Aural Pleasure Review:
Folk queen (and Queen of the Independents) Ani DiFranco returns with a delectable treatise of protest anthems and feminist discourse. In "Which Side Are You On Now?"
By Veronica Anne Salinas
1/27/2012
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Music:
If people are judged by the company they keep, then Dallas-based multi-instrumentalist Daniel Hart has "next big thing" written all over him. Hart has worked with indie icons...
By Chuck Kerr
1/25/2012
Aural Pleasure Review:
It's hard to argue that Uruguayan Francis Andreu is the best modern tango vocalist since the advent of Argentina's Adriana Varela and Cristóbal Repetto. Unlike the early 20th century, high-pitched, nasal tone of Repetto, Andreu belongs to the Roberto Goyene
By Enrique Lopetegui
1/25/2012
Aural Pleasure Review:
No one can ever accuse Prurient's Dominick Fernow of being a slacker. Last year, he released two "proper" albums, toured with Cold Cave, and cryptically...
By Marcus Rubio
1/25/2012
Aural Pleasure Review:
Chimes, Amnesty International's bake-sale, gives 75 insanely varied artists the chance to play Dylan for a day. Name a musician and they're probably on here: Johnny Cash?
By Jeremy Martin
1/25/2012
Aural Pleasure Review:
In 1970, Alex Chilton was about to maneuver a truly remarkable rock 'n' roll reinvention: from voice of blue-eyed soul act the Box Tops to mastermind of...
By J.D. Swerzenski
1/25/2012
Swiss Army Robot:
San Antonio is filled with people miserable to be here. It's lame, there's nothing to do, and what there is to do has already been done. It's this kind of sentiment that...
By Jay Whitecotton
1/25/2012
Nightlife:
A guy walks into a bar... If that bar is in San Antonio, and the date is after January 29, then the rest of the story is hard to predict — though it's unlikely to feature the...
By Ron Bechtol
1/25/2012
Bottle & Tap:
By Travis E. Poling
1/25/2012
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Chisme y Chicle:
At 4:30 a.m. Friday volunteers at the San Antonio Stock & Rodeo's kickoff Cowboy Breakfast — the world's largest free breakfast, according to the Guinness Book of World Records...
By Lauren W. Madrid
1/25/2012
Fast Foodie:
What started as a simple concept — traditional Mexican cuisine interspersed with coastal delights influenced by Pancho Ochoa's time spent in Guasave, Sinaloa, off the Pacific coast of Mexico...
By Pamela Maldonado
1/25/2012
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Value Vino:
How does a college English instructor get to be a respected wine authority and purveyor? The same way you get to Carnegie Hall: practice, practice, practice.
By Ron Bechtol
1/25/2012
Screens & Tech:
When it comes to cross-dressing and film, male characters color coordinating handbags and heels are typically played for laughs (Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, The Birdcage).
By Kiko Martínez
1/25/2012
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Screens & Tech:
With 9/11 brooding at the center of its emotionally manipulative core, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close displays about as much modesty regarding the 2001 tragedy as...
By Kiko Martínez
1/25/2012
Screens & Tech:
Talk?" Even in her wild agitation — barely able to force out words, writhing in her seat — Sabina Spielrein's puzzlement is clear. But that is exactly what her new physician...
By Lee Gardner
1/25/2012
El Cine:
The beauty: She has no formal training, but from the very beginning of her acting career Jamye Cox came out swinging. Her first starring role — in Mark Cantu's short...
By Enrique Lopetegui
1/25/2012
Spuriosity:
The modern athlete is the physical artist who’s expected to produce a nightly masterpiece. His or her greatness hinges upon their ability to creatively navigate...
By Ryan Sachetta
1/25/2012
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Arts & Culture:
With its production of Ain't Misbehavin' — starring The Jeffersons' Sherman Hemsley — the Josephine is movin' on up… to the most expensive theater ticket in San Antonio...
By Thomas Jenkins
1/25/2012
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Arts & Culture:
The last thing we need in Texas is more Western kitsch, but Jeff Wheeler's show at Fl!ght Gallery proves it's still worth taking another look at our rural heritage. Wheeler is fascinated by...
By Scott Andrews
1/25/2012
Arts & Culture:
Jessica Halonen makes her debut at the David Shelton Gallery this month with Propagating Uncertainty, a meditation on the pharmaceutical industry's genetic manipulations of...
By Scott Andrews
1/25/2012
Flash Fiction:
Ahhhh, destitution, that sharp, tangy taste. But even those in need have the hubris of place (in this case a ZIP code). What I like most about this piece is the voice...
By Lyle Rosdahl
1/25/2012
ASK A MEXICAN:
Dear Mexican: It’s so sad to see your wimpy answers. Your replies scream self-hatred and self-shame for your raza. You’re pathetic! No plan or desire to fix Mexico’s problems. You’re a puto with...
By Gustavo Arellano
1/25/2012
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