The Wicked Stage: Back in NYC
Last week’s pre-Tony Awards jaunt to NYC revealed that the go-for-broke style of the English music hall—already a subtext to Mary Poppins—has nearly monopolized the Tony Awards season, as both Peter and the Starcatcher and One Man, Two Guv’nors feature a peculiarly British blend of music, mime, and farce. Of the two, Peter and the…
Tony Offender, R.I.P.
Anthony Johnson (aka Tony Offender), guitarist of the legendary Texas hardcore punk band the Offenders, passed away Saturday after battling lung cancer for 20 months. He was 54. The Offenders were an incredibly influential early Texas hardcore act originating in Killeen which fused the intensity of punk rock with the heaviness of hardcore. The Offenders,…
Todd Barry is way better than a turkey leg
Comedy nerds rejoice, Todd Barry is coming to San Antonio. Now I don’t really expect everyone reading this to know why that’s a big deal, so let me explain. This city has a terrible reputation for apathy and a general disregard when it comes to anything considered “cool” or outside the mainstream. If there isn’t…
SA’s Kimberly Spradlin wins ‘Survivor: One World’
Austin native, San Antonio resident Kimberly Spradlin is the big winner of Survivor: One World. She takes home $1.1 million. Spradlin, an Alamo Heights resident, is the co-owner of Bella Bridesmaid on Broadway. It was the first time in the series that all five finalists were women.
San Antonio Nonprofits know how to party
The hottest-coolest place to be on Friday, May 18 is attending Bill Sinkin’s 99th birthday luncheon. Sinkin is a San Antonio icon. He is a community leader, environmental activist and businessman. And, I know he would want me to add, staunch Democrat. He’s also the founder and chairman of Solar San Antonio, a cutting edge…
Last G.I.G. at Saluté
Losing a music venue to “the wheels of progress” sucks. Losing two at almost the same time sucks twice as much. But when two venues that are right next door to each other suddenly disappear, it feels as if a giant sledgehammer had fallen on them. Saluté International Bar, the place where the great Esteban…
Fighting back against the Agro-Industrial Food Complex
Food activist and writer Mark Winne, in town for this week’s Food Policy Conference (more on that to come), spoke to a small group gathered at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church downtown Wednesday night about the fight against our current Agro-Industrial Food Complex. Winne’s message wasn’t all doom and gloom. Those pining for the rise of…
Autism: Where can autistic adults find help after high school?
It is estimated that 2,100 students diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder attend school in San Antonio. The availability of teachers and specialists can help them progress and develop their unique talents, but once they reach the age of 22 and are no longer able to attend school, they walk into the unknown. With the…
Trill Communication
DJ Scream opens Stephen Jackson’s latest mixtape, “Trill Mixes,” with the booming proclamation that Jackson, aka Stak5, is back in the vocal booth and bigger, badder, doper, and richer than ever. After a solid debut last winter with “What’s a Lockout,” Stak5 returned to the studio to spit bars that further opine on the finer…
Photo exhibit explores what teen pregnancy means to teens
By Joshua A. Hughes A group of Southside teenagers exhibited a dozen of their photographs at the Mission Branch Library on Tuesday to show what teen pregnancy means to them at an event organized by UT Teen Health, a program of UT Health Science Center’s ob-gyn department. The photographers said that their works focused not…
Review: La Cage Aux Folles
Christopher Sieber may strut upon the stage in high heels and a feather boa, but it’s George Hamilton who’s sort of a drag in an otherwise effective revival of La Cage Aux Folles. And that’s a shame, because Sieber is so talented and so winning that he pretty much pulls off the evening in spite…
First Round Knockout
Break out the brooms San Antonio. Sparked by Manu Ginobili’s 17 points off the bench, the Spurs survived a late game flurry in Salt Lake City to secure an 87-81 victory and first round sweep over Devin Harris and the Utah Jazz. Key contributions from Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Gary Neal, and, yes, Tiago Splitter…
Artpace director Regine Basha resigns
Artpace’s Board of Directors announced today that Regine Basha has resigned as Executive Director to address a medical issue, effective immediately. “Artpace is an exceptional institution, and I was honored to serve as its Director,” says Basha. “A few months into the new position, I’ve had to deal with a back problem that now requires…
Jane’s Addiction at Lila Cockrell Theatre (w/video)
Jane’s Addiction stopped at the Lila Cockrell Theater on their Theater of the Escapists Tour. The lights came down and their intro was Pink Floyd’s “Welcome to the Machine,” which got the audience into a frenzy right before they exploded into “Underground,” the first cut from their new album The Great Escape Artist. The show…
Trina Brunk at the G.I.G.: Folk for the spirit
After a couple of performances last week at Blue Star, singer-songwriter Trina Brunk will perform one more time in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 9. The show starts at 9:45 p.m. at the G.I.G. ($5, 2803 N St. Mary’s). Brunk answered the Current’s questions via email. You call your music “spirit folk,” as if trying…
