AltWeeklies Wire
Marvels Newest Superhero Movie Wins With Old-Fashioned Action and Heartnew
As much as Captain America: The First Avenger wants to look like old fashioned cinema, complete with a clean-cut, “aw shucks” hero going up against a dastardly villain, it eventually proves to be far from the traditional movies it emulates.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Chacho and Brance: The Como Sessionsnew
One of the artists chosen by the upcoming Troubadour, TX docu-reality series on the CW network.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Rodrigo y Gabriela: Live in Francenew
The Mexican guitar duo's third live album is raw energy at play.
San Antonio Current |
David H. Monnich |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Hyatt Protests Escalate in San Antonionew
When I first started here, it was better,” says Elvia Claudio, reflecting on her three years cleaning rooms at downtown’s stately Grand Hyatt hotel.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
07-28-2011 |
Business & Labor
Grieves: Together/Apartnew
Grieves will catch flack for sounding like emo-hip-hop duo Atmosphere.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Critic’s Pick: Crazy, Stupid, Lovenew
Forget marriage counseling. If you really want to know the status of your relationship, pay attention to what’s happening under the dinner table during a romantic evening out.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Amy Winehouse’s Death Should Take Us to Her Musicnew
“Reality is a crutch for people who can’t cope with drugs,” Lily Tomlin once said. Amy Winehouse couldn’t cope.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-27-2011 |
Music
Tags: Amy Winehouse
Mila and Justin go (Almost) Bare in a Movie That Does Toonew
fter three sequels, two green comic book heroes, and a whole bunch of penguins, Hollywood’s rounding out its summer releases with director Will Gluck’s romantic comedy Friends with Benefits.
San Antonio Current |
Emily Schiller |
07-27-2011 |
Reviews
Josie Faz, the First Lady of Chicano film [1948-2011]new
It’s never too late to recognize a pioneer.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-27-2011 |
Movies
The Apoca-Listnew
AKA The "We're Fucked" Index.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
07-27-2011 |
Commentary
Will Efforts to Revitalize San Antonio's Core Draw Locals Back?new
Justin Arecchi remembers brainstorming with local developers and pioneers like Hap Veltman and downtown jazz staple Jim Cullum for hours at a stretch at the long-since shuttered Kangaroo Court restaurant and bar along the River Walk.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
07-27-2011 |
Economy
Tags: san antonio riverwalk
Sepultura: Kairosnew
If you know of Sepultura, it's probably for their fast, angry, and decidedly political early-to-mid-'90s output.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
07-26-2011 |
Reviews
In pursuit of a ‘better’ city, less tangible values become paramountnew
Travel magazines thrive on tourist recommendations that puncture popular myths about seemingly familiar places. In San Antonio’s rapid transformation across a number of sectors, today’s mapmakers can be excused for mostly missing the boat.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
07-25-2011 |
Economy
Hyperbubble’s Silent, Invisible Movie Coming to a Radio Near Younew
Why be a slave on the road when you can be Hyperbubble instead?
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-23-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hyperbubble: Drastic Cinematicnew
Hyperbubble's fourth release is a creative U-turn from 2010's Candy Apple Daydreams.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews
