Pairing the sonic abandon of ’60s garage rock with wall-of-sound shoegaze aesthetics, The Black Angels emerged at the tail end of the aughts as one of the guiding lights of the modern psychedelic revival. The Austin-based outfit developed a rapid underground following thanks to acid-kissed releases such as Passover (2006) and Directions to See a […]
Chicano soul heavyweight Sunny Ozuna will perform along with other architects of the classic San Antonio sound at Jaime’s Place this Saturday for a tribute to bygone and beloved nightclub Patio Andaluz. Fans feeling nostalgic for the halcyon days of the West Side Sound will have a chance to gather and reminisce while enjoying hit […]
After operating San Antonio’s first nonstop flight to Europe for a little more than a month, German airline Condor is already making plans to scale back, the Express-News reports. On May 17, the German leisure airline took off from San Antonio International Airport, marking the city’s first-ever nonstop transatlantic route. As of press time, Condor operates […]
This week, San Antonio music fans can play it sonically safe or venture well off the beaten path. On the safe side — and that’s not a slight, only to say these bands play in familiar musical territory — the Dirty River Jazz Band will perform toe-tapping Dixieland and the Red Clay Strays will mix country, […]
Iman Vellani, star of the Ms. Marvel miniseries, swung by San Antonio comic and gaming shop Heroes and Fantasies on Saturday to greet fans and geek out about Captain Marvel. Vellani, who’s also written for Marvel comics and for her own show, found the time to schedule the visit while she was in town for the Superhero […]
Supporters of Texas’ independence movement might want to rethink their plans after a new research report ranked the Lone Star State among the 10 least self-sufficient U.S. states. Indeed, the study published by online personal finance blog WalletHub placed Texas at No. 41 in its ability to go it alone. WalletHub determined how independent all 50 […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. For all of Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s power to run the Texas Senate with an iron fist, he’s had a harder time forcing his whims on the Texas House.
Brandon Herrera, the pro-gun YouTube influencer who ran a close Republican primary contest against South Texas U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, has closed down the leadership PAC that helped fund his campaign. Herrera’s campaign filed paperwork Tuesday notifying the Federal Election Commission that it’s terminating a PAC called Because Real Americans Never Doubt Our Nation (BRANDON […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, wading into the issue of trans health care for the first time.
The passage of one of Texas’ ultra-restrictive abortion laws precipitated a big increase in infant deaths, according to a study published Monday by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The analysis published in the peer-reviewed JAMA Pediatrics medical journal compared infant deaths in Texas to those in 28 other states — some with […]