Tobin Center Hosting Free Screening of Feel-good Flick Akeelah and the Bee

Do you like watching nail-biting spelling bees on ESPN? Always win when playing Scrabble against your friends and family? Know how to spell scherenschnitte (the art of paper-cutting) without grabbing the dictionary? If so, the 2006 drama Akeelah and the Bee might be the feel-good movie you’re looking for. The film follows title character Akeelah…

La Panadería Is Now Making a Croncha

It’s 2018 and bakeries basically exist to create Franken-versions of classic baked goods (don’t @ me). First there was the cronut: Dominique Ansel’s amalgamation of a doughnut and a croissant. The Manteconcha had Mexico snatching their wigs and screaming for the mantecada-meets-concha pastry this summer. San Antonians got a taste for the Manteconcha at Delice,…

New Sports Bar on St. Mary’s Strip Opening This Friday

A collection of owners make up the group behind the latest, El Búho, a sports bar slated for a Friday evening opening at 2710 N. St. Mary’s St. It’ll be the ninth bar on the St. Mary’s Strip for the Delgado family that’s brought San Antonio vibes to area since they opened Hi-Tones. Melanie Martinez,…

The Best Waterpark in the World is in Texas

San Antonians don’t have to travel far to experience the best waterpark in the world. New Braunfels’ Schlitterbahn earned the distinction of the “best waterpark in the world” for the 21st straight year by Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards. The awards are considered the Academy Awards in the amusement park industry and are determined by…

Ted Cruz Warns Texas Off the Dangers of Tofu and Hair Dye

Poor Ted Cruz. With Beto O’Rourke’s scrappy campaign snapping at his ankles, the freshman senator’s now warning that supporters of his charismatic challenger want to drown the state in soybean curd and hair dye. “We are seeing tens of millions of dollars flooding into the state of Texas from liberals all over the country who desperately…

Masked Trench Coat Flasher Arrested in Northwest San Antonio

A masked man wearing a trench coat has been arrested after he was caught exposing himself on Monday, according to reports. Jeffrey Cruz is facing charges of disorderly conduct, exposure and evading arrest, according to the San Antonio Police Department’s social media accounts. GREAT FOLLOW-UP WORK by Prue Patrol Officers Aguilar #0004 and Officer Silveira…

Spoof of Colin Kaepernick’s Nike Ad Pettily Mocks Kawhi Leonard

Nike’s latest buzzworthy ad may have been released a week ago, but the Internet is still having fun with it – including a hilarious Spurs-inspired meme. The controversial ad celebrates the 30th anniversary of Nike’s “Just Do It” slogan, and features former NFL star Colin Kaepernick. The ad may have prompted conservatives to burn or…

Spurs Assistant Coach Becky Hammon Featured in New Female-centered Macy’s Ad

Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was among a handful of women who starred in a recent female-centric Macy’s ad. The chain department store recently released its “Remarkable You” commercial to promote its fall 2018 women’s collection. With No Doubt’s “Just A Girl” playing throughout the commercial, the commercial spotlights six badass women as they get…

Welcome to San Antonio: Millennial Debt City

If you’re in your 20s or early 30s and up to your ass in debt, you’ve got fam in S.A. The Alamo City is the U.S. metro where millennials carry the most personal debt, according to a new LendingTree study. Millennials here owe $4,058 more than the median debt balance for the 49 other major cities…

Video Shows Fight Between Customer and Employee at Chacho’s

Video of a fight at a Chacho’s on the Northwest side of San Antonio is making the rounds on social media. On Friday, Facebook user Mikayla Hartfield uploaded a video of an altercation between a Chacho’s employee and a pink-haired customer at the I-10 and Callaghan location. The pair can be heard yelling angrily while…

Singer-Songwriter Amos Lee Headed to the Aztec Theatre Next Year

In support of “the most personal and deeply felt of his seven studio albums” (Billboard), Amos Lee has announced the first of his 2019 U.S. headlining tour dates for My New Moon. The new dates will include Amos’ first hometown Philadelphia show in years, at the Metropolitan Opera House as well as a stop right…

Tickets for Texas Monthly’s BBQ Fest Are Now On Sale

The ninth annual beefy bacchanal known as Texas Monthly’s BBQ Fest returns to Austin November 3 and 4, and tickets are now on sale. The usually sold-out event brings out meat-lovers and barbecue-heads from across the nation to sample some of Texas’ best from the magazine’s Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas. This year’s lineup starts…

Rapper Mac Miller Is Dead, According to Reports

TMZ has just reported that Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller was found dead from an apparent overdose earlier today at his home in the San Fernando Valley. He was 26. Sources like Stereogum say Miller had battled substance abuse issues for some time and was arrested for a DUI and a hit-and-run back in May. Last…

Thai Topaz Hosting Themed Craft Cocktail Class

Lemongrass, ginger and Thai chiles will be front and center as Gastronomy Live partners with Thai Topaz to host a Thai-inspired cocktail class. The event, slated for September 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., will feature Thai ingredients in cocktails such as a Tom Kha Martini (using some of the ingredients used in homemade soup),…

Tamal Festival Returns This December in New Location

Sunday Masa, a holiday tamales extravaganza held in 2017, will return this December to a new venue. Now slated to be held in St. Paul Square, Sunday Masa will also charge an admission fee to try and curtail the hordes of tamal-loving San Antonians that showed up to last year’s inaugural event at Alamo Beer.…

OMG, Miguel is Bringing His Ascension Tour to the Majestic Theatre

Oh, bish, yassssssss. Fresh off his sold-out spring tour in earlier this year, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Miguel announced that he will embark on a North American tour this fall in support of his critically praised fourth studio album, War & Leisure. The Ascension Tour includes a stop at the Majestic Theatre with one of the…

You Can Now Order Whataburger From Your Phone

San Antonians will be the first Texans to enjoy online ordering this month. The Texas burger chain is now offering online ordering through the Whataburger app, at least to fans in the Alamo City. San Antonio is the first market to enjoy this service. Along with earning free food every five check-ins, the app also…

Former Spur Boris Diaw Announces Retirement

Boris Diaw has retired from the NBA. The former Spur took to social media Thursday to make the announcement. In a video with former Spur Tony Parker and retired Ronny Turiaf, Diaw said in French that “it” was official. This is it… It was a good run. @tonyparker @Ronny_Turiaf @bros_stories Full video https://t.co/dAH95VO1c4 pic.twitter.com/aD41XBvYXy —…

Deathcore Outfit Through the Eyes Of the Dead Swinging By Paper Tiger

Honestly, the genre of deathcore may have had a longer life-span if it hadn’t come at the tail end of metal-core’s popularity. Grinding blast beats and shrieks escaping model-esque frontmen was sort of becoming … tired, even though the technicality of the musicianship was top-notch. Through the Eyes Of the Dead, however, has outlasted the…

Ramen Bar at Cherrity Bar Officially Opens Friday

The ramen portion of the philanthropic watering hole known as Cherrity Bar will open its doors today. Owned by Pam and David Malley, Cherrity Bar takes up 22,000 square feet at the corner of Montana and Cherry. The charity part of Cherrity (get it?) Bar means the bar donates 100 percent of the profits from the…

Council Approves Sweeping Plan to Address San Antonio’s Housing Problems

San Antonio City Council voted 8-1 Thursday to accept an ambitious policy framework designed to rein in the city’s rapidly escalating housing costs. The plan — the result of year-long deliberations by the Mayor’s Housing Policy Task Force — establishes new programs to tackle displacement, gentrification, spiking tax rates and other issues. It’s expected to require…

The Trump Administration Now Wants to Indefinitely Lock up Immigrant Children

No longer able to separate immigrant families, the Trump administration now says it will pitch out a longstanding court order that requires immigrant children be released after 20 days in detention. Homeland Security officials said ending the 1997 Flores Agreement would accelerate its handling of immigration cases while deterring illegal border crossings. Under the proposed change,…

Latino Voters Feel Ignored Heading into the Midterms, New Poll Shows

With just two months left until a pivotal election, a new poll suggests both parties have a long distance to cover in building Latino support. Nearly 60 percent of Latino registered voters haven’t been contacted by a campaign, political party or organization asking them to participate in the upcoming election, according to a 10-week tracking poll by the…

The Rock Box Hosting Harry Potter-themed Dance Party Next Month

If you’re like us and still bummed that you never got your acceptance letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, don’t fret. Hogwarts is coming to SA. The Rock Box is making your dreams come true – it’s hosting WizardFest, a Harry Potter-themed dance party, set for Wednesday, October 10. We have a feeling…

Catch Ohmme’s Multi-instrumentalist, Singer-songwriter Vibes at Paper Tiger

Chicago’s Ohmme dropped its haunting and vibrant debut LP, Parts, at the tail end of August – and we already think it’s one of the best things we’ve heard this year. Anchored by multi-instrumentalists/singer-songwriters Macie Stewart and Sims Cunningham, two young but experienced players in the Windy City’s music scene, Ohmme makes approachably avant-garde indie-rock…

H. Drew Galloway and His Millennial Hustle

Editor’s Note: Jade Esteban Estrada is the writer of Glitter Political, a series of articles detailing San Antonio’s elections. I’m sitting across from H. Drew Galloway at Estate Coffee Shop on the city’s East Side. As the executive director of MOVE Texas, a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to civic education and leadership development, Galloway sees his…

Let’s All Have a Cry: Cursive Announces San Antonio Show Next Year

Emotive, post-hardcore stalwarts Cursive have announced a new tour just a month after releasing “Life Savings,” the first track from their upcoming Vitriola album due next month. The best part about this news is that they’re headed to San Antonio for the first time in a long ass time. Or at least that’s how it feels.…

Scorpions Descend Upon San Antonio for Rescheduled Show

The gods of rock ‘n’ roll have heard our cries: German hard rockers Scorpions have set a new date for San Antonio for their Crazy World tour. In a press release last year, the German metal band said vocalist Klaus Meine had developed severe laryngitis and had been advised by a top throat specialist in…

Foto Feast: In Its 24th Year, Fotoseptiembre is As Sprawling As Ever

Fotoseptiembre is the ultimate something-for-everyone arts event in San Antonio — even for those who may not think they dig photography. Interested in history? There’s always a bevy of historical/documentary work. Like seeing creative, diverse representations and presentations of culture? You’ll have trouble seeing all of them. Are you a sports fan, a sci-fi geek,…

Beto O’Rourke Makes Appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Today, Rep. Beto O’Rourke is set to make his debut appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The comedian, actress, and talk show host invited O’Rourke on the show last month after she heard his comments on NFL players who kneel in protest during the national anthem. To sum it up, O’Rourke said he couldn’t think…

The Mountain Goats Bringing Throwback Indie Vibes to Paper Tiger

With bands like Fleet Foxes, Dead Meadow and Cold War Kids rocking SA earlier this year, it really feels like an indie revival is upon us. The Mountain Goats formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle, and is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. Even though the band got their start in the ’90s,…

What to Expect at September’s First Friday (And Thursday Preview)

With the convergence of Fotoseptiembre, First Friday and Second Saturday, San Antonio art scenesters have no shortage of options this weekend. And if the extended forecast is to be believed, we’ll still be hot and bothered to the tune of 95 degrees (“thunderstorm possible”), so don’t bother pulling out your fall fashions just yet. Our…

How to Make Texas Better: A Bold Agenda for Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick

Editor’s Note: The following is City Current, a column of opinion and analysis. Let’s just dispense with this now: Next year, Greg Abbott will still be governor of Texas, barring credible evidence that he’s a serial killer or a seriously depraved pervert surfacing between now and the November 6 election. By “credible,” I mean video-recordings…

Grande Communications is Fighting the Recording Industry’s Demand That ISPs Banish Internet Users Suspected of Illegal Downloads

Local telecom company Grande Communications is going toe-to-toe with the music industry over its demand that Internet service providers, or ISPs, become copyright-enforcement cops and blacklist customers accused of illegal downloads.   Last year, 18 music labels, including UMG, Warner and Sony, sued San Marcos-based Grande for allowing users to download copyrighted works over its…

Savage Love: Shooting Stars

Q: I’m a cis woman in my mid-40s, and my significant other has a cuckolding fetish. My first response was “Oh, hell no!” But if I’m willing to have a threesome, how much further of a stretch is it, really? He does have some experience with this varsity-level kink, so he knows what to expect.…

Free Will Astrology (9/5/18-9/11/18)

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Now is an excellent time to feel and explore and understand and even appreciate your sadness. To get you in the mood, here’s a list of sadnesses from novelist Jonathan Safran Foer: sadness of the could-have-been; sadness of being misunderstood; sadness of having too many options; sadness of being smart; sadness…

Dru Hill Ready to Throw San Antonio Back to the ’90s

Did everyone from the ’90s just decide to go on tour the last couple years or what? With Ja Rule and Ashanti gracing SA last year and Marcy Playground, Candlebox and Local H making their way through the Alamo City, it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that Dru Hill is next on the list…

It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to Manu Ginobili. Here’s Why.

Back in April, when the Golden State Warriors unceremoniously eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA playoffs, mercifully ending one of the most snake-bitten seasons in recent memory, things unknowingly came full circle for Manu Ginobili. As Manu walked off the court for the last time, he embraced his former…

Artpace Unveiling New ‘One to Another’ Exhibition This Week

Formed in 2007 by educator Ryan Sprott and artist Jason Reed in the tiny Texas town of Big Lake, Borderland Collective identifies as “a long-term art and education project that utilizes collaborations between artists, educators, youth and community members to engage complex issues and build space for diverse perspectives, meaningful dialogue and modes of creation…

Slaughter Beach, Dog Taking Over Paper Tiger

In the tradition of forerunners like The Shins and Bright Eyes, Slaughter Beach, Dog takes folk, country, punk and rock sounds and adds a knowing pop smirk and an indie-rock quirkiness. The side project of Modern Baseball’s Jake Ewald, Slaughter Beach, Dog, which has put out two fine albums since 2016, makes music with a…


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