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Critic’s Diss: Zookeepernew
Deep inside the ferocious land of Hollywood, gazing around the talent pool like a fat warthog at a watering hole, a stumpy beast hunkers down waiting for a screenplay too weak to defend itself.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews
Sublime with Rome: Yours Trulynew
It's hard to fairly judge Sublime's first album in 15 years.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews
Goony, Giddy, and Insecure: a Masterful Christopher Plummer Comes Outnew
Christopher Plummer is glorious.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
07-15-2011 |
Reviews
Taking Back Sundaynew
Guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper have rejoined the band (they quit in 2003 to form indie rock outfit Straylight Run), marking a return to the original lineup that made Taking Back Sunday the poster boys of post-hardcore in 2002.
San Antonio Current |
Collette Orquiz |
07-15-2011 |
Reviews
Why the Work of Efraín Gutiérrez Will Never Disappearnew
It’s easy to dismiss the films of Efraín Gutiérrez. His movies are rough, unpolished, and lacking those things cinema experts consider, well, good. If Ed Wood was “the worst director of all time,” you can almost say Gutiérrez is a Chicano Ed Wood with a political conscience — bad acting, weak writing, and lousy camera work. Gutiérrez knows it, but he smiles and takes no offense.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blow Your Head Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahtonnew
For those that don't know, the bouncy, EDM sub-genre known as "moombahton".
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
Pistolera: El Desierto y La Cuidadnew
Since 2005, Brooklyn-based bilingual band Pistolera (Spanish for "female gunslinger") has been all about great intentions.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
Good Cops, Badder Copsnew
This week we profile two forgotten films that both depict corruption within American law enforcement.
San Antonio Current |
Mark Jones |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Border Cop, Christopher Leitch
The Great '85: Believe Itnew
Post-punk duo the Great '85's debut album.
San Antonio Current |
Kimberly Johnson |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
Germany's Kings of "Country-Trash-Punk Rock" Invade Texasnew
Germans and country rock? Not the most typical combination, but it seems to work well for the Berlin-based band the BossHoss.
San Antonio Current |
David H. Monnich |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
To All the Songs I’ve Screwed Up Beforenew
When Julio Iglesias’ PR people told me he would only answer questions in writing due to the fact that “he’s traveling in different time zones,” I was disappointed.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Intentionally or Not, Political Art Month Breeds Rabbits and Maizenew
It’s been two years since Contemporary Art Month decamped from its traditional summer home for the tourist-friendly month of March, but Gene Elder claims he doesn’t give a damn.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
07-14-2011 |
Art
Critick’s Pick: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2new
Whether Harry Potter’s increased maturity over the last decade is most evident in the fearlessness he summons within himself in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-14-2011 |
Reviews
Artifacts: Deborah Kuetzpalin Vasqueznew
One of the artists in the NALC show at R Gallery is Deborah Kuetzpalin Vasquez, whose paintings and drawings deal with themes of feminine empowerment from an Out Queer Latina and Indigenous viewpoint.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
07-14-2011 |
Art
Business Owners Reflect on the Difficulty of Operating in the Shadow of King Williamnew
Agosto Cuellar, owner of Jive Refried Vintage, hung up his antique phone, a replica of a ’70s Budweiser can. Calls were pouring in while Cuellar prepared for his last First Friday in the Southtown space he’s called home since 1999.
San Antonio Current |
Natalia Ciolko |
07-14-2011 |
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