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Issue 23-10 /// May 17 – 30, 2023

26 Feature

The Last Bandoleros’ Last Waltz

Despite being born into a Tejano royal family, Emilio and Diego Navaira are moving on and ready to rock

07 News

The Opener News in Brief

Bad Takes

Child labor laws are under attack from business interests. Time to push back

Serial Misinformation

Online speculation about an Austin serial killer sign of social media epidemic, experts say

12 Calendar Calendar Picks

16 Arts

Primo Premiere San Antonio author Shea Serrano brings comedy series based on his upbringing to Amazon Freevee

19 Screens

The Garden of Good and Evil

Paul Schrader brings cinema another agonized hero in Master Gardener — and shows he’s still in command

21 Food

Trompo Power

San Antonio’s El Pastor Es Mi Señor is worthy of its recent inclusion in Neflix’s Taco Chronicles

Low-Octane Summer

With temps heating up, we sampled four N/A beer options with Texas ties

Table Talk

Weathered Souls Brewing’s Marcus Baskerville discusses life beyond Black is Beautiful

Hot Dish

26 Music Still Stirring It Up

Fresh on the heels of its first Grammy nomination, Spoon is playing Whitewater Amphitheater

Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival celebrates South Texas musical form with shows, awards, photo exhibit Critics’ Picks

On the Cover: San Antonio-tied

The Last Bandoleros are on hiatus, but the Navaira brothers are moving ahead with rock outfit Ready Revolution. Design: Samantha Serna.