AltWeeklies Wire
Boeing Gets Tax Break in San Antonio 787 Dreamliner Contractnew
Corporate welfare can feel like an abstraction, until it lands on top of you. Such has been the case of Boeing's decision to have six of the much ballyhooed 787 Dreamliners refurbished at Port San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Tony Cantú |
10-06-2011 |
Economy
Peddling Forerunners Already Prepared SA Streets for Two-wheelersnew
Last Sunday’s Síclovía, the mass ride that brought 15,000 people to bicycle, skateboard, and jog down a four-mile stretch of Broadway for four hours while autos were rerouted, was the first SA edition of the international ciclovía movement (Spanish for “bike path”), a fresh-air party celebrating fitness through human-powered transportation.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
10-06-2011 |
Recreation
Mary Poppins Delivers Banks Children from Snootery in Stylenew
I’m not so proud as to turn up my nose at the obvious wordplay: the touring production of Mary Poppins is, like its titular nanny, practically perfect.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
10-06-2011 |
Performance
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
Living in the Material World, Scorsese’s Tribute to George Harrisonnew
When you tick off George Harrison’s achievements, those successes seem impressive enough
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
Amateur Hournew
Under the “Basic Information” section of Johnny Luna’s Facebook page, I can only assume the San Antonio filmmaker is being facetious when he describes himself as a “comedian, locksmith, husband, father, musician, film maker [sic]” and then goes on to admit he “suck[s] at all of them.”
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
Laura Dern Finds Intermittent Serenity in Enlightenednew
Laura Dern joins the list of brilliant actresses (Edie Falco, Laura Linney, Toni Collette) who have made cable TV an exciting place to be.
San Antonio Current |
Sa Current News Team |
10-06-2011 |
TV
Critic’s Diss: Restlessnew
Morose loner (newcomer Henry Hopper, son of Dennis) who likes to attend funerals and converse with his imaginary WWII kamikaze pilot ghost friend, meets quirky, terminally ill girl (The Kids Are All Right’s Mia Wasikowska) in director Gus Van Sant’s latest, which is just as relentlessly whimsical and calculated as it sounds.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Strout |
10-06-2011 |
Reviews
