Maybe it’s the excessive amount of family time, or the tensions over political discourse at the dinner table, the extra partying with friends you haven’t seen in a minute, or your pesky aunt and uncles asking once more about el novio/la novia, but Thanksgiving can be a doozy. The night before Turkey Day, also known…
There’s no shortage of fun events to attend this holiday season in San Antonio, so why waste your break sitting around at home? There’s so many places to go, sights to see, it’d be a shame to pass the time just lounging around, wouldn’t you say? Here are just a few examples of locales where…
Urging all of America to throw out any and all romaine lettuce immediately, the Center for Disease Control issued another outbreak alert for the leafy green. “Thirty-two people infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 11 states,” according the CDC’s website. And cases started popping up as…
Get ready to rock, San Antonio. Rock ‘n’ roll legends The Rolling Stones announced that they will embark on a U.S. tour, and they’re coming to Texas. While you won’t be able to catch the British rockers here in the Alamo City, dedicated fans can make the road trip out to Houston to catch the…
Let’s face it, San Antonio, we dig spooky shit. From the weird and macabre to the silly, fun and frightening, we love all things scary no matter what time of year it is. American surrealist Vincent Castiglia, renowned for working with human blood, is releasing a Slayer “Farewell” tour poster. And it’s legit too, with…
Hello San Antonio- It’s us, Pure Barre Huebner Commons! We are thrilled to announce our Grand Opening is just a few weeks away on December 1! Join us for FREE classes, amazing giveaways and great snacks all weekend long. What is Pure Barre? Pure Barre is the largest and most established barre franchise with more…
Texas Twitter’s guffawing over the snappy Thanksgiving messages the Texas Department of Transportation is sharing this week via its digital message signs. “Gobble Gobble, Go Easy on the Throttle” one sign reads, while another advises drivers to “Feast Your Eyes on the Road” for maximum safety. Some Twitter fans approved with LOL-ing emoticons while others wrote…
It’s 2018 and gas is being sold for less than $2 per gallon in San Antonio. It’s true, y’all. Drivers across the Alamo City are tweeting about gas prices falling pretty damn low. While some are hovering just over $2 per gallon, some stations, particularly the QuikTrip in Leon Valley, are a few cents shy…
While we assumed that Houston’s Day For Night festival was probably not happening in December after not seeing any sort of lineup announcement, the folks behind the festival have announced that they’re officially calling it quits. The news comes by way of the Houston Chronicle who reached out to some of the financial backers, including Randall Jamail,…
Texas children face high rates of poverty, health risk and educational inequality, according to the Center for Public Policy Priorities’ newly released State of Texas Children report. Compounding the issue, they’re likely to go underrepresented for federal programs designed to help, according to the Center’s research. Some 30 percent of kids under the age of five live…
The area around Alamo Heights might undergo a name change: the farmers market corridor. A new Sunday-only market is launching on Dec. 2 in the Carousel Court Shopping Center. This new location comes as a result of the resounding success of the Four Seasons Market location in the Huebner Oaks Shopping Center. With an average…
Around 53,000 people have signed an environmental group’s petition demanding that Whataburger stop using polystyrene cups. Environment Texas delivered copies of the petition to three Whataburger locations Monday, including the iconic burger chain’s San Antonio corporate headquarters and individual restaurants in Austin and Corpus Christi. The Austin-based nonprofit started the signature drive this summer after…
Interspersed with moody vocalizing and dreamy guitar riffs that almost sound like whoever was playing them was doing so in their sleep, Sales are the perfect example of the appropriate genre description: dream pop. Combining elements of garage rock, psyche, grunge, and indie pop, the Orlando two-piece (three piece when touring), are returning to San…
Are you searching for a fun, Christmas-y event for the whole family? Well, look no further, because the San Antonio Zoo has got you covered. In addition to being open much later than the normal closing time, Zoo Lights has a variety of great activities and sights to see. There will be camel rides, mariachi…
In a 2013 review of Acid Mothers Temple playing at Psych Fest in Austin, Current contributor and local musician Marc Smith described the Japanese psych veterans’ performance as “experimental heavy psych metal,” “stellar musicianship,” and a combination of “The Grateful Dead and early Metallica in the afterlife.” Damn. I was on way too many drugs…
Chances are, if you have been following local music with any sense of devotion or thoroughness at all over the last ten years, you have encountered Pop Pistol in some manner. The veteran three-piece’s music is as memorable and engaging, as present and open-hearted as its members: Alex Scheel (lead vocals, guitar), George Garza (bass),…
What’s 50 feet tall, covered with more than 10,000 handmade ornaments and red and white lights, and costs $250,000 to transport and decorate? If you guessed H-E-B’s Blue Spruce Christmas tree, then give yourself a pat on the back. Hailing from Northern Michigan, this year’s tree will be lit up for all to enjoy at…
The night before Thanksgiving is ripe for debauchery. All your friends are in from out of town, and the desmadre leading up to a perfect hangover Thanksgiving meal is here. Still Golden Social House is enticing bar-goers to join them for Drinksgiving on Wednesday, November 21 from 9 p.m. to close with homemade pecan and…
It may not be ugly, but one boutique just came out with the perfect Christmas sweater. Magic Mood Art announced the return of holiday sweaters in its online shop over the weekend, teasing a design we know San Antonians will love. View this post on Instagram Holiday Sweaters Back In Stock 🎄 💌 💌 💌…
Nearly two weeks after the midterm election, Gina Ortiz Jones has conceded defeat in her campaign to unseat Will Hurd in Texas Congressional District 23. Though the Associated Press initially called the race on Nov. 6 for Hurd, late-night poll results indicated that the race was too close to call. San Antonio’s neighboring Medina County…
Friendsgiving // Sunday Suppers at The Rustic mean fried chicken, bone-in pork chops, wood-grilled chicken and fixings for $17.95 per person. Holiday pies are also available for take-out through December 24 including whole peanut butter pies ($27.95) and the whole butterscotch pies ($19.95). 17619 La Cantera Pkwy Ste 204, (210) 245-7500, therustic.com. Holiday Pies // The…
Homicide detectives are working to answer questions about a man’s death after his body was discovered in Woodlawn Lake. While walking around the West Side lake on Sunday afternoon, a woman spotted a body near a dam. The woman called police, who then requested backup from local firefighters to use a boat to pull the…
A couple is in police custody after a man was fatally shot at a taqueria Sunday night. Police said Carlos Valdez entered Taqueria La Estrella Jalisco just before 6 p.m. on Sunday and approached a couple eating inside the restaurant and began arguing with them. The man who was eating at the Southwest side restaurant…
How safe do you feel, San Antonio? Like many questions about our city, it comes down to the part of town where you live. Four San Antonio suburbs are among the 50 safest Texas cities in a new survey of federal crime stats by security company Safewise, but the city proper earned no such distinction.…
After sending the Golden State Warriors into a tailspin on Monday night, Doc Rivers and the Clippers set their sights on San Antonio, defeating the Spurs 116-111 in Los Angeles. Minus a key crunch time turnover, DeMar DeRozan was masterful in his hometown debut as a Spur. The Compton native contributed 34 points, six rebounds,…
Let’s face it, we’ve all wished we could play with LEGO as a job at one point or another in our lives. Well, that wish just might come true. A Legoland Discovery Center is coming to San Antonio, slated to open in early 2019. A statewide search will be conducted for a Master Model Builder…
Celebrate the holidays a little early this Saturday as The University of the Incarnate Word celebrates their annual Light The Way. The free event will start earlier this year at 3 p.m. The spectacular twinkling lights will be turned at 6:30 p.m., allowing guests to enjoy holiday fun under the stars. The lights will be…
To celebrate World AIDS Day, UNIFY San Antonio is bringing sexy back at their inaugural Erotic Poetry Slam. Participants may bring their own original piece, read other people’s published works, or even read instructions on how to build a chair as long as they make it sexy. The slam will be MC’d by Spectrum at…
Ahead of a Q&A event in Houston earlier this week, actress and comedian Carol Burnett reflected on her childhood in San Antonio. During an interview with Houston Chronicle writer Joey Guerra, Burnett shared her fond memories of rollerskating as a young girl in San Antonio. “I remember we lived in an old house that had…
With how stale hip-hop music can be sometimes, Black Violin has breathed fresh life into the genre. Continuing their successful Classical Boom Tour in 2018-2019, as a follow up to the 2016-2017 UNITY tour, which saw 28 sold-out public performances, the Floridian duo returns to the H-E-B Performance Hall at The Tobin Center Friday, March…
Probably best known for his stint in Marilyn Manson, John William Lowery has been making a name for himself under the moniker John 5 for well over a decade now. Since departing Marilyn Manson, Lowery has found a home in another spooky frontman’s band, Rob Zombie, where he’s played guitar since 2006. On top of…
Scott Metzger, the founder, CEO and longtime public face Freetail Brewing Co., has parted ways with the San Antonio-based craft brewer. “It has been an amazing 10 years, working with some of the best and brightest folks I’ve ever known,” Metzger tweeted Thursday afternoon. “I’m sad not to be working with them anymore but have faith in…
While talking to the media about a recent spat between Kevin Durant and Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Steph Curry is the short version of Tim Duncan. Not because both players are considered legends in their respective franchises, but because they both have a calming presence in the locker room. Kerr,…
San Antonians know all about the Spurs family (just look at fan accounts on social media), but one basketball expert is saying the Spurs are more like a mafia. In a Bleacher Report article published earlier this week, writer Ric Bucher compared head coach Gregg Popovich to the godfather, calling the rest of the franchise…
Oops, they did it again. A Southside refinery with a history of fuel spills has once again slopped chemical stuff where it shouldn’t aughta be. Calumet Specialty Products on Thursday spilled about 50 gallons of fuel into the San Antonio River, according to a statement by the San Antonio Office of Emergency Management. Its report…
Having captured three NBA titles in the last four seasons, the Golden State Warriors return to San Antonio in their familiar perch atop the NBA hierarchy. Stephen Curry and company capped back-to-back championships this summer by signing four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins, adding additional heft to their staggering embarrassment of riches. The Spurs are no strangers…
The High Voltage Music Program, S.A.’s nonprofit equivalent to the School of Rock, will turn the mic over to teens for a free fest highlighting young performers, artists and artisans. Rescheduled after an October rainout, the Teens on a Mission showcase will raise money for High Voltage, a free IDEA South Flores after-school program that…
Austin-based singer-songwriter Bob Schneider’s career solo output, which began in earnest in 1999, after he had played for years as a member of several bands with surprisingly disparate sounds, is hallmarked by two major assets: his knack for adapting Americana forms without either copying or losing what’s best about them, and his consistency as a…
In order to best pair beers for Thanksgiving, we rustled up an early-November Friendsgiving meal and rolled out some (mostly) Lone Star offerings. With temperatures hovering about 65 degrees on a recent weeknight, lighter, crisper, fruitier beers were in order to the balance hearty, fatty, carby Thanksgiving feast. Real Ale makes a fantastic cranberry gose…
If you didn’t grab a Christmas sweater from Whataburger, don’t fret. The Texas-based burger chain announced that more sweaters will be available soon. With the holiday season in full swing, Whataburger recently revealed a unisex Christmas sweater on its website. And because this is Texas and everyone is obsessed with Whataburger, the sweater sold out…
Brunch will forever be hot in San Antonio. And the restaurant group behind one of the city’s most-bumpin’ brunches is doing it again. As announced on Facebook, Battalion, sister restaurant to Feast, Playland and Rebelle, will start brunch service on Sunday, November 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Brunch items are being unveiled slowly on the…
Hemisfair will be the home of a new event with the first-ever Coffee & Cordials Festival on Saturday, December 8. Put on by Injoy events, the event will benefit the Hemisfair Conservancy and feature a a coffee stage with local roasters. Caferros will be the featured coffee, with eight specialty roasts across coffee lane, but…
The race between Will Hurd and Gina Ortiz Jones for the District 23 congressional seat just got a little more interesting. On Wednesday, Ortiz Jones attended an orientation for first-time members of congress in Washington, D.C. Except, her race against incumbent Hurd has yet to be called. And she’s more than 1,000 votes behind the…
University of Texas at San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy announced Wednesday that the school had concluded its investigation into a controversial removal of a student from a classroom that occurred earlier this week. Officials determined instructor Anita Moss’ decision to call campus police to escort a black female student out of her classroom for putting…
Latino voters are energized by the 2018 midterm elections and are eager to stay politically involved, according to a new survey commissioned by voter-empowerment group Voto Latino. Of those in the survey, 94 percent said they’ll continue to vote in upcoming elections, while one in three said they aim to learn more about political issues affecting…
Sometimes you need great recipes to serve as buffers to hard conversations. Or maybe you just need a few show-stopping dishes that’ll make it seem like you toiled over the stove for hours in advance of Thanksgiving. Any of these should do the trick. All recipes from onegirlonekitchen.com. Apple loaf cake with lemon maple cream…
As is the case with many of Academy Award-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coens’ projects, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a six-part Western anthology that leads audiences through the heart of the unforgiving American Frontier, is a worthy addition to the Coens’ darkly funny cinematic canon, which includes classics like Fargo and The Big Lebowski…
The national spotlight will shine on KENS 5 anchor Deborah Knapp when she appears on quiz show Jeopardy! to share videotaped clues for contestants. Wish we could tell you when, because there’s little doubt die-hard Knapp fans(“Knappsters” they call ’em) will want to set their DVRs. Unfortunately, Knapp herself isn’t even sure when the spot…
While the idea of connecting with the supernatural realm might conjure images of gypsies and crystal balls, those stereotypes don’t hold true to the modern psychic. Nor do the “reality” shows involving ghost-hunting clairvoyants or sobbing celebrities communicating with dead people. Although skeptics are quick to debunk psychic abilities as pseudoscience, firm believers may go…
In most instances, the horrors of war are depicted in film form from a male military standpoint. Recently, feature narratives including Oscar-nominees like Dunkirk, Hacksaw Ridge and American Sniper have placed audiences in the trenches of war — wars that span the globe and encompass an extensive timeline. A lot can be understood, too, when…
San Antonio voters had their say on the fire union’s three proposed charter amendments. Now the credit rating agencies have their turn. Fitch Ratings, one of the three largest such agencies, said it’s reevaluating the the city’s creditworthiness after voters approved two of the three amendments the union placed on the November 6 ballot. S.A. has…
As the cheesy and predictable season of nut-cracking, Hallmark movie marathons, big-box rage and forced familial affairs rears its jingly, peppermint-scented head, you might find yourself wondering if you can even endure it again. If that strain of seasonal malaise is among your holiday ailments, consider spicing up your Yuletide fare with a bountiful helping…
It seemed with At The Drive In’s reunion (minus Jim Ward) last year, speculation had it that a Sparta reunion would also take place. Anddddd, lucky us, that’s exactly what happened. The art-punk, post-hardcore band made up of At The Drive In members formed in 2001 after a combination of excessive hype, relentless touring and…
Although you probably haven’t seen as many people wandering around aimlessly with their cell phones in hand playing Pokémon Go as you did when the augmented reality mobile game debuted in Summer 2016, the most avid players are still on the lookout for their share of Yungoos and Gumshoos and other virtual species. In fact,…
Formed three decades ago with a mission “to support and strengthen Chicano/Latino culture and identity,” Centro Cultural Aztlán is many things at once — an early champion of Día de los Muertos celebrations, steadfast supporter of emerging artists, an anchor of the Deco District and a community hub for everything from the annual Mole Throwdown…
Now, if you remember how back in early ’90s hip-hop stations would start playing slow jams around 10pm or 11pm, you may have heard Lisa Fischer’s “How Can I Ease the Pain,” which won her a Grammy. The track, and the record which the song came from, So Intense, garnered international attention, which in turn…
Matinee Cafe, which serves a blend of Italian, American and Lebanese fair, will host a grand opening for its second location which opened earlier this October. The modern, cinema-themed property sit inside the former Cafe Dijon, is the second location for owners Trey and Debbi Brooks. The first Matinee Cafe can be found at Northwood Tower, located at…
Get your dancin’ boots, San Antonio. Or you know, at least one of those shirts with the pearl snaps for the opening weekend of The Lonesome Rose Honky Tonk & Backyard, the latest bar to open on the St. Mary’s Strip. The country outpost opened by Andrea Vince, Joey Cano, Miguel Delgado and Danny Delgado along…
Former S.A. Mayor and HUD Secretary Julián Castro is meeting with potential supporters about a potential bid for the White House in 2020, according to news reports. The 44-year-old Democrat last month said he’d “likely” run for president, and he’s done all sorts of things to hint that’s the case, from publishing an autobiography to putting in…
Two of the biggest and most ferocious names in death metal — Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel — will kick off the 2019 Decibel Magazine Tour in San Antonio. Believe it or not, this is the first time the two headliners, whose output has helped define the genre, have toured together. Necrot and Blood Incantation will round…
Not long after Wrigleyville Grill announced it would be featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, another local eatery has teased out its upcoming TV debut. Fat Tummy Empanadas, an Argentinean eatery with both a food truck and brick-and-mortar location, announced on social media that the restaurant will appear on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives…
While 2M Smokehouse is a favorite among locals, the East Side eatery has also grabbed the attention of national foodies. Eater Restaurant Editor Bill Addison included San Antonio’s own 2M on his recent roundup of up the 38 best restaurants in the country. In. The. Country. The finished list came after Addison spent 34 weeks on the…
Academy Award-winner Steve McQueen is a brilliant director. Although he has only made three features in the last decade — prior to his new thriller Widows — each of those films was clearly different and truly memorable, especially his controversial 2011 drama Shame, which starred Michael Fassbender as a New York City sex addict, and…
Following outrage from a controversial video posted to Twitter, officials with the University of Texas at San Antonio have placed a professor on leave. Professor Anita Moss is on leave after a video of her calling campus police on a female African-American student who “had her feet up” during class was posted to Twitter on…
Editor’s Note: The following is The Big Spoon, an opinion column on San Antonio’s food and drink scene. My family dynamic is different. We’re a huge family, but half of us are in Mexico and the rest are sprinkled throughout the U.S. in Texas, Illinois, North Carolina and Florida. So for the most part, the…
In the last few years, Artpace has tweaked its programming in an effort to redefine its purpose as an approachable contemporary art space that’s free and open to everyone. The local institution recently expanded its visiting hours from five to seven days a week and rebooted Artist Welcome Potlucks, a series designed to familiarize members…
For actor Jon Heder, starring as the awkward title character in the 2004 indie cult classic Napoleon Dynamite was more of a blessing than a curse. “Because of it, I’ve been able to form a career,” Heder told the Current last year prior to his first-ever visit to San Antonio for Alamo City Comic Con.…
This weekend, the San Antonio Symphony welcomes back former Associate Conductor Akiko Fujimoto, and spotlights renowned violinist Eric Gratz, for its performances of three rousing works. The oldest of the three pieces featured in this show, Antonín Dvořák’s “Symphony No. 8,” dates back to 1890 and finds the romantic composer at his most upbeat and…
Here’s something you don’t read every day: A story about oft-alleged joke thief Carlos Mencia helping a young comic. Brad Williams, 19 at the time, was in the audience at a Mencia show when the consistently controversial stand-up started cracking jokes about dwarves, reportedly making those sitting near Williams (an achondroplastic dwarf) squirm. Embracing the…
There’s been quite a slew of shows coming to the Alamo City that we’ve been appreciating. From Cardi B at Mala Luna to J. Cole, with Ministry set for the end of the year, SA has really held it down in the live show department this year. Adding to the list is the Grammy-nominated group…
In one of the coolest Tricentennial projects to date, Gemini Ink and the San Antonio Department Of Arts and Culture have teamed up to offer a special, inter-arts look at our city’s history and culture. Earlier in the year, poets were invited to submit a poem that fit thematically with one of the following timeframes:…
Progressives’ work to bring more Texas women, people of color and young voters to the polls helped drive last week’s Democratic victories, and state organizers say they’re stepping up their efforts in advance of 2020. Despite a narrow miss from Texas’ progressive marquee candidate, Beto O’Rourke, Democrats flipped two U.S. House seats in Texas and made…
Editor’s Note: The following is City Current, a column of opinion and analysis. It took nearly two days for Councilman Greg Brockhouse to call for City Manager Sheryl Sculley to resign based on the November 6 election results. For the first-term District 6 rep, that counts as restraint. Maybe Brockhouse is mellowing – maturing? –…
“Creative complaining” may be a signature term for the Guerrilla Girls, but it doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of the feminist/activist collective’s accomplishments. Born out of outrage at the 1984 Museum of Modern Art exhibition “An International Survey of Painting and Sculpture” (which featured 169 artists, only 13 of whom were women), the…
Q: I’ve always wanted to tie girls up, but I can never convince a woman to let me. Lately, I’ve been exploring “bondage singles” sites online, but I’m totally new to this. How do I know which ones I can trust? There are hundreds of profiles, but it’s hard for me to believe I can…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Interior designer Dorothy Draper said she wished there were a single word that meant “exciting, frightfully important, irreplaceable, deeply satisfying, basic, and thrilling, all at once.” I wonder if such a word exists in the Chamicuro language spoken by a few Peruvians or the Sarsi tongue spoken by the Tsuu T’ina…
OK, so if you are a millennial, there’s no way you didn’t do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips when 3OH!3 busted on the scene 10 years ago. That lyric became pretty notorious in the late aughts, and now you can relive those days – the band is headed to the Alamo City.…
If ultra-conservative, African-American comedy duo the HodgeTwins (Keith and Kevin Hodge) wanted to monetize their right-wing ideals and love for President Donald Trump even more than they already have, they should trademark #MAGAAA (Make America Great Again and Again) as quickly as possible. Now that Democrats have taken back control of the House, who knows…
Stylish, mysterious and wild, the impeccably dressed mistress of reinvention known as Holly Golightly is Truman Capote’s most iconic gift to pop culture. Born Lulamae Barnes in rural Texas, Golightly’s easy to sum up (The Hollywood Reporter once pegged her as an “amoral socialite gold digger who charms and seduces everyone around her”) but Capote’s…
Weather delays may have pushed this sixth annual Harvest Feast back to Mission County Park, but the most high-low event of the year is back with more chefs and more bites. The project first organized by chef Robbie Nowlin and artist Justin Parr outside the artist’s shipping container home on the grounds of Hot Wells…
Hills Snyder, longtime arts lecturer at UTSA, former gallery director at Sala Diaz, artist, writer, curator, musician and so much more, is leaving San Antonio next year for Magdalena, New Mexico. He will be sorely missed in San Antonio’s arts and music communities, but before he goes he will share a new solo show, the…
It’s Friday night at the North Side rock club Fitzgerald’s and the band Riff Raff is barnstorming through a note-perfect version of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell.” The guitarist duckwalks across the stage in a schoolboy outfit inspired by AC/DC guitarist Angus Young, replete with a leather book satchel. During the solo, he thrusts his picking…
