Eminem: 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2'
Remember when Eminem was invincible? Back when his disturbingly personal verses all but created emo-rap, and every self-conscious emcee from Kanye to Future in the process? When his lyricism and flow put a top-of-his-game Jay-Z to shame on The Blueprint? Eminem clearly does, as everything about The Marshal Mathers LP 2 seems calculated to rekindle…
5 Things You Have to Do This Week
1. Mon, Nov 4 – Thu, Nov 7 Fashion Week San Antonio Launched in 2009 and modeled after similar happenings in New York, LA and beyond, Fashion Week San Antonio is dedicated to cultivating and broadening the local design community while showcasing “the Alamo City’s brightest and most talented designers and brand houses.” Formerly Museo…
10 Free Events Happening This Week, Nov. 4-10
1.) Con Estas Manos/With These Hands – Alicia Avila Quilt Exhibit Monday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Quilts are works of art with their complex and intricate designs. Come see the work of renowned quilt maker Alicia Avila. Her quilts explore various aspects of art, each varying with traditional patterns, abstract explorations of…
“Spurs City” Episode One: A Victorious Home Opener at Fatso’s
San Antonio Spurs (101) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (94) October 30, 2013 Welcome to episode one of our brand new web series, Spurs City! Each week we’ll head to a different San Anto destination to cheer on our Spurs and scout some hardcore fans willing to wax poetic on all things Spurs for our camera. For…
Alvaro Del Norte is Starving: Please Donate
Álvaro Del Norte, singer/accordionist for Piñata Protest, will be starving soon. Well, almost: starting tomorrow, November 5, Del Norte and 29 others will live on a strict bread and water diet until they raise $1,000 for Inner City Development, a non-profit Westside organization that helps the neighborhood’s emergency, educational and recreational needs since 1968. The…
Wing Stop Offers Free Combos for Veterans Day
Up to 10 flavors to choose from. (Courtesy) Active and retired military personnel can stop by Wing Stop restaurants on Monday, November 11 during regular business hours to pick up a free combo. Personnel must show current military identification and may choose from the 6-piece boneless combo or the 3-piece chicken strip combo, with seasoned…
Texas Anti-Abortion Lawsuit Heads To U.S. Supreme Court
This morning, the coalition of reproductive health groups fighting against Texas’ anti-abortion law filed to appeal their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The emergency application asks the Supreme Court to reinstate an injunction halting the law, granted by a federal judge last Monday. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel found a section of the four-part law requiring…
Lunchtime Links: Cats Wearing Tights is a Thing Now, Mexican Drug Cartels Love Social Media, SA Film Commission Offers $25,000 Grant For Filmmakers, Microsoft to Buy Texas Wind Energy to Power its San Antonio Data Center + More
1. Internet Implodes at the Sight of Cats Wearing Tights “You thought Dogs Wearing Pantyhose was the last stop at the end of the Internet Universe, but you were wrong. About ten lightyears beyond the sexxxy puppy planet, you’ll find its sister planet: Cats Wearing Tights. Terrifying! And exciting!” (Jezebel) 2. PHOTOS: These Drunk French Teenagers Stole…
“I Was a Bit Bored”: An “Exorcist” Review From the Short Attention Span Generation
*SPOILERS AHEAD, BEWARE!* Lt. Kinderman said it best in The Exorcist (1973) when he referenced Regan’s possible possession as a “subconscious rebellion.” I was born in 1990 and had only seen a few parts of the film because of its popularity from having been the most scary movie in its heyday in 1973. Inevitably, I…
ANALOG IS NOT DEAD #7: Polaroid Falloween Photo Booth at Hi-Tones
Hi, brain here, this past thursday we (Erik Gustafson and I) set up a photobooth at Hi-Tones for Die Happy Productions’ Falloween event. I was shooting polaroids and had them for sale. We are going to do more events like this and if you would like to hire me to set up a photobooth and take…
Davy & Amelia present their ‘Norah June’ EP
Jacob & Jenna Walker’s crazy adventure is not over, but tonight’s a milestone for the (now) local folk-rock duo named after Davy Crockett and Amelia Earhart: they’ll present their very fine Norah June EP (named after their daughter born October 9) at Jack’s Bar ($10, 10 p.m., 3030 Thousand Oaks). Twenty-two year old Jacob (vocals,…
Patients Already Feeling ‘Devastating’ Impact As Texas Anti-Abortion Law Takes Effect
On the other end of the line there were tears, panic and confusion as reproductive health leaders were forced today to tell their abortion-seeking patients that they must reschedule their appointments and delay a procedure they’ve planned for weeks, as result of Texas’ newly enacted abortion law. “It’s devastating. Some of our clients don’t know…
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Where to Celebrate Movember Tonight
Mustache. Soup strainer. (Courtesy Movember.com) Tonight three bars showing their support of No Shave November. Leon (8123 Broadway), Stone Oak World of Beer (22810 U.S. 281) and The Hangar Tavern (14532 Brook Hollow) are donating funds and hosting comical mustache contests this month. Tonight, the Hangar is hosting the second annual “Shave the Date” party. Computers will be available for guest…
The Twig Hosts Dallas’ Tim Byres for Booksigning
Tim Byres will be signing his first cookbook Saturday. (Courtesy) Two birds, one stone. Tim Byres, owner and chef of restaurants SMOKE and Chicken Scratch in Dallas, will sign copies of his first cookbook Smoke: New Firewood Cooking this Saturday, November 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Twig (306 Pearl Pkwy, Ste.…
Our Movember Wishlist
Movember is here. As hordes of testosterone-filled men ditch those razors in an effort to raise awareness for men’s health, we decided to join the fun with a wishlist of notable gents around town we’d love to see sporting any variety of facial hair. Here are our top 10 picks. Congressman Joaquin Castro WOAI’s Randy…
NAO offers Dia de los Muertos Cocktail this Weekend
NAO’s “Raising the Dead” cocktail will be featured this weekend in honor of Día de los Muertos. (Courtesy) Nao (312 Pearl Pkwy) is celebrating Día de los Muertos throughout the weekend with their “Raising the Dead” cocktail. The $12 cocktail consists of 3/4 ounce Reposado Tequila, 3/4 ounce Lillet Blanc, 1/2 ounce Pierre Ferrand Orange…
5 Tips for Making Your Own Día de los Muertos Altar
There are so many fierce Día de los Muertos altar competitions around town, you’d think that the whole point was to show off your crafty skills to the living instead of honoring the dead. But even if you prefer to memorialize your loved ones in privacy, creating your own offrenda and displaying at home it this…
Bonehead Quote Of The Week: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s Father on Sending President Obama ‘Back to Kenya’
While speaking at a North Texas Tea Party event to pump up his son’s then candidacy for Senate, Rafael Cruz, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s father, delivered some harsh and extremist choice words for President Barack Obama. In video made public by Mother Jones this week, the elder Cruz called Obama an “outright Marxist” who “seeks…
La Fogata Continues Monthly Tequila Tastings
Corzo Tequila will be featured at La Fogata throughout November. (Courtesy) La Fogata (2427 Vance Jackson) is hosting free monthly tequila tastings to feature new tequila flavors. This month the restaurant is featuring CORZO Tequila, made with Blue Weber Agave from Jalisco, in the heart of the Highlands of Mexico. The tequila will be served…
Part of Anti-Abortion Law Ruled ‘Unconstitutional’ Reinstated By Appeals Court
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a federal judge’s ruling that deemed a section of Texas’ anti-abortion law ‘unconstitutional.’ Photo by Mary Tuma Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel said a requirement forcing abortion doctors to obtain admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of where the procedure is preformed is, “without a…
Gustology Adds November Classes
Learn how to make tasty drinksies. (Courtesy) There’s a new cocktail service in town. Marco Guerrero, owner of Gustology, hopes to empower San Antonio cocktilians with the knowledge of how to shake, stir and strain boozy drinks in a fun learning environment. Similar to the paint and sip classes around town, Gustology starts at $38…
BONUS Shot of the Week: The Devil’s Kiss
Pucker up to this devilish shot. Ghosts and ghouls, this week’s bonus shot of the week is called the Devil’s Kiss. This shot will be sure to heat up any Halloween party. The Devil’s Kiss consists of ½ shot of Bacardi Black Rum, ½ shot of Kahlua and is topped off with a splash Grand…
10 Songs for Your Halloween Soundtrack
If your Halloween soundtrack consists of “Thriller,” “Monster Mash” and “Ghostbusters” on a loop we’ve got you covered. Here are some spooky songs to take your party to the next level. 1 & 2. Dead Man’s Bones “In The Room Where You Sleep” & “My Body’s A Zombie for You” As if you didn’t have…
Shot of the Week: Zombie Brains!
They’re as good as they look. Did you honestly think we only had one spooky shoot for you after last week’s Skull White Russians? How little do you know us, dear readers. This week, we whipped up a batch of brains for all the zombie lovers out there. Make a few in advance of this…
Kanye West’s Yeezus Tour Delayed for the Second Time
Kanye West’s Yeezus Tour, scheduled to stop at AT&T Center on December 8, has been delayed for the second time. The Vancouver, Denver and Minneapolis dates have been postponed, but AT&T Center hasn’t release a statement yet. Will things get fixed on time or the SA show will be moved as well? Here’s the official…
Lunchtime Links: Photos of Bizarre Vintage Costumes, Martin Scorsese’s Picks For 11 Scariest Horror Movies, Unexpected Origin of the Michael Myers Mask, 10 Absolutely Effortless Halloween Costumes, 12 Delightfully Dark Drawings + More
1. Martians at the Halloween Sock Hop: Photos of Bizarre Vintage Costumes “Aliens, gnomes, and assorted food items made trendy costumes way back when.” (The Atlantic) 2. How to Tell Scary Stories: From the Co-creator of American Horror Story “The co-creator of Emmy-winning horror anthology series American Horror Story, Brad Falchuk, talks about the sources of terror, playing with…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
1. Thu, Oct 31 Frankenweenie A canine homage to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the 1931 film it inspired, Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated feature Frankenweenie (2012) is an expanded remake of a live-action short that got him fired from Disney back in 1984. Set in New Holland (a symbol for the suburb Burton grew up in),…
Top 5 Reasons Why It’s Terrifying To Be A Woman In Texas
This Halloween, no need to dress up if you’re a woman living in Texas. With unprecedented, sweeping abortion restrictions, massive funding cuts to family planning and the dismantling of the women’s healthcare network, ‘Texas woman’ is probably one of the scariest costumes you could put on. Here’s a few reasons why: 1. Good Luck Trying…
Some Drunk Guy Stole Your Bike From St. Mary’s Last Night and Wants to Give It Back
View the whole post (and get your bike back) here. Have you ever had your bike stolen in SA?
Find out How to Score a $3 Boorito
Make sure to arrive early, lines tend to be long. Dress as a pirate, a zombie, a vampire, a ninja, who cares, as long as you’re in a costume, you’ll be able to get a burrito, a bowl, salad, or an order of tacos for just 3 bucks! Visit your nearest Chipotle location from 4…
Carb Up at Tre Trattoria Before the Rock n’ Roll Marathon
Tre Trattoria is ready to serve up some carbs for the Rock N’ Roll Marathon (Courtesy) Tre Trattoria at downtown (401 S Alamo) and Alamo Heights (4003 Broadway) want Rock ‘n’ Roll marathoners to carb up for the big day with special menus for the runners, each consisting of a pre fixe, three-course…
San Antonio Spurs Halloween Post: Photos of the Spurs’ Annual Halloween Party, Silver Dancers to Perform as Silver Zombies at Opening Night Game Tonight + More
Our beloved Spurs kick off the 2013-14 season tonight at home against the Memphis Grizzlies. Follow the countdown here and stave off your impatience with these shots from the Spurs’ annual Halloween party. Kawhi Leonard dressed up as Popeye, Marco Belinelli as Super Mario, Tony Parker as Captain Hook, Manu Ginobili as Buzz Lightyear, Danny Green…
Lunchtime Links: 13 Best New Horror Movies, Study Finds Women With Big Butts Are Smarter and Healthier, Global Wine Shortage is Coming, Pumpkin Pie with Chocolate Crust Recipe, Photos of TX Ghost Towns + More
1. The 13 Best New Indie Horror Movies You Should Watch This Halloween “The past year has provided many terrific occasions to celebrate the science of scaring audiences, particularly at film festivals like the Stanley, Fantastic Fest and Toronto’s Midnight Madness section — but the best opportunity to survey the state of scary narratives remains Halloween.” (Indie…
Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson live in Paris: “Halloween Parade”
In 2009, Lou Reed—who passed away Sunday at age 71—and his wife Laurie Anderson performed in Paris during their Laurie Anderson & Lou Reed: The Yellow Pony and Other Songs and Stories European tour. The song, included in his New York album, instantly reminds us that, besides being a sonic genius who reinvented himself with…
San Antonio Business Owner Offering Free Halloween Costumes For Children in Need
Believing no child should have to face Halloween without the appropriate attire, local business owner Don Lasseter will be giving away free costumes to kids in need this Thursday. Lasseter will be giving away the costumes between 4 and 7 p.m. at 11568 Babcock at Callaghan Rd. The Broadway 5050 and Party City owner cites…
Hacienda’s New Sound: A Little Sample
After the departure of guitarist Dante Schwebel, Hacienda is now a trio. Instead of looking for a guitarist, they’ve decided to adapt their sound to a guitar-less trio. Here’s a sample of what they’re going to sound like during their 502 show on Friday. Reinventing themselves without a guitar may sound risky, but the Villanueva…
Q&As with Meatopia’s Makers and Shakers
During the past nine years, James Beard award winning food writer Josh Ozersky has curated a carnivorous carnival in New York City known as Meatopia. The event brings talented chefs from across the country together with one goal in mind: celebrating all kinds of meat, prepared in a plethora of ways. In 2013, Meatopia and…
Halloween Cocktails Straight From the Cauldron
Halloween is upon us. Here are a few concoctions to help you enter the night in beautiful madness. Candy House Strega, also known as “The Witch,” is an Italian herbal liqueur. The drink is sweet at first, with the Strega coming through on the finish. This is the witch of Hansel and Gretel folklore, sneaking…
David Davalos Sends ‘Hamlet’ Back to School
David Davalos says that his goal in writing Wittenberg, which opens November 1 at the Cellar Theater, was “to ruin Hamlet for anyone who sees it after this.” Davalos’ witty and wise theatrical mash-up, subtitled A Tragical-Comical-Historical in Two Acts, imagines the Prince of Denmark in college before the tragic denouement in Elsinore—not only torn…
Flavor File: New restaurant in the works at the Pearl, Southtown Farmers Market on hiatus
The ground level of the Pearl Brewery brew house will be dormant no more come fall 2014. The Pearl announced that chef Jeff Balfour will focus on great food and great beer. Balfour has made Citrus his home for years, adding local ingredients to the modern hotel restuarant. This will be Balfour’s first solo venture.…
5 Ways to Get Your Grub/Drink On This Week
Friday, November 1: The Hangar Tavern is promoting mustache culture and participating in the Movember charity movement which promotes men’s health and prostate cancer awareness. The bar will host a Shave the Date party to start the month with ‘stache games, T-shirts and prizes. Shirt proceeds will benefit the Movember Foundation. Free, 6-9pm, 14532 Brook…
Creating Coheed and Cambria’s Conceptual Adventures
For someone whose band only releases conceptual albums (one of which is titled Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness), each taking place in a fictitious universe called Heaven’s Fence and involving the husband-and-wife team of Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon, guitarist Travis Stever turned out to be…
The $600,000 Joyride: Local hacker and former LulzSec member on why he went to prison
For many people, “hacker” is a pejorative: A shadowy, ill-defined threat or modern scourge that can, without rhyme or reason, wreak havoc on your world. There’s no doubt a kernel of truth to that characterization. But like most boogeymen, the myth sometimes overshadows the reality. Hackers are often nice, slightly rebellious kids like Somerset High…
Value Vino: Sherry’s comeback
In the recently concluded four-part PBS series The Hollow Crown, a collection of Shakespeare’s plays dealing with English kings, the tragi-comic character of Falstaff figures prominently—especially in relation to Hal, the wastrel Prince of Wales destined to become Henry V. In a soliloquy in Henry IV, part II, he extolls the virtues of sherry, then…
’12 Years a Slave’ Vividly Depicts Brutal True Story
As Schindler’s List has shown, it is critically difficult to untangle the atrocities of history from the artistry of the director who attempts to bring them to the screen. Steven Spielberg’s much-lauded treatment of the Holocaust was flawed in both concept and execution, yet I would be lying if I said it didn’t, at times,…
Hacienda on Their New Line-up and Rare 502 Gig
When classically trained brothers Rene (violin), Jaime (guitar) and Abe Villanueva (piano) moved to Boerne, their high school had no orchestra—so they turned to rock, with Rene switching to guitar, and Jaime to drums. No singing experience? No problem. “It was all practice, practice, practice,” Rene told the Current at the band’s rehearsal space, an…
Sweet Toof: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies from Chocollazo
She calls it the classic story: Mary Collazo was a disgruntled employee at one of the nation’s largest health insurers; what originally started as a job out of high school had somehow turned into a career. “I wasn’t loving what I was doing, I felt I was creative,” Collazo said. So with the encouragement of…
Meatopia: Green’s veggie entree
Chef Mike Behrend’s goal for Meatopia is clear: “I want people to leave saying, ‘The best thing I ate at Meatopia was the vegetarian dish.’” Behrend of Green Vegetarian Cuisine will be the resident vegetarian among 32 chefs participating in the meat-centric culinary event. Meatopia takes over the Pearl on November 2 and 3. Time…
Just Happens to be LGBT: Transgender Day of Remembrance
Within the spectrum of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population, there is no group in greater need of public support, sympathy, advocacy and—frankly—love than the trans community. It’s also the community that is most poorly understood and most overlooked by just about everybody. Thankfully, in the process leading up to the vote for San…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Once when I was hiking through Maui’s rain forest, I spied a majestic purple honohono flower sprouting from a rotting log. As I bent down close, I inhaled the merged aromas of moldering wood and sweet floral fragrance. Let’s make this scene your metaphor of the week, Aries. Here’s why: A…
Savage Love: Your sister’s keeper
Two years ago, I found a letter in my sister’s car informing her that the blood she gave during a charity blood drive had tested positive for HIV. I didn’t say anything to her at the time, because it was a really bad time, I wasn’t supposed to find out, and I didn’t know what…
‘TX 13’ is a Jumble of Good Intentions
Trying to cram all the contemporary artists in Texas into a single space seems foolhardy, but “TX 13,” the showcase exhibit of the sprawling, statewide Texas Biennial, tries to do just that for the first time at the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum. Big, busy and brawling, the crowded, noisy show featuring 69 Texas artists…
Brooklynite Hosts Halloween Bash/Costume Contest
The Brooklynite Flappers and bootleggers at the Brooklynite anniversary party. (Courtesy) really likes costumes, like….a lot. The cocktail bar will host a Halloween party this Wednesday, October 30. Costume-wearing cocktilians can enjoy spooky drink specials and a horror movie marathon from 5-10 p.m. New drinks for the night include a Blood & Spice of…
AT&T Center Adds Fan-Friendly Food Items
The Bacon, tomato and grilled cheese offering from The Big Cheese. (Courtesy) I’m starting to think the Spurs are big foodies. We’ve all seen the HEB commercials that suggest so, but now comes an announcement from the AT&T Center that seals the deal. The home of the Spurs has added several new food options including…
Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market Hosts Holiday Unwrapping
Yep, the holidays are almost here. Stock up now. (Courtesy) Halloween will be here before you know it and then it’ll soon be Thanksgiving/Hanukkah/Christmas. Get ready for the holidays with help from the Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market which will host the third annual Holiday Unwrapping on November 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
Staff Poll: Our Favorite Halloween Movies
“My favorite movie to watch around Halloween is The Strangers because it’s scary in a subtle way you never really know what happens in the end, or why, and the most terrifying part is that it seems realistic enough to happen to anyone you know.” -Cassie Yardeni, Marketing Manager “Gotta go with Texas Chainsaw Massacre!…
Piatti at Eilan Opens Wednesday
Some of the goodies you’ll find at Piatti at Eilan. (Courtesy) Piatti’s second location (17101 La Cantera Pkwy, Bldg. 7), which was announced earlier this month, will open its door for business Wednesday for its first dinner service. The restaurant, will seat approximately 204 guests with 36 being dedicated to the private dining room; 17…
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