AltWeeklies Wire
Trippin’ Out in TXnew
A journey through Texas' psychedelic music scene.
San Antonio Current |
Matt Stieb |
04-30-2014 |
Music
Tags: psychedelic music, texas music
The Liberation of CSSnew
When CSS (“Cansei de Ser Sexy,” Portuguese for “tired of being sexy,” supposedly something Beyoncé once told the press) set out to record Planta, their fourth album, the electro-pop band was at a crossroads.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-18-2013 |
Music
Tags: CSS
Repent Now: Christian Metalheads Take Over San Antonionew
As part of the mostly Christian Screaming the Prayer heavy metal tour, Dallas’ Fit for a King comes to S.A. as proof that, at the very least, praying doesn’t hurt: the band’s initial output, Creation/Destruction, holds the record for most debut album first-week copies sold in their label’s, Solid State Records, history.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-14-2013 |
Music
The SXSW spillovers have begunnew
The flood of day parties, showcases, and other artist appearances have begun pouring in for this year's South by Southwest, and so, naturally, has news of which of those artists will trickle down to SA.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
03-06-2013 |
Music
Cheapskate's Guide to SXSWnew
It's SXSW's worst kept secret: you don't need those pesky wristbands, badges, or money in your pocket to get in on the action.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
03-06-2013 |
Music
Tags: Tegan and Sara
Breaking Bad's Steven Michael Quezada to host Mariachi Vargas Extravaganzanew
It might not be evident from his role as laid-back DEA agent Steven Gómez on the hit AMC drama Breaking Bad, but actor Steven Michael Quezada is a funny guy.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
11-28-2012 |
Music
Riff House celebrates three years of intimate concertsnew
f you've never been to the Riff House Concerts, this is a great time to discover it: Little Brave (Stephanie Macías, guitar, vocals, and keyboards, my favorite regional artist of 2011) will perform with Daniel McKenna (bass) and Chris Trafton (drums).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-26-2012 |
Music
A 'bigger-than-ever' Melody Fest comes to AT&T Centernew
It doesn't get any harder than this, unless The Panic Division turns it up to 11. But they don't need to: Colton Holliday's band has enough to go toe-to-toe with hard-rockers The Heroine, Memory of a Melody, and Cult to Follow (iTunes has CTF's single "Leave it all Behind," from their upcoming 2013 album).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-20-2012 |
Music
Tags: Memory of a Melody
Nicolette Good's 'Monarch' kills Americana deadnew
At this point in her career, to say Nicolette Good is an "Americana" artist is not only inaccurate, but insulting. She uses Americana as a starting point, but not necessarily a destination. With the stunning Monarch, her full-length debut, she breaks all genre limitations for good.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-13-2012 |
Music
Key Albums of the Summernew
Hacienda's third album came out June 19 and it's "a perfect lead-off for summer driving in the city.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-21-2012 |
Music
Imagine 'Oceania'new
Oceania, the seventh studio album by the Smashing Pumpkins, will be out June 19, and the band wants you to come up with images for each one of the 13 songs, based only on the song's title.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-08-2012 |
Music
Record Store Day is around the corner. What are you getting?new
Saturday, April 21 marks the 5th annual Record Store Day, that special time of year for vinyl-nuts and casual collectors, scalpers, and super-fans alike to come together and salute both the independent record store and the glory of the physical format release.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Two new releases keep Janis Joplin's legacy alivenew
Port Arthur singer Janis Joplin, who would've been 69 this year, is back in the record business with two "new" releases.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-02-2012 |
Music
2012 Most Underrated Band: The Rich Handsnew
For a bunch of young bucks, the Rich Hands are a surprisingly mature, unified band that crank out absolutely infectious and tight rock 'n' roll jams that are over so quick that you're not ready to let go of them.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
03-30-2012 |
Music
2012 Most Overrated Artist: Merykidnew
Nick Mery, "Merykid," "the one guy from the Great '85," whatever name you know him by, has been voted the most overrated musician in San Antonio. Laugh all you want, but this is exactly what Mery wanted. And the joke is, apparently, on us.
San Antonio Current |
Kelsey Valadez |
03-30-2012 |
Music
