AltWeeklies Wire
The Two Lives of Lila Downsnew
Lila Downs is as American as apple pie and as Mexican as tequila, but her looks and sound have an undeniable agave aftertaste.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Semi-Cellaring Bordeauxnew
The big boys with super cellars and the bucks to fill them are likely to brag about their big Bordeaux, their Burgundies, and maybe even their Brunellos.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
03-09-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine
Husband of slain icon Selena tells of romance, sufferingnew
In one of the final chapters of his book To Selena, With Love (out March 6), Selena's widower Chris Perez mentions that Abraham Quintanilla, his former father-in-law, once called him "a cancer" in the family.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-09-2012 |
Nonfiction
SXSW Film Fest pulling in four proud San Antonio filmmakersnew
The road to the South by Southwest Film Festival stretched through San Antonio once again this year.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
From 'Papers Please' to Librotraficantenew
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Senate Bill 1070 into law, making it a crime for a non-citizen resident to be in Arizona without carrying required papers. It becomes known as the 'Papers Please' law.
San Antonio Current |
Compiled by Veronica Salinas |
03-09-2012 |
Immigration
Librotraficantes: Caravan to protest Arizona's dismantling of Mexican-American studiesnew
On Monday, March 12, the busses and cars of the Librotraficante Caravan will roll into San Antonio from Houston, making the first stop on their road trip.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-09-2012 |
Education
Wim Wenders shows but doesn't tell in 'Pina'new
Director Wim Wenders was not at all interested in dance before a girlfriend dragged him to see Cafe Müller and Le Sacre du Printemps by German avant-garde choreographer Pina Bausch.
San Antonio Current |
Pamela Zoslov |
03-08-2012 |
Reviews
Luminaria's fifth brings ghetto-blasted animal cries, light sculpture, and poetrynew
Who would have thought a contemporary art festival could bring in the crowds?
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-08-2012 |
Art
Tags: luminaria, light sculpture
Infusion 101: Strawberry Basil Vodka and Mojitonew
Though most bars keep their recipes secret, bartender Stephany Gordon shared this infusion with us, and a drink you can make from it.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
03-08-2012 |
Food+Drink
Why civil and political engagement in Iran should trump war rhetoric and sanctionsnew
When Alice went down the rabbit hole in Lewis Carroll's novel, Alice and Wonderland, she experienced all kinds of unpleasant surprises.
San Antonio Current |
Ian Harris |
03-08-2012 |
International
Chilis, Sweet Corn, and Bacon at the Bottom of the Bottlenew
What bartenders are doing in their booze labs these days hearkens back to the classy-cocktails heyday when egg whites went into some zoot-suiter's Ramos Gin Fizz, as well as the wild innovation that made prison wine possible.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
03-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Big Spill: The people's answer to SXSWnew
Backbeat's publisher Angel Castorena is no stranger to mammoth multi-day fests. Last April, he closed Local Music Week with a three-day festival featuring 45 bands.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-07-2012 |
Concerts
Tags: Best Coast, SXSW 2012
San Antonio Scientology spat may rope Cruise's best mannew
Last week saw a flurry of legal wrangling in the Church of Scientology lawsuit against a former leading member here earlier this year.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
03-07-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Scientology, sex trafficking
'Star Wars: The Old Republic' deliversnew
When it comes to Star Wars, a massively-multiplayer-online world not unlike World of Warcraft seems like a no-brainer.
San Antonio Current |
Grayson Hamilton |
03-05-2012 |
Video Games
'Can't Beat Love' bullying video contest gives students a voicenew
Flmmaker Emileigh Potter remembers the pain she felt when she was bullied by classmates in elementary.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-04-2012 |
Culture
Tags: The Youngs, Bullying
