Now in its second year, the Boerne BierFest on Saturday, April 7 may be the only place where you can tap your keg and toss it, too. Indeed, the promise of an onsite keg-throwing contest is but one of the attractions that await visitors to the cozy Hill Country town just 30 miles up I-10 from…
Boiler House // Easter brunch specials at Boiler House include carrot oatmeal pancakes, cast iron rabbit bread pudding, a lobster cobb salad, cured salmon patty melt and country ham Benedict. Prices vary, 10am-10pm, 312 Pearl Pkwy., Bldg. 3, (210) 354-4644, boilerhousesa.com. Eilan Hotel & Spa // Take a big appetite to Easter Brunch at Eilan which will…
Name: Francis Bogside Background: After a Halloween fire in 2016 left Bogside and sister restaurant, Brigid, out of commission, Francis Bogside reopened on the anniversary of their closing as a whole new bar. They nixed the neighboring restaurant and expanded the bar, which now sports a full menu serving lunch, dinner, brunch and happy hour…
Is there a better way to honor Selena than with a pizza party? Probably not. Industry Nightclub is paying tribute to the Queen of Tejano with a pizza party on Friday, April 6. Score free pizza from 9 to 10 p.m., just be sure to bring your own Cholula if you’re bad like hubby Chris…
With the sun setting against the downtown skyline, 60 residents and activists gathered Monday at the Hays Street Bridge to blast City Manager Sheryl Sculley’s recent approval of a controversial apartment development — albeit with conditions imposed — adjacent the historic walkway. Attendees said the five-story structure proposed by developer Mitch Meyer would block residents’…
SWell Cycle, the bike-share service formerly known as San Antonio BCycle, will offer free rides on Friday, March 30, for the start of the NCAA Final Four Tournament. Because, you know, nothing mixes like bicycles, busy downtown streets and inebriated NCAA fans. Fortunately, the free stuff isn’t reserved just for big-spending tourists. You needn’t attend the…
The 6th annual San Antonio Book Festival is taking place on Saturday, April 7th. As always, it’s free. This year, it will feature more than 90 authors on dozens of panels. Even if you’re not a bookworm, there’s a presentation for almost every interest out there – even one about serial killers. While there aren’t…
Fans of the proggy end of the metal spectrum will get an international delivery next month when U.K.-based Tesseract headlines a three-band bill supporting its latest LP, Sonder. Tesseract’s U.S. tour includes Australian guitarist and composer Plini, who’s toured with Animals As Leaders, and Massachusetts-based Astronoid, which mixes beauty with blastbeats. All three acts deal…
A San Antonio teenager who went missing in January has been found safe, but now her parents are facing child abuse charges, according to multiple reports. Maarib Al Hishmawi was last seen leaving William Howard Taft High School around 12:30 p.m. on January 30, according to county officials. In late February, the Federal Bureau of…
For those still dedicated to Blue Bell even after the listeria outbreak a few years ago, the Texas-based ice cream company just announced a new flavor – chocolate peanut butter cookie dough. Here’s the breakdown: the brand’s milk chocolate ice cream serves as the base with peanut butter cookie dough pieces and milk chocolate chunks…
A 4-year-old boy died Sunday after he was bitten by a family dog at his home in Converse, according to reports. Noah Trevino was playing in his backyard when an unidentified family member went outside to check on him. It was then that the family member saw the child lying on the ground and a…
Y’all asked and now Bill Miller Bar-B-Q has answered. The barbecue chain is now serving chorizo tacos, according to an exclusive press release. Beginning Monday, the chain will offer chorizo for $1.79 during breakfast hours. Fans will be able to choose to combine this goodness with eggs, potato or beans. “We know how important chorizo…
The Current is continuously expanding its digital offerings. While many readers keep up with us by coming directly to our site, you can also find us through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Now, add Apple News to the list of places you can find our articles. Over the last few months, we’ve been building our presence…
The 2018 World’s Best Cities Report from bestcities.org ranked San Antonio as the 88th best city. Yes, in the entire world. The report looks at cities with more than one million residents and considers factors such as geographical location, infrastructure, art & culture, diversity and employment. Apparently, those factors leave San Antonio with a considerably…
Today is National Puppy Day, and in case you’re wanting a new pup, we’ve rounded up info on several local shelters filled with canines, whether you stick to a tiny puppy or want to give a chance to an older dog. Animal Defense League of Texas Look at that smile! Flirty is a great starter…
What ruled music in the early-to-mid aughts in music? Was it cheesy rap/pop songs like “I’m Real” by Ja Rule and Jennifer Lopez? Or Eve and Gwen Stefani’s “Let Me Blow Ya Mind”? Maybe infectious pop hits like “Like I love You” by the then-newly-solo Justin Timberlake? Or shit like Nickelback? Whatever the 2000s were…
San Antonians will have two opportunities to get their social-justice fight on this Saturday, with the 22nd Annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice and the first-ever March For Our Lives taking over downtown. The Cesar E. Chavez march, honoring the labor, human- and civil rights leader, will begin bright and early with a “blessing…
Despite all the reassurances that the Trump era would be good for comedy, 45 has largely just made things insane and unstable, forcing reputable publications to print headlines that put The Onion’s satire to shame and prompt late-night talk show hosts to plead in teary-eyed sincerity for politicians to take things more seriously. Randy Rainbow,…
In The Death of Stalin, actor Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter franchise) stars as Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet Union general who fell out of favor with Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, but returned to prominence when Stalin died in 1953. Zhukov makes his entrance in the film at Stalin’s funeral and immediately begins to scheme with leaders…
It’s virtually impossible while watching the British dark comedy The Death of Stalin to not think of the potentially side-splitting scenarios a talented, Oscar-nominated screenwriter like Armando Iannucci (In the Loop) could piece together as a feature film about the current U.S. Administration led by treasure trove of hilarity, President Donald Trump. Russian bots, secret…
If you checked out our story about the music economy and struggle of the working musician in this week’s issue (it’s on the cover – peep that shit), then you know there’s PLENTY of artists here in SA gigging consistently and, in the words of Iggy Pop (who’s actually a Fea fan), kicking out the jams.…
Santikos implemented a new bag policy that limits purse sizes at its theaters across San Antonio, citing safety. “The well-being of all of those in our establishments is of utmost importance,” stated David Holmes, CEO of Santikos Entertainment. “Our team felt it necessary to put this new, preventative measure forward to help ensure security.” The…
It may not be as obnoxious as the Transformers franchise – specifically the four sequels that bulldozed their way into theaters after the barely tolerable 2007 original – but Pacific Rim: Uprising follows the same conventions and delivers what ends up being a big, dumb, loud, computer-generated robot wrestling match. As fun as that probably…
Sigh. The Kawhi Leonard-San Antonio Spurs saga continues. In the latest chisme, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Spurs held a players-only meeting, led by Tony Parker, to encourage Leonard to return to the basketball court this season. According to Wojnarowski, the supposed meeting took place after the team’s win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.…
On Saturday, people throughout the United States will take part in March For Our Lives in their local communities to end gun violence and mass shootings. Lyft, the ride-sharing service, is encouraging the public to take part and will offer free rides for those attending the march. Organized by the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman…
Wings. Even as the price of chickens and wings for that matter has increased, it seems San Antonians can’t stop nibbling on that chicken wing. Remember, there’s only two per chicken. As the city gears up for the first-ever Wings & Beer Fest this Saturday at Alamo Beer from noon to 4 p.m. — with…
Spirit Adrift sound like a project that maybe the late Cliff Burton would’ve fronted after leaving Metallica because of Lars’ bullshit. The similarities to Metallica’s old work is a little eerie, and while these dudes sound like they grew up on Metallica’s catalog (as well as a number of other metal acts from the late…
Rapper, poet, singer, and all-around force of nature Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson is possessed by a creative vision that generates its own energy and its own gravity, exploding lines of genre, rules of presentation, and neatly defined expectations of all manner as it unfurls. It’s fitting then that Vocab’s vision of a mixtape is not exactly…
Since its inception in 2005, the Dignowity Hill Pushcart Derby has won over scores of fans with its unique combination of community and creativity. Founded by beloved local artist Cruz Ortiz and now under the direction of educator and community organizer Rina Moreno Belardi, the “collaborative public art intervention” welcomes youth and adult three-person teams…
Oh snap! Nina Diaz pulled a Beyoncé on us and just dropped a new video for her song “For You.” YASSSSSSS. The second official music video from Diaz’ debut solo record The Beat Is Dead, “For You” was filmed in Miami and directed by Milcho. “For You” for me is about my spirituality and when I got into…
LOL, oh, Riff Raff, ya crazy guy, you. First securing our attention as a contestant on MTV’s From G’s To Gents in ’09, Riff Raff got the network’s logo tattooed on his neck, which basically meant he could use “MTV” to promote his mixtapes, use it on video-sharing sites and upload his tracks for free…
Presented by the India Association of San Antonio — whose mission is to unite Indian groups in SA, to educate the broader community on Indian culture, and to celebrate that culture — this weekend’s Festival of India is an ideal event for families, folks with Indian roots, and the culturally-curious alike. This year’s festival theme…
In the aftermath of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” which became the most-streamed song in YouTube history, Latino acts continue to dominate streaming services with both English- and Spanish-language videos reaching billions of views. Take, for example, Romeo Santos’s latest hit, “Bella y Sensual,” featuring Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam, currently at 358 million…
When Olivia Newton-John announced in January that she’d be headed to San Antonio, we were more than a little stoked about it because Grease, duh. The four-time Grammy award-winning singer, actress and community activist will make an appearance at the Majestic, and we hope she’ll be bustin’ out a few Grease tunes as well as…
The Austin bombing suspect is dead as of early Wednesday morning, according to multiple reports. Several news outlets, citing law enforcement sources, have identified 24-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, a Pflugerville resident, as the suspect. According to KSAT, SWAT officers closed in on Conditt at a hotel on I-35 in Round Rock. The officers were waiting…
Editor’s Note: The following is The Big Spoon, an opinion column on San Antonio’s food and drink scene. This winter was one of the worst in recent memory when it came to revenue, according to a few vocal restaurant owners. The weather and several freezes certainly didn’t help, but to get to the bottom of…
The Grammy-winning band is celebrating their return to the road with the re-release of 2016’s This House Is Not For Sale with two brand-new songs, “When We Were US” and “Walls,” available via download and streaming partners. Not gonna lie, we’re definitely trying to figure out how to be this Jersey zaddy’s little “Runaway.” (See…
Renowned children’s author Adele Givens’s Caldecott Medal-winning book If You Give a Whale a Tic Tac … wait a minute, that’s not right. We meant to say stand-up comic Adele Givens’s bit about the whale and the Tic Tac is what Vulture called “arguably the most famous joke in the history of Def Comedy Jam,…
While many San Antonians support area nonprofits throughout the year by participating in charity walks and runs, volunteering time, or purchasing tickets for performances, galas and Fiesta events galore, few get out their checkbooks for the random acts of kindness that help keep these organizations afloat. Inaugurated in 2014 under the umbrella of the national…
Q: I’m a 26-year-old cis queer woman. My best friend has identified publicly as asexual for the past two years. She constantly talks about how since she doesn’t “need” sex, this means she is asexual. She does have sex, however, and she enjoys it, which I know isn’t disqualifying. But she also actively seeks out…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The “School of Hard Knocks” is an old-fashioned idiom referring to the unofficial and accidental course of study available via life’s tough experiences. The wisdom one gains through this alternate approach to education may be equal or even superior to the knowledge that comes from a formal university or training program.…
It’s midnight on a Tuesday, and R&B singer Alyson Alonzo is wrapping up her set at Limelight on North St. Mary’s Street. Her audience is a crowd of 20 or so friends, fans and other musicians, many of whom have been watching Alonzo belt out her neo-soul melodies since 2009. At 31, Alonzo is a…
In the midst of Contemporary Art Month and San Antonio’s Tricentennial celebrations, Artpace is preparing to unveil a cluster of exhibitions that, in certain ways, echo the Alamo City’s history as a “Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas,” a designation presented as the official theme of HemisFair ’68. An annual program that’s successfully built bridges…
When it comes to celebrating and commenting on San Antonio’s present and recent past, artist and printmaker Michael Menchaca is one of our sharpest, most nuanced artistic minds. In this Contemporary Art Month exhibition, Menchaca, who has a special knack for combining the profound with the crude and often juxtaposes images from pop culture with…
“Bill O’Reilly, eat a dick.” Sage words from Jeezy in “My President Is Black,” a Jay Z-featuring remix of his original 2010 track “My President,” which just happened to feature former Jay Z rap rival Nas. Before the collaborative anthem, Jeezy got his start in 2001 with the release of Thuggin’ Under The Influence, a…
Sometimes I think terrible reggae passes for listenable reggae more often than its rock or hip-hop counterparts because… marijuana maybe? I don’t know. My point is that a lot of bad reggae exists, but J Boog, thankfully, is not that. Blending a perfect mix of brass, R&B vocals and subtle hints of pop, J Boog…
Unless you’ve been perusing the catalog of gay teen arthouse cinema and stumbled across recent gems like Beach Rats or Princess Cyd, it’s safe to say the genre isn’t one that Hollywood has been in a rush to make in recent years. Even with critically acclaimed LGBTQ films like Call Me by Your Name and…
There’s a new executive chef in town. Jarrad Gwaltney, a 25-year service industry pro has taken over the helm at Boiler House Texas Grill & Wine Garden, following the exit of long-time chef Jeff White. We sat down with Gwaltney to learn about his background, his palate and what he has in store for the…
