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Your Guide to SXSW’s Free Daytime Festivals
So, it’s that time of year again when people collectively drive up to Austin to check out the SXSW music and everything-young-hip-and-“innovative” festival. It’s a sinful week of binging on the myriad of vices to fill your senses. From movies to music to the open bars, here are my top picks for how to spend…
Park Social Will Launch Tiki Thursdays this April
Do you even tiki, bro? Regardless of whether you were initially swayed by the sea-breeze-tinged Tiki cocktails first served out of the Brooklynite, or you’re just coming around to drinking umbrella-topped drinks, there’s more Tiki on the way. Park Social (224 E. Olmos Drive, 210-822-0100), which added Javi Gutierrez to its staff this year, will…
Live and Local: Mavis Staples at the Tobin Center
The bubbly chanteuse of the American spirit – the real deal, not some white-washed idea of empire and power – made her way onto the Tobin stage with a little help from her bandmates. Although 76, Mavis Staples ripped through a set, and her vocal cords, for over an hour on Tuesday night. She even…
Sukeban Opens at Blue Star Arts Complex
Make that four new eateries in Southtown as Sukeban, a new Asian fusion restaurant, has opened at 1420 S. Alamo St., Suite 101. The eatery is run by Mon Thai owners Gerry Shirley and wife Amonrat. First reported on by the San Antonio Express-News, Sukeban carries the usual menu items found at other sushi joints…
Check Out the 2016 Spurs, Stars and Rampage Fiesta Medals
Calling all Fiesta medal collectors: Spurs Sports & Entertainment released images showing Fiesta medals for the Spurs, the Stars and the Rampage. The Fiesta Store at 2611 Broadway will sell official Spurs Sports & Entertainment Fiesta medals on Tuesday, March 15, with all proceeds benefiting the Silver & Black Give Back youth programs like the Spurs…
The New York Times Is Raving about an Upcoming Painting by Vincent Valdez
San Anto artist Vincent Valdez just received a great write-up in The New York Times for a painting he is working on that depicts a bunch of Ku Klux Klan members. NYT Editorial Observer Lawrence Downes says the 6-feet-high and 30-feet-long, four-paneled painting titled “The City” is prophetic, though unintentionally, as white supremacy has become…
Harry Connick Jr. to Headline Two Nights at the Tobin Center
The musical jack of all trades; actor, composer, performer and musical historian, Harry Connick Jr., will be playing two shows at the Tobin Center on Monday and Tuesday April 25 and 26, both at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the concerts will go on sale this Friday, March 11 at 10am. With a daytime show, Harry,…
Local High School Filmmaker Alexia Salingaros Makes it to SXSW for Third Consecutive Year
She may only be 17 years old, but Saint Mary’s Hall senior and local filmmaker Alexia Salingaros is a veteran when it comes to the film festival circuit. 2016 marks the third consecutive year that Salingaros was accepted into the Texas High School Shorts section of the South by Southwest Film Festival. In 2014, Salingaros co-directed a hand-drawn animated…
Single Game Tickets for San Antonio FC Go on Sale this Wednesday
San Antonio F.C.’s season opener is creeping closer. On Wednesday, March 8, fans will be able to pick and choose which matches they’d like to see when single game tickets go on sale. Tickets range from $10 for a spot in the beer garden to $50 for dead-center seats. SAFC has announced 15 home games…
The Winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Announced
The second year of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Contest has come and gone. Out of thousands of submissions, including numerous from San Antonio, “one rose to the top.” For those unfamiliar with the concert series, bands from all over the world come into the NPR studios and perform a stripped down set of several songs,…
Austin, San Antonio Mayors to Meet for Taco Summit
I think everyone knows the Austin Eater story by a New Yorker about how the breakfast taco was born in the state’s capital was off-kilter and a gross misrepresentation of Tex-Mex culture. We had our outrage. It was the talk of the town. How could anyone be so obtuse as to overlook San Antonio in…
Softcore Porn Actress In Ad Dumped by Ted Cruz Endorses Donald Trump
Remember how Texas Senator Ted Cruz pulled an advertisement after the world learned it featured a softcore porn actress named Amy Lindsay? Big freaking deal, right? Well, for Crusader Cruz, it crossed a line. Anyway, Lindsay, a Houston native who lives in Los Angeles, tells CNN she’s thought about it and has decided to endorse…
Watch: Dunk By University of the Incarnate Word Player Ends in a Piggyback Ride
When one basketball player posterizes another, it usually ends with shouting, gesticulating, and general chest-thumping. Rare is the dunk that finishes with a friendly piggyback ride between competitors. But that’s what happened this weekend when San Antonio’s own University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals took on the Houston Baptist University Huskies. Sophomore Shawn Johnson threw…
Check Out Rapper Tory Lanez’ Homage to the Big Fundamental, ‘Tim Duncan’
Produced by C-Sick and featuring lyrics drawing comparisons between the Big Fundamental’s court skills and Tory Lanez’ mic skillz, including, “I deserve a check for ballin’ like I’m Tim Duncan,” the Canadian rapper that isn’t Drake dropped the name-dropping homage last Friday. TD and the most-winning threesome of all time – Duncan, Tony Parker and…
Whataburger Launched a Snapchat Channel and Is Giving Away Free Burgers
Our beloved Whataburger launched its very own channel on Snapchat today, allowing users to ogle at pictures and videos of Avocado Bacon Burgers, A.1. Thick and Hearty Burgers, and, you guessed it — Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits. To kick off the launch, the San Antonio-headquartered chain will offer a free Whataburger each week for 10…
Kawhi Leonard Named Western Conference Player of the Week for a Second Time This Season
Kawhi Leonard keeps racking up accomplishments. For the second time this season, the NBA named San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard as Western Conference Player of the Week. He last earned the nod in December. Why Leonard? Because he’s a badass, that’s why. From the NBA press release: Leonard averaged 22.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7…
5 Shows to See This Week
Monday, March 7 Moon Honey Utilizing a vocalist with a rich vibrato and interstellar rock compositions, Moon Honey accomplish out-of-this-world space-folk. With Levees, Bright Like the Sun and Octahedron. $10, 7pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St. Monday, March 7 Greedy Mouth Corpus’ powerviolence punks with a Seitan-ic sense of humor show why they have a steady-growing fanbase of likeminded…
Trinity University to Launch Farmers Market on March 26
Grab a bushel of veggies with bucket of book learnin’ at San Antonio’s newest farmers market, opening later this month. Trinity University is starting an “educational farmers market,” that will combine local food vendors with cooking lessons, sustainable garden workshops, and fitness classes. The market will kick off on Saturday, March 26, and will run each…
Watch: John Oliver Takes On Texas Republicans Robert Morrow and Mary Lou Bruner
Plenty of ink has been spilled since Super Tuesday about two Texas Republicans who’ve cornered the market on their own, special brand of crazy. Robert Morrow will be the new Travis County Republican Party Chairman, and Mary Lou Bruner won a spot in a runoff for a seat on the Texas Board of Education. Morrow’s…
Bob Dylan Announces New Record, Fallen Angels, Japan and U.S. Tour Dates
The cantankerous old bard, bastardizing bluesman, sage troubadour, now 74, has announced the title of his forthcoming LP. Fallen Angels will be Dylan’s 37th studio album and follow the 2015 release of Sinatra-inspired standards, Shadows in the Night, which found the septuagenarian trying his cracking, palsy rasp on Tin Pan Alley classics, to great effect.…
Bowe Bergdahl’s Attorneys Want to Question Donald Trump
If Donald Trump ends up not having to be interviewed by Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s attorneys, as they have requested, let’s hope he at least talks to Serial’s Sarah Koenig. The San Antonio Express-News reported over the weekend that Army Lt. Col. Franklin Rosenblatt, Bergdahl’s attorney, sent a letter to Trump seeking a meeting to…
Be Prepared for Stormy Weather This Week, San Antonio
Might as well just say it now: turn around, don’t drown. Severe weather is expected to strike San Antonio Monday night into Tuesday followed by more storms, which could be stronger, overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio. The first round of storms will develop near the Big Bend…
Did BuzzFeed Get San Antonio Right?
As Austin Eater recently reminded the Lone Star State, when outsiders try to be authoritative on all-things Texas, in this case breakfast tacos, hell breaks loose. Texans let you know when you’re wrong. Well, BuzzFeed just published one of its infamous listicles, this one called “25 Reasons Living In San Antonio Ruins You For Life.”…
Come Intern at the Current!
The San Antonio Current is looking for several interns to join our editorial team. As a Current intern there’s no fetching coffee or making copies. Our interns spend their time doing meaningful work: pitching story ideas, researching, writing and building multimedia elements for our website. Some interns have also successfully pitched and written stories for…
“Claws” For Celebration: Lobster Week is Back at Tre Trattoria & Tre Enoteca
If drunken college spring breaks aren’t your scene anymore, your liver is likely breathing a sigh of relief — and you’re in luck! March 14-26 marks the return of chef Jason Dady’s “Lobster Week” at his restaurants Tre Trattoria (4003 Broadway, 210-805-0333) and Tre Enoteca (555 W. Bitters Road, 210-496-0555), where San Antonians can enjoy prix-fixe dinner menus of three courses, gourmet…
Hip-Hop and Doughnuts Merge at Francis Bogside this Sunday
Francis Bogside/Brigid’s new pastry chef Andrea Morgan is launching some doughnut realness this Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. with a hip-hop doughnut showcase. Flavors on deck this week include a take on Beastie Boy’s “Brass Monkey” with “Funky Monkey” (caramel, peanut butter, bananas, Nilla wafers, candied walnuts and whipped cream); a play on ODB’s “Shimmy Shimmy…
Did Ted Cruz Eat a Booger On Live TV?
All that is certain, is something fell out of Ted Cruz’s nose during FOX’s Republican debate Thursday, landed on his lip, and disappeared into his big mouth. But it might be a booger. On the video, the gooey nose vomit seems to be dancing as Cruz flaps his lips, moving from one to the other,…
Councilman Medina Pushes for New Music Advocacy Agencies
Preserving San Antonio’s musical history and enhancing its stature as a live music destination is the focus of a new effort by a city council member. Councilman Cris Medina recently circulated a Council Consideration Request, a non-binding call to action that council members use to push a policy priority, calling for the creation of a…
It’s More Crawfish for Paper Tiger and Where Y’at This Saturday
Can you handle this amazing weather lately? It’s made for sitting on great patios, throwing back a few beers and digging into a spicy plate of crawfish. You can do just that this Saturday starting at noon at Paper Tiger (2410 N. St. Mary’s St.), as Where Y’at Food Truck turns up the heat with…
Pharm Table Is Now Open For Dinner
Beginning today, March 4, Pharm Table Cafe (106 Auditorium Cir., 210-802-1860) is extending its Friday and Saturdays hours to include a 6-9 p.m. pre-fixe dinner and a la carte selection. The $28 dinner features an Ayurvedic ginger starter, followed by your choice of either a pea tendril, rutabaga and fennel soup with nutmeg and Iraqi mint…
SA Is Getting Its Third Tiff’s Treats
Last November I celebrated my birthday with a box of 40 Tiff’s Treats cookies, and it was the best damn birthday of my life. The cookie delivery service is now opening a 3rd location here in San Antonio, and you might consider celebrating in the same manner (the calories are worth it, I swear). On…
Check Out Sideshow Performer The Enigma and Tattoo Pioneer Lyle Tuttle this Weekend at the Slinging Ink Tattoo Expo
The most colorful event of the weekend is happening at the Freeman Coliseum (3201 E Houston St.), which will host the 13th annual Slinging Ink Tattoo Expo from Friday through Sunday, March 4-6. In addition to vendor booths and seminars, the expo includes tattoo contests in categories such as best full sleeve, most realistic, best…
5 More Potential Zika Virus Cases Discovered in Bexar County
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District announced today that 27 Bexar County residents are being investigated for Zika virus, five more than the agency’s previous update last week. Three people in Bexar County have been diagnosed with the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ruled that one of the patients suspected of contracting…
Secret Grammy Winner Performance at Burnt Ends Canceled, But There’s Still Barbecue
Earlier this week it was announced that Burnt Ends would be hosting a “Grammy Winners & Barbecue Dinners” evening of live music and barbecue, featuring … you guessed it, a Grammy winner. The bad news: the secret Grammy winner that was set to play tonight at Burnt Ends, the bar and barbecue restaurant at 1725…
Talkin’ with Toody: A Conversation with Dead Moon’s Bassist, Vocalist and Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon Toody Cole
Fred and Toody Cole are punk legends and American DIY icons. For over 40 years the couple have relentlessly toured the globe playing their raw stew of rock ‘n’ roll, punk and country as The Rats, The Range Rats, Pierced Arrows and most notably Dead Moon, to name a few. We recently got to speak…
Contemporary Art In A Contemporary World: Four Films To Wet Your Whistle
Besides being national Women’s History Month, March is locally known as San Antonio’s Contemporary Art Month as well. Below, I’ve highlighted four films that have become essential viewing for those interested in boundary-pushing artistic endeavors in an effort to get you in the mood to enjoy all of the various activities the city has to offer during this most special…
Scare Yourself Silly On San Antonio’s First Ghost Bus Tour
San Antonio is old and the land it’s on is older still. So it’s no surprise that it’s haunted. And there’s no shortage of Downtown tours, Sisters Grim Ghost Tours included. However, the Sisters Grim are taking spooky outings mobile with a new Ghost Bus. The grand opening is March 7 and tickets are $40. However,…
San Antonio Amends Food Code, Implements Letter Grade System
Starting in June, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District will issue voluntary ABC letter grade placards for restaurant inspections. At Thursday’s City Council meeting, Chapter 13 of City Code was updated to adopt new Texas Food Establishment Rules. Metro Health says the letter grade system for inspections will be easier for the public to understand…
Art San Antonio Brings Steampunk-inspired Show to Majestic Theatre
From the inventive Cirque Mechanics comes Pedal Punk, a Steampunk inspired acrobatic whirlwind where cycling is the escape from technology obsessed society. In Pedal Punk you experience the excitement, artistry and thrill that occurs when a zany bike shop mechanic interacts with cyclists and repairs more than broken pieces. Creative Director Chris Lashua spent most…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 3/3 CAM Kickoff and Miss CAM Antonio Crowing With booze provided by Blue Moon and zany art dignitaries and rebels aplenty, Contemporary Art Month will once again celebrate its opening at Blue Star Contemporary. The party, which will also mark the opening of three Blue Star exhibits — Justin Boyd’s “Going on Going,” Hans…
Six Flags to Debut Virtual Reality Roller Coaster
Is the reality of being on a roller coaster not enough for you? Do you need a layer of fiction to supplement your hundred-foot drops and loop-the-loops? Then Six Flags Fiesta Texas will soon have what you need. The park recently announced its newest ride: The “Superman: Krypton Virtual Reality Coaster,” which will combine virtual…
UTSA to Spotlight ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ at ITC Second Sunday
Two of society’s great equalizers through history have been the military and competitive sports. It may have taken some time – the army and pro sports weren’t always integrated – but they were proving grounds for social experiments. On Sunday, March 13, the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures will host “Buffalo Soldier Day, featuring ‘Invisible…
City Council Approves Group Cycles and Donkey-Drawn Carriages
Group cycles and carriage-haulin’ donkeys are coming to San Antonio. City Council unanimously approved revisions to the city’s vehicles for hire code which allows for the new types of transport. The new rules allow for group cycles, which are vehicles with at least four wheels that have a platform where between six and 15 people…
The Company That Operates the Fastest Highway In the United States Just Declared Bankruptcy
Your driving 5 mph over the speed limit on the country’s fastest highway (85 mph) could be coming to an end. The Texas Tribune broke the news Wednesday afternoon that the SH 130 Concession Company, a partnership between Alamo City-based Zachry American Infrastructure and Spanish company Cintra, filed for bankruptcy. The highway, which runs east…
Goldsberry Era Begins for the Spurs
After signing veteran point guard Andre Miller, aka The Professor, the Spurs added an actual professor to their squad this week in the form of analytics guru Kirk Goldsberry. When he’s not lecturing at the UT-Austin School of Journalism, Goldsberry is one of the sharpest basketball writers on the planet, having covered hoops for ESPN via FiveThirtyEight and…
Foo Fighters Are Not Breaking Up … Just Goofing Off
Could you hear the collective sigh elicited from the hordes of Grohl-worshipping Foo fans this morning as the band, recently rumored to be calling it quits, denied the sweet fable? After a completely blown-out-of-proportion statement from drummer Taylor Hawkins statin that after touring for several years it’s time for a “break,” the internet was abuzz…
10 Shows to See This Weekend
Thursday, March 3 Antique Sunlight The southwestern desert trippers – Lou Reed does Townes Van Zandt– get in a couple of shows before their tour out West. With False Hemlock, Wild Fitz and Maoyenrai. $5, 8pm, Imagine Books and Records, 8373 Culebra Road, (210) 236-7668 Thursday, March 3Catherine Denise with Katy G and The Girls Our…
Iggy Pop Whipped It Out in the Name of Art
Even though rocking out with his cock out is the norm for Iggy Pop, this time he’s whipping it out for the sake of art. On February 21, the New York Academy of Art’s model for the drawing class was a little punker than usual. Pop, now 68, can add nude model to his accomplishments…
Juniper Tar Launches New Happy Hour
Nearly a year ago, Juniper Tar (244 W. Houston, 210-229-1833) opened its doors to the San Antonio masses (and by masses, I mean 50 people at a time) eager to sip on intricately-crafted cocktails and wines by the glass. The bar underwent minor housekeeping after its March 2015 opening, though, including a temporary closing and a change…
3 Farmers Markets to Visit This Spring
Thermometers are officially registering springtime temperatures here in San Antonio. Though this transition might seem a bummer for those of us whose Spring Break bods are still in hiding, or if you’re wardrobe consists primarily of blacks and neutrals, but spring does come with some promising changes as well. First and foremost, or perhaps the…
One Candidate May Take the Texas Board of Education to a Brand New Level of Crazy
On Super Tuesday, Travis County residents elected a new Republican chairman named Robert Morrow who — by all appearances on social media — is a complete bigot asshole. Here’s just one example: Heartless Hillary told druggie Bill Clinton to abandon a son he had with a black street hooker https://t.co/gQmLiEl8p9 #WhichHillary #tcot — Robert Morrow…
Be A Superhero with VIA Metropolitan Transit
What does your safety superhero look like? That’s the question VIA Metropolitan Transit is asking all students in the greater San Antonio area to answer for its annual Youth Art Contest, which opens March 7. This year’s theme, “Be a Safety Superhero in Our Community,” highlights how riders can travel safely. Any medium is allowed,…
This Boban Marjanovic T-Shirt Might Be What Your Spurs Apparel Collection Needs
We don’t know when Boban-mania will end. Hopefully never. But certainly not any time soon. While Marjanovic jerseys aren’t yet ubiquitous at the AT&T Center, this new T-shirt from Spurs blog Pounding the Rock and BreakingT might soon be: Inspired by “OBEY/Andre the Giant” artwork by Shepard Fairey, the tee could be yours for $24.…
12 Real and Absurd Tweets from the New Head of the Travis County Republican Party
Our neighbors to the north have made a serious mistake. Travis County Republicans elected Robert Morrow to be chairman of their party yesterday. It’s a job that entails overseeing elections and getting local Republicans elected. Morrow won 54 percent of the vote and got the gig. The problem, for Austin-area GOPers, at least, is that Morrow…
Grammy Award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra Comes to Aztec Theatre
The Grammy award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra has established itself as a standard bearer of contemporary Latin music. Directed by world-renowned pianist, arranger and producer Oscar Hernández, the thirteen-member all-star ensemble has reintroduced the classic sounds of New York City Salsa to music lovers worldwide. The self-produced Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a stunning follow-up to their…
Maverick Music Festival Announces Final Lineup Including SA Artists and Fest Giveaways Only Available Here!
The fourth Maverick Music Festival, held in La Villita on Friday and Saturday April 8 and 9, has announced their final lineup, including numerous San Antonio artists! The festival will also be hosting several Maverick Parties featuring national and local bands not playing the fest. The full lineup including the official parties are listed on…
Now What? 4 San Antonio Super Tuesday Takeaways
With all the votes (finally) tallied in the 2016 Texas primaries, it’s time to analyze what they meant and look ahead to what’s coming next this election season. Here are four takeaways for San Antonio from Super Tuesday: Another District 23 Rematch The race of the largest Congressional Districts in the country — and the only…
Here’s Your Guide to Bexar County Primary Results
All eyes may be on the presidential race, where Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are challenging mainstream contenders, like Hillary Clinton, who won big last night, and Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. However, there are lots of local races. Here’s a breakdown of results for primary elections in Bexar County on Super Tuesday. We’ll…
Hillary Clinton Wins Big in Texas, Ted Cruz Stays Alive
Bexar County wasn’t feeling the burn. Neither was Texas. Democrat Hillary Clinton whomped Bernie Sanders by gaining more than 65 percent of the statewide vote compared to Sanders, who received just over 30 percent of votes in the state, to win Texas on Super Tuesday. That’s reflective of Bexar County, too, where Clinton garnered nearly…
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SeaWorld Ends Surveillance, New ‘San Antonio 4’ Trial, Boats, Boats, Boats!
No More SeaWorld Spies The following is not a failed elevator pitch for a James Bond movie. It is a real, live news item: SeaWorld ended its practice of having employees covertly pose as animal-rights activists last week. SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby admitted to the practice during an earnings call on Thursday, February 25. The…
Expanding the Bexar County Public Defender’s Office Has Not Been Easy
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Music Preview
Sarah Fox Creates Miss Cam Antonio Crown
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How Mavis Staples’ Life of Song Helped Shape America
Singing Our History
Will the United Soccer League propel San Antonio to MLS?
New League on the Block
Aural Pleasure: Willie Nelson, Blowfly, Ghost Palace
3 Reviews of 3 Recent Releases
Food and Art Combine During CAM
Tasty Still Lifes
4 Films to Watch this Women’s History Month
Feminism In Film
Main Strip Gains Sports Bar with Knockout
One-Two Punch
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dive Gets a Facelift
The New, Old Mix
Savage Love: Four Word Limit
Are you incapable of concision? Your answers are too long! You blather on, often rehashing the problem (unnecessary!) before giving four words (at most!) of (rarely!) useful advice. I’ve heard you say you have to edit letters down for space. Try this instead: Edit yourself! I want more of the letters — more from the…
Free Will Astrology, Week Of March 2
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Actress Blythe Baird writes about the problem that arises when her dog sees her eating a peanut butter and chocolate chip bagel. Her beloved pet begs for a piece and becomes miserable when it’s not forthcoming. Baird is merely demonstrating her love, of course, because she knows that eating chocolate can…
