San Antonio native Mike Dillon is a musical innovator and provocateur whose punk-jazz hybrid is virtuosic, intense and, most of all, groovy. As a sideman, the ace vibraphonist has collaborated with Les Claypool, both on Primus releases and the bassist’s solo work.
San Antonio’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. March and Celebration will return to the city’s East Side for its 37th year. Known as one of the largest MLK Day celebrations in the nation and the largest MLK march in the country, the event has routinely drawn more than 300,000 participants in recent years.
It’s that time of year again — the Christmas decorations are coming down, the worst of the winter doldrums are setting in and a small army of gargantuan trucks with tires big enough to have their own ZIP Codes are rumbling into the Alamodome for Monster Jam. As the august and venerable New Yorker has […]
San Antonio’s live music offerings this week aren’t for the faint of heart. We’ve got several varieties of garage punk, for example, and an experimental musician who plays the The Magic Pipe, a massive electro-acoustic percussive sculpture.
The following is a piece of opinion and analysis. “You know, I forget how young you are, Mitch, that you think you have to be a prick to get things done, and that you actually think that’s a new idea.” — Robin Williams in Patch Adams
Southtown staple Pig Liquors, a homespun shop known for its cozy atmosphere and emphasis on specialty spirits, will close around month’s end. The retailer shared the news last week on social media, urging fans to swing by for discounts on its remaining stock. In subsequent posts, owner-operator Anet Alaniz said she’s closing the shop to retire.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — New, harrowing video of the Jan. 6 insurrection features U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls in the House chamber, flanked by a Capitol security guard aiming his pistol at rioters on the other […]
A federal judge in San Diego has granted class-action status to a lawsuit filed by two enlisted service members who say San Antonio-based insurer USAA directed them toward pricier policies than available to officers, the San Diego Union Tribune reports. The suit — filed in 2021 by a Marine Corps radio operator and an Army […]
Some San Antonio Independent School District students will be soon be on a cleaner route to and from campus. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday revealed that it’s awarded SAISD $5.925 million to purchase 15 electric school buses. The grant is part of the federal agency’s Clean School Bus Program, which has allocated nearly $2 billion […]
California’s Iguanas Burritozilla chain, known for its massive 5-pound burritos, will launch a San Antonio location this weekend, officials said in an Instagram post. The company has been hinting at an Alamo City expansion since late 2022, but details have been scarce. Now, its social media feeds are blowing up with details of a grand opening […]