San Antonians dealing with gridlock from ongoing Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) construction on the Loop 1604 and I-10 interchange finally got good news this week. With school out and summer travel season in full swing, TxDOT officials said the state agency is temporarily stopping work to accommodate peak travel weekends. “TxDOT is providing relief to […]
San Antonio boogie-rock band Jason Kane & The Jive will record its first live album over the course of two performances this Thursday and Friday at Jandro’s Garden Patio on the St. Mary’s Strip. The live recording will be facilitated by the folks at Studio E Recording, and the group will cherry pick the best […]
San Antonio’s minor league baseball team jumped on the “Hawk Tuah” train Tuesday. Well, briefly, anyway. During a matchup at Nelson Wolff Stadium against the Midland Rockhounds on Tuesday, Missions’ shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder hit a solo home run during the bottom of the second inning, putting San Antonio up three runs to none. The Aruba native’s […]
Laredo-based Tex-Mex chain Taco Palenque is streamlining its San Antonio operations by building a central kitchen to serve its 10 locations dotting the city. The $5 million project will convert an existing 58,000-square-foot warehouse at 8743 TX-151 in Bexar County into a commercial kitchen, according to a state regulatory filing. Restaurant chains often set up central kitchens […]
San Antonio’s Pride Bigger than Texas event at Crockett Park on Saturday, June 29, is expected to draw thousands. The name of the city’s long-running pride gathering is a reference to Texas’ rep for doing things larger than life.
San Antonio LGBTQ+ bar Lets Be Honest will host a presidential debate watch party this Thursday for those can’t bear the idea of screaming at the TV screen while home alone. Former president and convicted felon Donald Trump will go head-to-head with President Joe Biden at the first debate of the 2024 election season in […]
To close out Pride Month, San Antonio literary nonprofit Gemini Ink is hosting Letters to James Baldwin, a reading, discussion and open mic this Thursday to celebrate the life and legacy of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin (1924-1987). Although best known for his novels Go Tell It on the Mountain, If Beale Street […]
Blood does not family make. Those are relatives,” late ballroom legend Hector Xtravaganza once said.
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 […]