AltWeeklies Wire
TV on the Radio Want to Sex You Upnew
If Death Cab For Cutie wants to possess your heart, then TV On The Radio wants to possess your phone number.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
10-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: TV on the Radio, Dear Science
James McMurtry Taps into a Collective Angernew
Singer/songwriter McMurtry had toiled for 15 years, releasing bluesy country-rock albums and playing shows, and was getting discouraged. In advance of the 2004 election, he released the powerful, "We Can't Make It Here Anymore," as a free download on his site, and it launched him into greater prominence.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
10-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Art and Propaganda of World War Inew
Together with Frank Faulkner, Allison Hays Lane has been assembling The Winds and Words of War for more than two years. The exhibition travels on to Chicago at the end of October, and will be memorialized in a book from Seattle's Marquand Press.
San Antonio Current |
Sarah Fisch |
10-01-2008 |
Art
Wines of the Southern Cotes du Rhonenew
Red wines of the Cotes du Rhone, especially those from the southern end of the valley, have long been personal favorites, but I didn't know why until I read the following recently: Wines of the Rhone "offer an animalistic sort of pleasure" and "put us in touch with our primitive selves."
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
09-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Sons of Anarchy' is Not the New 'Sopranos'new
Sons of Anarchy is the antithesis of The Sopranos. Well, no. The antithesis of The Sopranos is something like The 700 Club. As far as crime family dramas go, though, these two are fire and ice. Sopranos was good. This is not.
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
09-24-2008 |
TV
Tags: FX, Sons of Anarchy
Is Anyone (Besides Will Smith) Prepared to Wear the Title of Box Office King?new
The status of Hollywood's leading men is somewhat dire. That is, of course, unless studio-made stars like funnyman (if you can call him that) Dane Cook are the solution.
San Antonio Current |
Clint Hale |
09-24-2008 |
Movies
Spittin' Game: Too Human and Rock Band 2new
Too Human is friendly to role-playing newbies while Rock Band 2 adds a few tracks for everyone.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-24-2008 |
Video Games
For Jenny Lewis, It's All About the Castingnew
When the former child star plays Lucinda Williams, Blue period Joni Mitchell, or even Stevie Nicks-led Fleetwood Mac, she nails the role, but when she's cast against type, the results aren't so hot.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue
Kings of Leon Find Inspiration in Americananew
With songs conjuring trips along dusty back roads or, at the very least, a night chalking up pool cues, Only by the Night doesn’t veer far from the southern-fried rock Kings listeners have come to expect.
San Antonio Current |
Cynthia Hawkins |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kings of Leon, Only by the Night
Clothes-minded: Ryann Wayke Denimnew
The return of fall is the return of denim.
San Antonio Current |
Leigh Baldwin |
09-24-2008 |
Fashion
Texas Congressional Race Features Two Self-Styled Post-Partisan Problem Solversnew
In challenging Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Lyle Larson does face several obstacles. Larson's greatest strength, however, is his obvious distaste for the corrupting influence of politics.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
09-24-2008 |
Politics
San Antonio's Best-loved Burgersnew
Soldiering through the city to profile 25 burgers.
San Antonio Current |
Staff |
09-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
'August Evening': Apolitical Immigration Argumentnew
Alamo City is no land of golden opportunity, offering only dog tracks, layoffs, and day-labor lines to Spanish speakers with limited educations and no paperwork.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: August Evening, Chris Eska
The Science and Force of Ass-kickingnew
A title like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed treats power like the gaming equivalent of $57 million in pure Palin Alaskan pork barrel--an unexpectedly generous switch for a developer like LucasArts.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron R. Conklin |
09-17-2008 |
Video Games
A-list Indie Tours are Once Again Dissing San Antonionew
For a brief shining moment, San Antonio was the hotspot for indie music in Texas. It was a glorious time, when local alt-rock fans didn't have to drive at least an hour to see their favorite bands.
San Antonio Current |
Johnston Farrow |
09-17-2008 |
Concerts
