AltWeeklies Wire
Our Nation Owes More to its Servicemen and Womennew
Active duty military, reservists and national guardsmen deserve the support of their government and civilian counterparts
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Sonia Clark |
11-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Man Behind B. Hamiltonnew
Ryan Christopher Parks is a sane, sensitive guy. But you'd never know.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Naked Gods' No Jamsnew
Boone quintet Naked Gods pair weirdo roots rock, not far removed from Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with ambitious guitar architecture that points to Built to Spill and Dinosaur Jr.
Tags: Naked Gods
The P-90's Limited Supply EPnew
It's all pitched at a certain intensity, but there are hints of even greater eclecticism and enough promise to tickle anticipation.
Tags: The P-90's
Beer Buzz: Thanks for the Mammariesnew
Local brew expert Rita Kohn rounds up the week in local tapping and brewery news, including a tapping in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
NUVO |
Rita Kohn |
11-10-2011 |
Food+Drink
The QueQue: State Centers for the Disabled: ‘Still Deplorable’, Bank Transfer Day a Boon for RBCUnew
A settlement between the state of Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice in 2009 should have at least started showing signs of improvement at 13 State Supported Living Centers, home to hundreds of residents with severe developmental disabilities.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
11-10-2011 |
Economy
Ban the Can Public Vote has Rhetoric Rising in New Braunfelsnew
A petition drive pushed by a coalition of New Braunfels businesses that sued the city in September over a ban on disposable containers on the Guadalupe and Comal rivers inside city limits has pushed the matter to the public.
San Antonio Current |
http://sacurrent.com/news/ban-the-can-public-vote-has-rhetoric-rising-in-new-braunfels-1.1229011 |
11-10-2011 |
Economy
In Memory of the Alameda’s Local-Artist Shows?new
Well, I owe myself five dollars. I had bet against Museo Alameda opening another show. But last Wednesday we received a newsletter announcing the new exhibition, “Día de los Muertos: Mexican Tradition,” on view November 2 through December 3.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-10-2011 |
Art
Richard Lewis: Patron Saint of Neurotic Cannibalsnew
Most comedians are neurotic alcoholics (recovering or enabling) who must manage a host of insecurities while devouring their own egos for material while sinking periodically into the oblivion of depression as they try to keep hold of the dream of popular recognition.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
11-10-2011 |
Comedy
For Black Skies, Southern Metal is a Network, Not a Stylenew
In the pivotal final third of "The Sleeping Prophet," the last song on their new self-released album, a new, rather warm sound slides through the fuzz. It is a flute, brought to you by one of the heaviest bands ever to emerge from the Triangle.
Tags: Black Skies
How Arts Viewing Strategies Help Make Sense of the NBA Lockoutnew
One of the first things an art educator tells a first-time viewer of modern art is to relax and embrace the vulnerability of the experience. Don’t let that feeling of uncomfortableness or absence of resolution dissuade you from interacting with the work.
San Antonio Current |
Ryan Sachetta |
11-10-2011 |
Sports
Bashing the Unabashed Contradiction that is Morrisseynew
Stephen Patrick Morrissey has been frustrating fans of over-warm New Wave smarm since his earliest work with The Cult’s Billy Duffy in that bloodless post-punk band called The Nosebleeds.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
11-10-2011 |
Music
Jenn Alva (Girl In A Coma) on The Smiths Box Setnew
"You've Got Everything Now." You would if a complete box set of every Smiths album is your ultimate ambition.
San Antonio Current |
Jenn Alva |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
Bryan Hamilton's Trials with Modernitynew
Producer Bryan Hamilton sleeps on the floor. He has no job and only a few months left in his unemployment benefits. But he's optimistic.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Memory of a Melody: Things That Make You Screamnew
San Antonio has never had a dearth of talent, but few bands have possessed the potential to break into national or international consciousness the way Memory of a Melody does.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
