Jacuzzi Boys Tuesday, November 1 Jacuzzi Boys are a weathered gang of garage rockers from Miami, Florida. Wild and utterly demanding of attention, the glossy 21st century band counts Iggy Pop himself as a member of their steadily growing fanbase. Buoyant tracks such as 2011’s “Glazin” bubble and burst like fizzy chunks of pop rock…
Once hailed by Rolling Stone and others as the millennials’ Bob Dylan, Conor Oberst—who recorded, with a multitude of collaborators, as Bright Eyes from 1995-2011—has put out a wealth of (mostly) excellent indie folk-rock music over the past 20 years or so. And, while Oberst may not have any Nobel Prizes in his future, his…
Back in May, Fun Fun Fun Fest founders and longtime Transmission Events principals Graham Williams and James Moody (who also owns popular ATX venue The Mohawk) left the promotions company after it was purchased by Stratus Properties, a prominent Central Texas real estate company. Striking out on his own, but continuing in the same vein, Williams founded…
When you think of Nashville music, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re not thinking of Music City’s booming indie scene, or of the rad releases from Opryville’s Infinity Cat Records. But you probably should be. Since its start in 2002, the indie label has released music from notable Nashvillian acts like JEFF the Brotherhood…
When the King of Country tells you to sip tequila, you mustn’t argue. Though I consider myself a fringe country fan, I’m not dumb enough to turn down an invite to mingle with George Strait and learn more about what he’s doing with his days now that he’s stopped touring. Turns out when he’s not…
Thu 10/27 “Perennial Boundaries” With a pointed nod to the upcoming election, Olmos Park’s Ruiz-Healy Art unveils an exhibition gathering works by contemporary artists Margarita Cabrera, César Martínez, Fernado Andrade and Michael Menchaca. Titled “Perennial Boundaries,” the group show creatively mines “the socio-political experiences in Texas and along the U.S-Mexico Border.” Free, opening reception 6-8pm…
A tow truck dragged a woman to her death last night—and left her body in the middle of a North Side on-ramp. According to police reports, the unidentified tow truck had just repossessed the woman’s car before she was pulled behind it. Witnesses say the woman, who was only identified as Hispanic and in her…
The signing of Kevin Durant transformed the narrative around the Golden State Warriors from that of a historically dominant team that had come just short of a title to, somehow, something greater. It heralded their new, perfectly overlapping array of superstars and suggested the potential for them to reach even loftier heights in the 2016-17…
In 2015, the Current interviewed Greg G about transplanting to NYC from his native SA and his mixtape The Feelin. We caught back up with him over a year later to discuss his upcoming appearance at Mala Luna Fest, future releases and the growing San Anto scene. And we had a lot of catching up…
Just in time for the ostensibly dark and blustery days of mid-Fall, Paper Tiger is hosting Health and Deafheaven, two of the darkest stars in the solar system of heavy-as-fuck. Aptly billed as an electronic-infused noise rock outfit, Health nevertheless, especially on its latest release Death Magic (2015), occasionally skews towards a kind of post-industrial…
For many, the term “found object” may not conjure much more than hazy memories of unearthing oddities while mowing the yard or combing the beach. But for visual artists, the ubiquitous found object can hold a much deeper meaning — and a much looser definition. Encompassing the organic (tree branches, shells, bones), the industrial (tools,…
For Scott Langford, director of programming for the Alamo City Film Festival, it wasn’t a question of quality versus quantity when he helped curate this year’s film festival lineup. He wanted both. “I wanted to grow the festival, but do it in a way where we maintained quality content,” Langford told the Current last week.…
There’s a new orca attraction at SeaWorld today: A cemetery. Animal rights group PETA placed more than twenty gravestones in front of the theme park’s main entrance Tuesday afternoon, each one representing an orca that died in captivity at a SeaWorld park. Matt Bruce, PETA spokesperson, said every whale represented had died at an unnaturally…
Friday, October 28 El Gourdo Pumpkin Porter Launch Party: There’s nothing basic about the 400 pounds of fresh Texas pumpkin and seasonal spices used in this autumnal brew. The guys at Busted Sandal will have plenty for you to sample with El Gourdo on draft, ice cream floats, special cask tappings, a costume contest and…
Female business owners in San Antonio never asked for Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick’s “privacy.” Around a dozen local business owners—the majority female—held a press conference Tuesday morning to share their upset over Patrick’s building fight to get a anti-transgender bill passed in the 2017 legislative session. The women specifically attacked Patrick’s recent attempt to rebrand his…
On October 27, Ruiz-Healy Art will present “Perennial Boundaries,” an exhibition featuring four Texas artists whose work examines life along the U.S.-Mexico border: Margarita Cabrera, César Martínez, Michael Menchaca and Fernando Andrade. In anticipation of the group show, we spoke with Andrade, who opened up about his experiences on both sides of the border and…
Broadway gained a new bar this past weekend with the soft opening of La Roca Cantina. Opened by Tony Coss, now-owner of Green Lantern, La Roca Cantina is a chill homage to the cantinas his uncles would frequent in his native Saltillo in the Mexican state of Coahuila. “It was called La Roca and it…
For the fourth annual Musica en la Calle, Hotel Havana will once again turn its parking lot into a mini-music festival over the course of two evenings. Along with artisan vendors and an impressive food and drink menu (provided by Ocho at Hotel Havana), Musica en la Calle 4.0, a sort of tastefully badass capstone…
Inside El Bohio, a tiny Puerto Rican restaurant not half a mile north on Harry Wurzbach from Fort Sam, the warm smell of fried pork and salty rice hangs like sunlight in the air. Split like a horseshoe, the aroma fills the restaurant, wafting outward from the buffet table through the diner’s tendrils to the tables. The source of…
It is still hard to believe that in the middle of the 20th century the most advanced nation in Europe would have set about systematically exterminating all Jews. Germany stopped at 6 million only because its war against the Jews helped lose World War II. As survivors pass on, many do doubt that the genocide…
ScoreMore’s inaugural music festival run in San Antonio features a roster of EDM heavyweights, up and coming hip-hop and R&B stars, as well as some local favorites. Here’s our rundown of acts you can’t miss at this weekend’s festivals. Travis Scott: Although his lyrics veer into rap stereotypes (drugs, hoes, drugs, triple hoes), Travis Scott’s strong…
When Detroit rapper Big Sean swept through town in December 2011, fresh off his first album with Kanye West’s GOOD Music label, his San Antonio debut at the White Rabbit was the biggest show Kevin Hayden had ever been tasked with promoting. A fixture in San Antonio’s rap and hip-hop scene, Hayden (or “Pha” as…
David Blackerby came out to vote Monday afternoon to “beat the crowds.” As it turns out, so did everyone else. When he got to Lions Field, one of 42 early voting stations across the county, Blackerby faced a two hour wait at the end of a long, winding line. “I guess I underestimated,” he said,…
We finally know the name of Andrew Goodman and Stefan Bowers’ latest project at 604 S. Alamo St. Announced via press release this afternoon, Bowers (Feast, Rebelle) shared both concept (“The cuisine will be a combination of Old and New World Classics along with numerous contemporary Italian interpretations”) and moniker for the restaurant that will…
Tue 10/25 – Thu 10/27 The Rocky Horror Show Decades before the dawn of RuPaul’s Drag Race, British playwright Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show challenged the status quo and championed a similar message of self-acceptance. Both the Logo reality series and the 1973 musical transcended their early cult status to become icons of pop…
The Spurs made their final roster cuts this past weekend, and the news wasn’t without its share of surprises. On Saturday, the team announced that it had waived Patricio Garino, Joel Anthony, Ryan Arcidiacono and Livio Jean-Charles and signed rookies Bryn Forbes and Nicolas Laprovittola, rounding out the roster to 15 players, the maximum number allowed.…
Forget Trump or Clinton’s immigration policies, a national dating site has a new solution for women threatened with deportation: Make a “mutually beneficial agreement” with a creepy rich guy. Arrangementfinders.com’s new South Austin billboard makes their message impossible to miss: “Undocumented immigrant? Before you get deported, get a Sugar Daddy.” The website—with the slogan “Intimacy with…
October has been another rocky month for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who, for most of his first term in statewide office, has fought felony fraud charges and a civil case by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations he duped investors into dumping money into a probably bogus north Texas tech firm without disclosing…
From Jonathan Abrams’ engaging analysis of the prep-to-pro generation in Boys Among Men to Mike Carey’s haunting biography of renegade baller Marvin “Bad News” Barnes, 2016 has been a strong year for quality basketball writing. As opening night of the NBA season rapidly approaches, veteran scribe Mike Monroe offers the perfect primer for Spurs faithful, aptly titled 100 Things Spurs…
State Rep. Laura Thompson, the first Independent elected in Texas in more than half a century, turned herself in to the Bexar County jail Thursday night on a years-old misdemeanor assault charge that she didn’t know existed, according to her campaign. Lisa Jackson, Thompson’s spokeswoman, told the Current that the campaign first learned about the…
Federal prosecutors in Texas have begun to lift the curtain on the oldest biker gang in the state, dragging the group’s top brass in court on allegations they engaged in everything from drug trafficking to assault, intimidation and murder. The Bandidos “outlaw” motorcycle organization grabbed national headlines in May 2015 for their role in the…
A total of 52 former students have now signed on to a class-action lawsuit against Career Point College, the for-profit university that closed without warning earlier this week. According to Career Point CEO Lawrence Earle, the private vocational school was forced to close after three staffers broke “rules related to student aid funds,” prompting the…
Maurico Sánchez Garza had a pretty diverse set of business interests. There was the commercial real estate development, with him owning some 37 acres off Babcock Road that he’d hoped to turn into an apartment complex. Mauricio, along with his brother Alejandro Sánchez Garza, also bought the old Maggie’s restaurant on San Pedro, transforming it…
Dozens of Texas lawmakers still won’t accept that they lost the battle against gay marriage— and say the U.S. Supreme Court’s “sexual revolution” is to blame. Last week, state gay marriage opponents asked the Texas Supreme Court to reconsider a lawsuit they brought against the City of Houston for granting health benefits to same-sex spouses…
It’ll be a triumph if I can get through this post without fangirling over what’s about to happen this November. The Hello Kitty Cafe, launched in 2014, is slated to make a stop in San Antonio on November 19 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The über-cute van will stop by with ridiculously adorable treats…
A federal judge in Texas might have cemented transgender discrimination in public schools across the country. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor seemed to expand (or at least “clarify”) a ruling earlier this summer that blocked the Obama Administration from forcing public schools to abide by new rules meant to end discrimination against transgender…
There are a lot of new Spurs to familiarize yourself with heading into this season, but one that merits early consideration is a guy whose name has actually floated around the organization for years. In the summer of 2011, the team rolled the dice on a draft-night trade that sent guard George Hill to the…
