AltWeeklies Wire
Notes from San Antonio's Underground Economynew
San Antonio is engaged in a vast and diverse "shadow economy," a bajillion financial transactions by countless folks whose necessities are paid for through means not accounted for by the GNP, not measured in the Dow Jones, and usually not registered with the IRS.
San Antonio Current |
Sarah Fisch |
05-20-2009 |
Economy
The Puzzling Dilemma of an Artist Who Rejects the Imperative of the Contemporarynew
Danville Chadbourne doesn't want to be a contemporary artist, but he has no choice if he wants to be an artist who continues to matter.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
05-20-2009 |
Art
Tags: Danville Chadbourne, visual art
Apple Miner Colony Is Out to Make 'Awesome Shit' Happennew
While Polyphonic Spree's robed chanting kicks into Valium overdose mode sometime during mic check, 23-member Apple Miner Colony's songs proceed like an orgy you have to sit through an awkward blind date to be invited to, and the emotional payoff is greater because of it.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
05-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indie rock, Apple Miner Colony
Crime Scene Cleanup: Evidence of Toxic Chemical Leak Disappearsnew
As evidence in San Antonio's Toxic Triangle whodunit disappears, so does the possibility of justice for its victims.
San Antonio Current |
Greg M. Schwartz |
05-05-2009 |
Environment
'The Soloist' Is As Much About the Power of Music to Transform As It Is About Friendshipnew
You can learn more about the story of mentally ill musical prodigy Nathaniel Ayers in a 12-minute segment of a March 60 Minutes broadcast than in the 109 minutes of The Soloist. But what a wonderful 109 minutes they are.
San Antonio Current |
John Thomason |
04-22-2009 |
Reviews
The Circle Of Inconvenient Half-Truthsnew
Disney's Earth is a stunning spectacle of nature's richness, packaged and delivered without the faintest whiff of corporate deception. But don't worry, it's in there.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
04-22-2009 |
Reviews
Detroit Rap's Fastest-Rising Star Creates Her Sonic Calling Card from Activism and Dissentnew
Invincible is one of the best emcees in the country, as many will tell you, gender notwithstanding, though the odds are stacked against her. Politicking in a pop world often spells fiscal failure.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Smith |
04-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pablo Veliz and Manuel Garcia on Their Locally Shot 'Ghost Town'new
Why film in San Antonio when your gangster picture is set in Houston? It's cheaper, and Veliz, who's shot four other films here, none of which is set in San Antonio, has a reputation with the film commission.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
04-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Argentina's Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Release Their First Studio Album in 10 Yearsnew
In the modern history of Latin alternative music, no other band has been more successful and influential in mixing different rock streams with Afro-indigenous rhythms than the Argentine now-six-piece combo.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
San Antonio's Own Buffalo Exchangenew
It's not often that when you leave a stable 9-to-5 to open your dream business, you hit the zeitgeist of the times so cleanly. Luckily, this is exactly what happened to Crystal Palmer and Sandra Huizar when they opened Stitch to Wear, a "recycled fashion" boutique in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Leigh Baldwin |
04-01-2009 |
Fashion
'MAD' Men: 'The Wolverton Bible' and 'Humbug'new
Two new books published by Fantagraphics capture sides of artists that went unexposed under the auspices of Alfred E. Neuman, which makes them all the more appealing.
San Antonio Current |
John Defore |
03-18-2009 |
Nonfiction
S.A. X SXSWnew
Thirteen Alamo City acts are featured at Austin's biggest fest this year.
San Antonio Current |
San Antonio Current |
03-11-2009 |
Music
El Moz: The Mexican Morrisseynew
Thanks to his ability to soothe an immigrant’s heart without even trying, in the world of rock no one is more Mexican than Morrissey.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Exhaustive Book Tells Us How a Group of TV Innovators Got to 'Sesame Street'new
Michael Davis' Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street is broad in scope yet exercises a meticulous attention to detail. This meticulousness turns out to be essential because of the number of story threads that are un-teased to paint Davis’ picture.
San Antonio Current |
Molly O'Donnell |
03-04-2009 |
Nonfiction
Cygnet Lake: Dancing with Young Starsnew
Dear young dancers of the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas:
Hello, girls! Thank you for inviting us, the audience at your performance Poetry in Motion, to glimpse your development as dancers and artists.
San Antonio Current |
Courtenay Martin |
03-04-2009 |
Performance
