It’s been credited with humanizing inmates (The Washington Post), igniting a TV revolution for women (New York Post) and even changing the way we talk about TV (Time) — and those are but a few of the notches on the belt of Jenji Kohan’s highly addictive Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Based on a…
Denver-based Chicano rappers Dem Ese Boyz make their San Antonio debut on Memorial Day weekend as part of the fourth annual Latinos Unidos Block Party. The show is a Texas homecoming for brothers Mr. Bell County and Hi-Fidelity, who are featured prominently on the group’s solid first album, Never Left. Backed by polished beats from…
Billed as a “holistic fair with something for everyone,” Mystic Market promises to be a swell Saturday destination for new-age hippies, folks seeking natural/alternative paths to mental and physical wellness, and curious bystanders alike. Kicking off with a drum circle, the pop-up marketplace will feature intuitive and clairvoyant readings, Reiki practitioners and advisors, opportunities for…
From its big red lips and ripped fishnets to its Frankenstein-inspired plot and rock opera soundtrack crawling with earworms, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the ultimate cult classic and — thanks to the fact that it’s still in “limited release” — boasts the longest theatrical run in cinema history. Making its first appearance in…
A multitasking marijuana enthusiast of the highest order, San Diego native Doug Benson rose through the ranks of Los Angeles stand-up in his 20s, landed on the fifth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2007 and has since established a tradition of recording an annual comedy album on the official stoner holiday of 4/20.…
Thu 5/25 “Borderline Reality” & “Checkpoint” Sometimes the timeline of planning, researching and executing a complex art exhibition aligns in such way that it seems as if the artist was a soothsayer who knew exactly how the last few years would play out. Such is the case with two new exhibitions at Artpace, both by…
I have two female sex partners who want to be breath-play dominated. I know the practice is dangerous, and I employ the rules of consent and communication a pro-Dom escort friend taught me. But is there a legal release document we could sign that protects consenting adults in the event of an accident or death?…
Chris Wayne and Mike Tyler are two magicians whose clothes do the disappearing act for them. Coming from Australia, The Naked Magicians prove they have no tricks hidden up their sleeves (they have no sleeves). “Sleeves up, pants down,” that’s the motto of the internationally touring magic show that invites adult audiences to get back…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Sin” is a puerile concept in my eyes, so I don’t normally use it to discuss grown-up concerns. But if you give me permission to invoke it in a jokey, ironic way, I’ll recommend that you cultivate more surprising, interesting, and original sins. In other words, Aries, it’s high time to…
If you’ve missed the spicy Where Y’at food truck flavors, chef Pieter Sypesteyn and his staff at The Cookhouse will score points this weekend. The New Orleans-inspired kitchen will celebrate Memorial Day weekend with an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil on Saturday, May 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For $30, all the mudbugs and fixings…
Launched this March, Saint City Supper Club is ditching the seated dinner for their June event to host a tiki social. The supper club, managed by Joel Rivas, will be limited to 50 attendees with food by chef Robbie Nowlin (Boudros, Zinc Bistro & Wine Bar), who will roast suckling pigs. On the cocktail front, Ben…
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a North Carolina gerrymandering case likely just torched Texas officials’ main defense in a similar challenge over the state’s congressional lines. The 5-3 ruling strikes down two of North Carolina’s congressional districts, which the state’s Republican lawmakers had argued were drawn because of partisan politics, not race (it just…
On the heels of releasing their new album, Battle of Flowers, local indie favorites Buttercup are gearing up to shoot a video for the record’s second track, “Acting Thru Music.” “The concept is a video in reverse” frontman Erik Sanden told the Current, explaining the idea is to start out with a big performance and…
For the second game in a row – and for the last time this season – the depleted Spurs went down swinging against the Warriors. But neither the 129-115 final score, nor the overwhelming talent of their opponents, could distract fans in the arena from the greater finality of the moment: that this could’ve been…
On Monday, news came of yet another lawsuit filed against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton over a new law that’s expected to extend the reach of federal immigration enforcement into local police departments. The latest suit, filed by El Paso County officials and the Texas Organizing Project Education Fund (which is…
A La Vernia High School student faces charges of filming child pornography on campus, all in the midst of an investigation into widespread sexual abuse at the school. According to records obtained by News 4, a LVHS student allegedly sexually assaulted a female student in a campus hallway on multiple occasions — and filmed it.…
Sometimes the timeline of planning, researching and executing a complex art exhibition aligns in such way that it seems as if the artist was a soothsayer who knew exactly how the last few years would play out. Such is the case with two new exhibitions at Artpace, both by German-born artists based in San Antonio.…
What’s in a name? For beer drinkers and makers alike, a name can mean the difference between selling your product or a legal shitstorm. Freetail Brewing Co. famously received a cease and desist letter from Oregon’s Steelhead Brewing Company asking the local brewery to stop using the term Hopasaurus Rex in 2012. Owner Scott Metzer…
“If you don’t want anything, you won’t have anything. If you don’t have anything, you’re nothing, may as well be dead. You’re not even a citizen of the United States,” says the gruff customer Wanda hangs around with. “I guess I’m dead then,” she replies. Barbara Loden made this absorbing, largely improvised 1970 odyssey through…
