Singer Joe Lopez, a convicted sex offender, told fans Wednesday that he won’t attend the Tejano Music Awards in San Antonio after organizers, responding to public outcry, scrapped plans to give him a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA), which puts on the annual award show, recently announced plans to give Lopez […]
San Marcos will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing its police of ignoring 911 calls from people on a Biden campaign bus traveling from San Antonio as it was harassed by a caravan of Trump supporters before the 2020 election, the Texas Tribune reports. Also as part of the deal, the city’s police and […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Despite copious evidence that the 2020 election wasn’t rigged and that voter fraud in the United States is extremely rare, Republican zealots continue to throw civil servants’ efforts to run smooth and efficient elections into chaos.
If you’re a fan of Hello Kitty, it’s time to break out the red bows and get ready for the character’s latest dining pop-up. The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will return to San Antonio this Saturday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m, according to details shared by brand operator Sanrio.
The Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) has scrapped plans to give Grupo Mazz singer Joe Lopez, a convicted sex offender, a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Tejano Music Awards this weekend. The decision follows press reports on the controversial recognition and simmering anger from fans. Some Tejano music enthusiasts said Lopez’s criminal record should disqualify […]
San Antonio’s Powdered Wig Machine is far from a conventional rock act. Over the past year, the trio has emerged as one of the city’s foremost purveyors of performance-art, surreal multimedia and psychedelic punk — a happy collision of skewed art-world antics and garage rock energy.
Last Saturday, San Antonio residents and out-of-town visitors threw on silly-looking glasses and gawked at the annular eclipse. Some even tried to snap a photo of the “ring of fire” with their phones — although most such attempts proved unsuccessful. If you missed the fun, don’t worry.
Dancing with the Stars: Live! — the stage production of the hit TV dance-contest series — will make a stop at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
A blood feast of extreme metal played out Tuesday night at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre as a four-band package tour teamed three originators of the genre with one newer, forward-looking act for an evening of aural carnage. Let’s start with the legends.