica Gonzalez of…
If your New Year’s resolution to be healthier is already having you want to give in, a local burger spot is bringing you a new option that will hit the spot without leaving you feeling guilty. BurgerFi recently revealed its KetoFi, a protein-packed burger made with all-natural angus beef topped with bacon and a fried…
Leave it to Houston to keep the wacky news stories coming. Last weekend, drivers reported seeing a man chase down a tire that spontaneously came off of his car. Yes, he ran after the tire. On the highway. In the middle of Houston traffic. BRO WE JUST WATCHED THIS HAPPENED ON 45 LMFAOOO pic.twitter.com/GXbRfZF36l —…
Just over a week after Kawhi Leonard’s not-so-warm welcome back to the AT&T Center, Gregg Popovich said he’s anxious about Tony Parker return to San Antonio. Popovich spoke to reporters Thursday evening and reflected on Parker’s 17-year career in the city. Ahead of Parker return to the AT&T Center as the Spurs host the Charlotte…
Christopher Davila led police to the body of his son, King Jay Davila, ending the week-long search for the 8-month-old baby. The search for King Jay came to a close after Davila, 34, led police to remote location near Castle Lance and Castle Prince, less than a mile from his home on the city’s Northeast…
Responding to a petition, the stewards of San Antonio’s DreamWeek have canceled an appearance by Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who made headlines by claiming to be black while she served as a leader in the NAACP. Organizing group DreamVoice had intended Dolezal to field questions after an Alamo Drafthouse screening of The Rachel Divide,…
Musical prankster Frank Zappa once noted you can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. Looks like the former may also hold true for football teams — at least in the eyes of the San Antonio Commanders. The Alliance of American Football startup team is collaborating with Alamo Beer Co.…
Over the summer, James Borrego quietly made NBA history when he signed a four-year deal with the Hornets, becoming the league’s first Latino full-time head coach. A native of Albuquerque, Borrego sandwiched two stints in San Antonio with a turn as the interim head coach of the Orlando Magic. After signing with the Hornets, Borrego…
Former ocean scientist and now-landlocked Austin-based writer Juli Berwald moved on from textbooks to publish her unconventional treatise on jellyfish, Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone, in the fall of 2017. Part love-letter to undulating invertebrates, part memoir, and part meditation on climate change through a gelatinous lens, Spineless…
It’s only mid-January but the San Antonio art scene is already having an impressive year — especially in terms of visual representation in other Texas cities. As we reported this week, the beloved Southtown gallery Presa House is en route to Corpus Christi to present the sprawling group show “Ctrl+A” as part of a creative exchange…
A local church has organized a prayer service for King Jay Davila on Friday evening, scheduled exactly a week after his father said the 8-month-old baby was kidnapped from a West Side convenience store. Last Chance Ministries is inviting San Antonians to take part in a prayer service at Monterrey Park at 7 p.m. on…
In the ’80s, wrestling promoters talked up something called the Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Connection, which begot plenty of questionable artistic endeavors. (Anybody remember Michael Hayes’ “Badstreet USA”?) Now, it looks like an icon from the same era, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, is singlehandedly engineering a Rock ‘n’ Comedy Connection. Most likely with better results. The WWE…
Two special needs schools adjacent to Morgan’s Wonderland will close at the end of school year to focus on a new endeavor. The Academy at Morgan’s Wonderland and The Bridge at Morgan’s Wonderland will cease operation in June, the board of directors for CARE Inc., a nonprofit that oversees the schools, decided this week. After…
Those who experienced the ‘80s and ‘90s San Antonio music scene know how influential we were on the region (and let’s be real, the country), especially when it came to metal and rock ‘n’ roll. Lucky for us, two of that era’s underground rock powerhouses are reforming for a show at Limelight on Saturday, January…
Usually quiet about his life, Spurs legend Tim Duncan recently opened up — specifically about his success and how it meant all eyes were on him. In an Instagram clip posted by BlackJack Speed Shop, which Duncan owns, the basketball star sat down with a 17-year-old fan who asked what Duncan’s life was like at…
Aquaduck Beer Garden has been open down on the South Side since late December, but they will be celebrating their grand opening this Saturday, January 12 from noon until 2 a.m. The event will feature “fun, food, live music, and frosty beverages all day.” According to Aquaduck’s Instagram, a “kidscape” will be completed for the…
Getting old isn’t cheap. Especially in San Antonio. Retirement-age folks in the Alamo City lead the nation in non-mortgage debt, according to a new study by Lending Tree, the online loan marketplace. Excluding mortgages, San Antonio residents between 65 and 70 years of age carried a median debt balance of $29,993 — or $7,659 more than…
With President Trump in the Lone Star State to shill for his pinche border wall, it seems appropriate to point out just how many Texans are taking it in the shorts thanks to the shutdown he’s forced over the wall’s funding. Likely, Trump will spend at least some of his visit on photo ops with…
Just five days after performing at NYC’s Blue Note Jazz Club, the Baylor Project will bless San Antonio with its soulful and endlessly inventive live show. The Grammy-nominated (Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance) husband-and-wife duo of Jean and Marcus Baylor adeptly blends the roots of jazz with blues, gospel, R&B and…
Fans of ethereal, dark, brooding and artsy electronic/dance music are in for a real treat in the form of a fine dual bill at Limelight. The evening pairs two rad electronic acts from Austin, a city with a steadily burgeoning weird-electro scene. Pastel Ghost comes to ATX by way of her hometown of Oakland. She…
Something of a post-hardcore supergroup, Sianvar features members of Dance Gavin Dance, Stolas, Hail the Sun and A Lot Like Birds. The band’s sound, as evidenced on the one LP and one EP it’s released since forming in 2016, blends prog rock with post-hardcore, math rock and experimental elements, for a sound that feels like…
If you didn’t get enough sweet and savory over the holidays, consider heading down to the Majestic Theatre this week to take a bite out of the national tour of Waitress (playing through Sunday, January 13), where the all-female creative team (a Broadway first) of Sara Bareilles (music and lyrics), Jessie Nelson (book), Diane Paulus…
How the hell is it almost the middle of January already? Wasn’t it just Halloween? Wasn’t it just 2018? We must be having fun ‘cause time sure is flying. To keep up the pace, we’ve compiled a list of some stellar live shows you definitely should check out when they come to town. Sure, there’s…
Attention sock puppeteers, ukelele enthusiasts and those capable of gurgling out the entire alphabet in a single belch: America’s Got Talent is holding auditions in San Antonio. NBC’s venerable televised talent search show (has it found any yet?) is scouting contestants for its 14th season and will stop by Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Friday, Jan.…
The crew behind bars including Stone Oak’s Social House and the defunct Club Rio has opened a Northwest San Antonio location that’s part laid-back cocktail lounge and part splashy, gold-drenched nightclub. BLVD Bar & Lounge, located at 5138 UTSA Blvd., appears to be a schizophrenic affair by design. Its front room and patio, open for happy hours…
Since its inception in 1918, the cultural hub known familiarly as the Carver has served various purposes on San Antonio’s East Side, originally functioning as an African-American community center before becoming a segregated library and performance space that hosted such heavy hitters as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. Outlined in the…
A crowd of around 15 protestors, armed with one sign and one speaker, gathered at the San Antonio office of Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd this morning to stand against the border wall. The crowd, largely comprised of volunteers for the Texas Organizing Project, was responding to President Trump’s speech last night on the so-called…
San Antonio chefs are uniting to foster development on the East Side through Saturday’s Taste the Dream gala. Hosted by San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside (SAGE), the gala at the Witte Museum will feature local food luminaries Jason Dady, Cariño Cortez and more. The chefs will serve up dishes that spotlight cuisines from…
San Antonio foodies will have a new spot to try with today’s opening of Eastside Kitchenette, a concept from husband-wife team Jeff and Jenn White. Located at 2119 North I-35 and Rogers Avenue in Government Hill, the casual restaurant and bar is open daily for lunch, brunch, dinner and even late-night eats. Diners can look…
According to a recent tweet from T-Pain, the rapper will be postponing his performance in San Antonio originally scheduled for this Friday. Fans will have to wait until March to catch the rapper perform “Buy U a Drank.” Due to unforeseen circumstances, the concert scheduled for Friday, January 11th at Aztec Theatre in San Antonio,…
Bond’s 007 Rock Bar, that bastion of all that made rock music in the 1990s both good and terrible, is always giving us great nostalgia acts from a time period that many of us would like to forget. But the place knows what it is and knows its audience — and that’s always an admirable…
This bill for lovers of indie-influenced alternative rock brings together four solid San Antonio acts. Roshii, for starters, is a young band with mountainous energy and a knotty, if pop-twinged, math rock sound. St. Dukes’ music, meanwhile, falls on the energetic and jangly side of intricate indie-pop, swelling with youthful rhythms of celebration and abandon.…
An oft-unrecognized aspect of stagecraft is the art of the fight scene. When done right, the audience flinches in reaction to fake punches, but when done poorly it may as well be overdubbed with yakety sax. The Overtime’s first performance of the year celebrates the art of stage combat in a high-octane original production written…
In San Anto, MLK Jr. Day isn’t just an excuse to take a long weekend. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., and San Antonio’s MLK Jr. March in particular, DreamWeek was founded to promote tolerance and equality and foster growth through discourse across cultures. Heartily embraced by the city, DreamWeek enters its seventh consecutive year…
Resolve to be a more active participant in the local arts and culture scene this year? Whether or not that’s the case, the San Antonio Symphony’s first concert of 2019 is a great entry point for anyone who could be considered less than classically inclined. Kicking off with Tan Dun’s Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and…
The Alamo City likes to think of itself as a burgeoning tech and science hotspot, but looks like it’s still got serious ground to cover. San Antonio falls in the bottom half of the 100 biggest U.S. cities ranked by job opportunities for people working in science, technology, engineering and math (or STEM) fields, according…
The scoop is straightforward enough. Chick-fil-A is giving away a free breakfast item every week this month. The Chick-fil-A app must be playing a long game with subliminal advertising. Often enough, it will allot a free sandwich. This not-so-subtly trains the masses to check periodically, in hope that maybe today the chicken gods will dispense…
Singer-songwriter Cory Branan manages to use cliche songwriting formats and somehow produce amazing collections of music. Take “Tall Green Grass” for instance (sitting at half a million streams on Spotify). Almost sung like a lullaby with an electric guitar-forward melody, Branan pulls listeners along this journey filled with imagery and sound that can lull you…
“I can’t cry myself to sleep so I drink myself to death / I got cocaine in my bloodstream / and whiskey on my breath / Ain’t a thing that I can change to get my luck up / I guess I’m just too much of a fuck up.” While these honest lyrics from Sarah…
The Texas Legislature kicked off its 86th regular session today with elected officials continuing their pledge to make reforming the state’s public schools a top priority. But if you believe the lege will actually write new checks to make that happen, maybe we could talk you into investing in some nice beachfront property in Midland. For…
San Antonio’s downtown food scene is getting a bit sweeter with the upcoming addition of Gourdough’s Public House, an Austin staple. Slated to open on the River Walk sometime early this year, Gourdough’s specializes in sugary-as-can-be donuts and variations of the sweet. Fun lunch and dinner menu items include the Mother Clucker (a take on chicken…
It is no given that a successful business in one Texas city will be successful in another. Local Coffee, which is called Merit Coffee out of town, hopes to avoid the mistakes of others and open up two locations in Dallas sometime in February. The obvious instructive fable here is Hot Joy. In 2016, the…
Your New Year’s resolution probably did not involve more opera, and no one blames you for that. On the outside chance that you resolved generally to try new things or to become more cultured, the chamber opera “As One” will be staged at the Buena Vista Theatre at UTSA’s downtown on January 19 and 20.…
Police have made an arrest in the disappearance of King Jay Davila, but the 8-month-old baby is still missing. Police identified Angie Torres, 45, as the woman seen in the surveillance video walking across a parking lot, getting into a car and driving away with the child. Christopher Davila, the baby’s father, left the vehicle…
As New York magazine reminded readers in an article last year (“Trump Has Turned Millions of Americans into Activists,” April 6, 2018), “The day after Trump’s election, outraged women (and their male allies) descended on D.C. to express their contempt for the pussy-grabber-in-chief, in the largest protest since the Vietnam era.” Amid the massive crowd…
Every year, since its inception, Paper Tiger’s Free Week stands as a testament to just how much the venue has shaped S.A.’s music scene. Each year, the spot hosts several days of free shows that thoughtfully bring together the best of local music with excellent out-of-town talent. Talk about a customer-appreciation week that we can…
Tamara Adria’s avant-garde flamenco troupe Arte y Pasión is reprising its 2017 production Estrellas. An official DreamWeek event, Estrellas brings together both visual and performance art, as well as flamenco performances. Adria, who is Jewish, seeks to draw parallels between contemporary issues (such as the Texas detention camps filled with migrant children) to events in…
Born and raised in San Antonio, visual artist Cristina Muñiz “walked away from a partially complete painting major” 20-plus years ago, got a “stable full-time job” at a retail chain and finally returned to school to study art — this time focusing on graphic illustration and earning an associate’s degree from San Antonio College. Showing…
Few local bands have made the impact that Girl in a Coma did. And whether folks here realize it or not, dealing with the boys’ club that is the music industry, combined with overcoming the still-problematic machismo culture that exists in San Antonio, that impact goes beyond the music itself. From touring with the likes…
Beyond consistently highlighting the work of local artists via exhibitions year-round, Presa House co-directors Rigoberto Luna and Jenelle Esparza do a commendable job of introducing gallery-goers to artists living and working in other cities, including Brownsville, New York and Los Angeles. For their final hurrah of 2018, the Southtown gallery collaborated with Coka Treviño on…
Remember how we told you State Rep. Justin Rodriguez’s swearing in as replacement for the late Paul Elizondo on Bexar County Commissioners Court would likely trigger a special election? Well, it’s happening. Gov. Greg Abbott today proclaimed a special election for Tuesday, February 12 to fill the District 125 seat Rodriguez is vacating. Interested candidates must file…
An online petition is demanding DreamWeek, a series of events honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., drop an appearance by Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who drew national attention by claiming to be African-American while serving as an NAACP branch president. The appearance is part of a Sunday, Jan. 20 screening at Alamo Drafthouse…
San Antonio police denied claims there was an active shooting at North Star Mall on Sunday. During a news conference on Sunday night, Chief William McManus said officers responded to a call at North Star after security guards at Macy’s noted two suspected shoplifters. One of the individuals was stopped by a security guard and…
Less than a week after 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes was killed in a drive-by shooting in Houston, police arrested two men in connection with the crime. On Saturday night, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Eric Black Jr., who admitted to taking part in the shooting. The 20-year-old man has been charged with…
San Antonio police are searching for a teenager who allegedly shot his mother’s boyfriend outside a bowling alley Saturday night. Police said a couple was arguing as they were leaving the AMF Ponderosa Lanes at Goliad Road and Pecan Valley Drive when the woman’s teenage son confronted her boyfriend. The teenager didn’t like the way…
While full-on dubstep has sort of become less trendy (even though dubstep drops and intervals still appear periodically in EDM), there is still a huge community of folks seething to disappear inside the abrupt grooviness of that sound. Hailing from Kelowna, British Columbia, DJ and producer Excision manages to harness elements of dubstep, bass and…
The lesson is this: if you sell any Selena-proximate product, it will inspire temporary local madness and then sell out. Be it H-E-B shopping bags or beer, as in this case, it’s gonna go. Islla Street Brewing’s first weekend of business was robust enough for owners J.D. and Joshua Peña to cancel their Sunday hours.…
Hailing from Houston, indie pop BB’s Wild Moccasins are arguably one of the best bands to come out out of Bayou City in a minute. That’s sort of saying something considering how dense Houston’s music scene is. And they’re coming to Paper Tiger this month. With pop melodies that swirl over rock ‘n’ roll textures…
From winning Grammys and earning lifetime achievement awards to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Chicago’s dynamic Earth, Wind & Fire don’t need any introduction. Since the ’70s, the 10-piece band has been showing up on party playlists across the world with their thick blend of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco,…
Days after an 8-month-old baby was kidnapped from a local gas station, San Antonio police, along with officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are still searching for the baby. Most recently, law enforcement officials are searching Rodriguez Park on the city’s West Side in search of King Jay Davila, the baby kidnapped from his…
Gosh, manufacturing a “border crisis” is turning out to be trickier than President Trump thought. Thanks to the ongoing government shutdown, nearly all immigration court hearings scheduled for the past two weeks will need to be rescheduled, CNBC reports. That’s because the U.S. government’s 400 or so immigration judges have been sitting at home rather than…
The geeks are nearly upon us, and they’re coming in costume. Get ready for the return of PAX South, a three-day celebration of all things gaming that descends on San Antonio Jan. 19-20. Attendees can enter video game tournaments, forge new friendships among hundreds of board and card game tables, bring their own computers and…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. Teatro Palo Alto is set to present the second production of it’s Guest Artists Series in dance with the presentation of Corporeal Narratives: An Intimate Evening of Dance on January 11 at the Palo Alto College Performing Arts Center. According to the press…
Mushroom lovers rejoice, a favorite’s back at Whataburger. We’re talking about regular mushrooms here — those of the non-hallucinogenic variety. Specifically, those that go on the S.A.-based fast food chain’s Mushroom Swiss Burger. First introduced this time last year, the cheesy, ‘shroomy burger was available for a limited time, but it’s now made a return…
This article was originally published by our sister publication Out In SA. St. Sucia, the international Latina feminist zine that originated in San Antonio in 2014, will be celebrating the publication of its 14th and final issue on January 5 at Hi-Tones. During the last four years, St. Sucia’s art director Isabel Ann Castro and…
Actress and comedian Carol Burnett has earned plenty of awards through her decade-spanning career, but she’ll receive the honor of a lifetime at the Golden Globes ceremony this Sunday. San Antonio-born Burnett will become a part of Golden Globes history as she receives a new award named in her honor that recognizes a person who’s reached…
Wizards and muggles alike are invited to dress up, eat up and stack up on fan merchandise to be offered at the Wizards and Wands Arts and Crafts Show on January 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days, free of charge! Stroll through the artist alleys full of posters and prints…
You’ve never seen a show quite like this. Led by “Chief Executive Human” Samantha Martin, the Acro-Cats will be enchanting audiences at the Josephine Theater in Tobin Hill, performing a total of five times between January 25 and 27. According to the Facebook event page, the show includes two hours of cats playing instruments, jumping…
State Rep. Justin Rodriguez’s swearing in today as Bexar County Commissioner leaves an open Democratic seat in the Texas House of Representatives days before the start of a new legislative session. County Judge Nelson Wolff appointed Rodriguez to the position Friday, following the death of Paul Elizondo, an 83-year-old powerbroker who held it since 1983.…
Much like last year’s documentary RBG, the feature biopic On the Basis of Sex doesn’t depict current U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s full contribution as an iconic legal scholar but manages to hit enough high points early in her career to deem it mostly inspirational. Still, for a film highlighting such an esteemed…
The tragic story of Jazmine Barnes, a 7-year-old girl who was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning while riding in a car with her mother and sisters, has received attention not only from the entire state of Texas, but the nation as a whole. In the days following the shooting, activists,…
No, the Super Blood Wolf Moon isn’t another installment of the Twilight series (as supernatural as it sounds). A rare lunar trifecta, this solar event, which will be visible on Sunday, January 20 is a bewitching combination of: a blood moon, a total lunar eclipse which casts Earth’s shadow across the moon, making it appear…
After the dramatic meeting between the Spurs and Toronto Raptors, in which San Antonio fans booed prodigal son Kawhi Leonard, Gregg Popovich said he felt bad that fans didn’t give the former Spur a warm welcome. Ahead of the game, Popovich said he hoped Spurs fans would be able to treat Leonard, who earned the…
Emotions ran high with Kawhi Leonard’s return to the AT&T Center on Thursday night. How much so is apparent in video of Leonard’s mother arguing with a local fan who wasn’t being so nice to the former Spur. Though pretty much everyone in the AT&T Center erupted in boos every time Leonard so much as…
We love barbacoa, even though we’re not always sure what’s in it. But one San Antonio woman said the taco she got this past weekend crossed a red (or maybe pink) line. In a Facebook post, Melissa Mermea said she returned a barbacoa taco purchased at Mama Margie’s on Culebra because it contained a rosy colored…
When any band has the audacity to seemingly toss adjectives together to describe themselves in an effort to be ironic or aloof, it makes me want to not write about them. That was my first impression of Denver’s self-described “surf jazz” outfit Whole Milk. Then I discovered that surf jazz was an actual genre, and…
Heading into Thursday night’s clash between the Spurs and Raptors, much of the talk centered on whether San Antonio’s fan base, regarded among the classiest in the league, would cheer or jeer prodigal son Kawhi Leonard. At a pre-game shootaround, Leonard remained reticent to discuss the circumstances surrounding his departure, even while recalling his tenure with…
When Waitress was released in 2007, you’d have never expected that this little indie flick would be much more than a cult hit. But what better for a musical adaptation than a dramedy centered on love, new beginnings and pie? Featuring music by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, Waitress, as its title implies, centers on young waitress…
Contemporary Whatever’s monthly experimental performances continue at FL!GHT with two out-of-this-world women. Self-proclaimed “seductive siren and nihilist hysteric” Samantha Riott is well known in New York City for her brash spoken-word performances and prolific collaborations with local experimental musicians, most recently out-jazz band Rodenticide. Her solo album, Bloodletting, drops this month. Texan multi-instrumentalist Sarah Ruth…
Quite likely to have gone unnoticed amid the festive chaos of your holiday season, the McNay Art Museum recently welcomed a new addition to its already-striking outdoor sculpture collection, which features works by the likes of Kiki Smith, Philip Grausman, Alexander Liberman and Tony Smith — not to mention the Instagram-ready fan favorite LOVE by…
Whether you’ve been drawing for five years or five days, practice brings improvement, and the San Antonio Museum of Art is all about that motto. Artists are invited to bring their own pencils and a sketchpad (no bigger than 11 x 14 inches) for The Big Draw, an event to fuel inspiration by studying pieces…
In 2017, millions of women and allies worldwide raised their voices and flooded their streets in support of the largest single-day protest in our nation’s history — the Women’s March. The following year, a record number of women were elected into office and thousands more gathered to vote in various cities across the U.S. in…
The University of Texas Longhorn Band may have been in the land of jazz during the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Monday, but their half-time show included a bit of South Texas. College football fans got to do the washing machine during UT’s half-time show, which included Selena’s “Como La Flor.” The performance included…
This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. WASHINGTON – When the next Congress begins tomorrow, the House will flip from Republican to Democratic control for the first time in eight years. For most of the Texans in Congress, it is likely to be a jarring transition. “I know nothing but having a Republican…
Weeks after wrapping up its inaugural comic and pop-culture convention, San Antonio’s homegrown Celebrity Fan Fest has unveiled details of its 2019 installment. Via social media, organizers PMX Events announced that this year’s con will take place June 14-16 at Freeman Coliseum and include panels, a comedy festival and a “special concert.” Names of the attending celebs…
A San Antonio Police Department officer on Thursday morning shot a man suspected of randomly firing shots on the South Side, authorities said. The shooting took place just before 9 a.m. on Pleasanton Road near Adams Elementary School and Harlandale High School. According to reports, police said the suspect shot a bicyclist, who ducked behind…
With San Antonio’s Enemy No. 1 returning to the AT&T Center tonight, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is asking fans to be on their best behavior. The highly-anticipated matchup against the Toronto Raptors will bring Kawhi Leonard back to the AT&T Center after he sat out most of the 2017-2018 with the Spurs. While dedicated…
Did you feel safer last year? In line with a national trend, San Antonio’s murder rate dropped from 2017 to 2018, according to a review of preliminary police data by the Brennan Center for Justice. Alamo City’s homicides declined 14.3 percent — from 124 in 2017 to 106 last year. That mirrors a decline of nearly…
Editor’s Note: Jade Esteban Estrada is the writer of Glitter Political, a series of articles detailing San Antonio’s elections. It’s after 10 p.m. at the Overtime Theater when I meet with Caleb Craig. We’re discussing By Our Hands, an original, science fiction play he’s directing and that opens next month. Co-written by Morgan Clyde and Michael…
Taking a note from the Louis C.K. playbook, actor Jeremy Piven has launched his own “redemption tour” of sorts. In the face of credible allegations of sexual misconduct from four women (which Piven has categorically denied), CBS reneged on an episode order of his crime procedural Wisdom of the Crowd in late 2017, leaving the…
In the words of former San Antonio Current editor Enrique Lopetegui, “#3 Dinners isn’t just a band — it’s a San Antonio icon, like the Alamo or the Spurs. The band is beyond good and evil. Too often, perhaps, they’re taken for granted: they’ve been rocking for over 30 years, and barring some unforeseen cataclysm,…
Spurs fans have been looking forward to the January 3 match against the Toronto Raptors for one reason only. Kawhi Leonard. After a dramatic 2017-2018 season in which Leonard only played nine games and didn’t return to the court after being medically cleared by Spurs staff, Silver and Black fans are excited to see the…
Technical, heavy and groovy as fuck, Nahaya harnesses all the best parts of metalcore and lets those textures shine throughout their latest EP, Transcendence, released last summer. While our metal tastes at the office are pretty inclusive, we were really thrown off (in a good way) by the catchiness and solid production of their single…
Tough luck if you made a New Year’s resolution to cut back on ice cream, because Blue Bell just announced the return of a seasonal favorite. The Texas-based ice cream brand is bringing back its Mardi Gras King Cake ice cream flavor this week, available by the half gallon. But, unlike in the past, the…
Most of us don’t want our barbecue to be too corporate or contrived. Ideally, a good joint should at least appear to have evolved organically over time — preferably passed down, generation after generation. And though family feuds are legendary in the world of ’Q, so are stories of successful dynasties. Chris Ashford took over…
Last month’s announcement of the latest inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame once again makes one wonder if the Hall’s nominating committee actually likes rock ’n’ roll. And by rock ’n’ roll, I mean driving-with-the-windows-down, hanging-out-at-the-lake-all-day rock ’n’ roll. Do you blast Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees” on the car stereo so drivers…
Apparently, Julián Castro wasn’t kidding when he said he’d tell the world on Jan. 12 whether he’s running for prez. The former S.A. mayor and HUD secretary’s press office sent out an email Wednesday morning requesting media RSVP for a 10 a.m. Jan. 12 event where he’ll “announce his decision regarding a candidacy for president…
Talk about a relationship getting off to a rough start in the new year. A San Antonio woman allegedly ran over and injured her boyfriend after an argument early Wednesday. The couple was quarreling outside the boyfriend’s far West Side home around 2 a.m. when she got into the car and reversed over him, according…
If you’re unfamiliar with the work of late African-American novelist James Baldwin, the socially conscious writer broke barriers throughout his career with stories about a host of complex and personal issues, including racism, religion and homosexuality. In 2016, the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro, which was adapted from one of Baldwin’s unfinished manuscripts,…
I was all excited to write a brief and cheerful update about recent gifts and new expansions at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, an institution that, for reasons that are hard to pin down precisely, is near and dear to me. Opened in 2013, the Briscoe, named for former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe, Jr. and…
Founded in 1993 by the community-minded trio of Manuel Diosdado Castillo, Cruz Ortiz and Juan Miguel Ramos, the West Side nonprofit San Anto Cultural Arts (originally dubbed Inner City Cultural Arts) has impacted the lives of hundreds of young artists through its two signature endeavors: a continuously active Community Mural Program that’s responsible for more…
Q: I’m a 19-year-old bisexual woman really into orgasm denial and edging. With the recent Tumblr ban on all NSFW content, I have no idea where to indulge my kinks and find my community. I’ve never needed to go anywhere else to find porn, explore my sexuality, and be surrounded by supportive people—and now I’m…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): No one has resisted the force of gravity with more focus than businessman Roger Babson (1875–1967). He wrote an essay entitled “Gravity – Our Enemy Number One,” and sought to develop anti-gravity technology. His Gravity Research Foundation gave awards to authentic scientists who advanced the understanding of gravity. If that organization…
L.A.’s Sprain heads up this swell experimental rock bill that will kickstart your New Year off with a dose of patient sadness imbued with heavy metal moods. The band, more versatile than most would-be hard rock outfits, makes music that runs from slow sadcore stylings to the raging tumult of hardcore-yet-melodic noise. All of it…
As San Antonio continues its unprecedented growth trajectory, city officials and developers have thrown around a staggering projection — that Bexar County stands to gain 1.1 million new residents by 2040. It’s an impressive figure; one derived from U.S. Census data. And it’s intended, no doubt, to jar residents from complacency as Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s appointed…
Definitely one of San Antonio’s local bands to make some noise that people outside the 2-1-0 could hear, The Holy Knives made some moves in 2018, releasing an EP and a debut full-length. The group is actually gearing up for their first show of the year at Brick at Blue Star alongside one of the…
2014 NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard returns to the AT&T Center on Thursday night in the most anticipated game of the season for Spurs Nation. Leonard left San Antonio this summer the same way he arrived, via trade, albeit under entirely different circumstances. Sharpshooter Danny Green was shipped to Toronto with Leonard, where the duo…
While some of the exhibitions we preview go to extreme lengths to hang a thematic umbrella over works that, at the end of the day, have little or nothing in common, others make no pretense that there’s any common thread beyond the aesthetic whims of the curator. Such is clearly the case with “A Mixed…
Say “thank u, next” to 2018 with a DJ spinning tunes by Ariana Grande, the pop star who knows all about a year being a rollercoaster. In addition to chart success, she experienced Pete Davidson and the death of an ex. The celebration also offers a chance to ring in 2019 to the bangers that…
