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Indie-Rock Group Takes Arts Advocacy on Tournew

Let’s play which one of these ones isn’t like the other ones.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
08-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Remembering ‘El Parche’ a Year After His Deathnew

August 13 will mark the first anniversary of the death of accordion legend Esteban “Steve” Jordan.
San Antonio Current |
Pedro Villarreal |
08-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mega Man Celebrate 8-Bit While Calling it Quitsnew

Here’s something you may not expect from the members of synth-rock video-game cover outfit Mega Man.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chacho and Brance: The Como Sessionsnew

One of the artists chosen by the upcoming Troubadour, TX docu-reality series on the CW network.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Rodrigo y Gabriela: Live in Francenew

The Mexican guitar duo's third live album is raw energy at play.
San Antonio Current |
David H. Monnich |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Grieves: Together/Apartnew

Grieves will catch flack for sounding like emo-hip-hop duo Atmosphere.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Amy Winehouse’s Death Should Take Us to Her Musicnew

“Reality is a crutch for people who can’t cope with drugs,” Lily Tomlin once said. Amy Winehouse couldn’t cope.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-27-2011 |
Music
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Sepultura: Kairosnew

If you know of Sepultura, it's probably for their fast, angry, and decidedly political early-to-mid-'90s output.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
07-26-2011 |
Reviews
Hyperbubble’s Silent, Invisible Movie Coming to a Radio Near Younew

Why be a slave on the road when you can be Hyperbubble instead?
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-23-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hyperbubble: Drastic Cinematicnew

Hyperbubble's fourth release is a creative U-turn from 2010's Candy Apple Daydreams.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews
Sublime with Rome: Yours Trulynew

It's hard to fairly judge Sublime's first album in 15 years.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews
Taking Back Sundaynew

Guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper have rejoined the band (they quit in 2003 to form indie rock outfit Straylight Run), marking a return to the original lineup that made Taking Back Sunday the poster boys of post-hardcore in 2002.
San Antonio Current |
Collette Orquiz |
07-15-2011 |
Reviews
Blow Your Head Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahtonnew

For those that don't know, the bouncy, EDM sub-genre known as "moombahton".
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
Pistolera: El Desierto y La Cuidadnew

Since 2005, Brooklyn-based bilingual band Pistolera (Spanish for "female gunslinger") has been all about great intentions.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
The Great '85: Believe Itnew

Post-punk duo the Great '85's debut album.
San Antonio Current |
Kimberly Johnson |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews