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House of Low Culture: Poisoned Soilnew
The latest release from former ISIS member Aaron Turner's new project begins with a piercing drone that segues into gorgeous analog synth and chant-like vocals before moving into Spaghetti Western guitar territory that is destroyed by a smattering of static and distorted vocals.
San Antonio Current |
Marcus Rubio |
01-11-2012 |
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Steven R. Smith: Old Sketenew
Multi-instrumentalist, musician, and printmaker Steven R. Smith's fifteenth solo album (from a staggeringly extensive discography of almost 40 releases) presents the artist at his most raw and vital
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
01-11-2012 |
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Earth isn't always what we try to make of itnew
Land is not necessarily rural, and despite urbanist claims, place need not be a built environment or opportunity for development. "Land Portrait," curated by Brian R. Jobe, brings works by 11 artists of the Culture Laboratory Collective to UTSA Satellite Space that consider land as something much more familiar: known through collective memory or daily habit, but often strangely other.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-11-2012 |
Art
'The Finder' delivers hero juicenew
The Finder (7pm Thursday, Fox)
If I had a dime for every pilot that failed at being simultaneously exciting, funny, sexy, and poignant, I’d be able to finance my own series.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
01-11-2012 |
TV
Stubborn, Wide-Spread HIV in San Antonionew
When the Texas Department of State Health Services released updates to their 2010 study on HIV/AIDS just before Christmas last year, something seemed amiss.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-11-2012 |
Health
Smart Wines from 2011 ... for 2012new
Although it has always seemed a little like cheating, recapping an entire year is useful for critics feeling the end-of-year time crunch.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
01-11-2012 |
Food+Drink
Critic's Diss: 'The Iron Lady'new
Call it Oscar grubbing if you want, but it's not Meryl Streep's fault that she's so damn talented. Well, technically, it kind of is.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-11-2012 |
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Spurs Still Searching for a Working Road-Trip Recipenew
The San Antonio Spurs began the new year on the hardwood feeling Minnesota. Along the way to suffering a 96-106 defeat at the hands of Ricky Rubio and the Timberwolves, the Spurs lost starting shooting guard Manu Ginobili for six weeks to a fractured fifth metacarpal in his left hand.
San Antonio Current |
Manuel Solis |
01-11-2012 |
Sports
Granddaddy Beethoven Getting Comprehensive Treatmentnew
Why Beethoven? Jack Fishman, president and CEO of the San Antonio Symphony, tells it like this: "I've often heard that the periods of music are: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Beethoven, Romantic, and Contemporary.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-05-2012 |
Music
Los Tigres del Norte: Tr3s Presents MTV Unpluggednew
"We're more American than all the gringos," sing Jorge Hernández and guest Zach de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine) in the first MTV unplugged album by the most socially conscious norteña band ever.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-05-2012 |
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Elvis Presley: Elvis Countrynew
In 1971, Elvis was suddenly hot again. His triumphant 1968 comeback, Las Vegas success, and return to touring had set the stage for Elvis Country, the rare case of an Elvis "concept" album.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-04-2012 |
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Nutmeggy Parsnips Provide Long-Term Benefitsnew
Parsnips are hardly a secret. Unlike celeriac or rutabaga, most have at least heard of parsnip, even if they can't remember what it looks like. The fragrant taproot that resembles an ivory-white carrot was once a big deal in the old country.
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
01-04-2012 |
Food+Drink
Weaving African-American DNA into Confederate 'Black Hair Flag'new
There is nothing more common than a haircut. Curly, straight, or woven in braids, the way we wear the fibers that sprout from our heads tells the world who we are; more than social signifier, it's sculptural material, too.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-04-2012 |
Art
New adaptation of John le Carré espionage novel captivates as it confusesnew
Say the words "British spy" and most moviegoers would probably picture any one of the James Bond incarnations over the last 50 years performing death-defying stunts far above the ground.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-04-2012 |
Reviews
Radiohead: The Daily Mail/Staircasenew
Whether or not you were on board with The King of Limbs' obtuse, electro-organic sound, there's one thing pretty much any Radiohead fan can agree on: At just eight tracks that clock in under 38 minutes, it's too damn short.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
01-04-2012 |
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