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SA-Based Coloring Book Company Feeds Nationwide Adult Coloring Craze
Typically, when adults act like children, like many so often do, expect trouble. But a new craze crossing the nation has adults putting down smartphones and laptops in exchange for coloring books. Long considered the territory of 2- to 8-year-olds, thousands of grown-ups around the country are channeling their inner child in a good way,…
Nectar Starts 2016 With a Delicious Bang
Coming off their first San Antonio Restaurant Week, Nectar Wine Bar and Ale House (214 Broadway, 210-375-4082) will finish off January and make it’s way through February with special events for wine lovers. Tuesday, February 2 Wine-O Bingo: This isn’t your grandmother’s Bingo. Instead of calling out B2 or O67, different wines are called out. Make a…
Hallucinating the Old West: Bryson Brooks’ “Home on the Range”
Denton-born, SA-based painter and performance artist Bryson Brooks is a man with a unique gift for un-forced provocation and playfulness. Celebrated as a painter for bringing his idiosyncratic, avant garde sensibilities to all manner of subjects—from rich and explosive abstracts to bunnies, from quasi-grotesque religious images to self-portraits, landscapes and still lifes—Brooks’ latest local exhibition,…
10 Shows to See This Weekend
Thursday, January 28 Led Zeppelin 2 “How the Midwest Was Won” Tour Robert Plant is so over being in the greatest folk rock cover band of all time, Bonham’s dead and Paige and Plant hate JPJ, perhaps Led Zeppelin 2 can help ease the pain. $15-$20, 8pm, Aztec Theatre, 104 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 812-4355…
Luminaria Announces Take Two at the Tobin Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art
Luminaria, a festival for the senses which was recently rained out in October, will now be a year-round contemporary art showcase, so expect many stellar events to pop-up throughout the year! As a kick off, the festival will be back at the San Antonio Museum of Art February 19, starting at 8pm. It can be…
Ethan “Affluenza” Couch Will Be Back in Texas Soon
Ethan Couch should be on his way back to Texas soon. You remember him. The “affluenza” kid who killed four people while driving drunk and was sentenced to probation after his fancy pants lawyers convinced a judge that Ethan Couch would not understand the consequence of his crime because of his coddled upbringing and his…
Which ‘Artists’ are Voting for Which ‘Candidates?’
You would think that most artists, being “artsy,” are inclined to vote for the more artsy or art-friendly candidates, (in this case art includes vomit-painting, toenail clipping mosaics and Ted Nugent). In other words, just Bernie Sanders or whomever the Greens and Libertarians are running. But boy will you be surprised when I unveil who…
5 Can’t-miss Panels From Pax South 2016
Pax South will invade the Henry B. Gonzalez (900 E. Market St.) on Friday, January 29 through Sunday, January 31 with a plethora of games, bands and panels. To help organize the busy weekend, we picked five panels that shouldn’t be missed. Storytime with Cliff Bleszinski When: Friday, January 29 at 10:30 a.m., Main Theatre What’s…
New San Antonio Pro Soccer Team Releases 2016 Schedule
Details about San Antonio’s new pro soccer team continue to flow at a trickle. We know who will coach the team, who its general manager is, and now, when and where it will play its games. San Antonio’s United Soccer League team, owned by Spurs Sports and Entertainment, released its schedule for the 2016 season…
#ColortheCurrent Winners Announced
Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the folks at Blue Star Coloring to talk about the stress-relieving craze that is soothing the nation. The San Antonio- and Portland, Oregon-based company has had its coloring books floating around the top of Amazon’s best sellers for a few months now. However, in addition to…
Tickets for the 38th Annual CineFestival are $35 for Today Only
From February 19 to February 27, premier American and International Latino films will be screened at the historic Guadalupe Theater for the 38th annual CineFestival. The tickets- normally $50- will be marked down to $35. The only catch is that the festival lineup has yet to be announced, so think of it like a blind movie…
Don’s Plum: The DiCaprio Movie That Leo Doesn’t Want You to See
It’s the movie Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire don’t want you to see, so much so that the two Hollywood superstars successfully sued its filmmakers, making it illegal for Don’s Plum to be shown theatrically or on home video within the United States and Canada. However, after 18 years of inaction and compliance on his part, producer Dale Wheatley has…
How Rare Was the Spurs’ 30-Point Loss to the Warriors?
We don’t need to rehash the gory details of last night’s 120-90 Spurs loss to the Golden State Warriors. It was bad — but not so bad that Coach Gregg Popovich couldn’t maintain a sense of gallows humor about the debacle: Popovich: "I'm glad my general manager wasn't in my locker room or I might've…
Run the Jewels Release Terrifying Meow the Jewels Video Featuring Demonic Kitties
The hip-hop duo of Killer Mike and El-P, Run the Jewels, are currently working on their third installation, Run the Jewels 3, which does not have a release date as of yet. However, they have also been hard at work dropping their hits, as meow-ed by cats. The first record of pussy cat tracks, released in…
San Antonio Metro Health to Host Mega Baby Shower
Soon-to-be-moms take note, San Antonio Metro Health is hosting a “Mega Baby Shower.” Healthy Start, a Metro Health program, aims to connect pregnant women with community resources and prenatal care on January 29 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Frank Garrett Community Center (1226 NW 19th St.) on the near west side. “Baby showers…
MALDEF Sues Texas Over Immigrant Harboring Law
Texas’ House Bill 11 — a broad border security initiative signed by Governor Greg Abbott last year — is facing its first legal challenge. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) filed a lawsuit targeting the law’s immigrant harboring provision. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include Jonathan Ryan, executive director of the Refugee and…
Texas Senate Hearing to Examine Open, Campus Carry Laws
Confused about Texas’ new open and campus carry laws? That’s a question the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs takes up today during a public hearing that will “monitor the implementation of open and campus carry legislation and determine if the current laws regulating the places that handguns can be carried are easily understood of…
Watch: With Kawhi Leonard in the All-Star Game, Spurs Fan Makes Good on Cornrow Pledge
Sacrifices had to be made to get Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard to start the NBA All-Star game. Leonard made most of them, but one Spurs devotee did his part too. Or his hairstyle did, at least. Spurs fan Brayden Neubauer tweeted this on January 14: If this gets the 12K retweets that Kawhi Leonard needs…
Harris County Grand Jury Indicts Two Anti-Abortion Activists for Undercover Planned Parenthood Videos
There’s huge news out of Houston today. A grand jury indicted two anti-abortion activists — David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt — on charges of tampering with government records, and an additional charge against Daleiden for prohibition of the purchase and sale of human organs, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday afternoon. The videos purported to show…
San Antonio Pooches to Play in Puppy Bowl XII
With this year’s Super Bowl pitting the Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos, most San Antonio football fans will watch the game without a real rooting interest. But that’s not the case for the other big game on Super Bowl Sunday: the Puppy Bowl. Three San Antonio-native pups rescued by Alamo Rescue Friends and the Humane Society…
10 Free Things You Have To Do This Week
Mon 1/25 Voodoo Vinyl DJ Smarty Pants spins the grooviest groovers from the true rock ‘n’ roll canon most Mondays. If “Hotline Bling” and “Drunk in Love” don’t blow up your skirt, get your fanny to down to The Mix for gems from the garage. Free, 11pm, Mon; The Mix, 2423 N. St. Marys, (210)…
El Machito Launches New Lunch Menu, Special
Starting today, Johnny Hernandez’s El Machito (7300 Jones Maltsberger Road, 210-314-3971) will feature a zesty $6.99 lunch special featuring pollo al carbon in three flavors: sweet habanero, cilantro and Yucatan. (Note: The cilantro version is a must). El Machito’s homemade blue corn tortillas accompany your chosen bird. Such a deal is not to be missed! We are…
Let San Antonio Brewery Tours Do the Driving
San Antonio beer lovers can now tour multiple breweries at a time thanks to San Antonio Brewery Tours, a new company dedicated to spreading the joy of local craft beers and breweries with ease and accessibility. Guests can choose from two different tours: The East Side Ride tour, which showcases East side and urban-based breweries such as Alamo Beer Company, Freetail Brewery, and Bluestar Brewery,…
CORRECTION: Deftones to Play at Lone Star Brewery
Update: Although the bandsintown.com website, the ticket broker for the concert, originally located the Lone Star Events Center as the “Lone Star Palace” across from the Alamo, it will actually be held at the Lone Star Brewery grounds at 600 Lone Star Blvd. Whisper-rockers and Gen-Y fave, Deftones, will be playing San Antonio on March…
Watch 18-year-old Ted Cruz Talk About World Domination Aspirations
Oh, the things we say when we’re young. For the large majority of us, they are but momentary embarrassments that pop into our minds as we reminisce about times past. For presidential candidates, they are another matter. In a YouTube video published Saturday, a young Ted Cruz — now a Republican senator not really representing…
Brian Wilson to Tour, Play Pet Sounds for the Last Time
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the seminal Beach Boys’ record, bandleader, composer and hi-fi Howard Hughes, Brian Wilson, has announced a world tour that will be the last live performances of the Pet Sounds material … ever. Luckily, Wilson will be stopping in Texas to play the Levitation Fest (formerly the Psych Fest) in…
5 Shows to See This Week
Monday, January 25 Marley Mondays DJ Fantasticdan spins all the iriest shit to help brush off that Monday juju. Just try to hate the first day of the week with all these positive vibes coming at you from the selector and his tables. Free, 8pm, J&O’s Cantina, 1014 S. Presa St., (210) 485-7611 Monday, January…
KLRN Public Television to Launch 30-minute SciTech Now Broadcast
KLRN announced today that local radio and television personality, Chris Duel, will host a new show called SciTech Now that’s all about San Antonio’s science rich atmosphere. The weekly, 30-minute production will cover everything from the IT industry to biomedical enterprises, bringing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) the attention and recognition it deserves, KLRN says…
Coach Pop Won’t Grant SA-EN Editorial Board Wish for Spurs Game Against Warriors
Tonight, the game everyone’s been waiting for arrives as the San Antonio Spurs (38-6) take on the Golden State Warriors (40-4). The contest between the teams is so important to fans, that, in early January, the San Antonio Express-News editorial board published an open letter to Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, asking him to “not pull…
SAPD Arrests Double Homicide Suspect
A man accused of a brutal shooting and stabbing last week is in the San Antonio Police Department’s custody. The SAPD said on Facebook that Antonio Arroyo was arrested at an apartment complex on the 7600 block of Callaghan Road. Arroyo is accused of shooting and killing Rodney Spring and shooting and stabbing Quikether Jackson…
Radiohead Just Announced First Shows For 2016
With speculation over the prospect of a new album and Courtney Love covering/butchering “Creep,” Radiohead’s been in the news consistently for the past couple of months. Fortunately, three European tour dates have just been announced with more to come. Radiohead will be headlining Spain’s Primavera Sound Festival (June 2-4), Switzerland’s OpenAir St. Gallen Festival (July…
6 SA Chefs Are Heading to Austin Food + Wine Festival this April
There are food events and parties, and then there’s the Austin Food + Wine Festival. Held in late April, the festival is hosted by FOOD & WINE and C3 and spans April 22 through 24 with additional parties and festivities throughout the 512 with top celebrity chefs from across the country. This year, six San…
The Philadelphia Police Turned Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Into an Epic PSA
While we San Antonians are chilling in this warm winter season, possibly enjoying a margarita or two, the northerners live in fear of blizzards – and not the banana split Dairy Queen kind. In an effort to save lives, uh, parking spots and comedy, the Philly Police Station turned the inescapable Drake hit into “Hotline…
Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi on His Iconic TV Character, New Culinary Spokesmanship
Actor Larry Thomas, 59, never thought his life would change as much as it did on the night of November 2, 1995. That evening, the 116th episode of the hit TV show Seinfeld aired on NBC. In the episode, “The Soup Nazi,” Thomas played the title character, a strict owner of a Manhattan soup stand…
10 Drinks (And One Champagne Luge) That Stood out During the San Antonio Cocktail Conference
With the flamboyant exception of Tiki drinks, little attention goes into the delivery system in cocktails: coupes, Collins glasses, rocks…repeat. Oh, there’s a movement to ditch the Champagne flute in favor of a simple, white wine glass, but that’s as inventive as it has gotten — until the SACC closing party at Paramour. Four-story Champagne…
10 Walking Dead Episodes We Love As Terror Expo Kicks Off This Weekend
Terror Expo is this weekend at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center with several cast members of AMC’s The Walking Dead in attendance. In celebration of their visit to San Antonio and the second half of season six just a few weeks away, we look at some of the best episodes of the show. Be…
Report: Future Development Threatens the Texas Hill Country
San Antonians often look west to the Texas Hill Country for a respite from the crunch of the big city. But a new report from the Community and Regional Planning Program at the University of Texas at Austin says that everything we love about the region — the water, the vistas, the serenity — could…
Netflix and Chill: The X-Files and Pizza
“Do you believe in the existence of extraterrestrials?” After 14 years, the beloved ’90s series The X-Files is making its return to television this Sunday (FOX, 10pm EST). The miniseries will have six episodes featuring all of your favorite cast members and of course, aliens. If you’ve never seen the show — like myself — which originally aired back in…
Texas Leads in People Bringing Their Gun to the Airport
People in Texas keep bring their guns to the airport. And the Transportation Security Administration keeps catching them up. In its end-of-the-year report for 2015, TSA found that half of the top 10 airports for firearm catches were in Texas. Here’s the full top 10, with Texas airports in bold: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW):…
Mapped: Does San Antonio Have More Gun Dealers or Starbucks?
There are 64,747 places to buy guns in the United States, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. And that doesn’t include gun manufacturers, collectors or importers — those are only retail stores which sell firearms directly to consumers. To contextualize that number, the folks at 1 Point 21 Interactive, a data…
In a Found Recording David Bowie Impersonates The Boss, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop
If the David Bowie blues have got you down, just give this recently rediscovered session that features Bowie impersonating some of the greatest pop singer-songwriters a spin. Bowie can be heard laughing and joking around between takes over the synth-heavy, rolling tune that includes the seemingly Springsteen-inspired lyrics “When the fire broke out on the…
Charlie Kaufman Resurfaces with Animated Anomalisa
It has been seven long years since Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut (Synecdoche, New York) premiered to a lukewarm and confused reception, ultimately sending the Oscar-winning screenwriter into a lengthy retreat within the Hollywood underground. For years I was fervently curious about what this master storyteller was up to, and I finally have my answer in Anomalisa, Kaufman’s current Oscar nominee…
Kawhi Leonard Makes Major Voting Comeback, Will Start in His First NBA All-Star Game
It came down to the wire, but all those #NBAVotes for Kawhi Leonard came through. The Spurs forward will start for the Western Conference in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. Leonard trailed Golden State forward Draymond Green for most of the voting period. In the final batch of returns, released on January 14, Leonard trailed…
At the Drive-In Reunites: Announces New Music and World Tour, Skips Texas
Way back in the ’90s, a time when rock ‘n’ roll still meant something, At the Drive-In was born in the desert heat of El Paso, TX. After their initial breakup in ’01, founding members Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala formed a little band known as the Mars Volta. After the Mars Volta’s split in 2012,…
ATX’s Crooks Disbanding, Playing Final Shows
As romantic as it may appear from the outside, the music business is, for most, a grueling affair. Whether you’re out to be “big star bound,” as hillbilly bard David Allan Coe put it in his classic song “The Ride,” or content paying dues, playing small shows every night and living in a van —…
Branchline Brewing Company Expands Can Lineup
Canned craft beer is what the people seem to want these days. And another San Antonio brewery is upping their aluminum ante. Branchline Brewing Company will now offer three more of its styles in cans. Joining Evil Owl Amber (the first beer to be canned by a San Antonio craft brewery) will be the Shady…
Peter Pan Flies into the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
The classic pixie-dust laden fairy tale Peter Pan brings its whimsy to the Alamo City from February 12 to 14 with four performances courtesy of Ballet San Antonio. And there will be actual flying. Ballet San Antonio’s performers are sure to inspire awe with high-flying choreographer as they tell the story of Wendy, Peter and…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 1/21 – Sat 1/23 San Antonio Restaurant Week Food-lovers who adore dining out are busy eating their way through town as the winter edition of Culinaria’s Restaurant Week runs through this Saturday, January 23, featuring more than 70 participating restaurants. The two-tier system returns with restaurants in Tier 1 offering a $15 lunch and…
#ColortheCurrent to Win Coloring Books By Blue Star Coloring
Coloring books aren’t just for kids these days. And as you may have read in this week’s cover story, San Antonio’s got a coloring book company of its own based off Broadway. Blue Star Coloring has teamed up with us to illustrate this week’s cover, and if you put your Sharpies, Crayolas or Prismacolor colored pencils…
Houston Chronicle Calls on Embattled Texas AG to Resign
Enough is enough. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing charges of securities fraud and last week, news broke that he’s being investigated for a land deal that may have been illegal. Yesterday, the Houston Chronicle published an editorial calling on the embattled AG to resign. Here’s a short excerpt: Like any other defendant, the…
10 Shows to See This Weekend
Thursday, January 21 Matthew Logan Vasquez (of Delta Spirit) On the 2015 EP Austin, Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez follows the smoke signals of contemplative firestarters Radiohead and Mazzy Star. Check out the Delta Spirit frontman as he completes the second, and last, night of his January residency. $10, 8pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St. …
List of Texas Businesses Prohibiting Open Carry Exceeds 400
From Luby’s to H-E-B, the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America’s list of businesses prohibiting open carry has grown to more than 400. “We applaud all these Texas businesses that are doing the right thing and providing a safe environment for their customers and employees,” Anna Kehde, lead volunteer with…
2016 Bonnaroo Lineup Announced
2016 will mark the 15th year of the Manchester, Tennessee music and arts festival known as Bonnaroo, set to take place June 9-12. The festival has just released the lineup and it includes heavy-hitters Pearl Jam and LCD Soundsystem as well as Dead & Company (twice), Tame Impala, Death Cab for Cutie, M83, Haim, Chvrches,…
San Antonio Animal Care Services Reaches No-Kill Status
Fewer dogs and cats are dying in San Antonio animal shelters than ever before, as the city’s Animal Care Services Department announced today that it had officially reached no-kill status. Over 90 percent of the animals sheltered by ACS in December 2015 were adopted or returned to their owners, regardless of their health or temperament.…
Disney Announces Release Dates for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Originally scheduled for release on May 26, 2017, the eighth installation of George Lucas’ breadwinner-forever has been pushed back and will now be released on December 15, 2017. The move follows the extraordinary success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which has officially become the highest-grossing domestic film of all time as well as having the largest domestic and…
Lemmy Kilmister’s Cause of Death Released
The fast-living leader of England’s rock ‘n’ roll heavyweights Motörhead died on December 26, two days after his birthday. What was originally stated as a death from cancer has now been reported to have specifically been prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, according to TMZ. In short: over 50 years of hard-living badass-ery.…
5 Ways to Get Your Drink/Grub on This Week
Wednesday, January 20 Cheese Tasting: Head over to Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House to celebrate National Cheese Day and prepare for your next cheese board encounter. Free, 7-9pm, 214 Broadway, (210) 375-4082, nectarsa.com Friday, January 22 Greek Cooking Class: Learn about the art and romanticism of Mediterranean cuisine in a class hosted by Central Market’s cooking school staff. The…
Progress Texas Releases Video Detailing 4 Decades of Abortion Laws in 2 Minutes
Nearly 43 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution provided women a fundamental right to an abortion. To coincide with the anniversary of the landmark decision, Progress Texas released a video short detailing a timeline of Lone Star State abortion laws and the impact those laws have had on Texas. “Most people will…
Yasiin Bey, Artist Formerly Known as Mos Def, Announces Retirement Stating “No More Parties in S.A.”
Following his arrest in South Africa earlier this month for attempting to travel with a “fake passport,” Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, has announced via kanyewest.com that he will release one more album and then retire from hip-hop and acting, “effective immediately.” Bey, who released his landmark solo debut Black on Both…
“Storybook Houses” Is Coming to the San Antonio Botanical Garden
The San Antonio Botanical Garden will be a little more magical than usual between March 5 and July 10. It’s teaming up with the San Antonio chapter of The American Institute of Architects for “Storybook Houses,” an exhibit showcasing five interpretations of storied tales with a focus on the environment, recycling, education and sustainability. “This…
Check out These Old-School Kawhi Leonard Basketball Cards
Just when we thought we couldn’t find any more ways to show our love of all things Kawhi Leonard, this happens. Caleb Saenz of 48 Minutes of Hell (one of the Internet’s premier Spurs blogs) created a set of classic basketball cards featuring Leonard to rally support for him to start the NBA All-Star game.…
Free Will Astrology, Week of January 20
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The next four weeks could potentially be a Golden Age of Friendship . . . a State of Grace for Your Web of Connections . . . a Lucky Streak for Collaborative Efforts. What can you do to ensure that these cosmic tendencies will actually be fulfilled? Try this: Deepen and…
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