5 Dogs to Swipe Right to at San Antonio Pets Alive!
As a continuation of the “The Bone-r Blog,” a monthly feature dedicated to help dogs find forever homes, we give you part four. If you’d like to visit any of these eligible pets, please email adopt@sanantoniopetsalive.org and include their ID number. A303587 Patch Although I can pass as a Wampa (the yeti creature that tries…
Where are Ethan and Tonya Couch?
There’s probably no way 18-year-old Ethan Couch’s mom is going to buy her fugitive son — or herself — out of trouble this time. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department says Tanya Couch, 48, is officially missing and may be with her son, Ethan Couch, who is wanted for violating probation. Ethan Couch killed four people…
The-Dream, Songwriter for Beyoncé, Rihanna and Justin Bieber, Releases Sam Cooke Cover Album
Terius Youngdell Nash, who works under the pseudonym The-Dream, has written pop smashes for Britney Spears “Me Against the Music,” Rihanna “Umbrella,” Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and Justin Bieber “Baby.” This makes him either one of the greatest modern songwriters or pieces of deplorable rubbish, depending upon your pop preferences, or lack…
Cured Turns 2 on December 23 with a Happy Hour Bash
Can y’all believe it’s been two years since Cured (206 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 101, 210-314-3929) opened at the Pearl? To celebrate, chef Steve McHugh and co. will host a happy birthday happy hour on Wednesday, December 23 from 3 to 6 p.m. You’ll get a chance to sip on the Birthday Eggnog ($10), a second-year…
Governor Greg Abbott Orders Parody Nativity Scene Removed from Capitol
Christian nativity scenes are fine, and so is the Christmas tree, but a nativity scene featuring Benjamin Franklin, the Statue of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington admiring the Bill of Rights in a manger is not OK. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the display removed, the Texas Tribune reports. “The exhibit is entitled “Bill…
Paper Tiger Announces Murder City Devils Show!
Paper Tiger, the venue on N. St. Mary’s which took over the spot once belonging to the White Rabbit less than a year ago, will host one of the most revered rock ‘n’ roll acts of the last twenty years. The Murder City Devils, whose not-really-appreciated-until-we-broke-up-history has become a template for numerous modern bands, are…
Coach Pop Pokes Fun at Ex-Spur George Hill’s New ‘Do
One-time Spur guard George Hill faced off against his old teammates last night as the 24-5 Spurs took on the 16-10 Indiana Pacers. Gregg Popovich, who is no stranger to cracking wise against opponents and former players, had a little fun with Hill, waving his hand through his hair and telling him, “I like it,”…
Alamo Urinator Arrested on Murder Charge in El Paso SWAT Stand-off
Could peeing on the Alamo be a gateway crime? Probably not. However, one man who urinated on the Alamo in 2012, now finds himself in big trouble. The El Paso Police Department arrested David Michael Athens, 25, after a police stand-off Monday, El Paso TV station KFOX reported. According to the PD, Athens is accused…
Phanie and Jenn from S.A.’s Girl in a Coma to Open ‘Bang Bang Bar’
The rhythm section of one of S.A.’s most-loved bands, Phanie Diaz and Jenn Alva, have a new bar in the works. Teaming up with Jamie Hoppe, the former owner of Martini Ranch, the location at 119 El Mio Drive is set to have their grand opening on January 15, 2016. The Bang Bang Bar, as it…
Sri Lankan Couple from SA Face Deportation, along with Their DREAMer Children
The Randeniya children are facing their first Christmas without their father, Saman. Authorities arrested Saman during a check-in with immigration officials on December 1, who then warned his wife, Namali, that she and her three children, aged 14, 15 and 18, would be deported if they didn’t leave the country by January 7. Now, Saman’s…
SeaWorld San Antonio: Orca Dies from Fungal Infection
For the third time since July, a whale has died at SeaWorld San Antonio. The theme park announced yesterday that Unna, an 18-year-old female orca, died “from a resistant strain of a fungus called Candida.” SeaWorld says in a statement that a team developed “a novel treatment plan in consultation with leading medical experts around…
NBA Names Kawhi Leonard Western Conference Player of the Week
The gift of Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard just keeps on giving. The NBA announced yesterday that the young Leonard is the Western Conference Player of the Week. Frankly, his numbers speak for themselves, as the NBA noted in its announcement: Leonard averaged 22.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.00 steals while shooting .564 (22-39)…
Julieta Venegas Will Play Aztec Theatre This February
Just take my money already. Long Beach, California-born and Tijuana-raised Latin singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, Julieta Venegas will visit SA next February 25 at 7 p.m. She’ll perform inside the Aztec Theatre (104 N. St. Mary’s St., 210-812-4355), and it’ll likely be super awesome, she typed while fan girling. The Grammy-winning artist, whose most…
The New Trailer for Twin Peaks is Here
Maple syrup, flannel and murder, what more could you want? David Lynch’s iconic enigma of a series has been set to begin shooting for some time now. However, filming was postponed due to a disagreement on finances, which has stalled the release until 2017. However, if it’s half as engrossing as the original, as well…
Remember Rosie? She’s Got a New Home, Just in Time for Christmas
You can see the positive change in Rosie’s eyes and face in the above photo. In August, the San Antonio Police Department’s East Side Property Crimes in conjunction with ACS cruelty investigators arrested a 45-year-old man, who they accuse of dousing the pit bull with hydrochloric acid. San Antonio Animal Care services announced Monday that…
5 Shows to See This Week
Monday, December 21 Voodoo Vinyl DJ Smarty Pants spins the grooviest groovers from the canon of rock ‘n’ roll most Mondays, when his duties with David Lynch-muse and bodacious chanteuse Chrysta Bell hasn’t whisked him away to a far-off, exotic locale. If “Hotline Bling,” “Drunk in Love” or whichever jock Pitchfork has their visage firmly…
Senator Ted Cruz Tops Progress Texas’ ‘Top 10 Worst Texans of 2015’ List (Again)
This list really isn’t a surprise — except maybe that Rick Perry’s not on it this year. Texas Senator Ted Cruz was the worst Texan of the year in the list, which is in its third year, a move up from his second place low in 2014. Progress Texas uses the list to highlight so-called…
DPS Approves Distribution Regulations for Texas Compassionate Use Program
Last week, the Department of Public Safety quietly approved new rules regulating distribution under Texas’ new medical marijuana law, which legalized the use of CBD oil — a marijuana extract that can only contain trace amounts of the plant’s psychoactive compound THC. The legislation is called the Texas Compassionate Use Program, but is criticized by…
A. B. Quintanilla, Brother of ‘The Selenas,’ Announces San Antonio Show
A. B. Quintanilla, the brother of “The Queen of Tejano,” and Corpus Christi native Selena Quintanilla, has announced a San Antonio show on his 2016 tour. The bassist, producer and writer for Los Dinos, Selena’s band, and the author of classic hits such as “Como La Flor,” “Amor Prohibido” and “No Me Queda Más” will…
Central Texas Research Chimps Face Uncertain Future
Tucked into the semi-wilderness a few miles north of this Central Texas town, within spitting distance of a federal prison, Nahja, a 25-year old chimpanzee at the Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research, wraps a handful of woolly nesting material around her head into something that resembles a shawl. When a handler calls her…
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Returns to San Antonio Next Year
After the cancellation of Mr. & Mrs. Dream — a dance production based on playwright Eugene Ionesco’s work — ARTS San Antonio announced the Spanish Harlem Orchestra will return to San Antonio at the Aztec Theater on March 22. Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Julien Derouault — the choreographers behind Mr. & Mrs. Dream — cancelled the American dates on…
100,000 People Have Visited Yanaguana Garden Since Its October Opening
Construction at Hemisfair seemed like it would never end, and there’s still a few years left. But the Yanaguana Garden, the first completed section of a renovated Hemisfair, which opened in October, has been a huge hit. In the first 10 weeks it has been open to the public, 100,000 people have visited the park…
Santa’s Sleigh Ride Jamz Mixtape
In an effort to prove his existence and music taste to the world, the SA Current had the privilege of the Jolly One himself sharing his high-flyin’ mixtape with us. We talked to him over the phone at his house in the North Pole to explain the songs he chose and why he jams out…
SA Native Madison Davenport Talks About Playing Tina Fey’s Daughter in Sisters
It’s a bit surreal when you find yourself dancing to gangster rap on the set of your new movie with your co-stars who happen to be comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. But that’s exactly what actress Madison Davenport experienced in between scenes of her new film Sisters. The comedy stars Fey and Poehler as…
Coming Soon to San Antonio: Vending Machines That Dispense Cars
File this one under things you had no idea there was even a demand for: Car-vending machines. According to Virtual Business Builders, a trade website for the construction industry an online car-sales service called Carvana plans to build its next car-vending structure (which is exactly what it sounds like) in San Antonio, near the interchange…
Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The movie event of the decade is here, and, no, it does not live up to the hype. Though it’s an enjoyable, thrilling adventure and worlds better than The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, it exists in a cinematic galaxy far, far away from the original trilogy. If you don’t know the basic…
San Antonio Woman Wins $7.5M from Diamond Dollars Scratch-off
One San Antonio woman has a lot of things to be grateful for this Christmas, at least $7.5 million reasons. Deborah L. Kempel scored huge on a Diamond Dollars scratch ticket at a Triple S. Express at 6480 Babcock Road. She claimed the second of three top prices available in the game, Texas Lottery said…
Henry Rollins Dons Ugly Sweater Sings ‘Carol of the Bells’ with Colbert
Because Ol’ Hank is synonymous with the spirit of Christmas, he stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to chat about the power of anger, his most recent film He Never Died and to sing a classic Christmas carol with an ugly ass sweater on. Typical day-in-the-life-of-Henry Rollins shit. He Never Died is a…
San Antonio City Council Changes Zoning Laws, Targets Abortion Clinics
San Antonio City Council voted 7-4 Thursday to add a hurdle to abortion care in San Antonio. Now, ambulatory surgical centers, a legislatively mandated requirement for abortion care from Texas’ representatives, are defined in the city’s zoning rules, requiring the centers to get approval from City Council and the zoning board if they plan to…
City Council Passes New Rules for Charitable Feeding, Wins Praise from Good Samaritans
The unanimous passage of an ordinance setting regulations for feeding San Antonio’s hungry and homeless won applause from both city officials and the charitable feeding community yesterday. Before, there were few guidelines for when and where Good Samaritans could feed those in need. As a result, charitable feeders were sometimes pestered by police, particularly in…
San Antonio Improves on its Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index Score
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign releases the Municipal Equality Index, which evaluates how inclusive of LGBT communities our city is by looking at local ordinances, policies and available services. San Antonio has slowly improved each year after a receiving a below average score in 2012. Last year, it got a 72. In 2013, SA…
Want To Be A Popstar? Katy Perry Is Your Ride Or Die On Her New App
Coming from the money-making masterminds behind Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, the app where cartoon Kim K. teaches you the tricks of the trade to making the A-list without any actual talent – sadly, there wasn’t a sex tape option for quick fame points – Katy Perry Pop will pop your fame cherry from the comfort of your…
Op-Ed: San Antonio is Ready to Rideshare
In the recent rideshare discussions, City Council had one goal –– to consider the public safety interests of our residents and to welcome innovation and technology to San Antonio. Public safety is always a top priority for City Councilmembers, and it was at the forefront of every discussion regarding rideshare in San Antonio. We also…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 12/17 The English Beat Along with like-minded acts Madness and The Specials, The English Beat helped define the UK’s Two-Tone movement, a late-1970s ska revival fueled by punk and mod sensibilities. Co-led by vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, the group disbanded just after finding success in the U.S. via danceable hits like “Mirror…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Further Distances Itself from Rock ‘n’ Roll with 2016 Inductees
A brassy, white boy soul group? Check. An influential and highly topical hip-hop group? Check. Three other gimmes to satisfy the loose-and-getting-looser parameters of what exactly makes a group worthy of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Check. With this year’s list of honorees, the museum and shrine to Dad Music…
Toyota Field’s Future Continues to Come Into Focus
Toyota Field took another step toward changing hands, and San Antonio perhaps came a smidge closer to landing a Major League Soccer team today with City Council unanimously approving a suite of actions that would allow it to pay $9 million for joint ownership of the stadium. Together with Bexar County and Spurs Sports and…
Amaya’s Cocina and Dignowity Meats Share What It’s Like to Open a Business on the East Side
Amaya’s Cocina (1502 E. Commerce St., 210 265-5449) and area neighbor Dignowity Meats (1701 E. Houston St., 210-462-1496) are featured in a mini documentary, “The Great American Cooking Story,” by journalist and filmmaker Clara Ritger. In it, David Arciniega of Amaya’s and Shane Reed of Dignowity Meats (which has finally launched a dinner menu!) talk…
PBS to Air The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End in 2016
The greatest country music supergroup of all time are the subject of a new PBS American Masters special set to air on May 27, 2016, so set your DVR now. Following the careers and union of four of the most iconic country music hall of famers, the special will focus on their 1985 formation, after years…
Tito’s Handmade Vodka Partners with Alamo Rescue Friends to save Homeless, Injured Dogs
A Go Fund Me campaign to raise $5,000 for Alamo Rescue Friends is nearly halfway there, and if it makes it to its goal, Tito’s Handmade Vodka will provide a $5,000 match to help injured and homeless dogs. The dogs Alamo Rescue Friends helps are often injured and require medical care, before they are transported…
SA-based Start-up Blue Star Coloring Books (for Adults) Featured in ‘USA Today’
A small San Antonio start-up is getting some big-time press. Blue Star Coloring, which is based in SA, but also has has an office in Portland, Oregon, was included in a USA Today feature story Monday about adult coloring, a huge trend this year. Adults have taken to coloring for stress relief and fun. Gabe…
20 Events That Mattered in 2015
From San Antonio to Washington D.C., 2015 has been a big year. The Alamo City reached a milestone by electing its first African-American mayor, but — as usual — there’s been no shortage of scandal, including the police shooting of a man who appeared to be surrendering. But there was plenty of good news, the…
2015 Arts and Culture Year in Review
Like every year in San Antonio, 2015 was chock full of exciting, important and innovative happenings in the realm of arts and culture. From stellar exhibitions to new business openings, from updates to old favorites to brand new favorites, from shakeups and milestones to key leadership changes — these are the 10 developments we found…
Art or Vandalism? For Graffiti in SA, It Depends Who You Ask
Luis Muñoz just wanted to raise some money for charity. When he spray-painted the words “I love you so much,” crossing out the “you” and replacing it with “tacos,” he wasn’t trying to spark a deep discussion about public art in San Antonio. It wasn’t even a completely original idea, rather a riff on something…
One Critic’s Top 10 Movies of 2015
After scraping through 189 films over the last 12 months, here is a look at my picks for the best films of 2015. 10. Grandma (Dir. Paul Weitz) • Sweet, funny and delightfully acerbic, watching actress Lily Tomlin do her best work since earning an Oscar nom for 1976’s Nashville is monumental in itself. As…
One Fan's Expectations for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
My list of expectations for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is short. Mostly because of the ironclad secrecy maintained by J. J. Abrams and Co. Also, everything we could have pieced together about the plot from the Shadows of the Empire book collection and several comic series has become non-canon. So, that takes what we…
The 10 Best Cocktails of 2015
Turns out we drank a ton of booze this year. With more cocktail bars in San Antonio than ever before, choosing a top 10 was a challenge, but one we gladly accepted as we sipped, tipped and guzzled these cocktails below through 2015. Shamekiller • Alchemy Kombucha & Culture, 1123 N. Flores St., (210) 320-1168,…
Here are the Best Beers of 2015
Beer is God’s gift to man and each year more and more variations are created by brew masters. Here’s our take on the best ones of 2015. Beer is God’s gift to man and each year more and more variations are created by brew masters. Here’s our take on the best ones of 2015. Beer…
Our Favorite Music Moments of 2015
Rather than bore you with our inane and completely relative list of the supposed best music of 2015, the former music editor and myself — the new music editor — have chosen to highlight some of the events and releases that caught our interest and/or ire this last trip around the sun. Salman Rushdie Reads…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Trans-Siberian Orchestra
“We have stuff everywhere,” says Adam Lind, the self-proclaimed “guy who’s responsible for everything that goes wrong.” Lind heads up Night Castle Management, the firm that handles all of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “artistic endeavors.” He makes the remark as he walks through the cluttered hallways of Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a small town just…
Get Stoned in the Back Of My Econoline with The Sword’s Collector’s Edition Bundle
Austin’s The Sword have been blowing out eardrums and giving stoned teenagers dope-visions of dragon-slaying conquests, Amazonian warrior women with a bloodlust only the edge of their blades can satisfy, and THC-fueled space travel to far off nebulae since the mid-2000s. The band’s full-length debut, Age of Winters, took off like a flaming arrow and…
First Words: What Could Go Wrong With Campus Carry?
On “UTSA Releases Preliminary Recommendations for Gun-Free Zones”// Don Mathis: College campuses have a high concentration of people. Millennials, aged 18-33, are the country’s most-stressed generation. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. Homicide is the second leading cause of death for people aged 15-24 years. More than half of all…
Savage Love: Roughly Speaking
I’m a straight 26-year-old man who wants advice on helping my fiancée realize a particular fantasy. We have been dating for three years and are in a happy monogamous relationship. I was always vanilla, but she enjoys rougher sex and light bondage. We’ve incorporated some of this into our sex lives, and we are both…
Free Will Astrology: Week of December 16
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Neanderthals were a different human species that co-existed with our ancestors, homo sapiens, for at least 5,000 years. But they eventually died out while our people thrived. Why? One reason, says science writer Marcus Chown, is that we alone invented sewing needles. Our newborn babies had well-made clothes to keep…
Newsmonger: Deputies Walk in Flores Case, No Name Change for Lee H.S. and “Serial” Has an SA Spin
No Charges in Gilbert Flores Case Last week, a Bexar County grand jury elected not to indict the two Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed Gilbert Flores on August 28. Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez responded to a domestic-disturbance call on the 24400 block of Walnut Pass, on the Northwest Side of San…
