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Jimi Hendrix: Hendrix in the Westnew
The fourth wave of remixed Hendrix releases continues with this album of 1969-1970 live performances first released posthumously in 1972.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-21-2011 |
Reviews
Drink for Rain, Drink for Fallnew
Beer isn’t just for fancy food pairings, but also for special occasions. Thankfully the season offers special occasions galore.
San Antonio Current |
Travis E. Poling |
09-21-2011 |
Food+Drink
South Africa, Chile Deliver More Southern Sweetheart Winesnew
As was predicted — or perhaps threatened — the south is rising again. In the case of wine, it’s both again and for the first time.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
09-21-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Chilean Wine, South African Wine
Desperate Measures: Review of Lilianew
I don’t necessarily believe San Antonio filmmaker Sam Lerma when he tells me he might’ve been impulsive enough to rob a bank back when he was living paycheck to paycheck as a photo journalist for a local TV station.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-21-2011 |
Reviews
Film Review: Straw Dogsnew
Times have changed since the release of Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs in 1971.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
09-21-2011 |
Reviews
No Man's Landnew
In Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, there is an average of eight drug-related murders every day.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-21-2011 |
Reviews
The Apoca-Listnew
AKA The "We're Fucked" Index.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-21-2011 |
Commentary
Life, Above Allnew
A powerful performance by a teen actress lifts this morality tale above its station.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Strout |
09-16-2011 |
Reviews
Austin’s Other Music Fest Celebrates its 10th Anniversarynew
After 10 years of Austin City Limits, you should know this by now: Get your tickets early. At press time, there are still a few individual tickets for Sunday, and if you look at the lineup (see ticket info box), you’ll realize the $90 tag is actually a bargain. Too late? Too bad.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas, Ashley Feinberg, Chuck Kerr and and Enrique Lopetegui |
09-15-2011 |
Concerts
Never Mind the Hype: Attack the Block Doesn’t Delivernew
Written and directed by Joe Cornish, who co-created the weirdo British sketch comedy series The Adam and Joe Show in the ’90s, Attack the Block desperately wants to be for sci-fi thrillers what the hilarious 2004 satire Shaun of the Dead was for zombie horror movies.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-15-2011 |
Reviews
McPhee Exposes Nature’s Human Interfacenew
Of the many photography shows in Fotoseptiembre this year, one of the most compelling is Laura McPhee’s “River of No Return” on view at Southwest School of Art.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-15-2011 |
Art
Dream Theater: A Dramatic Turn of Eventsnew
After the much-publicized exit of drummer and bandleader Mike Portnoy last year, progressive metal giants Dream Theater hit back hard with their 11th effort.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
09-15-2011 |
Reviews
Low-Budget Bellflower is an Instant Indie Classic That’ll Set You on Firenew
“I'd seen movies about breakups, but I'd never seen anyone try to make a movie about what it's really like to have your heart broken,” first-time director Evan Glodell told The Village Voice.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-15-2011 |
Reviews
Con Safo Artists Bring El Movimiento to Canvasnew
You may have seen this emblem marked in the corner of a mural or on street art: C/S.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-14-2011 |
Art
St. Vincent: Strange Mercynew
While it may technically have nothing to do with St. Vincent's (aka Annie Clark) latest release, it really is impossible to put Strange Mercy into context without mentioning her one-off performance this past May.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
09-14-2011 |
Reviews
