When it comes to Country Music there is nothing stranger than the spectacle that is Unknown Hinson. Infamous in the country scene for his look alone, he sports a signature rodeo tailor coat and black ribbon necktie, glued on jet black sideburns, blacked-out front teeth, over exaggerated eye brows, and dark hair slicked back to reveal…
There are festivals for just about everything close to the hearts of San Antonians, so if bacon and tamale fests exist, SA’s favorite treat deserves a celebration for keeping it cool on 100 degree days. Just like a stone-cold raspa, life can be sweet, salty and sour, so lets part with the sticky and enjoy…
In the past, Schoolboy Q has concerned himself, almost exclusively, with sex. If the myth that the average man thinks about sex every seven seconds is true, then Schoolboy Q halved that number on his earlier efforts, referring back to the bedroom on every other bar. Consider the threesome Guernica on the hook of “Man…
Tue 7/12 Guided Meditation Find your zen within at this short discussion about Buddhism and 20-minute guided meditation session facilitated by Diamond Way Buddhist Group of San Antonio. Free, 7pm Tue, Guerra Branch Library (Conference Room), 7978 W. Millitary Dr., (210) 207- 9070, facebook.com. Tue 7/12 Goosebumps Slab Cinema hosts a free outdoor screening of director Rob Letterman’s 2015…
Die Antwoord is probably best described in one word: “Zef.” It’s not likely to ever appear in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, but the Afrikaans slang holds the essence of what makes the rap-rave duo tick. “Zef,” as Yo-Landi Visser puts it, refers to “people who soup their cars up and rock gold and shit. Zef is, you’re…
Tristan Mendoza was in the 7th grade the first time he heard a Daft Punk album. It was then when he realized what he wanted to pursue music as a career. “I started doing my own songs here and there,” said Mendoza, 18, who recently graduated from the San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity,…
Don’t get me wrong. I live streamed Yeezy Season 3, I follow Khloe and Kim on Instagram and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was heavy in my Spotify rotation there for a second. But the recent video release of Kanye West’s “Famous” got me like, “This shit’s going south.” Featuring a slew of naked celebrities…
There have only been a handful of players like Tim Duncan in NBA history. And when legends retire, there’s always a rush to buy memorabilia that immortalizes their contributions. It’s likely Duncan will be no different. Over the coming weeks, fans will be searching for all those cherished Duncan items to solidify their collections and…
Summer 2016 Artpace International Artist In Residence Exhibit Starts July 15, Wednesdays-Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Continues through Sept. 11. Artpace, 445 N. Main Ave., (210) 212-4900, free, artpace.org. This week, Artpace’s Summer 2016 International Artist-in-Residence exhibition opens featuring artists Juan William Chávez (Saint Louis, MO), Andy Coolquitt (Austin, TX), and Rachel Maclean (Glasgow, Scotland) – selected by guest curator…
After leading the San Antonio Spurs to the playoffs for 19 straight seasons, Tim Duncan officially called it a career on Monday. News of his retirement arrived in typical Duncan fashion, via a press release from the Spurs, with no press conference and zero fanfare. On the court, Duncan’s farewell came in Oklahoma City, after…
Between scouring the interwebs trying to read just about every think piece/thank you note/career compendium on Tim Duncan and holding back pre-cry breaths because the greatest power-forward/center/role model is retiring from the league, we’re trying to find ways to cope. For this Alamo City transplant, Tim Duncan is San Antonio: modest, kinda funny, relatively quiet,…
To truly appreciate soon-to-be Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, all you have to do is look back to the five championships he won during 19 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s start back in 1999 when Duncan and David Robinson owned the New York Knicks 4-1 to snag the Spurs’ first championship. While a…
One of the men charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl on the west side last month was found dead in his jail cell Saturday morning after an apparent suicide, according to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The death of Jonathan Campos, 22, is the third in as many weeks at the Bexar County…
After 19 seasons, Tim Duncan’s stats speak for themselves. The All-Star forward who led the San Antonio Spurs to five championships announced his retirement Monday morning. During his 19 years, Timmy posted a 1,072-438 regular season record, giving the team a .710 winning percentage — the best 19-year run in NBA history. What’s more impressive…
Well, this is as good a reason as any to start skateboarding again. In a genius stroke of local marketing, Alta Vista Skateshop crafted San Antonio Spurs skateboard decks. I’d almost feel bad to put trucks right over LaMarcus Aldridge’s gametime smile. The decks of players on the current roster go for $50, but if you’re…
Topo Chica Monday, July 11 It’s definitely a bit premature to laud a band before their first show, but for a diehard fan of Topo Chico such as myself, this San Antonio quintet won my heart before the start. On “Leopold,” to a darling garage pop beat, Topo Chica voices a common question among cat…
The world of craft beers can be intimidating with all of its growlers, bombers and various containers and barriers to entry. It’s easy to feel behind on the tasting curve. That’s why beer flights are the best way to sample several recommended brews at once, to figure out what you like and what’s too wheaty…
As temperatures rise and days grow longer the desire to find someone to shack up with for a hassle-free relationship becomes even more enticing. So once you and your fling have exhausted all other summer activities or are just looking for ways to cool off after that Netflix and chill session, how about actually utilizing the streaming service to…
Micromanagement. Refusal to work with a superintendent. No governance and financial mismanagement. These are the themes that run through four months of reports on the South San Antonio Independent School District by conservator Judy Castleberry, who was appointed to oversee the district by the Texas Education Agency in February. The appointment came after South San…
If the new animated film The Secret Life of Pets were a domesticated animal itself, it would be one of those adorable albeit annoyingly-named hybrid dogs – a labradoodle or a cockapoo or, as Jeff Daniels describes in Dumb & Dumber, a bullshit (the cross between a bulldog and a shih-tzu). Each breed is face-melting…
Like a trusted label or a friend with impeccable taste, a strong promoter is an advocate for a certain kind of sound; even if you’ve never heard an artist’s work before, a promoter’s cosign ensures that their music is at least in the right neighborhood of taste. But unlike a friend or any streaming logarithm,…
Spurs draft pick Dejaunte Murray impressed in his Summer League debut, scoring 21 points and grabbing 5 rebounds against the Boston Celtics in Utah. Celtics guard Terry Rozier welcomed Murray to the NBA with a game winning triple, as the Spurs fell in a tight 87-86 contest. Kyle Anderson continued to lead the way for San Antonio, notching 23…
Filled with tunes like “Bowls” and “Always Bummed Always in Love,” Junkie’s new album W/E is on sale for $4.20. From that price point, plus the perma-stoned lo-fi on the record, it’d be too easy to underestimate the Southside trio as strictly a party band. But, as Ryan Brummett, of Mondo Nation and Paper Tiger,…
Three months ago, Moriah Jefferson and Breanna Stewart made history as part of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team by winning an unprecedented four straight NCAA Championships. They’ve been to the White House so many times that they’re on a first-name basis with Barack Obama. On Friday, they’ll be opponents at the AT&T Center. Jefferson…
Yes, the San Antonio food scene is booming, but we’re still lacking on a few key items. Thankfully, several San Antonio residents are taking matters into their own hands and delivering hard-to-find foods straight to our bellies. Here’s a quick list of fare you should be eating at your local farmers market ASAP. Al Hijazyat,…
A new infographic published by Freedom for All Americans shows the complex relationship between a handful of billionaires and religious-based anti-LGBT groups that has worked to introduce more than 200 discriminatory bills into legislatures in 34 states so far this year. Freedom for All Americans is a social welfare organization that is campaigning for the…
Headed by Olaf Harmel, the former mixologist mastermind behind Blue Box at the Pearl, the bar Ash, located below Smoke’s downtown restaurant, is the new place to drink in San Antonio. And soon, after the addition of a secret door, patrons will visit with Harmel inside Ember Room. Though the ambience is sultry, the vision of the bar…
A formal complaint filed by an animal advocacy group says the San Antonio Zoo’s newest elephant came from a troupe of pachyderms from the Ringling Brothers circus that was exposed to tuberculosis. Last week, the zoo announced that it acquired Nicole, an Asian elephant, from Ringling Brothers. The news came as a surprise as zoo…
Vegans will have more food options on the city’s Northeast Side starting July 17, as Munch On and Beyond opens at 13469 Wetmore Road. Led by Chris Sauve of Munch On, which provides gluten-free and plant-based snacks such as tofu jerky and stuffed dates, Munch On and Beyond or MOAB will also feature baked goods…
Yesterday the country collectively groaned as two more graphic videos of black men killed during routine police encounters surfaced and spread across social media. In statements following the shootings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota, President Barack Obama said the country should be “deeply troubled,” calling the killings “symptomatic of the…
Update 6:30 am: Police say a fifth officer is confirmed dead in Thursday night’s attack. In a news conference, Dallas police chief David Brown said a suspect cornered by police in a downtown Dallas parking garage told negotiators “the end was coming,” that he’s “going to hurt and kill more of us (police officers)” and…
Whether you call it Lone Star, SoFlo, Southtown The Arts District (STAD), or maybe — and quite likely — none of the above, that up-and-coming enclave around South Flores Street and Lone Star Boulevard comes to life in living color on Second Saturday — First Friday’s irreverent little sibling. Following: nine shows worth checking out this weekend,…
In anticipation of a weekend of ringing ears and sunburned necks, KRTU is teaming up with Float Fest for its second-ever live broadcast event at Paper Tiger. On this free, all-ages KRTUesday Tuesday, the St. Mary’s strip will be bumping with the sounds of regional artists slated to perform at the festival. Ever since it…
Battle of the Stouts and Cigar Pairing: July 8, Big Hops Bitters (226 W. Bitters Rd., Ste. 108), 7:00pm-midnight Big Hops Bitters will be tapping two imperial stouts in a battle of the tastiest. This battle for stout supremacy will feature pints, stout brownies, and a cigar pairing. Food will also be available for the event. The first…
Yesterday, video emerged from two fatal police shootings of black men, igniting protests and outrage throughout the country. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana police shot 37-year-old Alton Sterling point blank outside a convenience store where he sold CDs (it has yet to be confirmed whether Sterling had a handgun in his pocket at the time). In…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants a nationwide injunction against federal protections for trans kids in schools. On Tuesday, Paxton announced the coalition of states Texas is leading in litigation against the federal government filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against a U.S. Department of Education and Department of Justice. The coalition is challenging a…
They made sure the place didn’t look like much from the outside, just another plain, unassuming house in the middle of quiet residential neighborhood somewhere in the Mexican border state of Coahuila. Inside, however, the place was a decked-out safe haven for leaders of the powerful Zetas drug cartel. Testifying in a San Antonio federal…
San Antonio just reached “bitchin'” on the cool-o-meter. In the 21st century, nerdiness is no longer banished to basements, as it’s now socially acceptable with the “cool” kids who would’ve given you swirlies at the mere mention of Dungeons & Dragons in previous decades. To celebrate rising and timeless fandoms, conventions are popping up faster than…
Despite staunch opposition from politicians to local leaders to environmental advocacy groups, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) unanimously approved renewing and expanding a wastewater permit for a controversial coal mine near the border community of Eagle Pass, Texas. The decision allows the Dos Republicas Coal Partnership, which operates a coal mine about 7…
Emerson String Quartet Thursday, July 7 With a career spanning three decades, the Emerson String Quartet has recorded more than two dozen albums and won at least eight Grammys and the Avery Fisher Prize, not to mention their induction into the classical music hall of fame. The current lineup for the group is Eugene Drucker…
My wife and I have been married for 14 years and in a committed (I assumed) relationship for 17 years. Sex between us (often kinky) has always been great. We have a wonderful life together and two perfect children. I thought we were good; turns out things were too good to be true. I learned…
It is probably a cliché at this point to note that Steven Spielberg has become a victim of his own success, but … well, there it is. We know that he’s capable of masterpieces, whether he’s venturing into genre fare or exploring the Big Events of history. We’ve seen what it looks like when he’s…
Bexar County Sheriff’s investigators arrested a 19-year-old man at a home near Lytle today and accused him of capital murder. Jonathan Moreno is accused of shooting 22-year-old UTSA student Rudolfo Mendiola and stealing electronics, jewelry and a gun from the victim. “It’s believed the items were stolen, then pawned by Moreno,” a sheriff’s office press…
You’ll have to wait until Sept. 30 to hear the Pixies new album, Head Carrier, in its entirety, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a sample of what’s to come. Today, the alternative rock band released their single “Um Chagga Lagga,” which is included on the 12-track album, on their website for all to stream. Towards…
The Pearl officially welcomed its latest restaurant, Botika, inside the space formerly occupied by Arcade Midtown Kitchen. But you wouldn’t know it based the facelift the space underwent with the help of Courtney + Co. Design. The aesthetics are understated and most major changes are hardly noticeable. The big wire divider is gone for starters,…
Thu 7/7 “Cordova’s Cabinet of Curiosities” As an independent curator, Ruben C. Cordova made a memorable statement in 2015 by staging a four-venue retrospective compiling nearly all 150 large-scale paintings in late Chicano artist Mel Casas’ epic Humanscapes series. Host to the earliest portion (dubbed “Sex and Cinema with Mel Casas, 1965-1968”), Justin Parr and…
As Texans, we’re pretty used to having our own everything here (except perhaps for a sane state government). It allows us to continue mythologizing ourselves into true rugged individuals, the only state that really has it all. Mountains? Check out the Chisos or the Davis. Forests? Dig the Davy Crockett National Forest or the Big…
Have you ever driven home from your 9-5 in the heat of rush hour and realized that you forgot the AUX cord or CD collection at home? And in an effort to keep your sanity, you’re forced to turn to the last resort: the radio. You mess around with random stations until you come across…
With the title of their new record, Seattle trio Night beats asks an important question: Who Stole My Generation? Was it American Apparel or Citizens United? Post-recession job prospects or the hours spent toiling away on Instagram? Could Bernie have stolen it back? The generation has been a fertile concept for rock ‘n’ roll bands. From…
State bribery laws generally prohibit Texas politicians from taking cash or other gifts from people who are subject to their authority as an elected official. When it comes to Ken Paxton, the state’s top law enforcement official, that prohibition would seemingly apply to just about everyone. That is, however, unless you’re a “family friend” of…
Joan Frederick is a multi-media artist who arrived in San Antonio from Oklahoma in 1986. Beyond her artwork (which encompasses photography, sculpture and light installations) she wrote the definitive book on Native American artist T.C. Cannon, and it’s easy to see the influence of Native American culture in her artwork. After teaching art at Taft…
Maybe, despite assurances from public health officials, you’re really that nervous about playing in the salty, sandy Gulf Coast waters this season. No sweat. There are plenty of freshwater spots practically in your own back yard. You’re lucky enough to be living on the doorstep of the Texas Hill Country, the land of artesian springs…
I love goofy holidays that give me an excuse to eat one of my favorite foods in life. There’s no Cartman-esque tendencies here (I eat more than just the skins, thank you very much), but there’s something so simple and comforting about good fried chicken. Ask the patrons of Earl Abel’s (1201 Austin Hwy., 210-359-0002) or Mr. &…
A man accused of stealing $35,000 in fireworks over the holiday weekend got a surprise when he tried to sell them on Craigslist. Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kelvin Payne, 30, on Saturday, where they recovered hundreds of dollars worth of fireworks and a stolen handgun. Authorities set Payne up after an Alamo Fireworks stand…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Events in the coming week may trick your mind and tweak your heart. They might mess with your messiah complex and wreak havoc on your habits. But I bet they will also energize your muses and add melodic magic to your mysteries. They will slow you down in such a way…
Thu 7/7 Art Lover’s Night King William’s historic Villa Finale invites art lovers to bring pads, pencils, cameras and canvases to create art in the historic house and on the grounds. The free evening of art includes cold beverages and two short “parlor talks” highlighting some of the museum’s most prominent collections. Free, 6pm Thu, Villa Finale,…
Opening weekend for the St. Mary’s Strip’s latest bar, The Squeezebox (2806 N. St. Mary’s St.), was insane, to say the least. But what could have easily turned into a shit show didn’t. The majority of the crowd — and yes, there was a steady line of souls waiting to get into the bar/venue for…
Fourth of July weekend ran the gamut of emotions for Spurs fans, as a series of free agency decisions altered the direction of the franchise for the foreseeable future. Sunday began on a positive note when Manu Ginobili officially announced that he was returning to the league for another season via his personal blog. Ginobili…
Remember how wonderful all those spring rains were? Sure, flash flooding can be a hassle in San Antonio, and, of course, the mosquitos were relentless. But here we are, summer. And it’s exactly what you’d expect: blazing hot. The National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio has issued a heat advisory through 7 p.m. today for Bexar…
When it comes to Vibrio infections — which are at the heart of all those “flesh-eating bacteria” headlines (including this one) — more people fall ill and die from it not because they were in the warm Gulf of Mexico waters, but rather because they ate shellfish. The optics are of course alarming. In June,…
No, Blink-182’s new album wasn’t the best record to come out on Friday, July 1 — Maxwell, Bat for Lashes and Thee Oh Sees all released new work with more staying power than the pop-punk trio. But Blink-182’s California does make a three-pronged case as the most interesting one. Right out of the gate, there’s…
Aqua Zumba. Offered as part of Fitness in the Park most Wednesdays from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., this course is not to be taken lightly. No, really. The hour-long, free, workout/party, led by instructor Christine Agustin, is fast-paced, fun and best of all, underwater (well, not for Agustin; she’s probably dehydrated by the time the…
Earlier this summer, Sub.Culture quietly released a singles collection — so quietly that the party celebrating the new work was a RSVP-only, secret-location-type joint. But as the effort’s liner notes say “the best things in life are free,” so group leaders Josh Lucio (Four Hands), Aaron Peña and Ernest Gonzalez have posted the release gratis…
Ten-year-old Alice Dorne can’t tell her grandmother Roberta whether she’s hurting, feeling good or needs to use the bathroom. Alice is paraplegic. She’s legally blind. She has cerebral palsy, chronic lung problems, sleep apnea, spasticity and cannot urinate on her own. Alice suffers from seizures and is intellectually impaired. However, that doesn’t mean there haven’t been bright spots…
With Texas Comicon 2016 coming to San Antonio at the end of this month, it’s time to start thinking about cosplay ideas and how you plan on sticking out in the crowd (if that’s your thing). Sure, it’s easy enough to toss on a comic-book-inspired shirt or the Ghostbusters costume and proton pack you’ve worn for seven consecutive years,…
This June, more than two dozen chefs gathered to raise funds for the Hot Wells Conservancy on the lush lawns at the former Lone Star Brewery. Though Hot Wells Harvest Feast lost the charm of the ruins, it maintained a competitive spirit between the participating restaurants and chefs who work on one-upping each other for…
This just in: It’s hot out. It’s only going to get hotter. The 50-foot walk to my car basically feels like a trek through Mordor. My car’s AC is doing the best it can, but at the end of the day, it’s still 90-plus degrees. The rest of summer sixteen is only going to get…
Sound Gallery with Deep South Collective Monday, July 4 Southtown Vinyl presents the weekly Sound Gallery, hosted by Deep South Collective, spinning the finest in house and the various branches of the genre’s family tree. From this rooftop bar just north of downtown, DSC with the additional thump of city fireworks should make for a…
It’s not often you meet a food soulmate. This past June, after following BarbacoApparel and one third of their creative team Richard Diaz on Instagram for several months now, I asked Diaz to meet for concha burgers at The Old Main Assoc. off Main Avenue. One snag — the San Antonio native currently works in…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): During winter, some bears spend months hibernating. Their body temperatures and heart rates drop. They breathe drowsily. Their movements are minimal. Many hummingbirds engage in a similar slow-down — but they do it every single night. By day they are among the most manic creatures on earth, flapping their wings and…
If you’re anything like me and forgot to make Fourth of July plans, this blog could come in handy. And really, what’s more American than meat sweats? Paper Tiger’s back in the food game after a fun night of barbecue and beer with the Current, Deep Ellum Brewing Co. and Jason Dady for the inaugural…
In 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection established a National Use of Force Review Board after years of criticism for how its agent deploy force along the U.S.-Mexico border. Yesterday, the board announced some of its first findings, clearing agents who shot at suspects in four separate cases, including two in Texas. The review cleared Border Patrol…
A recent study conducted by researchers at The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law shows that approximately 1.4 million adults consider themselves to be transgender. According to the study, the number is twice that of the transgender population estimated to have existed in the United States a decade ago. The study, bluntly titled “How…
Newly released state health department stats show that Texas’ omnibus anti-abortion law, parts of which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down this week, led to a dramatic drop in Hispanic women who were able to access abortion. The new finalized abortion stats for 2014, the first full year after one of the law’s strictest provisions went…
Ranch/House Friday, July 1 Songwriter Brady Dietert of Ranch\House officiates the matrimony of Northwestern indie folk rock with Texas chicken-stranglin’, bonfire-buildin’, bb-gun-shootin’ music like a parson who has overseen more than one shotgun wedding. $5, 9pm, Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 995-7229 Troller, Calico Club, Filthy, Moze Pray Friday, July 1 This show finds…
As of Thursday, any law enforcement officer in Bexar County accused of a crime will have their case end up in the newly created Law Enforcement Integrity Unit. Bexar County District Attorney Nicholas “Nico” LaHood says he created the office to funnel all police-related accusations into one office, whether it’s a use-of-force or sexual assault…
Over the years, a few rappers have tried to hoof it in college hoops or the NBA. Lil Romeo and Lil B even made it in the gym to try out for the Development League. But, due to their titular littleness on a court dominated by giants, nothing ever came of their delusions of grandeur.…
The 11th annual San Antonio Beer Festival has found a new home. After two years at Maverick Park, the brew bacchanal will head to the city’s East Side on October 15, 2016 using Dignowity and Lockwood Parks as backdrops. The move, which drew support from Mayor Ivy Taylor, District 2 city councilman Alan Warrick and…
The Fourth of July is that one day in the summer when no one has a valid excuse for being antisocial. Unless you’re protecting our planet from an alien attack, you probably aren’t tied up with work and can make it to your buddy Jeff’s barbecue. We know it’s tempting to stay in and relax…
The fine folks at Big Hops Growler Exchange truly understand the mindset of the beer fan. Their three locations in town are hot spots for beer aficionados, offering the best that craft beer has to offer. But that’s not all. Yes, they know people love the beer and are deeply devoted to the glory that is the refillable…
As part of this week’s upcoming First Friday festivities, Black Moon Gallery is hosting a pizza-inspired group art show that thinks inside the box. Literally. When brainstorming an idea for the event with fellow artist Regina Morales, Black Moon Gallery owner Zane Thomas settled on the pizza concept for “Oven Fresh.” “I mean what’s more…
When Bexar County sheriff’s deputies Robert Sanchez and Greg Vasquez first arrived outside Gilbert Flores’ parents’ house on the far northwest side, they encountered a chaotic scene. Flores’ mother had just called 911, saying her son had beaten his wife and baby. On the 911 call, Flores can reportedly be heard saying, “I got a…
By this time next week, a new chef will run the tiny kitchen inside The Old Main Association. But San Antonio food lovers should be pretty familiar with Quealy Watson by now. The new Watson-led menu launches July 5. Watson’s been working in area kitchens since 16, but began his career with Empty Stomach as chef…
Police are searching for a 17-year-old woman who set a 25-year-old man up for robbery in May after agreeing to hook up with him at a hotel. According to an incident report provided by the San Antonio Police Department, the victim told investigators that he met Bethany Renee Hernandez on the MeetMe app after she…
Botika (303 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 111), the first solo concept by chef Geronimo Lopez that was announced this past March, is opening its doors to the public next Tuesday, July 5. The former chef at Culinary Institute of America-San San Antonio’s NAO will bring Peruvian-Asian fare to the city featuring “Chifa” and “Nikkei” cuisine, and…
If Prophets of Rage — the supergroup of Chuck D, B Real and a Zach De La Rocha-less Rage Against The Machine — turns out to be a dud, at least Third Root is back to deliver interminably woke hip-hop to South Texas. Last week, the trio released “Reflection of the Times,” a crisp new…
Is it a super douchey move to pretend to be a lesbian to avoid unwanted male attention? I’m a straight single woman in my mid-thirties and a very plausible lesbian in terms of sartorial stereotypes. Occasionally a guy will hit on me in an awkward or creepy way and I’ll trot out a line about…
One of the Texas GOP’s rising stars — a Bush, no less — is taking heat for settling a battle over thousands of Alamo artifacts with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Last Friday, the Associated Press reported that the Texas General Land Office resolved a lawsuit with the Daughters of the Republic over…
Thu 6/30 Art in the Garden For the latest incarnation of Art in the Garden — a long-running collaboration between Blue Star Contemporary and the San Antonio Botanical Garden that enhances the grounds with outdoor installations — Blue Star has brought in Brooklyn-based artist Alyson Shotz and her project Scattering Screen, “a large-scale freestanding steel…
On Tuesday evening Paper Tiger’s normally hangeresque interior was transformed into a softly lit, denim-hued dining room for 80-plus diners. With Garrett T. Capps crooning on the main stage, a feast in five parts orchestrated by local chef Jason Dady unfolded amidst the buzz of tipsy conversation. In order, diners were treated to a five-course meal of family style chips and…
Just under a year ago the sonic powerhouse of Travis Hild (Heavy Foot) and Nick Long (Lonely Horse) seemed poised to blow up – before they spontaneously combusted, that is. The shamanistic, dynamic duo, after shopping their demo around to the few but mighty major record labels still alive, seemed destined to open up tours…
While “spritz” is a generic name for a type of cocktail – a bitter aperitif plus wine plus carbonation – the Aperol Spritz has come to own the title. The coral-colored, fizzy blend of prosecco (Italian sparkling wine) with Aperol (a less-alcoholic, not-as-bitter version of Campari) became widely popular around World War II, and to…
It’s no surprise Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is squarely opposed to the kind of policy Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner passed earlier this year to protect transgender students from discrimination. But in an opinion issued Tuesday, which was solicited by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (who has called for Scribner’s resignation), Paxton elaborates that…
Don your bedazzled cape and some electric blue lipstick and take an extra large bong rip because King Khan and the Shrines are gliding into town on what I can only imagine is a magic carpet. The musical marauders will be performing the second to last show for their tour in the Alamo city before a finale in Houston.…
With renovations in the works, Blue Star Contemporary won’t rejoin First Friday festivities in Southtown until August 4, when it opens shows by Thomas Cummins and Kirsten Reynolds in a satellite space at 112 Blue Star. But thanks to an array of galleries in and around the Blue Star Arts Complex, July’s First Friday packs a…
Last Thursday, Rumble (2410 N. St. Mary’s St.) held one of the most successful themed nights in recent SA bar history and you can blame it all on Aubrey Drake Graham, but I like to call him Drizzy. Anywhoo, based on the success of the night that kept a steady line of Drake fans clustered…
What do George Romero, Criss Angel, The Rock and Selena Quintanilla have in common? Next year, they will join 30 other actors and entertainers in the 2017 class of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, their names etched in a star on the long sprawl of Hollywood Boulevard. (Criss Angel? Really?) Selena, the queen of tejano…
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, filmmaker Jesus Treviño invited Latino writers gay and straight to reflect on the tragedy by guest blogging on his website Latinopia, an online clearinghouse dedicated to Latino arts, culture and history. San Antonio poet and playwright Gregg Barrios responded with this essay, reprinted here courtesy of Latinopia. It…
The mass shooting at an Orlando gay club this month killed 49 people, wounded at least 50 others, and, in the minds of many within the LGBTQ community, violated a sacred space. In his comments following the tragedy, President Barack Obama called the Pulse nightclub, the site of the massacre, a “sanctuary,” a place to…
When One World Conservation’s CEO Karrie Kern heard the San Antonio Zoo brought in a companion for its lone elephant Lucky, she was surprised. “The thing that surprised me is more that they have aligned themselves with Ringling,” Kern said. “We had no idea she was coming.” For decades, animal rights groups have accused Ringling…
When I was asked to attend a friend’s queer-friendly Studio 54-themed party last year, I hit up my favorite thrift stores as soon as I could to find the perfect Bianca Jagger-inspired ensemble. The night of the party came, my look was red hot, and I spent the majority of the night dancing and laughing…
Originally published in Out in SA. Organizers for Pride San Antonio announced today that Richard L. Durbin, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, will be among the local dignitaries to appear in the Pride Parade on July 2. Durbin, who is based in San Antonio, has served as U.S. Attorney…
Two San Antonio transplants are merging companies to bring about a new concept to The Pearl and the city at large this fall. Bay Bird Inc., a San Diego-based public relationships firm announced One Lucky Duck and Tim the Girl will team up to create The Good Kind, a 20-seat cafe inside One Lucky Duck’s…
Tue 6/28 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Slab Cinema hosts a free, outdoor screening of writer/director John Hughes’ 1986 cult classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Starring Matthew Broderick as a precocious teen playing hooky with his BFF Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara), the film charts a memorable journey through Chicago landmarks — while making…
Cured 306 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 101, (210) 314-3929 It might not be the prettiest patio at The Pearl complex, but the surrounding view — which often includes frolicking kiddos, puppies and acro-yoga sessions — more than makes up for its simplicity. Happy hour at Cured means half-off house cocktails, select beers and snacks like fried quail…
Margin Walker Presents announced the lineup to the first Sound on Sound Fest, in McDade, Texas on November 4 through November 6. Just outside of Austin, the headliners include Beach House, Big Boi, Phantogram, Run The Jewels, Thee Oh Sees, Thundercat, Young Thug and a slew of hip-hop, pop and punk acts. For those unfamiliar…
“Its five-hour mission: to explore strange new cocktails, to seek out new tattoos and new music, to boldly party where no man has partied before” – Captain James “Thot” Kirk. On July 16, which is right around the time of Star Trek Beyond’s July 22 premiere, Alamo City Comic Con will throw a punk rock Star Trek…
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the country’s most important abortion case in more than two decades, with a 5-3 majority striking down parts of a 2013 Texas law that shuttered more than half of the state’s abortion clinics under the guise of women’s health and safety. Thanks to the ruling, many clinics…
For the second annual Lone Star Beer Texas Heritage Festival, said National Beer of Texas and Feeding Texas (fka Texas Food Bank Network) once again join forces to bring us a sweet lineup of music. Proceeds will benefit Feeding Texas’ mission to combat hunger in the lone star state through raising awareness and providing food…
In April, Mitski Miyawaki released a video for “Your Best American Girl,” the opening, pop-fuzz single to her fourth album, Puberty 2. In a red, daytime talk suit, she makes eyes at a slim, young hunk, the best American boy. But he has other plans, declining Mitski to make out and get PG-13 hands-y with…
Summertime, and the living is hell on Earth. Luckily, there’s the tradition of the song of the summer to cope with the blinding, several-shirts-per-day heat of South Texas. To get a soundtrack going, we asked 10 San Antonio musicians what tunes will dominate the next few months of their lives. From Santigold to John Coltrane,…
Agricultural specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection made a colossal find after Mexican authorities sent a truck driver attempting to enter that country back to the northern side of the Rio Grande. The driver, who was from Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, tried to bring an elephant skull into Mexico, which didn’t allow him to…
Dimmit County commissioners on Monday unanimously voted against a proposal to bring a family detention center to the area, following Jim Wells County, where another immigration detention proposal was declined on June 14. Dan Stratton, owner of Stratton Oilfield Services, proposed turning a former work camp for oilfield workers into what he called a hotel-stye…
By now, if you’ve spent even the shortest amount of time on the St. Mary’s Strip, you might recognize the model of a Danny Delgado-owned bar: Cleaned up interiors, serious new additions in the way of brand new woodwork, unpretentious, but spooky vibes, attention to detail and reasonably priced drinks. As of this weekend, San…
With the arrival of a single white raven to Winterfell, the Long Winter has officially commenced. In the season six finale of the series that has seemingly divided the world into two camps – those that follow the show religiously and everyone else – the great battle between the living and the dead, fire and ice, draws nearer. Jon…
Sometime in the middle of the last decade, Jay-Z transitioned from a rapper with a keen business sense to a businessman who just happened to rap. Maybe it was when he quit recording, Jordan-like, the first time, or when his celebrity merged with Beyoncé to become one of the world’s most powerful couples not named…
Flesh-eating bacteria may seem like the theme of a 1960s-era science fiction novel, but in Texas it’s apparently a reality. Over Father’s Day weekend, 42-year-old Adrian Ruiz, who was on a trip to the beach at Port Aransas, developed a rash on his leg and became feverish after contracting Vibrio, a bacteria found in salt…
On Monday, a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices affirmed what medical experts have been telling Texas lawmakers since the inception of the state’s omnibus anti-abortion bill: That strict regulations Texas sought to impose on abortion doctors carried virtually no medical benefit, all while shuttering clinics and making abortion access more difficult, if not impossible,…
The Pearl, in partnership with San Antonio Jazz legend Brent “Doc” Watkins, is bringing the The Summer Dance Hall Series back. Taking place every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. (July 6 to August 24) at the Pearl Stables, the free concert series will feature some of South Texas’ best dance hall bands and will be sponsored…
In a little more than two weeks time, three young Latina artists will depart for New York City to expand on their burgeoning careers in the arts. As part of the first-ever Puentes Young Artists Residency, these three students will be able to meet new mentors and community leaders in the city and take classes…
The San Antonio Spurs added youth and athleticism to their roster last night, selecting Washington’s Dejounte Murray with the 29th pick of the NBA Draft. Heading into the draft, multiple experts projected Murray as a top-15 pick and the third-best combo guard available. At 6-foot-5, with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, Murray’s game has been described as uninhibited, while possessing an almost playground-like…
When RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered on the Logo network in 2009, no one could have predicted the type of cultural phenomenon it would become, thrusting gay culture into the mainstream, breathing new life into the world of drag and bringing the show’s namesake out of 1990s-era oblivion. Only two years later, local nightclub promoter Rey Lopez…
Remember when asshat Adam Carolla – who has yet to tell a joke that inspires anything beyond a changing of the channel – said “dudes are funnier than chicks?” Well, Amy Schumer (who recently sold out Madison Square Garden), along with many other femme fatales of funny, have been easily proving the “comedian” wrong since…
Originally posted in Out in SA. Over a dozen LGBT-themed T-shirts and other clothing items from the UTSA Libraries Special Collections have been digitally preserved for the online exhibit Wearing Gay History that features T-shirts from around the South and Midwest United States. “Whether to protest, satirize, or show pride, the LGBT community’s often ignored…
Next week the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the omnibus anti-abortion bill Texas lawmakers passed in 2013, which has shuttered dozens of abortion clinics across the state, constitutes an unconstitutional burden on a woman’s right to choose. The most important abortion rights case in decades, the High Court ruling could very well redefine what…
Entertaining out-of-town guests can be a hassle. Finding the perfect spot is daunting, but thankfully San Antonio has a plethora of joints that cater to the most discerning of guests and they’re all scattered across town. Here in no particular order are the places we’d take mom, dad, old friends, new friends, college roommates, wily…
A slender brown man comes gliding down St. Mary’s in a flowing pink ensemble, a tall drink of water with a commendable bulge, boots hand-painted in a cobweb of red, white and blue and exposed chest hair twinkling in the sun. He is pure confidence. Eyes staring straight ahead, head up, shoulders back. It’s Wayne Holtz, bitches. The photographer, musician,…
Well known for her generous spirit as well as her songwriting prowess and charismatic personality, Dolly Parton will be stopping in San Antonio on her Pure & Simple 2016 Tour. Just in time for the holidays, the blond bombshell with the heart of gold and the hair to match will headline the Tobin Center’s Third…
Thu 6/23 Desert Migration In obvservance of the 35th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS, the San Antonio AIDS Foundation hosts a community screening of Desert Migration, a 2015 documentary that sheds light on living and aging with HIV/AIDS through the everyday experiences of long-term survivors who “migrated” to the accepting desert oasis of Palm Springs, California. The first feature-length film from…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld affirmative action in a legal challenge to admissions procedures at University of Texas meant to boost diversity in the classroom. This was the second time Abigail Fisher’s case has gone before the Supremes. Fisher, a white student, sued the school after she was denied admission in 2008, claiming…
With just nine words, the U.S. Supreme Court dashed the hopes of millions of undocumented immigrants hoping to stall their deportation. “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court,” reads the one-sentence ruling on President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) immigration order. Obama’s plan would have shielded…
Many of us born before 9/11 and after the Chernobyl disaster can easily recall watching a dinosaur named Barney sing and dance for our childish amusement. We learned many things from this big purple bastard: Not to steal from others, always listen to your parents and, most importantly, how to make C-notes by the layers…
In the 1990s, thousands of San Antonians either died in drive-by shootings or were sent to prison because of them. Murals on the city’s west side still echo the violence and pain wrought just two decades ago. “Around the time that I graduated from high school, my hometown was the drive-by capital of Texas,” U.S.…
Ash (1170 E. Commerce St., 210-253-9919) will hold its grand opening party on Thursday, June 23. The basement bar is the latest from the folks behind Smoke: The Restaurant and includes a few bar snacks created by chef Brian West. Take the stairs down to Ash and take in cocktails created by Olaf Harmel. The…
Back in 2006, Washington DC-based house heroes and Yoshitoshi Recordings founders Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi shocked dance music fans across the globe by pulling the plug on their Grammy-winning collaboration Deep Dish. Making deep, progressive marks on tracks by both underground artists and music icons (from Madonna to The Rolling Stones), not to…
Beer, quite frankly, gets a bad rap sometimes. It is often associated with low-brow humor and crassness, with boorish behavior and dullards. However, the craft beer revolution that has exploded in the past decade has looked to change all of those perceptions. One great way it has done so is by taking up the banners for causes. This…
What? You don’t have a food calendar? If you tire of fare offered at local eateries, or you’re just looking for the next great bite, make sure to add these the list. Gastronautica’s Rick Cantu will host the second rendition of Lips Smack & Cheese inside J&O’s Cantina (1014 S. Presa St., 210-990-4106) on Thursday,…
