Late Night Eateries for the Midnight Snacker
For the drunkies, munchies or sustenance for your nocturnal outings, here’s a roundup of our favorite places to fill up before you pass out in the wee hours. Lulu’s Bakery and Cafe 918 N. Main Ave., (210) 224-5001 The kitchen stays open 24 hours a day, seven days a week A quick jaunt off the Main…
Lyle Lovett: A Texas Legend Comes to the Majestic
On Friday, August 26th at 8 p.m., singer-songwriter, actor, and composer Lyle Lovett and his Large Band will perform at the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.). Tickets for the event (priced from $40-$75) go on sale this Friday, June 3rd at noon. Lovett’s reputation as one of the best folk musicians working guarantees this…
Geekdom to Offer 3 Day Startup Course for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Looks like it’s time to put that sweet app idea you’ve been sitting on into motion and move on out of your parents’ basement. San Antonio’s collaborative hub Geekdom is invites creative minds from all over the city to participate in 3 Day Startup, a hands-on crash course on what it takes to run a…
Get Hyped for Brunch with the Feast Staff’s Warm-up Playlist
If you find yourself struggling to put together an appropriate soundtrack for your Sunday brunches, the cooks at San Antonio’s Feast (1024 S. Alamo St.) have come to your rescue with their personalized playlist. The bulk of the playlist is held down by System of a Down’s timeless 2001 masterpiece “Toxicity.” The politically charged lyrics…
Owners of Smoke Set Opening Date For Basement Bar, Ash
If you’ve missed cocktail master Olaf Harmel at his previous nook inside Blue Box Bar, the beloved bartender will now serve as beverage director of Ash, the basement bar found below Smoke The Restaurant’s Downtown location (1170E. Commerce St., 210-253-9919). Joel Neely will serve as bar manager for Ash, which opens Friday, June 3 at 4:20…
You Can Bid on Rolling Stones Guitarist Ronnie Wood’s Painting of the Stones at The Alamo
The lead guitarist of The Stones since 1975, Ronnie Wood, Woodie to his bandmates, is apparently not just handy with a six-string. The axeman, who yesterday (May 30) welcomed twin daughters Alice Rose and Gracie Jane into the world (and at 68, no less), also has one of his paintings up for auction in this month’s…
PechaKucha Vol. 22 Rescheduled Due to Inclement Weather
There’s still more time if you haven’t bought tickets for Volume 22 of PechaKucha San Antonio. Originally scheduled for tonight, May 31 at 7:30 p.m., the event has been pushed to next Tuesday, June 7 due to anticipated inclement weather (just look outside your window). The presentation will still take place outdoors at the Yanaguana Garden at…
The Central Library to Host Rock OUT, a Free Concert for Pride Month
As June is Pride month, a special time every year where we are encouraged to honor, admire and commemorate the great contributions to our arts, culture and lives that members of the LGBTQIA have made and continue to make, the San Antonio Public Library (600 Soledad) will be hosting a special concert, Rock OUT, at…
Arturo Torres Delivers Kirby-esque Kawhi
When embarking on his professional career as an artist just a couple of years ago, it’s fair to say to say that Texas native Arturo Torres was not contemplating Kawhi Leonard erotic fan fiction. After continuing his successful partnership with San Anto’s Shea Serrano, this is where Torres finds himself on Tuesday, via their addictive Basketball (And Other Things) newsletter.…
Stay Woke: SA Rapper Bugsy On His Latest, the East Side and Social Media
There’s no place like home and SaTown’s own Bugsy represents where he’s from. The SA rapper lives and breathes everything 210 and he recently sat down to talk about his latest release Stovetop Stories, the Eastside and how requiem music can be appealing, and real as shit. If you haven’t heard of Bugsy, wake up. If you’re aware, salute…
The Supreme Court Won’t Consider Ted Cruz Citizenship Lawsuit
Any chances of Ted Cruz being ineligible to work in the Oval Office because he was born in Canada have been dashed. The Supreme Court declined to take up a lawsuit filed by a retired Utah attorney that argued Cruz wasn’t a “natural born citizen,” Roll Call reports. In 2014, Cruz renounced his Canadian citizenship.…
9 Free Events Happening This Week
Mission Table Tennis Tue 5/31 You don’t need to be a kid to play some table tennis! Adults of all levels of experience are welcome to paddle some fun into your day. Free, 1pm, Tue, Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 207- 2704, mysapl.org Come Out Wed 6/1 Come out and celebrate Pride month, which focuses…
San Antonio Animal Care Services’ Live Release Rate Falls Below No-kill Standard
After four months of no-kill status, San Antonio Animal Care Services dropped below the nationally accepted standard for no-kill in April. In order to earn the “no-kill” title, at least 90 percent of the animals which enter a city’s shelters must leave alive. It does not mean that no animals are euthanized by a city.…
SA Rapper Young B Baby Debuts Video Featuring DJ Khaled-Signed Artist Nino Brown
San Antonio’s rap game is on the come up and Young B Baby’s latest is a perfect example of the Deuce Dime making moves. Along with the Eastside’s own Blues and his video for “On The Acid” going viral and chocking up 100,000 views in less than 7 months, Young B Baby’s track “Fallin” features…
Here’s the Winner of Our Dave Chappelle Ticket Giveaway!
Despite the numerous submissions we received of San Antonians doing their finest impressions of one of the country’s best comedians (all of which were pretty hilarious), there can only be one winner. Congratulations to @Andres_pope for his radical interpretation of Chappelle as Prince. Totes meta. andre2stacks and a guest will be going to one of Dave’s five performances…
Bonehead Quote of the Week: The Donald Is the Presumptive Republican Nominee for President
Well, Donald Trump finally did it. On Thursday, the clown-faced maniac clenched support from 1,238 Republican delegates — one more than he needed to secure the nomination. In honor of the circus that is The Donald, here are few gems from Twitter demonstrating what a bonehead the guy is. I find it offensive that Goofy…
Watch: Missions Manager Gets Ejected, Takes Second Base With Him
Sometimes, great lengths must be taken to get a point across. Some are unwilling to go the distance needed to fully express their argument. Phillip Wellman is not among them. When Missions shortstop Nelson Ward was called out at second base last night in a game against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (aren’t minor league baseball…
Will San Antonio City Council Consider Easing Taxi Cab Regulations?
The traditional vehicle-for-hire industry is facing fierce competition from transportation network companies all across Texas. San Antonio is no different, but it is the only large city in the Lone Star State that has found a regulatory middle ground with companies like Lyft, Uber and Get Me. Right now, the City has held one round…
Busted Sandal Brewing Co. To Bring Together Two Things We Love: Beer and Pan Dulce
Pan dulce and beer: an unlikely pairing or a match made in heaven? That’s up for you to decide at Busted Sandal Brewing Company’s (7114 Oaklawn Dr, (210) 872-1486) Pan Dulce Beer Pairing event. The tasting kicks off at 2 p.m. tomorrow, May 28, and will continue through 9 p.m. For $10, you can get three 9oz pours…
Gucci Mane Is Free!
Gucci Mane, aka East Atlanta Santa, aka The Machine, aka Mr. Zone 6, returned to prison in 2013 after violating his probation, causing drank to spill all across this great land of ours. However, Big Guwop was released today, May 26, after a motion his lawyer Drew Findling filed several months back drawing attention to…
Kawhi’s Big Week Continues: Leonard Named First Team All-NBA
Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard would surely rather still be playing basketball right now than win any award, but this week has probably been a serviceable consolation. Leonard was named First Team All-NBA today, the first time he’s made any All-NBA team. He was also named First Team All-Defense yesterday as the association’s lone unanimous choice…
5 San Antonio Foodie Meetups You Should Know About
Tired of being the only one in your friend group who gives a damn about good tasting beer? Love eating Sashimi but your significant other always wants to order a California roll? Never fear, there’s a Meetup group for you. Because you care about good food and tasty drinks, we’ve pulled together five food-focused Meetup groups…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 5/26 The Crowd As part of the Get Reel film series, which ties into their current exhibition “Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008,” the McNay screens director King Vidor’s 1928 silent film that follows the turbulent relationship between a couple (James Murray and Eleanor Boardman) who decide to marry at the end…
Ghost City Tours Expands Its Spooky Operations to San Antonio
San Antonio’s so old that there’s no shortage of ghost stories and spooky legends that haunt the city — Downtown, in particular. And there’s a new crew of tour guides moving in to regale locals and tourists alike with ghostly stories about places like the Alamo and The Menger Hotel. Ghost City Tours, already established…
Local 7th Grader Bounced from National Spelling Bee After Impressive Showing
It was a good run while it lasted. Local 7th grader Alex Iyer made it to the final day of the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee today, but got bounced in the fourth round after incorrectly spelling the word “hypopus,” which according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is “a migratory larva of some mites that is passively…
Help Mission Concepción Preserve Its Fragile Frescoes
The frescoes in Mission Concepción were painted more than 250 years ago. And though the World Heritage site has stood the test of time, preserving such treasures is a never-ending process. Those frescoes once covered most of the church and its interiors. Imagine that. Today, however, just four rooms show the centuries-old frescoes, according to the…
10 Shows to See This Weekend
Thursday, May 26 An Evening with Taylor Hicks Although “beloved” American Idol winner Taylor Hicks virtually fell off the charts in 2009 (the year his last album was released), the blue-eyed crooner is making his comeback with a series of intimate performances. $36.50-$65, 7:30pm, Tobin Center, 100 Auditorium Cir., (210) 223-8624 Thursday, May 26 The…
Help Save 85-year-old San Antonio Woman and Storyteller Jane Austin From Homelessness
The wicked Texas weather has destroyed more than property. San Antonio resident and beloved storyteller Jane “Janie” Austin needs the community to give back to her in a time of crisis. On April 12, Austin’s RV, her home, was devastated by hail, tree and water damage. The hail punctured massive holes through the roof, vents,…
Scorpions’ Founding Member Rudolph Schenker Talks of His Love for SA and How to Rock for 50 Years
Scorpions are coming back to San Antonio as part of the River City Rockfest on May 29 at the AT&T Center, they are also celebrating 50 years of rock ‘n’ roll and have an album out, Return to Forever, to prove it. Who else can say that? Not many people, not many bands. I recently had the extreme privilege…
Interview with a Superhero: Actor Jason Sedillo on Now Hiring
In the superhero action comedy Now Hiring, which was shot entirely in San Antonio in 2013, SA native Jason Sedillo stars as Joe Martin, a good-hearted, average guy who is unemployed, but searching for a job so he can make his wife happy and also give his life some meaning. When he stumbles across an ad in the newspaper looking for superheroes, Joe…
Kermit the Frog Chronicles Miss Piggy’s Infidelities in a Cover of Beyoncé’s “Hold Up”
It’s common knowledge that Kermit is a boss. Simply put: toad slays. What’s also common knowledge is Miss Piggy, Kermit’s ride-or-die hog, is somewhat of a porker (as in the verb) – she’ll fuck anything that moves. Mirroring the real-life docudrama of Beyoncé’s most recent release Lemonade, and akin to Sesame Street’s version of “Tha…
Let’s Hope Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Latest Lawsuit Gets Flushed Right Down the Toilet
A tiny fraction of people in the United States are transgender. Yet, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with 10 other states, are suing the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies and officials because the administration told school districts in Texas that Title IX allows transgender people to…
Local Art Gallery R Space Opens the Door and Bids Farewell to “Shored Fragments”
Donning a simple dress adorned with black lace and frill, Kelly Johnston waded through the babbling eddies of patrons viewing the opening of her debut solo exhibition, “Shored Fragments.” Her presence exuded both a stalwart resolve and an immense relief; she stood in front of her glistening installation proudly, having accomplished the great feat unfolding before her. “I did it,”…
Thank Goodness, Mary Lou Bruner Won’t Sit on the State Board of Education
Educators all across the Lone Star State can breathe a sigh of relief: Mary Lou Bruner lost her bid to sit on the State Board of Education. The Texas Tribune reports that Keven Ellis edged Bruner out of the Republican primary last night. As you can see in the above screenshot, Bruner is an insane…
CurrentCast: Former Spurs Coyote Rob Wicall
For 16 years, Rob Wicall saw the world through the big, green eyes of Coyote, the Spurs’ mascot. But Wicall is finally hanging it up after a long and conspicuous run as number 2! — doctor’s orders due to a rare form of arthritis. Wicall came by the San Antonio Current office this week to talk…
Identity Cards
Savage Love
One Man, Two Guvnors and Cross-dressing in Frothy Farce
In British slang, “guvnor” means master, especially of a social inferior. To be a Servant of Two Masters, as Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni titled his 1746 comedy, is to be doubly distressed, particularly if the servant faces dire consequences if either master learns of the other. In One Man, Two Guvnors, his 2011 adaptation of Goldoni’s Il servitore di due…
This Modern World
(5/15/16)
For Rebelle Staff, Knowledge is Power
Squad Goals
Stay Close to Home This Summer and Enjoy Your Share of Crawfish, Tequila and Salsa Dancing
Festivals for the Rest of Us
Beer Cruises, Farm Dinners and More
Flavor File
Action Flicks and Animated Fare Headed to a Theater Near You
A Summer Smorgasbord
The Meddler Chooses Acting Over Plot Points
And Pens a Love Letter to Mothers in the Meantime
3 Reviews of 3 Releases
Aural Pleasure
Mark Your Calendar for These Summer Shows-to-see
Here Comes the Summer
A Guide to the Many Metal Acts at this Year’s River City Rockfest
Breaking Down the Breakdowns
Hotel Emma’s Bar is Ready for the Heat
Summer At Sternewirth
Play Ball!
Mayor Ivy Taylor wants AAA baseball in San Antonio. And a new Downtown ballpark, with a cost estimated at $75 million — for now. Her announcement was not greeted with collective shouts of joy and civic enthusiasm. For some, the baby step up from AA to AAA ball isn’t much for a “city on the…
Free Will Astrology
(5/25-5/31)
