A video released to the San Antonio Current appears to show former civil rights attorney James Myart being dumped out of a wheelchair at the Bexar County Magistrate Office. Myart, whose license to practice law was revoked in 2008, is suing the City and some of its leaders for $5 million in damages from this and other…
It’s been a month since we said goodbye to our sweet Prince, and instead of feeling blue, here’s a chance to feel purple – it’s what Prince would’ve wanted. At Paper Tiger’s cleverly-titled “Purple Reign” party, you’ll have the opportunity to dance the night away to the artist-formerly-known-as’ legendary music like its going out of…
In Love & Friendship, an adaptation of author Jane Austen’s lesser-known epistolary novel “Lady Susan,” British actress Kate Beckinsale (The Aviator) stars as Lady Susan Vernon, a cunning widow and mother who takes refuge at her in-laws estate where she makes it her mission to secure a husband for both her and her reluctant young daughter. During a satellite interview…
Punk’s not dead, its just fallen on hard times. In an effort to pay tribute to the forefathers of punk and give a platform to rising bands, Remember the Punks couldn’t have come at a better time. On Saturday, October 1, the Remember the Punks festival will go down – and if done right -…
Continuing in unfortunate but predictable fashion, the Texas Senate GOP Caucus is enthralled with where people go to the bathroom. In an open letter to Lone Star State school superintendents and trustees, the caucus tells the education officials to ignore a letter sent by President Barack Obama’s administration that says transgender students have the right…
So that’s how you wanna play/slay it, huh? After Beyoncé dropped her grand diss-missile album Lemonade (and subsequently pop culture’s collective jaw) The New York Post has reported that the Carters will be releasing the follow-up, a joint LP cataloging Jay’s return to Bey’s good graces … and that it’s been finished since 2014! A source close to…
Troyal Garth Brooks, or just “Garth” to his millions of fans, will be bringing his 2016 tour to the Alamo City on July 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event, Brooks’ first show in SA in 18 years, are priced at $74.98 for every seat in the house and will go on…
While July may be the off season for the San Antonio Spurs, the summer month should bring the notoriously unemotional Kawhi Leonard his biggest smile yet. And it has nothing to do with the NBA or the accolades he’s won. Yesterday, San Antonio Express-News Spurs and NBA reporter Jabari Young broke the news on Twitter…
Dave Chappelle, the brilliant comedian who hides his biting social critiques and cultural commentary behind hilarious quips like “White people love Wayne Brady because he makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X,” the man who takes on the racial divisions in our diets – “Surprise, motherfuckers! You didn’t know I knew about grape juice, did…
What better way is there for San Antonio megachurch Pastor John Hagee to usher in the apocalypse than to urge his followers to vote for Donald Trump, a New York City real estate mogul bent on “making America great again.” Hagee never says The Donald’s name, but as the pastor says in his YouTube video,…
The seventh annual celebration of local bands and venues will take place from Sunday, June 12 to Saturday June 18 in concert settings across the city. In an effort to promote local bands as well as the growing number of bars and businesses that host them, the organizers have opened up submissions for the weeklong…
Monday, May 23 Arabrot, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy and Encrypted Soak in a sauna of crushing sound – scalding, roaring rock – with these eardrum pounding noise fanatics. $8, 6pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St. Monday, May 23 Peter Frampton From grade school with Bowie through Humble Pie and Frampton Comes Alive!, the 66-year-old has built…
Update: Please be advised this is a members-only event. Yearly membership to SASG is $50 and includes access to all rooftop parties, in-studio concerts and professional workshops with the music industry. You can sign up here, or at the door the day of the event. Or contact Community Outreach Director Adam Tutor at adam.j.tutor@gmail.com for…
It’s easy to get stressed about a malfunctioning Snapchat filter or filled up DVR. But when such inconveniences totally ruin our day, perhaps it’s time to remind ourselves what true challenges look like. Such an opportunity exists on Tuesday, May 24 at the Mission Branch Library (3134 Roosevelt Ave.), when Sichan Siv will deliver a program…
The Texas State Board of Education is a magical place where facts have little meaning. Who needs ’em in a fantasy world dominated by conservative ideology and Christianity? Facts have no place in education in this world. However, in the real world, where historians and academics have dutifully recorded history while refuting false narratives, those…
Reading with Ana Castillo Tue 5/24 Join Xicana feminist, novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist, playwright, mother and activist, Ana Castillo, for a reading from her new memoir Black Dove. Black Dove takes an honest look into Castillo’s life as a daughter of immigrants in Chicago and as the mother of a troubled Chicano youth…
Rittiman Park Business Center’s got a new seafood-centric tenant. As of a month ago, The San Antonio Crab Shack (4413 Rittiman Road, 210-504-7227) joined the shopping center with a menu of crab legs, shrimp and crawfish boils. Platters range from the “Florida” with snow crab legs, 1/4 pound of shrimp, smoked sausage, sweet corn on…
Shipt is landing in San Antonio and launching an official partnership with HEB! That means that you can get everything you love about HEB, delivered to your door (home, office, anywhere!) as soon as an hour after placing an order. Out of this world, right?! Shipt saves time and headspace by delivering fresh groceries through a userfriendly…
The only thing off-track in a tweet by Texas Governor Greg Abbott this week is his logic. JFK wanted to send a man to the moon. Obama wants to send a man to the women's restroom. We must get our country back on track. #tcot — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 17, 2016 Abbott was responding…
EB Rebel – “Don’t Care” Before you go off about Dallas being the bleached asshole of Texas – big money, big hair and big egos – give former San Antonian, current Big D occupant EB Rebel a spin. Despite the comparisons to Yeezy and The Fugees (dig the Refugees-inspired artwork in honor of the twentieth anniversary…
Two private for-profit prison companies operating immigrant detention facilities in Texas reported strong financial gains to shareholders this month. The GEO Group, which operates the immigrant detention facility in Karnes County, and Corrections Corp. of America, which runs a similar facility in Dilley, Texas, are rolling in cash. Grassroots Leadership, an Austin-based organization that seeks…
Vegans need tacos, too! Thankfully, Mama Tierra will resurrect its animal-friendly Mexican food with a pop up event at La Botanica at 4 p.m. June 8. Mama Tierra, a vegan taco truck that opened in 2014, used to be parked outside Bottom Bracket Social Club (1609 N. Colorado). But the truck proved short-lived after it…
With a lot of TV series’ spring seasons coming to an end, now is the perfect time for fans of Tuesday night shows like The Flash, Fresh Off the Boat and Dance Moms to start planning what they’re going to do that night for a little entertainment. Have no fear! Texas Public Radio’s Cinema Tuesdays has you covered. The popular film series is back…
Thu 5/19 Ought, Priests Tim Darcy, Ought’s slim, aquiline lyricist, has an enviable ability — seen in David Byrne and Prince before him — to take daily language and graft it seamlessly onto his art. On the title cut from the Montreal punks’ wiry debut More Than Any Other Day, Darcy celebrates the simple contact between strangers…
Summer was always about discovery when we were growing up. It was Cub Scout camp, adventures with grandpa, the fishing trip to the coast, the week at the lake, the road trip to another city. There are adventures to be had and discoveries to make right here in San Antonio, with History Mystery Museum Camp at the…
This writing thing is tough sometimes. All these damn rules about grammar and style are tough to track (something that would be apparent if you saw our first drafts). But a good editor can weed most of those mistakes out. Whoever composed the Texas Republican Party Platform last week at their biannual convention needed one.…
Local filmmaker Alexia Salingaros, 17, has picked up another win for her short film Lady of Paint Creek. The short was recently named Best Experimental Film (Junior Division) at the 12th annual CineYouth Festival in Chicago. The CineYouth Festival features films from artists ages 10-22. “We are continually impressed with the talent of these emerging voices,” said Rebecca…
Festival wear: No, this isn’t Coachella, but nailing your Culinaria Festival Week outfit is crucial. I visited with Teresa Carmona, owner of Camilla Crown (427 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 105) to choose four looks for this week’s Culinaria, which kicks off tonight with dinners, and food-heavy events through Sunday. You may already have these…
Everybody ok out there? San Antonio was pounded with rain today, with most parts of town reporting several inches of precipitation. It was just the latest storm in what’s been a rainy few weeks in the Alamo City (although thankfully no hail this time). The soil is saturated, creating ideal conditions for flooding. The National…
Because guns need to be absolutely everywhere all the time to keep us safe from the terrorists, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has fired off an opinion saying that river authorities that attempt to prohibit open carry are breaking the law. OK, so the ruling doesn’t say all that stuff about terrorists and guns being…
Thursday, May 19 Abacaba With a little bit of something for everyone, Abacaba’s sound can be found in the great junk drawer of rock ‘n’ roll. With Pearl & Earl. Free, 9pm, The Mix, 2423 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 735-1313 ABACABA by ABACABA Thursday, May 19 Patricia Vonne, Rick Del Castillo, Javier Escovedo Three of…
With basketball fans all abuzz over the possible retirements of two of The Big Three – Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili – it’s easy to overlook someone who has been the oversized face of the franchise for nearly as long. Robert Wicall, the man behind The Coyote, has announced his retirement. For over a decade…
San Antonio’s not the only city on a rise in Texas. The U.S. Census released new data today that reveals five of the nation’s 11 fastest growing cities are in the Lone Star State. And New Braunfels — home of Natural Bridge Caverns, Schlitterbahn and tubing galore — is second on that list, following Georgetown. …
You can pay your respects to the recently-deceased Tejano star Emilio Navaira, – just Emilio to his millions of fans – starting this Sunday at Freeman Coliseum, the sight of numerous concerts from the San Antonio-born singer, where the rosary and visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m., and again Monday at San…
Modern rock revolutionaries Rage Against the Machine are cooking up some cryptic shit. In the form of a newly launched website – prophetsofrage.com – and flyers around Los Angeles, the group’s hometown, RATM is raising questions and fueling hype for (a) possible upcoming project(s). The website, which is currently down due to heavy traffic, is a…
Big Bob’s Burgers (447 W. Hildebrand Ave., 210-734-2627) has added cool treats to its lineup. After taking over the former Frozen Friday’s location next door, Bob Riddle and staff are now doling out funky, cool concoctions out of Big Bob’s Shaved Ice. The shop, which technically opens into its patty-filled neighbor, will host a grand…
Update 6:45 p.m.: This story was updated with additional information regarding the City’s response. James Myart, a bombastic former San Antonio civil rights attorney, is suing several local officials and police officers for $5 million, claiming that he was beaten and denied medical attention while in police custody, and that elected officials and City staff…
With Transportation Network Company (TNC) tension looming from Austin and Houston, the City of San Antonio is preparing its push to renegotiate with ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft. And one of the officials taking the lead on the talks believes they’ll be a model for other municipalities to follow. “It’s important that we…
Lion & Rose British Restaurant & Pub has a new neighbor these days. Chef Mike Behrend and mom Luann Singleton are back at it with new restaurants. Known for opening Green Vegetarian Cuisine and Earth Burger, Behrend and co. are now adding Bok Choy, a plant-based Asian eatery in the heart of Alamo Heights. Located…
It’s official, Garney Construction is now in control of the San Antonio Water System’s plan to build the 142-mile Vista Ridge pipeline. The SAWS Board of Trustees today approved the construction company as the new majority partner in the Vista Ridge project. Abengoa Vista Ridge, a subsidiary of the financially floundering Spanish company Abengoa, retains…
Alchemy Kombucha and Culture (1123 N Flores St.) wants to shine a light on the teas behind its tasty beverages with a tasting tonight at 7 p.m., because after all, kombucha is just fermented tea. Guests who attend the event will be able to try the teas used in Element Kombucha, which are imported by West China…
Controversial and eccentric, San Antonio hip-hop artist Blues dares to be different, continuing his rise up the ladder of hip-hop’s expanding consciousness. We recently met up to discuss his most recent release, Creole, how not being a tough guy has its advantages and never judging a book by its cover. With Creole, the SA rapper looks to carve his niche…
If you’re rooting for the home team tonight, you’ll win no matter what. Two San Antonio soccer clubs — San Antonio FC of the United Soccer League and Corinthians FC, an amateur team in the National Premier Soccer League — will play tonight in a second round matchup in the U.S. Open Cup. The Open…
San Antonio filmmaker Fidel Ruiz-Healy, who was named earlier this month as the 2016 recipient of the San Antonio Film Commission matching grant in the amount of $25,000, has received some more exciting news. Before earning the grant, which he will use for the production of his upcoming feature film Rio Grande City, Ruiz-Healy had already completed his first feature…
Over six days, a little more than 31 years ago, something truly amazing happened. A team of maniac San Antonians moved The Fairmount Hotel — a longtime vacant building, circa 1906, that weighed 3,198,907 pounds — from Commerce Street, across Downtown, to Alamo Street, where it sits today, facing a longtime neighbor with a new…
Pickin’ for a Purpose
