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Group Collaboration Leans on Symbolism, Gesture in Message of Isolationnew
It’s eight o’clock at night at the Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start, and the cast of “Stranger” is in dress rehearsal.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-17-2011 |
Theater
Local Artists Create Unique, Perfect Presentsnew
Think there's nothing cool being made in San Antonio? Think again. We scoured the city (and even the internet) and found stacks of quirky items by local artists we'd be thrilled to unwrap. Consider this your cheat sheet.
San Antonio Current |
Bryan Rindfuss |
11-17-2011 |
Shopping
Some Soul-saving Markets to Explore this Gift-giving Seasonnew
Trying to find the perfect gift for that special someone, but none of the free-trade-zone-inspired piles of plastic doing the trick for you?
San Antonio Current |
Collette Orquiz |
11-17-2011 |
Shopping
Rory Block: The Headlinernew
"In 1964 I first heard Robert Johnson," Rory Block told the Current. "I was 14 in 1964, and I immediately felt that he was the greatest blues genius I had ever heard."
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Only Solid Fact About Robert Johnson is his Music — Everything Else is up for Grabsnew
Robert Johnson might the be the most effective musician in history. He died at 27 and only had 29 known recordings (16 of them produced in San Antonio); his music wasn’t widely played during his lifetime, and few facts are known about his life.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Rich DelGrosso/Jonn Del Toro Richardson: The Opening Actnew
Houston musicians Rich DelGrosso (mandolin, pictured at left) and John Del Toro Richardson (guitar) teamed up on the recent Time Slips On By, a collaboration of original Delta blues songs, and they bring the product of their partnership to San Antonio this weekend.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Martha Marcy May Marlene is Escapism at its Most Unnervingnew
Check your pulse if you don’t feel a chill winding between your vertebra during a scene in Martha Marcy May Marlene where Academy Award-nominated actor John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), playing cult leader Patrick, serenades a commune of vulnerable lost souls with “Marcy’s Song,” by the late folk musician Jackson C. Frank.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
11-17-2011 |
Reviews
Elizabeth Olsen Breaks Out in Emotionally Disturbing Martha Marcy May Marlenenew
Traveling across the U.S. to promote her new film Martha Marcy May Marlene with first-time feature filmmaker Sean Durkin, actress Elizabeth Olsen said she was always shocked when moviegoers decide to share their personal experiences with her about cults.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Horrible and the Miserablenew
More than a decade after the disappointing Wild Man Blues, American Masters gives Woody Allen the documentary he deserves.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
11-17-2011 |
TV
Sizing up the 20th Century with the Cross-dressing Head of the FBInew
It's no secret these days that J. Edgar Hoover was a real bastard. But back in the day he was a paragon of American idealism and fortitude.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
11-17-2011 |
Reviews
The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito)new
"At age 50," wrote George Orwell, "every man has the face he deserves." But what if a man — or woman — of any age is forced to undergo plastic surgery?
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
11-17-2011 |
Reviews
Les Garrigues: French Underdog Comes of Agenew
The universe in a grain of sand? I’ll let philosophers of a William Blake bent wrestle with that one. But the world of wine in a single bottle? Why not?
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
11-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Spinning Inside the South Town Tavernnew
“I think this is the last Tejano bar,” said Antonio Alvarez, a South Town Tavern regular. “I come here every Friday after work.”
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Anne Salinas |
11-17-2011 |
Recreation
R.E.M.: Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbagenew
I'll never forgive Michael Stipe for once saying that the Beatles sounded like "elevator music" to his ears. What I will forgive him for is continuing R.E.M. even after drummer Bill Berry left in 1997.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-16-2011 |
Reviews
Let The Pumpkins Feed You Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinnernew
Winter squash — along with turkey, eggnog, and perhaps your crazy aunt Bertha — has a place at most holiday tables.
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
11-16-2011 |
Food+Drink
