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Rory Block: The Headlinernew
"In 1964 I first heard Robert Johnson," Rory Block told the Current. "I was 14 in 1964, and I immediately felt that he was the greatest blues genius I had ever heard."
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Only Solid Fact About Robert Johnson is his Music — Everything Else is up for Grabsnew
Robert Johnson might the be the most effective musician in history. He died at 27 and only had 29 known recordings (16 of them produced in San Antonio); his music wasn’t widely played during his lifetime, and few facts are known about his life.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Robert Johnson
Rich DelGrosso/Jonn Del Toro Richardson: The Opening Actnew
Houston musicians Rich DelGrosso (mandolin, pictured at left) and John Del Toro Richardson (guitar) teamed up on the recent Time Slips On By, a collaboration of original Delta blues songs, and they bring the product of their partnership to San Antonio this weekend.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
R.E.M.: Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbagenew
I'll never forgive Michael Stipe for once saying that the Beatles sounded like "elevator music" to his ears. What I will forgive him for is continuing R.E.M. even after drummer Bill Berry left in 1997.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-16-2011 |
Reviews
Florence + The Machine: Ceremonialsnew
With her stunning 2009 debut, Lungs, Florence Welch proved she had the pipes, the songs, and enough musicians around her to give you explosions and silences.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
U2: Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edition)new
Achtung Baby, described by Bono as "the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree," was U2's first great reinvention, and their message to the '90s: "We're not going anywhere."
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
The Gospel According to Kirk Franklinnew
I know, I know. The Christian music scene has made great advancements in the area of production, the religious albums sound great and now go toe-to-toe with the seculars, and blah blah blah.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
George Romero Meets National Geographic in The Deadnew
The Dead, which opened October 28 at the Bijou and Santikos Mayan 14, is a unique film in many respects. For starters, it is set in Burkina Faso and Ghana, instead of the usual L.A., New York, or London.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-03-2011 |
Movies
Public Enemy’s Chuck D — Still Angry After 24 Yearsnew
Anytime I receive a second-rate demo by a third-rate rapper, my first reaction is to grab him by the throat and ask, “Have you heard about Mandela? Have you read Malcolm X? Have you ever listened to Public Enemy?”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Public Enemy, Chuck D
Iconic Girl in a Coma Exorcises Their Demons to Deliver Their Best Album Yetnew
Girl in a Coma broke my heart. Jenn Alva (bass) and Phanie Díaz (drums) are eating meat again. “Oh, c’mon…” says Phanie. “It’s hard when you’re on the road.” Jenn tries to make me feel better: “We’re still not eating beef… We’re not there yet.”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-27-2011 |
Music
Pa Negre (Black Bread)new
This is the movie that nearly swept the Goya Awards (Spain’s Oscar), and the first film to represent Spain in the race for Best Foreign Film Oscar in 2012 that is not spoken in Spanish (the original is in Catalan, but San Antonians will see a version dubbed into Spanish with English subtitles).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-27-2011 |
Reviews
The Exorcist Novel Turns 40new
Perhaps the reason The Exorcist is such a terrifying experience is because author William Peter Blatty wasn’t even trying to be scary.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-26-2011 |
Fiction
Tags: The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty
Sting: 25 Yearsnew
Even if Sting never went solo, his place in the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame was secure thanks to the glorious way he mixed punk, reggae, and pop with the Police.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-26-2011 |
Reviews
Coldplay: Mylo Xylotonew
Breaking news: Coldplay can rock!
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-26-2011 |
Reviews
KRTU celebrates its first decade with a whole ‘Year of Jazz’new
Aaron Prado was there nine years ago on the day KRTU 91.7 FM decided to go jazz. “We had no idea if it would be a flash in the pan or take off,” Prado told the Current. “Would [listeners and jazz fans] support it? Was San Antonio ready for a jazz station?”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-20-2011 |
Media
