AltWeeklies Wire
Chris Isaak: Beyond the Sunnew
Like a dog with a rubber chew toy he won't surrender, you have to admire Chris Isaak's tenacity.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
Pink Floyd: The Final Cutnew
You may have read music/screens editor Enrique Lopetegui's eloquent gushing on the veritably lyric-less, meandering interlude that is The Dark Side of the Moon.
San Antonio Current |
Steven Gilmore |
10-14-2011 |
Reviews
Songstress Choffel Heading Eastnew
The national promise. It’s something entertainment journalists with local/regional beats get caught up in sometimes, wanting to see a deserving local act take off, making a name for themselves and their community.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-14-2011 |
Music
Sonic Youth: Hits are for Squaresnew
Not everyone has the benefit of a cool older brother/sister to introduce them to influential, innovative bands like Sonic Youth.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
10-12-2011 |
Reviews
Misfits: The Devil's Rainnew
It has been nearly a decade since the Misfits released a full-length anything, and decades still since legions of fiends declared they were "Teenagers From Mars and we don't care."
San Antonio Current |
Sonya Harvey |
10-12-2011 |
Reviews
Lydia: Paint it Goldennew
Lydia's candid melodies paint a glittering picture of a dream-like sequence often seen in films.
San Antonio Current |
Collette Orquiz |
10-12-2011 |
Reviews
The International Accordion Festival’s Battles Economic, Legal Issuesnew
The financial crisis affects everyone, but non-profits are particularly susceptible — especially arts non-profits.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-06-2011 |
Music
Tags: La Santa Cecilia
Two Must Sees at the 2011 IAFnew
If you missed La Santa’s two amazing shows at The Mix and Boneshakers earlier this year, make sure you catch them now.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-06-2011 |
Music
Portugal. The Man Tumble in the Texas Roughnew
Back in 2010, Portugal. The Man (intentionally punctuated) got roughed up by Texas and were better for the wear. Sort of.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sexto’s sendoff?new
It hurts when a great band plays past their expiration date. It’s worse when a key figure leaves and the band never regains its lost artistic spark.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
Das Racist: Relaxnew
What now? That's a question that may have haunted Das Racist while recording Relax, their first full-length and third release in two years.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
Feist: Metalsnew
Let's get this out of the way first: there is no "1,2,3,4" on Feist's new record.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Deluxe Experience version/remastered)new
Current photographer Steven Gilmore is out of his mind — he thinks 1983's The Final Cut is Floyd's best album (that's what years of pure, unadulterated socialism does to your ears).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
Thenewno2: EP002new
This four-track EP from Dhani Harrison’s band is an English mélange of folk, electronica, hip-hop, and indie rock.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
DJ Shadow: The Less You Know, the Betternew
DJ Shadow's last outing, 2006's The Outsider, was a schizophrenic mixtape split between Bay Area crunk and laborious retreads.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
09-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: DJ Shadow
