SA wunderband Hacienda loses member
San Antonio family quartet Hacienda is now a trio. The soulful rockers, coming off the release of the Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) produced Shakedown last year, have taken to their Facebook wall to announce the departure of founder, singer, guitarist and cousin of all three other members, Dante Schwebel. We wanted y’all to know that Dante will no…
E-N analysis shows more mismanagement of Bexar County jail under Ortiz
An Express-News analysis of jail records shows just how out of hand staffing problems got at the local jail under former Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz. Reviewing records from October 2009 thru September 2012, the daily found Ortiz failed to fill spots temporarily vacated by several jailers that got called for reserve or National Guard…
'Red' brings Mark Rothko to life at The Playhouse
Red By John Logan Directed by Tim Hedgepeth $10-$25 8:00 pm Fri & Sat, 2:30 Sun Cellar Theater San Pedro Playhouse 800 West Ashby (210) 733-7258 sanpedroplayhouse.com Through Feb 17 In one of the most notorious episodes in the history of modern art, Nelson Rockefeller ordered the destruction of a mural he had commissioned…
San Antonio Spurs: #LetBonnerShoot
On Saturday night at the AT&T Center, Spurs quarterback Tony Parker displayed the complete game that made him an All-Star reserve selection earlier in the week, pumping in 31 points, 7 dimes, 4 boards, and 2 steals in a 109-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns. After three quarters of plodding basketball, Parker took over the…
Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Emilie Autumn
“Famously bipolar” Los Angeles-based violinist/vocalist Emilie Autumn proved her classical chops before venturing into “Victoriandustrial” territory — a genre marked by shredding violin solos, harpsichord arrangements, and vocal stylings in the vein of Tori Amos set to electronic beats. Since coming into her own with the 2003 fantasy-rock album Enchant, Autumn has collaborated with Courtney…
Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: ARTSLAM! 7
ARTSLAM! 7, this year’s edition of SA’s one-day art and music phantasmagoria, promises to be a high/low mix of art in chaos that will embarrass those who write-off live painting — a signature of the event — as amateur entertainment. Though many of the participating artists live on the fringe, coming from the worlds of…
More victims coming out against Texxxan revenge-porn site
When Beaumont attorney John Morgan first heard from Hollie Toups, he had a deeply emotional reaction. “After I interviewed her, I felt like a dad and this was my daughter. I felt protective,” he told me. “Then I got very, very angry – those people were trying to ruin this young gal’s life.” By “those…
Q&A: Jason Statham executes efficiently in ‘Parker’
Jason Statham stars as the title professional thief in “Parker.” Based on the novel Flashfire by Donald Westlake, the new crime thriller Parker stars English actor Jason Statham (Expendables 2) as the title character. In Parker, Statham takes the reigns as the iconic professional thief who seeks revenge on a crew that double crosses him. Parker…
ARTSLAM! GIVEAWAY WINNER!
The winner of our ARTSLAM giveaway is itsmealyssarozay. She gets 2 tickets to the ARTSLAM anniversary party this Saturday at White Rabbit! #satx #artslam7 @deadbeathero Congratulations and thanks to all who participated.
Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Lonely Horse
Lonely Horse (Nick Long in guitar/vocals, Travis Hild on drums) is the type of band you just don’t forget after you see it for the first time. What started as a six-piece in 2009 gradually became what it is now: a two-piece more interested in eclectic songs than just groove alone. They go from fierce…
Review: Musical Offerings opens music at the Brahms Festival
An interesting program of “Brahms and Beyond” by Musical Offerings opened the musical portion of the Brahms Festival in San Antonio Sunday afternoon (the first official event was a film at SAMA, as well as a KLRN special featuring the San Antonio Symphony). The concert included music by Dvorak, Dohnanyi, Schoenberg, and Brahms. While the…
Sexual abuse victims testify in Lackland hearing
In the summer of 2011, a single trainee came forward to claim she was raped by her instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. By the time the House Armed Services Committee met last week for a hearing on Lackland, the scandal had mushroomed to at least 59 victims accusing some 32 instructors of misconduct. House…
‘Café de los Maestros,’ a tango lover’s feast
Café de los Maestros (directed by Miguel Kohan) Free 7pm Fri, Jan 25 Viernes, 25 de Enero Instituto Cultural de México 600 Hemisfair Plaza Way Two-time Oscar-winning composer/producer Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel, Brokeback Mountain) reunited all the living icons of the Golden Age of tango for Café de los Maestros (2005), a labor of love that…
Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Hannibal Buress
Fans of the NBC series 30 Rock may recognize New York-based comic Hannibal Buress from his recurring role as the “homeless guy” (not to mention Tracy Jordan’s doppelgänger on the bogus reality show Queen of Jordan). In addition to a weekly stand-up gig at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory, Buress (who’s also written for 30 Rock and Saturday…
Prostitution sting nabs EMT, sheriff’s employee and school teacher
From BCSO A local prostitution sting earlier this month caught 46 suspects, mostly men trying to buy sex, including a local teacher, a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office employee and an on-duty EMT who sought out sex with a 15 year old. Salvador Ortiz Douglas Allen Grant Christopher Bednarz Authorities have dubbed the multi-agency operation “Blue…
ARTSLAM! GIVEAWAY!
Win tickets to #ARTSLAM! #Tag us in a photo of #SanAntonio #streetart by Friday at noon. One randomly selected participant will win 2 tickets to the ARTSLAM anniversary party this Saturday at White Rabbit! #satx #artslam7 @deadbeathero Related: Live art smackdown at Artslam 7 with Buff Monster, Lamour Supreme, and Japanther Brooklyn’s Japanther takes San Antonio…
Live and Local: Third Root’s ‘Mind Elevation’ mixtape release party
Sunday, January 20; War Room The streets surrounding North St. Mary’s were lined by the vehicles of barflies and scene addicts. The crowds amassed between the newly dubbed War Room (formerly known as Limelight), and the male strip corner Hardbodies. In an ironic contrast, War Room played host to a rally cry of peace and unity…
Adam Ant returns with ‘Cool Zombie’ video
“I lived in Tennessee for a couple of years,” Adam Ant said in his latest press release. “My daughter, Lily Caitlin, was born there. I decided that I was going to be like a house husband, so I was with her and changing nappies. That’s the hardest work I’ve ever done, the child-rearing thing. But…
LGBT Liaison in Castro's corner
When the Human Rights Campaign released its 2012 Municipal Equality Index, San Antonio scored a 48 out of 100, compared to Austin’s and Dallas’ scores of 91 and 76, respectively. As a reaction, Mayor Julián Castro last week appointed senior policy advisor Adam Greenup to act as an LGBT liaison for his office. When we…
Murder City: Police stats show 2012 had more kills in San Antonio
Nationally, homicides have continued to decrease steadily since about 2005. According to FBI stats and previous media reports, San Antonio’s murder rate appears to have peaked in the mid-1990s, with as many as 22.5 murders per 100,000 residents, followed by a steep decline that has kept us hovering anywhere between 6 and 9 murders per…
Brooklyn's Japanther takes San Antonio for Artslam 7
Artslam 7 feat. Japanther, Sohns, The Hawks (of Holy Rosary), Pop Pistol, Mrs. Howl, Deer Vibes, Disco Wasteland, Langton Drive, Last Nighters, Lost Project, Televangelist, Reason (from Lotus Tribe), DJ Louie Dollars $10-$12 (all ages) 6pm Sat, Jan 26 The White Rabbit 2410 N St. Mary’s (210) 737-2221 artslamsa.com Headlining the music portion of ARTSLAM!’s…
Political cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz brings his award-winning comic strip La Cucaracha to San Antonio
Lalo Alcaraz: I am the Juan Percent $5-$10 2 pm Sat, Jan 26 McNay Art Museum Chiego Lecture Hall 6000 N New Braunfels (210) 824-5368 mcnayart.org If you were following the 2012 Presidential Election, then you’ve probably heard of award-winning political cartoonist and Chicano prankster Lalo Alcaraz, who made national news when candidate Mitt Romney…
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: In 1983 or 1984, I was walking home from work down Haight Street in San Francisco one evening and stopped into Watusi Records to look through the dollar cutout bin. I flipped through it for a bit and then stopped dead when I saw the Jonny Chingas Pachuco LP. I looked closer, saw what was written in…
San Antonio cooking great vegetarian food
When visitors to the Alamo City think of our cuisine, they probably think of nachos, chicken fried steaks, and barbeque – not vegetables. But USA Today named a San Antonio restaurant as one of their Top-10 vegetarian establishments, alongside restaurants in New York, San Francisco and Toronto. Vegeria on Broadway serves vegan Southwestern food and…
Live art smackdown at Artslam 7 with Buff Monster, Lamour Supreme, and Japanther
ARTSLAM! 7 feat. Visual Art: Buff Monster (NY), Lamour Supreme (NY), Nychos the Weird (Vienna, Austria) Music: Japanther, Sohns, The Hawks (of Holy Rosary), Pop Pistol, Mrs. Howl, Deer Vibes, Disco Wasteland, Langton Drive, Last Nighters, Lost Project, Televangelist, Reason (from Lotus Tribe), DJ Louie Dollars $10-$12 (all ages), 6pm Sat, Jan 26, The White…
Travis Poling rates new Texas microbrewery beers
Shiner broke from its lager roots more than a year ago when it introduced an English-style ale called Wild Hare. Now that the rabbit is out of the hat, San Antonio-owned Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner isn’t holding back and introduced a second ale this winter in the form of FM 966. Named for the farm-to-market…
Comedian Lisa Lampanelli talks weight loss, husband's cojones
Lisa Lampanelli $50.91 8pm Fri, Jan 25 Lila Cockrell Theatre 200 E Market (210) 224-9600 ticketmaster.com Her waistline may have shrunk since undergoing gastric surgery last April, but one thing comedian Lisa Lampanelli hasn’t lost is that dirty mouth of hers. The self-described Queen of Mean will be in San Antonio on Friday, so come…
Yo La Tengo: 'Fade'
How do you keep your sound fresh after over 20 years as a band? Yo La Tengo’s answer is simple: don’t think too hard. Fade, their 14th studio album, is an amalgamation of elements from all of the quieter work in the seminal indie group’s catalogue. The effortless acoustic sway of Fade, while nuanced by…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The German government sponsored a scientific study of dowsing, which is a form of magical divination used to locate underground sources of water. After ten years, the chief researcher testified, "It absolutely works, beyond all doubt. But we have no idea why or how." An assertion like that might also apply…
Little Brave and Phonolux in a show you can't miss at 502 Bar
Little Brave, Phonolux, The Whirlybirds, Pageantry $5 (18 and over) 8pm Sat, Jan 26 502 Bar 502 Embassy Oaks (210) 257-8125 502bar.com Saturday’s concert at 502 Bar is one of those nights when the stars align for an offer you can’t refuse: good sound, lights, and bands. In spite of their radically different styles, Little…
Reviews: 'Dirty Dozen' at Blue Star Contemporary Museum, ‘Hieroglyphs’ at Linda Pace Foundation
Hieroglyphs Free by appointment Linda Pace Foundation 112 W. Riche (210) 226-6663 lindapacefoundation.org Through January 25 Dirty Dozen $3-$5 2-6pm Tue-Sat 2-8pm Thu Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum 116 Blue Star (210) 227-6960 bluestarart.org Through Feb. 16 Every day we make choices that are so habitual we barely notice them. Tacos or tuna for…
La Tequilera del Patron brings tequila and taste of Monterrey to San Antonio
La Tequilera del Patron 1776 Blanco (210) 479-1210 Best Bets lentil soup, empanadas, arracheras, atropellado norteño, straight shots of unfamiliar tequilas Hours Mon.-Tues. 10-11, Wed.-Sat. 11-Midnight, Sun. 10-10 (Bar later) Prices $$-$$$ For some time after 1910, the year the Mexican Revolution began, San Antonio was referred to as the de facto capital of Mexico;…
NOWCastSA: journalism building community
NOWCastSA is a nonprofit community journalism organization. What does that mean? For NOWCastSA, it means lots of live-streaming events and innovative, interactive, public participation in the news. It means the democratization of information by encouraging community members from all segments of the City’s population to be involved in sharing stories. It means publishing news and…
Castros predict a blue Texas
The Castro twins continue to play their role as national Democratic darlings, appearing Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” with Bob Schieffer. After a couple minutes of light banter with Schieffer about being twins (like, did they try to deceive the 2005 River Parade crowd when Joaquin quietly filled in for Julian?), the Castros talked…
