Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez viene a San Antonio
(Read English version of this story here) Sergio Martínez en el Festival People En Español (todos los eventos en el Centro de Convenciones Henry B. González, 200 E Market) Gratis Sábado 31 de agosto al mediodía: Escenario principal (sesión de preguntas y respuestas) Sábado 31 de agosto, 12:30pm y 3:15pm: Encuentro con los fans en…
Boxer Sergio Martínez to Visit San Antonio: Is He Still ‘Marvelous’?
(Lea versión en español aquí) Argentine boxer Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez (51-2-2, 28 KOs), world middleweight champion (World Boxing Council), will visit San Antonio’s Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the second annual People En Español Festival. He will be talking about his amazing life, answering questions and greeting fans at the HBO Latino-sponsored…
Who is Peter Capaldi: Doctor Who? Announces the Twelfth Doctor
Sunday night, BBC One announced that Peter Capaldi would be the next sonic screwdriver wielding Doctor in the long running BBC series Doctor Who. Capaldi, an admitted lifelong Doctor Who fan, is a Scottish actor who is no stranger to being called a doctor, in one form or another. American audiences may remember him most…
Top 5 Molotov Songs
Every single album by Molotov has indelible classics, but if I’m asked what the five most representative songs of the Mexico City quintet (playing at the Korova on Tuesday, August 6) are, I always end up in the same place: four tracks from the first album, ¿Dónde jugarán las niñas? (1997), and one from my…
Gristmill Makes Top 100 Most Popular Family Friendly Restaurant List
Family friendly food ahead. Urbanspoon released its mouthful list of Top 100 Most Popular Family Friendly Restaurants in the US and the Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar (1287 Gruene Road, New Braunfels) made it on the list with an 88 percent approval rating. The list was compiled based on restaurants that “received the most positive reviews…
Willie Nelson to Release New Duets Album with Top Female Singers
On September 24, seven-time Grammy winner Willie Nelson is set to release To All The Girls…, his third album with Legacy Recordings in 16 months. The album boasts a compilation of newly recorded duets that feature some of the music industry’s leading females in pop and country. A nice way to celebrate his 80th birthday year. Here’s…
Video/photo gallery: 5 great bands at Warped Tour 2013
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Nine Inch Nails in SA: a Sneak Peek
Set to release their comeback album, Hesitation Marks, on September 3 via Columbia, Nine Inch Nails are performing a string of festival shows before embarking on a massive North American Tour in support of the forthcoming LP. Their first festival was a few days ago at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival, your first sneak peek to…
SA Scorpions blow 3-goal lead, lose 7-4 to Tampa Bay
(Photo courtesy of NASL.com) In the Fall season opener and in front of a crowd of 7,651, the San Antonio Scorpions blew an early three-goal lead and were crushed 7-4 by the Tampa Bay Rowdies Saturday at Toyota Field. Ahead 3-0 after only 18 minutes (Hans Denissen on the 3rd and 16th, and Polish new…
Media Watchdog Group Debunks Right-Wing LGBT Non-Discrimination Ordinance Spin
Fox News has joined the growing chorus of national right-wing media outlets clamoring to twist the truth about San Antonio’s non-discrimination ordinance. The organization that employed this man wants to tell you the truth about San Antonio’s non-discrimination ordinance. Photo from Media Matters for America. The proposed measure protects gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents…
VIDEO: Is This Danny Green’s Best Shot Ever?
Turns out this is part of a promotion for BurgerFi. But it’s still pretty great. My favorite part? Danny Green’s comment on the Youtube page… Also excellent is the photo that the fake BurgerFi account “David Louis” uses… Fierce.
The Second “Machete Kills” Trailer is Here and It’s Even Better Than the First
Machete don’t tweet. Seriously, this is so awesome I’m going to go watch it 87498237498 more times and make a countdown calendar to its release date upon which day I’m going to wear a machine gun bra to the midnight screening and bump Lady Gaga in the car on the way over to the theater…
Bike | Beat Celebrates San Antonio Bike Culture With Beer, BMX, Hacienda and More
Main Plaza Conservancy presents: Bike | Beat, a free event that bicycle aficionados, hobbyists, admirers and even the mildly curious need to be clearing their calendars for! From 5-11 p.m. Saturday, August 3, Bike | Beat will be hosting a plethora of awesome two-wheel oriented events, from live music by artists like Hacienda and Henry…
Watch Tapa Tapa Truck on Cooking Channel Tonight
Food truck fiends, Tapa Tapa Truck is making it’s Eat St. debut tonight at 8 PM Eastern on the Cooking Channel. Per the episode’s description: First up we’re trucking to San Antonio for astonishing appetizers unlike any other, at the Tapa Tapa truck such as Duck Liver with Deep-Fried Oatmeal Cookies and Eight-Cheese Mac &…
Want An Abortion? Anti-Choice Texas Lawmaker Says Take An Adoption Class First
Just when you thought the onslaught of demeaning and draconian abortion bills had hit capacity, a new bill filed by Democrat state Sen. Eddie Lucio proves otherwise. Senate Bill 42 mandates women seeking an abortion must first sit through a three-hour adoption class. Sen. Eddie Lucio, the lone Senate Democrat to vote for the recently…
10 Things You Have To Do This Weekend
1. The Jam at Sam’s Local show organizers Riff House Concerts and Sam’s Burger Joint have joined forces to put on a show with more than 15 local and regional acts. The event is touted as a “full-on jam show,” which means a rousing evening of Americana music in its many facets—played the way it…
Aug. 1 is IPA Day!
Cheers to IPA Day Mark your calendars everyone because on August 1 breweries, bars, and hopheads around the world will unite to celebrate the third annual IPA (India Pale Ale) Day. Founded in 2011, IPA Day is an opportunity for all craft beer fans to unite and celebrate their love of craft beer and, of…
DANIEL BALDWIN’S SAN ANTONIO MISSION: TV, FILM, AND SOBRIETY
Classy: a corny moment of relaxation with Danny and Wendy. (photos by Enrique Lopetegui) Daniel Baldwin says he is sober, but he doesn’t want to talk about it. “My sobriety is nobody’s business,” he told the Current during an August 25 meeting at the Bauhaus Media Group studios, where he’s in post-production of the film…
Thelma and Louise (The Movie) Starring Thelma and Louise (The Two Headed Turtle)
In case you haven’t heard, the San Antonio Zoo is now home to a little two headed outlaw named Thelma and Louise. The one-month-old Texas cooters were hatched with two necks, two heads and two brains, according to proud self proclaimed “dad” Craig Pelke, full time curator of reptiles, amphibians and aquatics at the Zoo. While…
Hide Yo’ Kids: George Zimmerman speeding through Texas with handgun
Earlier today TMZ reported that recently acquitted George Zimmerman was pulled over in North Texas for speeding. Obviously, Trayvon Martin’s shooter was packing a handgun in the glove compartment of his Honda pick-up truck. According to footage from the dashcam of the Forney, Tex., police officer, Zimmerman said he was headed “nowhere in particular.” So…
In San Antonio, Chef Seeks Guinness World Record for Big Pizza
A sample pie. (Courtesy) Hungry, hungry San Antonians will get a chance to watch as Chef Kurt Oefinger of Dirt Road Cookers, based in Hondo, tries for the record of largest commercially-available pizza in front of the Alamo on Saturday, August 3. Prep begins at 10 a.m. and the public will enjoy free slices at…
Welcome Back, Council: Now Get to Work
After a month-long hiatus, city council comes back to the dais this Thursday to confront two major issues—a sizable budget deficit and a surely divisive vote on a measure that would grant LGBT residents equal protection under a non-discrimination ordinance. Facing a budget shortfall of $35-$50 million, major financial challenges are ahead for San Antonio…
My Own Private Warped Tour
I’ve been to the Van’s Warped Tour twice. The first time was on June 26, 2005. Dressed in torn jeans, my favorite worn-out Nirvana T-shirt and all-black slip-on Vans, I felt at home amidst the black-clad goths, tattooed punks and metalheads. Sweat stung my eyes as I gazed upon my musical heroes and my voice…
Beat Street Coffee Co.’s Steady Beat
Big things have small beginnings. Henry Leman’s small beginning came in the form of a coffee truck known as Beat Street Coffee Co., where for just over a year he poured some of the city’s best java. Leman and wife Terri took a chance this March when they decided to move into the former Justin’s…
Almodovar’s Latest, a Near Miss
Pedro Almodóvar’s “return” to straight-ahead comedy (all his movies, to different degrees, are comedies at heart) brought me back to something he told Conan O’Brien during a promotional visit in the ’90s. When O’Brien, obviously unprepared and nervously reading from cue cards, told the Spanish director that “your movies are…” and proceeded to describe his…
Just Happens to Be LGBT
Quick. When you think of San Antonio’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, where do you think of? Is it the excitement of “The Strip” on Main on a Saturday night? Perhaps the venerable Bonham Exchange downtown? Maybe a long-time gay-owned restaurant like W.D. Deli or Candlelight Café? It could be one of many…
River Walk Pub Crawl: Deep in the heart of darkness
Her dress swings in the sudden breeze, the black cloth fluttering up like ravens. The wind stills, the water quiets, and I watch her disappear up the river. This far down from the city, the water is relatively clean but for some random bits of escaped refuse. Scraps of paper scuttle on as makeshift skiffs.…
Three Epic Park Projects That Could Transform SA
Pearsall Park, deep in the heart of the South Side, is a surreal place. As it is now, a quick turn off Old Pearsall Road pulls you from a busy strip of tire shops and taquerias into a vast expanse of grassland, like a wormhole to pre-civilization San Antonio. The 231 acres do contain a…
Savage Love: Diaper pals
I am a 28-year-old gay man living in a major East Coast city. I recently connected with a guy on a vanilla dating website, and we are quickly developing a real interest in each other. After talking online for a bit, we exchanged numbers. Our first conversation was through text messages for the better part…
Tre’s Vanilla Gelato
I don’t want to talk about how hot it is outside. That’s old news. Let’s talk about how to cool down. You might have already read several of our blog posts that offer refreshing and delicious solutions, but they usually involve a) putting pants on, b) leaving the house, c) suffering for several minutes while…
Marc Anthony: '3.0'
In 1993, a Nuyorican kid named Marc Anthony came out of nowhere and released Otra Nota, a superb salsa album produced by the renowned producer Sergio George. He soon became a superstar, butespecially after marrying Jennifer López in 2004, whom he divorced in 2012his celebrity persona took over and he gradually switched to pop, with…
From Ska to EDM, Matt Knows Where It’s At: 5 Warped Tour Picks
This Saturday, a horde of skate kids, metalcore-heads, dub-step diehards and sweaty punks will launch their perennial takeover of the AT&T Center grounds for a day of slam-dancing, dub-dangling and nose blunts off anything with a rail, better known as the Vans Warped Tour. In recent years, the tour—founded in 1995 as a showcase for…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): To add zest to mealtime, you might choose food that has been seasoned with red chili peppers, cumin, or other piquant flavors. Some chimpanzees have a similar inclination, which is why they like to snack on red fire ants. Judging from the astrological omens, I’m guessing you are currently in a…
The Jameel Prize Brings Inspired Islamic-influenced Art to SAMA
When you encounter the word “Islamic” in this hemisphere, art is not what springs to mind in an era inflamed by religious terrorism. But London’s Victoria and Albert Museum recognizes the potent interaction between traditional Islamic arts and contemporary trends with the Jameel Prize under the patronage of avant-garde architect Zaha Hadid. More than 200…
Ronald Ray Gun: 'What’s So Funny ’Bout Pizza and Understanding?'
After watching Jackson Floyd back the likes of Marcus Rubio, Bad Breaks and, most notably, Jasper’s Cast (which he co-led), I’d long wondered what the multi-talented instrumentalist would do if left to his own devices. Turns out he just wanted to cut a ’90s alt-rock record, a genre he clearly loves almost as much as…
Molotov Cocktail Party at the Korova
Top 5 Molotov Songs “Don’t call me gringo, you fuckin’ beaner/Stay on your side of that goddamn river/Don’t call me gringo, you beaner /No me digas beaner, Mr. Puñetero /Te sacaré un susto por racista y culero/ No me llames frijolero, pinche gringo puñetero.” —Molotov’s “Frijolero” (“Beaner”) I don’t think a translation is needed, but…
Culinary Calendar: Seven ways to get your grub and/or drink on
Thursday, Aug. 1: Chef Joanne Chang, owner of Flour in Boston, will lead a demonstration at the Central Market Cooking School on savory and sweet treats including gougeres, scallion pancakes, chicken pot pie, bittersweet chocolate terrine and maple-apple upside down cake. Class includes a copy of Chang’s book Flour, Too. $65, 6:30-9pm, 4821 Broadway, (210)…
Hour Hound: Bombay Bicycle Club
If you happen onto a happy hour in, say, its last 30 minutes, you’ve gotta know there are certain risks—and they’re not confined to the urge to slam down drinks in order to slide in under the wire. No, one of them is purely auditory: I’m speaking of the cackle factor. (You in the long,…
Industry News: Hot Joy finds a home, Stella's got you covered for lunch, Kimura opens its doors
Lots of new things going on with The Monterey (1127 S St. Mary’s) gang: Hot Joy–the Monterey’s Asian pop-up on nights they’re closed–is getting a permanent location. Owner Chad Carey says they’ve signed a lease at the old China Latina (1014 S Alamo) location. The building has sat empty for a few years now. Hot…
Southwest School’s ‘All School Exhibition’ Showcases SA’s Emerging Masters
Sculpture and three-dimensional work stand out in the Southwest School of Art’s “All School Exhibition 2013,” perhaps the biggest and best local group show of the year. Faculty, studio artists and students are invited to participate in the juried exhibition, spanning a broad range of styles and media, though each artist shows only one or…
Three Underrated Almodóvar Gems
Unlike his breakthrough, Oscar-nominated Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (which put him on the international map in 1988) and the acclaimed All About My Mother (winner of a Foreign Film Academy Award in 2000), none of the following Pedro Almodóvar films won any important international award and no one ever mentions them…
Kimura Will Shut Down Through Aug. 5
Dave Rizo and Mike Sohocki working on there strategy for the next few days. (Jessica Elizarraras) According to a recent Facebook post, Kimura will be closing its doors until next Monday: “Wow, we had no idea how popular this would be! We were just not prepared for the hundreds of people who have showed up…
Con Man Gemase Lee Simmons Gets 898-year Sentence
The game is over for local conman, Gemase Lee Simmons. After facing a guilty verdict earlier this year, Simmons was slapped with an 898-year prison sentence on Friday, putting to rest his long, sordid trail of destruction. The jig’s up. Local conman, Gemase Lee Simmons, gets 898-year sentence for scamming more than 100 young men…
10 Free Events Happening in San Antonio This Week
1. An Evening in Main Plaza- Tuesday, July 30 Because Tuesday is the new Friday, come out to Main Plaza and enjoy an evening filled with food trucks, live entertainment and lots of fun. From 5 to 8 p.m., parking is free at city operated parking garages, lots, and meters. If free parking isn’t incentive…
All About Almodóvar: an X-rated Video Crash Course
I’m So Excited! opens at the Bijou on August 2. It’s Pedro Almodóvar’s first straight-ahead comedy in many years and it reunites him with friends Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas (with small roles at the beginning) and Cecilia Roth, one of the early and most acclaimed “chicas Almodóvar” (Almodóvar girls) ever. Here’s a quick compilation…
