Pick of the Day: Kaskade: “Freaks of Nature Tour”
Fresh off headlining Coachella and Electric Daisy Carnival, Kaskade is selling out stages all across the U.S. on his Freaks of Nature Tour. With a reputation as one of the most creative talents on the DJ scene, he’s released remixes for Beyoncé and Usher and shared the stage with Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, and Tiesto.…
Filmmaker Adrian Grunberg discusses ‘Get the Gringo,’ working with Mel Gibson
Filmmaker Adrian Grunberg on the set of “Get the Gringo” with actor Mel Gibson. In his directorial and screenwriting debut, filmmaker Adrian Grunberg crosses into Mexico with actor Mel Gibson for the action movie Get the Gringo. In the film, Gibson stars as Driver, a man who is thrown into a Mexican prison after getting…
Video: Sexto Sol, Azeneth, and Saluté’s last night of live music
Saluté’s historic last night of live music started with artist David Zamora Casas (who had decorated the place for the occasion) reading a poem to Azeneth’s little temple. If Sexto Sol’s first set was stirring, the second set was unbelievable. For the second song, the band invited Ernie Garibay for “Barbacoa Blues,” a classic by…
David Shelton Gallery moves to Houston
David Shelton Gallery, one of SA’s strongest supporters of local artists–such as Joey Fauerso, Kelly O’Connor, Cruz Ortiz, and Vincent Valdez–announced that the South Alamo contemporary art spot is moving to Houston. The inaugural exhibition of the new showroom will open September 7. The new gallery will be located in the Isabella Court building on…
Pick of the Day: Because Women’s History Bears Repeating: Actress and Artist: Charlotte Cushman and Georgia O’Keeffe
With a nod to “artist, businessman, Texan, American, Defender of the Faith, and Homoiousian” Gene Elder’s dubbing of July as Political Art Month, Jump-Start Performance Co. celebrates the lives of two women who made history on their own terms. Subtitled Actress and Artist: Charlotte Cushman and Georgia O’Keeffe, the double bill is co-produced by Martha…
Space available at spare parts teacher fair
Last year’s teacher fair Spare parts founder Mary Elizabeth Cantu and her crew of interns are sweating all summer to gather and sort art supplies–cleverly disguised as trash–for a big Teacher Fair. There’s still space available for teachers, so Mary sent me the details to publish. The nonprofit spare parts is offering a FREE materials/supplies…
Pick of the Day: Static-X
Blame — or thank — Billy Corgan for the deafening roar of Static-X. Reportedly The Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman introduced lead singer Wayne Richard Wells (better known as Wayne Static) to drummer Ken Jay at Virgin Megastore in Chicago. After relocating to Los Angeles and completing the equation with bassist Tony Campos and guitarist Koichi Fukuda,…
Kaskade: The Current Q & A
Named “America’s Best DJ” by DJ Times and Pioneer DJ, Kaskade (Ryan Raddon) is one of the world’s most sought out DJs. But his is not an overnight success: he has seven albums in the past 10 years and has been dealing with the competitive electronic dance music scene for well over two decades. After…
Are we flattered? ‘SA Magazine’ riffs on ‘Current’ Flavor in new design
Imitation? Flattery? Theft? Simple coincidental reprising? We only wish we were speaking of the repurposing of soundbites on the campaign trail, the retreading of tax pledges, jobs promises, and American can-do-betteredness. Instead we’re using our valuable time to talk about San Antonio Magazine. It’s funny, you know. Both the weekly Current and monthly SA Mag…
Pick of the Day: Bent
Martin Sherman’s Bent has been credited with raising awareness about the persecution of homosexuals during the holocaust and even encouraging historical research and education on the topic. Set between 1934 and 1936, the ’70s-era play follows Max, a man whose unwillingness to hide his homosexuality has estranged him from his wealthy family. After spending the…
Pick of the Day: Lucy and Jake
Although his new film Lucy and Jake is about sex in the art scene, director and producer Michael Berrier says that’s really just “a backdrop for simply covering the art scene, and more importantly setting up the story.” Similar to Berrier’s previous film SA Nude, about a photographer who falls unexpectedly in love while shooting…
A correction: State elevator data appears to be incorrect
For this week’s feature looking at the Crockett Hotel’s recent elevator death, the state’s investigation into it, and elevator regulations and related injuries in Texas, we also sought to find out how many local elevators were past their mandated annual inspection date. When asked, open records representatives with the TDLR suggested using the online searchable…
Suspect by anonymous
So this story was written in a bar. A friend of my brother’s handed it to me and shrugged. He said, “use it if you want, just don’t put my name on it.” There is a lot I like about this. The idea of writing for the sake of writing and not any kind of…
An Unlikely Marriage of RPG and Music Rhythm makes Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy a Surprising Gem
Stagnation is no friend to the game industry. No matter how great the brand or how long the lineage, games must evolve with the turn of each new season. Leaps in technology and graphical prowess are usually to blame for this, as the gamer community demands more and more from each $60 venture. But there…
Pick of the Day: Cinderella
With big hair, big dreams, and a neighborly boost from Jersey boy Jon Bon Jovi, Philadelphia-based rockers Cinderella rocketed to the top in the ’80s and — short of a brief hiatus circa 1995 — have been active in some format ever since. After emerging with 1986’s Night Songs, a triple-platinum debut fueled by the…
Blackout Night @ Gemini Ink
Join me for Blackout Night at Gemini Ink tonight at seven. It’ll be a fun found art/poetry/flash fiction event using newspaper clippings and black markers. Click here for more information. The event is free.
Slideshow: Planet Marfa
Near the end of May, I had the good fortune to visit the high desert town of Marfa during “A Trip to the Moon: A Weekend with Aliens and Astronauts,” a weekend of art viewing, sightseeing, and partying on a grand scale. Benefiting the nonprofit Ballroom Marfa (a “center for public exploration of contemporary art…
Protest outside Obama’s swank, record-setting SA fundraiser
Protesters hit the sidewalk outside the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center Tuesday, site of Barack Hussein Obama’s multi-million-dollar reportedly record-breaking San Antonio fundraiser. The signs and rants spewed anger over everything from drone strikes to national debt. The most prominent were voices of the Ron Paul variety, which could be heard blocks away with shouts of…
Pick of the Day: Cypress Hill
Named after a street in their hometown of South Gate, Calif., Cypress Hill comes to SA opening for Sublime with Rome (which includes original Sublime member Eric Wilson). The trio first planted the flag for Latinos in hip-hop back in 1991 with their seminal self-titled debut. Embraced by cholos riding in the streets of Los…
Last Tardeada at Saluté: a big “thanks” to Azeneth
Langton Drive (performing at Saluté for the first and last time), Chisme, Apaso, Mexican Stepgrandfather, Pop Pistol, and Sugar Skull (formerly Vincent Vega) played at the last Saluté Tardeada on Sunday, July 8. It was a cozy, emotional farewell to the place that not only nurtured conjunto bands, but rockeros as well. “This is the…
Sexto Sol remembers Saluté
From left: Greg Goodman, Sam Villela, and James Moody, 3/5 of Sexto Sol. (photo by Veronica Luna) According to Azeneth Domínguez, owner of Saluté International Bar, the Sexto Sol show on July 21 will be the last show ever at the venue. Asked about a press release sent to the Current on July 17 informing…
POC’s “Lie to Me,” a Current exclusive
“Miénteme” is included in Rise Above, the debut album by Mexico City’s POC. Click here to listen to “Lie to Me,” the English version of the song, not included in the album. POC will be opening for Cinderella on Wednesday, July 18, at Sunset Station.
