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On June 1, 1990, just one week after he checked out of a state psychiatric hospital, Gary Ligon murdered and dismembered his wife, leaving her torso in a field before attempting to burn her head in a washtub on the back porch of their home near Kerrville. It’s unclear why Ligon’s case lingered for some 16 years, but by 2007, prosecutors didn’t contest the defense that Ligon, who according to court records had a long history of paranoid delusions and psychiatric treatment leading up to the grisly murder, was psychotic when he killed his wife. Declared not guilty by reason of insanity, a judge ordered Ligon into treatment at West Texas’s Big Spring State Hospital, where he remained until 2013 when he was transferred to the San Antonio State Hospital on South New Braunfels Avenue. In the years before his transfer, one doctor called Ligon’s progress in treatment “marginal” and offered this blunt assessment in a letter filed with the court overseeing his case: “Gary might be really scary and dangerous to others.” Other letters from Ligon’s state hospital doctors filed in court show that even with prolonged treatment for schizoaffective and bipolar disorders, Ligon often refuses to take his meds, continues to suffer from “intractable paranoia and delusional thinking,” and has a tendency to become aggressive with people he accuses of “blaspheming” him – likely the result of voices in his head. One 2013 assessment from his San Antonio doctors says that Ligon has “acted in the past to cut his wrists, stab himself in the abdomen, assault police, and go after female state hospital employees who reminded him of his deceased wife.” Ligon doesn’t think he should be hospitalized, recently telling one doctor, “I’ve done nothing wrong. I’ve been exonerated.” Which might be why, over the past 13 months, Ligon has escaped no less than three times, most

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recently when he walked off the south side campus on Sunday, October 2. Ligon is one of dozens of San Antonio State Hospital patients who go missing every year, according to numbers provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services last week. Between September 2015 and this past August, the San Antonio State Hospital saw 91 so-called “unauthorized departures” – an average of almost two a week. The state says that, in general, patients who go missing are usually found “within a few hours to a few days.” According to data provided by DSHS, the problem appears to be worse in San Antonio than at other similarly-sized state hospitals. At the Rusk State Hospital, which sees anywhere between 7,500 and 10,000 patients at any given time, only 10 patients went missing this past year. Patients went missing at the Terrell State Hospital only five times last year. The only other state hospital with numbers like San Antonio’s was the North Texas State Hospital complex, which is in itself two facilities that treat roughly 17,000 patients at any given time. North Texas saw 135 of those patients go missing last year – DSHS spokeswoman Christine Mann says none were escapes from the Vernon campus, the complex’s maximum security facility. It’s not entirely clear why patients go missing in San Antonio more than at other state hospital facilities or why Ligon, who’d already walked off campus twice in the past year, was able to escape yet a third time this past weekend. Mann blamed the problem on “the large size” of San Antonio’s state psychiatric facility – “It really is a sprawling campus,” she told the Current. She said there have been security improvements at the facility in recent years, such as an additional interior fence built around the campus’ so-called “forensic unit,” where patients like Ligon are typically held. What’s also not clear is how many of those

lost patients, like Ligon, actually left the campus grounds or just went missing inside the facility. As Mann explained it, an “unauthorized departure,” as the state defines it, could simply mean a patient who went missing for longer than an hour but was later found within the facility. DSHS doesn’t differentiate between the two, she said, “because of how we report our numbers (to the feds).” She couldn’t provide any further explanation. Mann said that state hospital staff won’t physically restrain patients who try to walk off campus, but will try to talk them into staying. She says state hospital officials notify local law enforcement whenever there’s an escape. As local station KSAT reported last week, however, officials didn’t tell anyone living in the surrounding area about Ligon’s escape. The Express-News meanwhile reported that word of Ligon’s escape from the San Antonio campus greatly upset not just the family of the woman he killed, but also the cop who investigated the murder. Ligon’s wife’s sister, Judy Clark, told the daily last week, “He said he would kill the rest of our family if he ever got out and had the chance. ...They told us in 2007 that he was going to a maximum security facility.” Kerr County Sheriff Rusty Hierholzer, who investigated the murder as a deputy with the department, sounded the alarm when he found out about Ligon’s escape. Police say they found Ligon near the 8200 block of City Base Landing on Tuesday morning and returned him to the local state hospital. Mann with DSHS wouldn’t comment on Ligon’s escape specifically, but did say officials are looking into how to prevent future escapes. “Each incident is different,” she told the Current. “We do look at these and try to make our facilities a little bit more secure. ... But with that said, our state mental hospitals – they’re mental hospitals, they’re not prisons. They’re patients, not inmates.”

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Shortly into last week's State Senate hearing on criminal justice last week, Senator José Menéndez, a San Antonio Democrat, brought up his own experience with law enforcement. “I’ve gotten pulled over a couple times,” he said. “And the first thing the officer asks is, ‘Is this your car?’ And I want to ask, ‘Why, is it because it looked like I borrowed it?’” Sen. John Whitmire, chair of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice replied, with a chuckle: “That’s what we’re going to teach in the class not to say.” Whitmire’s referring to his proposal that the Texas Education Agency create a new high school course for ninth-graders to learn how to interact with law enforcement if they are pulled over or detained by a cop. In a year of widely publicized police violence against people of color — paired with the fatal attack on Dallas police officers during a protest against police violence — Whitmire said education is key to improving fraught relations between law enforcement and communities. He equated the course to driver’s ed, just for learning how not to upset a cop instead of how to correctly change lanes. The idea that people should be the ones responsible for not being victims of police violence during a confrontation — the definition of “victim blaming”— seemed backwards for some senators and advocates at the hearing. Many victims of the country’s most publicized examples of police violence were following an officer’s orders, a sign that following the rules isn’t exactly a bulletproof plan.

James Douglas, President of Houston’s NAACP chapter, asked the Senate panel for an equal, if not stronger, focus on officer education. “We’re talking around the issue, not about it,” said Douglas. “Policemen need training with dealing with implicit racism. Until we deal with the racism problem that’s creating all the other problems, it won’t matter.” Douglas proposed that every member of Texas law enforcement have periodic training on implicit racism, including members who have been on the force for decades. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo echoed Douglas’ suggesting, and said that police should also be held accountable for “criminalizing adolescent behavior.” Acevedo came under attack by his local police union earlier this year for firing an officer responsible for the fatal shooting of a teenage boy. Meanwhile Ray Hunt, President of the Houston Police Officers’ Union, applauded Whitmire’s proposal. “This is a two-way street. This is for us to all go home alive,” Hunt said. He argued that Sen. Menéndez’ anecdote showed that the police officer wasn’t profiling the Senator. “Sometimes we mistake an officer’s nervousness for rudeness,” he said. Hunt also said officers rarely pull over drivers for not signaling a lane change, the initial reason Sandra Bland was stopped by a Texas state trooper last year, prior to her death. Whitmire will hold more meetings on criminal justice in coming months to fine tune this “civics course” on police relationships.

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A federal appeals court in late September dropped its investigation into a federal district court judge from Texas accused of harassing a court clerk, calling her into his office, shoving his tongue down her throat and pressing his erection into her. In a letter telling the lawyer who filed the complaint against former Waco judge Walter S. Smith Jr. that the investigation was over, the federal Fifth Circuit appeals court’s judicial council also said its inquiry showed that Smith had probably done the same thing to other women in his office. Still, since Smith retired from the bench earlier in September (it just so happens, right around the time the appeals court was wrapping its investigation), the Fifth Circuit concluded that federal judicial conduct rules bar them from continuing the inquiry. The judicial council also declined to recommend Smith for impeachment, despite the fact that he made “misrepresentations” that dragged out the initial investigation into his behavior with women in his office, according to the court’s letter. That letter, written by Fifth Circuit Chief Judge Carl Stewart, says that even if Smith were to be impeached and convicted, under federal rules that probably wouldn’t stop the $200,000 per year taxpayerfunded retirement payout he’s set to receive for the rest of his life.

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According to Stewart’s letter to Dallas attorney Ty Clevenger, who filed the initial 2014 complaint against the judge, “there is evidence that there were other incidents involving Judge Smith similar to the incident that was the focus of the complaint.” Which is troubling, considering what Smith’s victim testified about that initial “incident.” In a deposition taken during the investigation, the woman says Smith attacked her in his chambers when she was a clerk in his office in the late 1990s. According to her deposition: “He basically came over to me and put his arms around me and kissed me, and I just froze. I couldn’t move. And he said, ‘Let me make love to you.’” After she told him that was a stupid idea, “he pulled me to him again, and he kissed me again and stuck his tongue down my throat, and he pressed himself against me. I could tell he had an erection, and he said, you know, ‘A couch right here.’” She testified that she could smell alcohol on his breath. While she ran through excuses, he continued to grope her. She later told her supervisor she was afraid to be alone with the judge. The next day, when she came into work, Smith had left flowers on her desk. She eventually quit her job because she was afraid to be around him. What’s even more troubling about the episode is how the woman’s initial complaint

was handled once it reached Harry Lee Hudspeth, who was then chief judge of the Western District of Texas, which is anchored in San Antonio (Hudspeth is now listed as a Senior U.S. District Judge in Austin). The woman claims that when Hudspeth called her to talk about her complaint, he was dismissive and didn’t ask a single question about the actual assault or Smith’s behavior toward her in the workplace. “It was ugly,” she said of the call in a deposition. “It was disrespectful. It was demeaning.” After its initial investigation into Smith, the Fifth Circuit imposed the super serious punishment of barring the judge from hearing any new cases for a year. It seems his retirement, which happened just as that suspension was set to end, not only killed the investigation into his actions with other women in his office but also ensured he’d face no further consequences. Clevenger, who filed the complaint that triggered the investigation into Smith, told the Current he’s “disgusted by the whole process” and the fact that the judge won’t face any further repercussions. “He committed serious crimes and got off with a slap on the wrist,” Clevenger said. “There’s not much about his punishment that would deter other judges from committing comparable crimes.”

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Plan would raze west side icon, replace it with 7-Eleven and west side-“branded” bus stop MICHAEL BARAJAS | @MICHAELSBARAJAS

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In the latest saga in San Antonio’s ongoing push and pull between redevelopment and historic preservation, a city commission has approved plans to demolish the Malt House, a west side icon that dates back to the 1940s. In its place, according to plans submitted to the city’s Historic Design and Review Commission, will go a 7-Eleven corner store that’s “reflective” of the original neighborhood gathering place – that and a VIA bus stop with “Malt House branding.” In a letter filed with the city arguing for demolition, the local attorney representing 7-Eleven, William T. Kaufman, says the current Malt House owners closed the restaurant earlier this year hoping to make much-needed repairs to the building and eventually reopen. That didn’t happen, he says, because of serious issues with the building’s structure that would be too costly for the beleaguered restaurant owners to repair. The filing with the city included a letter from Ivan Gonzalez, whose family has operated the Malt House for the past two decades. “Unfortunately, our business has been struggling for many years and the building is in great disrepair,” he wrote. “We believe redevelopment will better serve the residents of San Antonio’s westside.” What’s become clear since the request to raze the building was filed is that others feel the larger west side community has a stake and ownership in the building because of its longstanding history in the neighborhood around Zarzamora and Buena Vista. A petition launched by the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, which has successfully pushed to save other iconic but crumbling west side buildings, soon gathered support from people like former San Antonio City Manager Alex Briseño, who penned his own “Ode to the Malt House” in reaction to plans to demolish the place.

When the issue went before the city’s historic and design committee last week, the Esperanza presented hundreds of signatures from people who want to save the building. “When I was block walking I found 3 people that really want to buy the building and one man who left talking to me to see if he could find the owner’s phone number to make an offer,” Rendon told the Current. “I think this really boils down to community ownership versus corporate ownership. ... People keep bringing up that it was a failed business (after 70 years), but that doesn’t mean the whole building should be destroyed, only that it needs new management.” In fact, the city already said the building deserves protection when it designated the Malt House a “local historic landmark” in 2013 as part of a larger historic preservation initiative on the west side. But that only saves something like the Malt House if it’s not too expensive to rehab – or, according to city ordinance, “unless the applicant demonstrates clear and convincing evidence supporting an unreasonable economic hardship.” Property owners or developers that want to demolish a historic landmark can also give the city commission further information about the building’s “loss of significance.” What’s clear from the Esperanza’s petition is that many still consider the Malt House an important reflection of the community’s history. The petition drew comments from people like Naomi Shihab Nye, Carmen Tafolla and Maria Berriozabal, who many activists and city leaders alike consider one of San Antonio’s leading voices of conscience. Still, the commission last week voted to approve demolition of the building – that is, so long as 7-Eleven comes back with an updated design that better pays homage to the soon-to-be-bulldozed landmark.

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> Like in most major cities, the craft brew revolution means San Antonians are swimming in fine, locally made beer. And if you find yourself downtown, you can sample almost all of them in one fell hoppy swoop. Since bikes and brews are a perfect pairing, I suggest you cycle your way through some of the best beers San Antonio has to offer. One word of caution: There’s a lot of beer in and around downtown, and some of these breweries offer some high-octane stuff. Plan right, pace yourself, eat along the way and you should be able to keep your wheels straight ahead: Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery/ The Granary ‘Cue & Brew 136 E. Grayson St., Suite 120, southerleigh. com/ 602 Avenue A, thegranarysa.com The Pearl will get you off to a very boozy start with two breweries so close you won’t yet need the bike. Granary’s beer list is shorter – three staples and a house seasonal – but it packs an interesting, complex punch, especially the coffee IPA, which is remarkably light and crisp for a beer with such a bold coffee kick. Southerleigh’s beer list, however, has serious range – from a sake-

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style beer with serious tang to its #HatchTag (the only time I’ve ever wanted a refill on a pepper beer). The only thing I’d avoid between the two is Southerleigh’s strangely sweet cream ale. Otherwise, you’ll probably want to drink everything on both lists. Which means you’ll want need food to control the buzz. Good thing one of these joints is a Bon Appétit-lauded barbecue joint. And good thing it’s not a far ride to the next stop on the list … Alamo Beer Co. 202 Lamar St., alamobeer.com Bike up and down the Hays Street Bridge to burn off some of the food and beer (oh, and to enjoy the best view of downtown San Antonio) before stopping at Alamo for a pint. Alamo keeps it simple, with what’s probably the least assuming beer list of the bunch. If you go soon, you can sample their Oktoberfest, which is full-bodied and slightly nutty, but not heavy enough to bog you down as you trek to the next stop. Blue Star Brewing 1414 S Alamo St., bluestarbrewing.com By this point, it’s definitely time for more food,

and it’s only a short ride to this two decade-old Southtown brewpub. Depending on what state you’re in by round four, you can snack on some garlic and parsley fries or go all out for a burger and beer. You can’t go wrong with the Green Tractor IPA. HighWheel BeerWorks inside Dorcol Distilling & Brewing Co. 1902 S. Flores St., dorcolspirits.com Why not make the second-to-last stop a little classy? While Dorcol might be best known for its award-winning Kinsman Rakia apricot brandy, the bar sports a short list of in-house artisan ales. The Betty, a refreshing traditional Kolsch-style ale, might just be the perfect cap to a long, hot day of booze-cruising. But we’re not done yet… Freetail 2000 S. Presa St., freetailbrewing.com Freetail gave the downtown beer-loving crowd a new weekend watering hole when it opened up its South Presa tasting room in late 2014. You can grab a Freetail staple like its Bavarian Bat Outta Helles lager or get a little weird with something like the tart Watermelon Bexarliner.

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> Only a few hundred feet from the Bexar County line in neighboring Guadalupe County, sits Cactus Land Brewing Co. at 368 County Road 325 in Adkins, Texas just outside of Loop 1604. This 800-square-foot nano-brewery might be small, but what it lacks in size, they make up for with big personalities, hand -rafted brews and a family-friendly vibe. Cactus Land is the passion of area residents Dustin and Erica Teague, who both grew up in the San Antonio area. Teague gained his love for brewing after picking up a brew kit at a homebrew shop in Houston. He was hooked and three years ago, Teague built an all-grain brewing system from scratch. Cactus Land looks to put a different spin on the brewery concept, taking advantage of their rural surroundings by providing a down home country atmosphere where beer lovers can get away from the city, bring their family and relax for the afternoon. This three-barrel production brewery will be operating under a brewpub license that will allow Cactus Land to have to go sales in addition to on premise consumption. “We wanted folks to be able to take growlers of our beer home, as well as take advantage of special brewery only bottles releases,” said Teague. Cactus Land’s brewing system was originally built for the Anheuser-Busch brewery at the former Busch Gardens at Sea

World. After laying dormant outside for 15 years, it was purchased by Vera Deckard, also in the process of opening her own brewery, who later sold it to Teague. Teague plans to have three flagship brews, a vanilla Porter, an Amber ale and an Imperial Stout in addition to seven rotating seasonals to round out their 10 tap tasting room. Teague plans a soft opening in mid-November with a grand opening in January 2017. Tasting room hours will be Friday and Saturdays every other week with beers available in draft only at the brewery to start. Keg distribution to the San Antonio area should follow within the year.

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> Boerne is no stranger to breweries and there’s another to visit with Cibolo Creek Brewing in, you guessed it, Cibolo, Texas, located at 448 S. Main St. in nearby Boerne. After having toyed with the idea for years, founders Mick and Sonja Mazour began plans for Cibolo Creek. Armed with their son Josh, lead singer Austin’s Crooks and their son-in-law Ty Wolosin, a veteran brewer most recently with Austin’s Kamala Brewing. The Mazours and family opened their brewpub a mere two months ago, although this seven-barrel brewpub was almost a production brewery. “Josh [Mazour] has always wanted to run a ‘bar..ish’ type establishment with his family...so this was a no brainer to join with us,” said Wolosin.

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Cibolo Creek’s regular line-up features Boerne Blonde, a crisp and light a blonde ale; Creek Side IPA, an American-style IPA; as well as a wheat ale in the spring and a German Dunkel in the fall. Seasonals will include a pale ale, amber ale, Belgian saison, porter, stout, dark pale, pilsner, and a Märzen lager. Wolosin also has an experimental program that currently includes a sour Abby ale with Mexican Plums and soon a sweet potato marshmallow stout. All brews are currently taproom only, with options around town later in the year. - Jeremy Banas

Black Laboratory Brewing

> Brewing beer is often quite like alchemy. You are taking one substance and transforming into another. While the “science” of alchemy has long ago been disproven, it makes sense that a couple of real scientists have struck out on their own here in town and begun to forge a legacy as one of the city’s newest craft brewers. Owners Tim Castaneda and Jeff Weihe met years ago at a job they both admittedly hated and it was then that their shared love of beer germinated the idea for Black Laboratory Brewing. “I told him I was doing some home brewing and he was interested in that. So, he came over one day and we brewed a batch together that came out pretty good. We’ve been brewing together ever since,” Castaneda said. From that first batch in Castaneda’s garage, Black Laboratory (or Black Lab, if you will) set out on the path of beer excellence. The process has had to be taken literally one step at a time. However, perhaps owing to the meticulous nature of two honest-to-goodness chemists, each step along the path to what will eventually be a commercially viable brewery has been taken with utmost care; and as they have gotten closer, they have ensured that the beer they are crafting has been nothing short of phenomenal. “It’s also been hard to come up with something really unique, you know? You have an idea for something and you think that will make a great beer, but when you go researching it, you find out someone is already doing it. But, we love sours and IPAs and those are what we are getting into now,” Castaneda said. With that in mind, barrel-aging is where Black Laboratory is at right now. While their Texas Common (an amber hybrid with notes of caramel and fruit), their Third Coast IPA (an American-style IPA), Grizzly Greg’s Mountain Ale (a honey and juniper berry beer) and their Coffee Vanilla Stout (it is as yummy as it sounds) can be sampled at various festivals throughout the area. Though you won’t be able to visit their brewery for another year, beer fans can taste their wares on November 12 at La Villita as Castañeda and the San Antonio Cerveceros, of which he’s VP, man a booth during the SA Home Brew Competition. - Eric Moreno

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BEER REVIEWS GONE WRONG

Whereof one cannot drink, thereof must one be silent LANCE HIGDON

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Soul Doubt IPA

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Great beer makes everybody wordy, doubly so when the subject is the beloved brew itself. We write about beer for the love, in loving terms; the problem is that some reviewers write beer reviews that read like romance novels. It’s not the beer’s fault, any more than it is Cupid’s fault that Nora Roberts keeps churning out the bodice-rippers, but the number of crafties taking poetic license with their online write-ups is hitting critical mass. Certainly, reviewers shouldn’t limit themselves to mere stats. IBUs, ABVs, and similar acronyms put you in the ballpark for your imbibing expectations. But, besides charting how fast you’ll get fershnickered or how many yards of Citra trellises went into the production of your bomber, they’re just the baseline of a meaningful review. No, the groans issue forth when drinkers think that complex visionary beers require complicated descriptions. Adjectives spill from their paragraphs over like so many locally-sourced adjuncts. Ales produce more notes than a John Coltrane tenor sax solo. An IPA’s hop profile can’t merely be described as tropical — you had better name enough fruits to stock an H-E-B produce section. The sublimity of our favorite subject gets lost in the backwash of hyperbole. Don’t take this as a takedown of craft beer, nor an attempt to shush the opinions of its devotees. Very much the opposite: great beer deserves great writing, writing that illuminates a brew’s history and recipe in light of the drinker’s experience without excess. In the

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meantime, however, we’ve decided to illustrate some textbook examples of excess. Each of these beers are beers we love (at least one made our year-end best-of last year). We hope it proves entertaining to all, offensive to none, and a good chuckle at your next happy-hour get-together. Freetail Soul Doubt IPA: Here's what they said ... Appearance: Straw-yellow glass shows heavy haze to the point it is opaque. Holds a frothy, white, rocky head that lasts and laces. Aroma: Clean malt base, bit of grain, bready yeast note, mild hop is a bit earthy and pine. Taste: Sweet start covers most of the alcohol before it dries out to an oily, slightly leafy hop bitter finish. The hops are a blend of citric and pine that fade into an earthy tonic, almost woody finish. That first sugar rush is heavy-handed. Mouthfeel: Heavy carbonation and heavy body give a frothy texture that is a bit much. Has a small chew and an oily coat that lasts and dries. Jester King’s Mad Meg Farmhouse Provision Ale Here's what they said ... Appearance: Gold…lots of amber in it…pushing up almost all head…a white/off-white foam that leaves a soap-sudsy sticking; keeps a thick collar. Aroma: Barn must ... a full blast of it, that JK signature

aroma of a musty old wood barn dried out in the arid Texas hill country, dusty but also featuring some lemon, grapefruit and a pinch of grain Taste: A load of malt in this one. Its base flavor is JK’s musty barn, but there’s a noticeable chunk of malt flavor and sweetness mixed in, creating a slight orange/ orange peel flavor Mouthfeel: all that malt really thickens this beer, getting its weight well into the middle range; lightened nicely by the carbonation Prairie BOMB! Imperial Stout Here's what they said ... Appearance: Essentially black and opaque, with no real head to speak of. Minimal, if any, visible carbonation Aroma: Huge on the nose…big dark chocolate, bakers chocolate, spicy peppers, coffee. Rich and dank tobacco notes, sweet malts, vanilla, and hints of lactose. Some vegetal sweetness as well. Very, very nice nose. Taste: Big chocolate and cacao nibs, spicy peppers, and rich roasted malts. More pipe tobacco. Chocolate covered espresso beans and bits of vanilla. Finishes with both roasted malt and milder hop bitterness after the chocolatey sweetness fades. The spicy pepper presence actually fades a little as it warms through the drink. Mouthfeel: Thick sticky body…low carbonation sensation, and the alcohol is incredibly well-hidden here. The beer disappears awfully quickly.

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I’ll be honest, when I heard about what the owners of CycloSocial Co. wanted to do, I thought, in theory, it was a great idea. A “party bike” that took up to 15 of your closest friends, co-workers, drinking buddies, and random strangers on two-hour tours around some of the trendiest, hippest (dare I say), coolest neighborhoods in town – this was something San Antonio was lacking and it was just the thing to capitalize on our ever younger-skewing, ever more upwardly mobile and ever more health conscious city. There was no way it couldn’t be a huge success and there is no way it couldn’t be an absolute blast for anyone who partook. Now with that said, to be 100 percent transparent, I had my reservations about participating. Mind you, this had nothing to do with the concept. In meeting with the owners, Rafael Veraza and Juan Leon, they related to me their experiences with similar bikes. Veraza had experienced a tour in Nashville (which germinated the idea for the business), and Leon had seen similar bikes in Europe. Now, for me, civic pride said we – San Antonio – were just as good as any city in Tennessee or Europe. So, again, in principal, I supported the idea. The problem I had when I was offered a ride recently on a CycloSocial tour was the simple fact that I am not what you might call “in shape.” The idea of cycling for two hours kind of gave me the cold sweats at night. However, I am dedicated to the craft and open to new experiences – and, as a fan of all things beer, the idea of starting out our tour at Freetail’s Tap Room in Southtown appealed to me. CycloSocial has several tours open to them. All go through some of the hippest and trendiest areas of

town, including The Pearl, Dignowity Hill, Downtown, Midtown, and this aforementioned tour of Southtown I was about to embark upon. On the day of the tour, I was going to be part (I was incognito at the start; I didn’t want people to know I was on any type of assignment so I could get them acting natural; that didn’t last though, as I will discuss) of a group celebrating a birthday party. We met at Freetail and, as part of the tour, we got discounts and samples everywhere we went. I cashed in my free sample for a Piñata Protest to kick the evening off; it would not be my last drink. As we boarded the bike, we were given some simple ground rules (don’t jump off the bike, don’t take drinks off the bike, and drink every time anyone waved at us) before we headed off for our first destination, Bar 1919. Let me be frank at this point, pedaling a bike, even with nine other people, is hard. For those who’ve never been, this bar, located in the basement of the Blue Star Arts Complex, is everything you envisioned a speakeasy from back in the ‘20s looked like. After a jalapeño infused shot, I ordered an Aviation cocktail. After the gin started flowing, I got to know my fellow riders a little better. We started playing the type of six degrees of separation that can only happen in San Antonio. I met someone I had actually “met” before for a story. I met an engineer, a fellow UTSA Roadrunner, someone who lived in Africa, and a man who would turn out to be our DJ on the bike for the rest of the evening. It was a good time at Bar 1919, but pedal on we had to. Our next stop was Dor ol Distilling Company. This was a spot I had been meaning to check out for a

while, especially since they unveiled their HighWheel line of beer earlier this year. Dor ol offers up some great cocktails, all made with rakia, aka Balkan moonshine, theirs made with plenty of apricots. Let me tell you, after two or three of these drinks, everyone you meet is your new best friend. I had two, probably three, of their Hemingway daiquiris. It was at this point that my new friends found out my “dirty secret” of why I had crashed their party solo style. Still, they were intrigued and soon we were all chatting it up. I talked about the state of journalism with one new friend. I talked about the goals of CycloSocial with the owner and our driver for the evening, Rafa. I talked beer with some fellow patrons and homebrewing with another of my fellow riders. On our ride back to Freetail, my legs sufficiently lubed by rakia, beer, and gin, the singing got kicked up a notch. Journey, Pat Benatar, Hall and Oates, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Pharrell, Queen — it was all played and we all sang at the top of our lungs through streets of Southtown. Greeted by waves from pedestrians and honks from drivers, it all added up to a great evening. I want to give a special shoutout to CycloSocial’s de facto waiter and tune master, Jesse. He was the one who put the bag of tortilla chips next to me and my riding neighbor. They came in very handy, soaking up the booze on the ride home. I regret my earlier apprehension to this ride and totally recommend it to everyone involved. At the end of the night, I had some great drinks, sweated my rear end off, and made some new pals. Do yourself a favor; grab a group of your closest friends and book one of these tours as soon as you can. You won’t regret it.

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CANTANKEROUS Why the hell can’t we have “crowlers,” again?

COURTESY OF BIG HOPS

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See if this make any sense. A bar fills up your amber-colored growler with your favorite craft brew to-go, screws on the cap, and that’s perfectly legal. But if said bar fills up a giant can instead and stamps on a cap to seal it, that bar is now a beer “manufacturer” – which decidedly not legal. That’s the brain-twisting legal argument behind the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s war on so-called “crowlers,” a portmanteau of “can” and “growler,” which up until last year you could’ve found in a small but growing number of bars, grocery stores and specialty beer shops. Just as Texas beer lovers – and bars – had started to embrace the newest, easiest take-home craft brew trend (many argue the 32-ounce cans are lighter, more durable, easier for bars to sell and better protect your beer from air and light), the state regulatory buzzkills at the TABC decided that crowlers are, for some reason, outside the law. TABC effectively killed the market for crowlers last September after it raided the Austin-based Cuvee Coffee Bar and seized its tabletop seaming machine, an invention by the Colorado craft beer pioneers at

Oskar Blues Brewery. TABC soon afterward “clarified” the loosely-worded section of the state alcoholic beverage code on “packaging” beer to effectively regulate crowlers out of existence. “Retailers who are not permitted to brew beer, ale, or malt liquor may not can or bottle malt beverage products produced by other manufacturers for resale to consumers,” according to a statement on the TABC website. Evidently “growler-ing” is different than “bottling” as far as the TABC is concerned. San Antonio-based attorney Angel Tomasino is now representing Cuvee in a case that’s currently before a state administrative law judge over the crowler issue. “TABC is basically arguing that anytime beer is ‘canned,’ it’s considered manufacturing beer, which retailers can’t do,” he told the Current. “Our argument is quite simply that selling beer to go isn’t manufacturing – that that’s just not a valid interpretation of the law.” He says the parties had a hearing this past August and were scheduled to file closing arguments with the judge last week. He expects the judge on the case to come to a decision

sometime in the next couple of months. But even if the judge on the case agrees with Cuvee, that doesn’t necessarily mean the threemember governing board at the TABC will agree. And if the case stalls, the only other fix in the near term could be to lobby Texas lawmakers to amend the state alcoholic beverage code to explicitly allow for crowlers when they go back into session in January. It’s something people like Rob Martindale, owner of San Antonio’s Big Hops Growler Station, is closely watching. Back when TABC was still mum on crowlers, Martindale bought three of the machines for each of his growler station locations. During their short-lived run, Martindale says those machines were cranking out about 75 crowlers a week for customers. Martindale says he’s perplexed that such a simple question has had to wind its way through the convoluted regulatory process, and might ultimately have to be answered by state lawmakers. “I pour beer into a growler or any other container and sell it to you and it’s perfectly legal,” he asks. “Why not cans?”

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‘Embroidering the Old Spanish Trail’

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◀ For its latest exhibition, Bihl Haus Arts celebrates the upcoming centennial of the Old Spanish Trail. Pre-dating the highway system, the Old Spanish Trail, or OST, was an auto trail that traversed the U.S. from Florida to California, and was centered in San Antonio. Marked by colored bands on telephone poles, the trail was completed in the 1920s and wove through major Southern metropolises on its way to San Diego. Local artist Laurel Gibson depicts “the music and multi-ethnic cultures within Southern neighborhoods” connected by the auto trail with illustrations hand-drawn and embroidered in sepia tones on antique player piano rolls. Her solo exhibition opens with a roaring ’20s-themed reception – “The Great Gatsby Meets Great Big Texas” – and period costumes are encouraged. Free, 6-9pm, Bihl Haus Arts, 2803 Fredericksburg Road (inside the gates of Primrose at Monticello Park Apartments), (210) 383-9723, bihlhausarts.org. — Kelly Merka Nelson

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◀ For some reason that we will never understand, TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK it’s a long-running cliché that those who can, do; and those who can’t, teach. We think that’s ridiculous, because, as if the nobility of the profession weren’t ART enough, teachers and professors the world over are some of the biggest movers and shakers in a whole host of fields. This annual group exhibition by San Antonio College’s visual arts department provides a fine case in point. Sometimes artists teach to pay the bills, sometimes they teach to inspire others with their own passion for creative pursuits, sometimes they teach for their own personal growth, and often it’s probably all three. But, one thing is for sure: While teaching in the arts may cost you some time and energy, it’s also rewarding and stimulating in terms of craft and vision. Come see how right we are at Thursday’s opening reception for this year’s SAC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition. The stylistically diverse selection of artists includes local favorite Angela Fox as well as Alfonso Cantu, Rebecca Dietz, Eduardo Rodriguez and more than 10 others. Free, 5-7pm, San Antonio College, Visual Arts Center, 950 Lewis St., (210) 486-1030, alamo.edu/sac/vat. — James Courtney

▶ Launched in 2013 by Pride San Antonio, QFest is held annually during LGBT History Month “in order to promote the understanding and multicultural community that is the LGBT community.” Now in its fourth year, the film festival sets up shop at Brooks City Base Cinema for four days of features and shorts which reflect the unique diversity of LGBT life. Standing out among the fest’s 13 feature-length films are a number of intriguing documentaries, including Adam Golub and Gayatri Kaul’s Sisters of the Wicked Wig (following two experimental drag queens who create the Bushwig Festival amid Brooklyn’s rapidly gentrifying landscape), Alan De Herrera’s The Jumper Maybach Story (about a Texan man who adopts an abstract painter/clown alter ego in response to a lifetime of discrimination and bullying), Lisa Plourde’s Gender Troubles: The

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QFest Butches (focusing on women who “examine and challenge society’s assumptions about what it means to be masculine or feminine”) and San Antonio native Robert L. Camina’s Upstairs Inferno (surrounding a 1973 fire that was purposefully set to a New Orleans gay bar and claimed the lives of 32 people). $20-$50, 4-10pm Thu-Fri, noon-10pm Sat, noon-4pm Sun, City Base Cinema, 2623 SE Military Drive, (210) 531-3000, pridesanantonio.org. — Sam Sanchez

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◀ At its core, Los Angeles four-piece Chicano Batman is a jam band. The group’s music, charged with that singularly twee, jam-band energy and replete with solos/ extrapolations aplenty (especially live), is special, however, because it strays quite far from the typical genre haunts of other favorite jam bands. With a sound that’s as diverse as it is hard to pin down from one song to the next, Chicano Batman pulls from soul music, tropicalia, reggae, cumbia, pop, and psych-rock to create a whole new aesthetic that’s as much SoCal as it is pan-Latin. In the live setting, like any jam band, the outfit’s compositions become even less predictable, even more intense and sprawling. If you’ve ever wondered what it might have sounded like if Curtis Mayfield tripped some sacred mushrooms and rocked a show in Central America, backed by a hybrid band of soul/funk devotees and Latin jazz orchestra veterans, here’s your chance to (almost) find out. $12, 8pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersa.com. — JC

Don Quixote ▶ Ballet San Antonio opens its first full season conceived and executed by artistic director Willy Shives with the San Antonio premiere of Don Quixote, a three-act production based on Miguel de Cervantes’ iconic novel from the Spanish Golden Age. The production is choreographed by Shives after versions of the ballet by Marius Petipa (1869) and Alexander Gorsky (1900), with music by Ludwig Minkus. Fondly known as Don Q, the ballet weaves a tale of romance, delusion and daring adventure in pursuit of dreams real and imagined. The ballet is beloved for its comedic flourishes, larger-than-life characters, and thrilling bravura dancing. There are four casts for this production and a number of children from the community are included. Opening night will feature Sally Turkel as Kitri and Daniel Westfield as Basilio. In another first for BSA, the company will begin to fulfill its mission to bring the splendor of ballet to South Texas by performing at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley October 22-23. $20$134, 7:30pm Fri, 2pm & 7:30pm Sat, 2pm Sun, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Tami Kegley

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▲ Beginning Friday and running through October 31, Clamp Light presents a brand new exhibit that overtakes, reshapes and simultaneously ruminates on the confines of its gallery space. According to a statement from the gallery, the interactive, site-specific installation by Dallas-based artist Michelle Thomas, “incorporates layered components [and] reflects space with materials such as linen, burlap, Plexiglas and sand.” The exhibit is entitled “In Play,” which is no doubt a reference to the way that the installation changes as the angle of the light through the windows of the space shifts throughout the day, creating new nuances and new spatial experiences all the while. With “In Play,” Thomas calls us to a heightened awareness of the spaces we move though and a meditation on the interconnectivity generated by our cohabitation of those spaces. Free, 7-10pm, Clamp Light Artist Studios & Gallery, 1704 Blanco Road, Suite 104, (512) 569-8134, clamplightsa.com. — JC

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Beetlejuice ◀ The second-most annoying bit of Tim Burton-related news in recent memory was definitely those false rumors about Beetlejuice 2 that sparked much social media outrage when a fake movie poster for the sequel appeared in March. But anyone who’s followed Burton’s career in recent years (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Shadows, Alice in Wonderland) should’ve known the supposed movie poster — featuring Michael Keaton Photoshopped into reprising his role as the beloved “bio-exorcist” — was a fake because the director would never ruin the memory of a beloved classic without Johnny Depp in the starring role. Perfectly cast (Winona Ryder, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, et al.), art-directed (Catherine O’Hara was so impressed with production designer Bo Welch she wound up marrying him) and executed (Keaton was allowed to improvise enough to turn a dark horror film into a rambunctious comedy), 1988’s Beetlejuice is probably what people most want to remember Burton for. Considering the amount of interest the false rumor of a sequel to a nearly 30-year-old movie got in comparison to, say award-winning biopic Big Eyes, fans better be careful about saying ol’ BJ's name in vain, lest this oft-abandoned, Snopes-debunked sequel rise from the grave yet again. Free, 8pm, Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Jeremy Martin

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◀ As with her original works Chicana Atheist and My Arab Fall, local playwright and performer Anna DeLuna drew from personal experiences and encounters when penning The AIDS Lady, an outreach-minded play geared especially for teens and young adults. Informed by years working with the San Antonio AIDS Foundation as a tester and educator, the one-woman show sees DeLuna transforming into an array of characters as a means to encourage HIV testing, remove fear associated with AIDS and “humanize the virus” through the stories of HIV-positive individuals. In observance of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, DeLuna revives The AIDS Lady for two performances presented in partnership with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) and the City of San Antonio Department for Culture and Creative Development (DCCD). In conjunction with the performances, SAAF’s mobile testing unit will be on hand offering free HIV and syphilis screenings from 10am to 2pm. Free, 10am & 1pm, Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., (210) 218-2459, sanantonioaids.org. — Bryan Rindfuss

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◀ Since its debut in 2009, the multidisciplinary arts extravaganza Una Noche en la Gloria has evolved into a happening that could literally only take place in San Antonio. Launched by Gabriel Quintero Velasquez under the umbrella of the Contemporary Art and Literature Organization (CALO) and sponsored by the Avenida Guadalupe Association, the free event unites musicians, poets, visual artists, performers, fashion designers and scenesters of all stripes for a wild night that — thanks to barricaded streets — maintains the community vibe of a block party. Taking over an array of Westside venues and multiple outdoor stages, this year’s outing promises spoken-word presentations by 20-plus literary artists, live local music from the likes of Roger Velasquez, Los Flamencos de San Antonio and Femina-X, visual art galore, a hot-rod show courtesy of Pushrods Custom Car Club and the fan favorite “Runway en la Calle” — a fashion design showcase that plays out on a catwalk erected at the intersection of Guadalupe and Brazos streets. Curated by beloved local designer Agosto Cuellar and billed as “the most liberating runway event of the year,” Runway en la Calle’s 2016 edition combines individual fashion shows featuring designs by Golden Skyy, Fabian Alejandro Diaz, Petricia Falcon, Angelin de Carlo and Cuellar himself. Free, 4-11:30pm, corner of Brazos and Guadalupe streets, lagloriaarts.org. — BR

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ART Art opening: “8k on Broadway” Using

individual and collaborative works, artists from UTSA’s New Media Arts Collective take on cultural topics, environmental reconfigurations and personal narratives through actions of ritual, duration, structure and disruption. Free, 6-8pm Sunday; 210 E. Jones Ave., (210) 458-4352.

Art opening: “From Sacred Geographies to Modern Topographies” From semi-

precious stones and crystal to silver and steel, Mexican sculptor Jorge Yázpik’s wideranging work reflects a minimalist aesthetic that draws upon pre-Columbian art and artifacts. As a former student of Ruptura generation artist Manuel Felguérez, Yázpik’s creations are a nod to Mexican geometrism and the creative challenges posed by abstract art. Free, 6-8pm Wednesday; UTSA Art Gallery, One UTSA Circle, (210) 458-4352.

Art opening: “Passing Glance” Artists James Joffe and Larry Graeber creatively explore issues of time, identity and humanity. Free, 6-9pm Saturday; Gallery 20/20, 1010 S. Flores St. #108, (210) 473-8331.

FILM Hotel Transylvania Slab Cinema pops

up at Mission Marquee Plaza for a free outdoor screening of Genndy Tartakovsky’s computer-animated fantasy set in a hotel serving as a refuge for Dracula and an assortment of other monsters. Free, 7pm Saturday; Mission Marquee Plaza, 3100 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 207-8612.

THEATER South of the Border Actor, playwright and

musician José Rubén De León revisits his acclaimed one-man shows Lorca and Simplemente Lara with accompaniment from the San Antonio Chamber Choir. $15-$25, 7:30pm Friday; Chapel of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway; 3pm Sunday, Rotunda of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle.

The Lady of Shalott Erin Polewski directs Bernard J. Taylor’s symphonic play

inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Arthurian ballad “The Lady of Shalott.” $10-$15, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday; The Overtime Theater, 1203 Camden St., (210) 557-7562.

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Elia Cantú, Rita Urquijo Ruiz and Barbara Renaud Gonzalez come together for a reading and lecture celebrating Mexican poet, writer and nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. $10 suggested donation, 7-9pm Saturday; Gallery E.V.A., 3412 S. FLores St., (210) 737-4206.

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Texas hosts a pet-centric event combining a multi-category dog costume contest, food trucks, a beer garden, pet adoptions and dachshund races. Free, noon-4pm Sunday; Animal Defense League of Texas, 11300 Nacodoches Road, (210) 650-3141.

Indigenous Dignity Day Human Rights March The Texas Indigenous Council leads a march and rally addressing dehumanization by colonialism. Free, 1-7:30pm Saturday (1-3:30pm at Columbus Park, 500 Columbus St.; 5:30-7:30pm at the Justice Center, 300 Dolorosa St.), (210) 542-9271.

Red Bull Last Stand The typical crit race

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San Antonio Fashion Awards Style Lush

TV’s San Antonio Fashion Awards celebrate individuals who help propel the local fashion industry in the next generation of innovation and high standards. $60-$250, 6pm Thursday; Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624.

The Great San Antonio Rummage Sale

The San Antonio Housing Authority hosts a rummage sale with 100-plus vendors, food trucks, chalk art and live music. Free, 9am-2pm Saturday; San Antonio Housing Authority, 818 S. Flores St., (210) 477-6031.

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The National Parks of Texas Fall Fair

Mission Marquee Plaza hosts evening of interactive activities, short film clips and an outdoor screening of the documentary National Parks of Texas: In Contact with Beauty. Free, 5-10pm (film at 7:30pm) Friday; Mission Marquee Plaza, 3100 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 207-8612.

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You know that quick sense of elation, if not euphoria, you get from that spontaneous action of slapping hands with another person? That rush you get from the good, old-fashioned high five is the kind of excitement that owner and artist Joseph Silvas wants everyone to experience when it comes to the San Antonio art scene. Since opening the High Five Shop on the St. Mary’s Strip in July of this year, Silvas has set out to create a place where local artists can not only showcase and sell their work but also grow their followings. “We sell mostly local art; and when I say art, I mean prints, stickers, patches, T-shirts, some ceramics, greeting cards and other things like that,” Silvas said. “These are all original things [made by] artists who are mostly local. There are a couple from Austin and I’m slowly starting to reach out to some artists across the country.” From wall to wall and ceiling to floor, the quaint shop is filled to the brim with original offerings from more than 50 artists. Pop-culture and SA-centric imagery catches your eye at every turn, whether it’s the sweet looking Nacho Libre piñata, enamel pins inspired by panadería classics (piggy little marranito cookies included), or Spurs-themed gear crafted by Silvas himself. In a nutshell, it’s all about street-smart art designed expressly for puro San Anto. “I want to make my shop a hub for local artists who can’t make it out to events like First Friday or Second Saturday,” Silvas said. “The Spurs picked up a few of my designs and started to sell them, like my Spurs Coyote paleta stuff. That helped me grow my reputation, at least on social media. So I started using those tools, especially Instagram (@highfiveshopsa), to promote my stuff and the other artists who have things to sell here.” The idea to open a shop like High Five was never part of Silvas’ original plan. In the beginning, he had

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the notion of buying a trailer, loading it up with art and traveling the country — from festival to festival, event to event — doing pop-up sales. When the previous owners of the space (formerly the men’s boutique Pops Shop) opted to give up their business, they contacted Silvas (a good friend) and asked him if he’d be interested in taking it over. “My friends had been selling my stickers, T-shirts and prints in their shop for years. So when they decided to close, they offered me the space to do whatever I wanted with it,” he said. “With the space, I probably could have done a lot of different things ... but I knew I wanted to sell other people’s work. Most of them were my friends starting off, but I knew other artists around town that I wanted to get exposure for.” As the sole owner, Silvas is confi dent in his ability to gather, curate and sell work he feels represents some of the best local artists in their genre. When it comes to selecting the “merchandise,” he has a few business philosophies. Silvas is not interested in selling original (read: one-of-a-kind) paintings, prints or sculptures; he doesn’t want anything to be too high-priced; and, above all, he wants the highest quality. “Most San Antonians don’t want to spend too much on art. But if they want to, they have the ability to come in here and buy a $50 print from Cruz Ortiz or just a $2 sticker from some other artist,” Silvas said. “There’s a good range in my shop. It doesn’t matter to me if the artist has a big fan base or not. Quality is what is important.” With his commendable efforts fully underway, Silvas is devoted to seeing High Five Shop

succeed. Right now, the “grassroots” approach feels right. Eventually, he plans to establish an online store. But, for now at least, it’s High Five Shop or bust. “I like the idea of having all this great stuff under one roof,” he said. “It would be really hard to find some of these artists’ work otherwise. I’m sure some are selling their stuff online ... but, if you come to High Five Shop, you can find it all here. We make it fun inside. I think it’s really cool to see people’s reactions to the things we’ve got. Ultimately, though, my goal would be to go back and revisit the trailer and pop-up idea. This time though, I would be able to share all of San Antonio with High Five Shop the world.” 806 E. Mistletoe Ave. (210) 380-1637 facebook.com/highﬁveshopsa

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The day after Edward Albee’s death, at 88 on September 16, the Alley Theatre in Houston dimmed its lights in memory of its favorite contemporary playwright. The Alley has produced more work by Albee than any other author not named Shakespeare; beginning in 1967 with A Delicate Balance, the Alley has staged 14 different Albee works. Though based in New York, Albee himself came to Houston every spring from 1989 to 2003 to teach a course in playwriting at the University of Houston. Albee’s connections to San Antonio were important though not as extensive. Tiny Alice was probably the first Albee play produced here, in 1967 at Trinity University. The author himself spoke at Trinity in 1980 on “The Playwright vs. the Theater.” AtticRep staged The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? in 2003 and Albee’s signature play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, twice, in 2012 and 2014. An adopted child who was openly gay as an adult, Albee was a brilliant vivisectionist of bourgeois heterosexual marriage. The families of Agamemnon, Oedipus and Medea, as depicted by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, respectively, are — tragically — dysfunctional. But, more than any other American playwright of the past 50 years, Albee was the mordant and merry bard of conjugal misfortune. Though it was notoriously denied a Pulitzer Prize when Columbia University trustees overruled the drama jury because of the play’s profanity and sexuality, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? received a Tony in 1962. Twenty-five years later, in 1987, Marriage Play, whose generic title could be applied as well to a dozen other Albee works, received its world premiere — in Vienna. Its first American production occurred in 1992, at Houston’s Alley Theatre. For its belated San Antonio premiere, CAT Productions in partnership

with The Classic Theatre has staged a taut and taunting production. In the opening moments of the play, 3:30 on a weekday afternoon, Jack returns home from his office earlier than usual. He announces to his wife Gillian: “I’m leaving you.” The rest of this one-act twohander follows Gillian’s reaction and Jack’s reaction to Gillian’s reaction and Gillian’s reaction to Jack’s reaction … The fact that Albee named his comfortable middle-aged couple Jack and Gillian echoes the nursery rhyme about Jack and Jill who went up the hill and fell precipitously. Marriage Play is the story of sudden conjugal collapse. Albee distills the conventions and platitudes about matrimony into one 75-minute concentrate. Marriage Play is metatheater, but not in the sense that it breaks the fourth-wall illusion. It does not; Jack and Gillian address and assault each other, oblivious of the audience. But the midlife crisis of a restless husband is such a hoary cliché that Albee subjects it to constant analysis and mockery. When Gillian’s reaction to his announcement that the marriage is over does not please Jack, he goes back out the door and returns to make the announcement again. In fact he enacts the opening scene four successive times, each time triggering a different reaction by Gillian, in effect a different critical review of the scene. “I’ll go to a hotel,” says Jack. “Isn’t that how it’s done?” Jack is implicitly critiquing the scripts of countless other plays, novels and films in which the fickle husband takes up residence in a hotel, abandoning their house to the wife. Jack attributes his decision to bail out of his marriage to an out-of-body experience in his office, when he suddenly began regarding himself as someone else. “I am aware that I am the object that I

am studying,” he explains. That reflective perspective describes the experience of watching Marriage Play unfold. We are asked not to become absorbed in a couple’s banal domestic predicament as much as subject it to critical scrutiny with them. That is true even with the most scandalous revelation in the play — the fact that Gillian has been keeping what she calls her “Book of Days,” in which she has noted all 3,000 times she and Jack have copulated during their 30 years together. When, at Jack’s insistence, Gillian reads a passage out loud, what is most striking is not the sex itself but her commentary on it. And Jack proceeds to provide a literary analysis of Gillian’s prose style, likening it at times to Hemingway, James or Lawrence. The condensate of a marriage play, Marriage Play is not as complex or satisfying as Albee works with larger casts and more dramatic complications. It establishes its premise in the opening moments and then has little to add but commentary, albeit nasty and witty. It seems more like a workshop exercise than a full-scale play. However, director Tim Hedgepeth, a veteran of two other Albee productions, and his cast provide a coruscating lesson in how to realize the complete potential of a written text. Catherine Babbitt, as Gillian, and Andrew Thornton, as Jack, are in full command of roles that demand their dual presence on stage for the entirety of the production. They deliver flawlessly the nuanced lines of a couple sophisticated enough to quote Alexander Pope and Herman Melville and subscribe to ARTnews. But they also launch into physical combat — punching, scratching, biting, kicking — zestfully. I strongly recommend this spirited production, especially to anyone enrolled in an acting class or marriage counseling. sacurrent.com • October 12-18, 2016 • CURRENT 49

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imagines a world of happiness. That is, until she sees Megan kissing another man. Though it’s none of her business she goes to confront Megan about it, only to be knocked out and wake up the next morning hung over, battered and bruised. Worse, Megan is missing and Rachel cannot account for her actions the night before. Rachel’s search for the truth drives the narrative, flawed as it is – a few twists and turns keep you guessing, but the ending is predictable. The investigation should be the best part of the film, and it’s not. Director Tate Taylor (“The Help”), working from screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson’s adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-selling novel, needs to intrigue us with false leads, small clues, and seemingly insignificant pieces of information that turn out to make all the difference. That’s the type of movie this is. What we get instead are some flashes/visions from unreliable Rachel, superfluous characters played by Allison Janney, Laura Prepon, Lisa Kudrow and Edgar Ramirez who have no

essential influence on the story, and male characters who are as underdeveloped as female characters usually are in male-driven films. Add it up and it’s a moody mystery thriller that never engages us enough to have us hooked on the outcome. Rachel is a tough part for any actress, and Blunt does what she can with a role that’s designed to be an absolute mess. The only acting standout here, though, is Bennett, who handles the duplicity and dissatisfaction of Megan remarkably well. Bennett has been around for years in small supporting roles (including The Magnificent Seven, in theaters now), so this could be the breakout performance she’s been waiting for. Of course, if no one goes to the movie it will all be for naught. Some have called The Girl On The Train this year’s Gone Girl, and though there are some similarities Train is nowhere near the film Gone Girl was. That’s fine – not many movies are. But to be so far away from genuine quality that you can barely hold an audience, that’s not good at all.

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Peruvian cuisine is having a moment, thanks largely to the warp-speed international expansion of restaurants such as La Mar Cebicheria by Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio. Although he has addressed aspects of Peru’s cuisine ranging from fish to potatoes, Acurio has paid scant attention to a huge component of that country’s food culture, the chifa and nikkei fusions that resulted, respectively, from the arrival of Chinese and Japanese immigrants/workers in the late 1800s. We don’t have to wait for Acurio to bring it to us; chef Geronimo Lopez has done it on his own at Botika. Venezuelan-born Lopez, the former executive chef at the C.I.A.’s NAO, has an impressive international résumé, and he is clearly familiar with the hybrid cuisines that form the core of the menu at Botika, recently opened in the remodeled, and much improved, Arcade space at Pearl. (Check out the red metal bar stools from Blu Dot; they remind me of origami.) Most of us, however, have much to learn, and here’s a case in point: “chaufa” is a chifa term for fried rice. For reasons of price, I’m going to suggest that you get to Botika before happy hour ends at 6. The picaderas (appetizers) are much more gently priced, and the tuna tartar I had then was better than the full-price version sampled earlier. To be clear, I wasn’t totally thrilled with the dish either time; despite some nice beet threads and ginger accents, its wasabi mayo component tends to obscure the fish, which

came across as mushy. But taken all together, the dish worked well enough with a $5 glass of clean, fragrant junmai sake. I am thrilled with the happy hour empanadas which, though they are less luxurious than the duck and potato models that are served at regular hours, are corn and cotija cheese-stuffed, exquisitely flaky, and accompanied by a scintillating rocoto chile and oregano sauce. At three for $5, they are a total steal. At the full price of $11, the marinated chicken anticuchos (the classic meat for skewering and grilling in Peru is ox heart, just FYI) are still reasonably generous. Yes, this chile sauce is a touch sweet, but the bed of multi-color fingerling potatoes with chewy choclo (Peruvian largekernel corn) is almost worth the price alone. Botika’s open kitchen doesn’t actually offer much of a peek into process. For a more intimate look at assembly, try for a seat at the adjacent sushi bar — and know that if you ask for a “chef’s choice” assortment of sashimi, it will cost you $4 extra. Chef chose tuna, some good yellowtail, a few pieces of umami-to-the-max torched eel, and some excellent octopus with a touch of chile and a whiff of charred rosemary. Even better, was a little pilon the sushi the staff was playing with: noriwrapped rice topped with baby octopus, all served in a layered bamboo steamer that had become a smoker by the placement of a small container with charred cherry and oak chips in the bottom. The process was simple,

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the result spectacular. If available, don’t hesitate. Remember chaufa — the fried rice? This is a cautionary tale designed to suggest that you ask questions. The chaufa term is likely unfamiliar to most, but the menu description, leaning heavily on aji marillo, salsa criolla and crispy pork belly, makes no mention at all of rice. Yet what will arrive is a very generous fried serving of it, studded with unusually good vegetables and topped with a couple of chunks of salty pork belly smacking of spicy anise. Verdict? Well, at least better than most fried rice. Fitting its description? Not at all. A little questioning on my part also wouldn’t have hurt when it came to ceviches and tiraditos. But no — I plunged right into the al tumbo deep-fried ceviche just because I was way curious. “Al tumbo,” for starters, refers to the tart tamarillo fruit that was used by native Peruvians before the advent of the lemon — expressly for the purpose that Lopez uses it today in his leche de tigre (tiger’s milk), an acidic mix that, along with fish trimmings, can also include vinegar and/or citrus. And the fried part? Beautiful pieces of tempura-battered salmon. In contrast to standard ceviche, the fish isn’t cured at all; you simply dip it in the tart sauce. Kinda like English fish and chips. Minus the chips. The rewards of patience: another lesson learned. In time, patience will likely reward us with a restaurant sure of itself and convincing in its contemporary takes on traditional fusion as well.

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> If you want to celebrate fall, but hate the taste of pumpkin, Rosella Coffee has an alternative. As of Saturday, October 1, coffee fiends who need a little extra sweetness in their lives can opt for an apple spice latte. Topped off with a squeeze of apple cinnamon simple syrup created by cook Vanessa Martinez, the latte bears just enough sweetness along with a delicate hint of cinnamon and real apples. It’s essentially hot apple cider meets coffee and should be part of your normal morning routine as the weather cools. The apple spice coffee runs $4.50 like the other lattes on Rosella’s menu board.. 203 W. Jones Ave., Suite 101, (210) 277-8574.

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> Coffee is so hot right now. Javier Treviño, who designs aprons via Food Whore Co., has launched another brand, this time geared toward coffee lovers. With Joe Cupps, Treviño and partner/girlfriend Elia Lerma are trying to match your mood to your coffee. Billed as “different roasts for different moods,” the roasting takes places in a small garage, with an undisclosed coffee importer sourcing beans for all varieties to date. For now, Joe Cupps carries five blends: a Daring Blond light roast of Guatemalan and Oaxacan beans; a Dark Hills dark roast with Ethiopian and Oaxacan beans; a Los Santos medium roast out of a microlot in Espirito Santo, Brazil; a Moxie Avenue medium roast with a blend of Oaxacan, Colombian and Ethiopian beans; and a Oaxacan Gold dark roast with 100 percent of the beans coming from the Mexican state that also blesses us with great mezcal, another of Treviño’s passions. The Daring Blond has hints of berries and nuts, while Los Santos had strong hints of papaya and other tropical fruits. Bags, $13-$15, are available for purchase through their website, joecupps.com.

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> There’s a new food trailer in the Broadway News parking lot that also holds Mila Coffee, Rise Up

Beverages and Outland Provision Co. As of two weeks ago, you can get a New York-style hot dog from Poondawg’s Gourmet Frankfurters. Now, before you rush off to urbandictionary.com, owner Michael Puno says the truck’s moniker comes from a nickname his friends gave him and a penchant for hot dogs. “One of my treats as a kid growing up in Long Island was a hot dog and a Yoo-hoo,” Puno said over the phone. The truck takes Sabrett (“If you’re from New York, you know that brand,” he says) all-beef frankfurters and pairs them with Texas ingredients, an updated concept that Puno first launched in Florida in 2005. These days the cart runs 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday with the exception of Thursday, when they open at noon. The toppings include dill, sweet and hot & spicy relish, eight varieties of mustard, and premium toppings of chili, cheese, raw onion, spicy onion sauce, sauerkraut and Sriracha sauerkraut. Their lunch special includes two dogs, chips and a drink for $6, so you really can’t beat that. “We have to explain the name all the time, but if you know me and the product, you understand,” Puno said. “I can’t help where people’s minds go.” You can spot the cart with the help of the 1965 Volkswagen bus Puno has outfitted with his logo. And if you really must Google it, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

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> Those who braved July’s meat-tastic barbecue event at Paper Tiger, co-hosted by Edible SA, know what’s in store for October 16. You’ll have to set some time aside from your online poker playing to attend the first-ever San Anto Wine Mixer from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. The event will include samples of the Hill Country’s best wines, oysters, sausages (maybe some made with Kobayashi, perhaps?) baguettes from Bakery Lorraine and a performance by Brandon Cunningham. Winos ready to take on the San Anto Wine Mixer, will don wine glass lanyards (!) as they sample vinos from Pedernales Cellars, William Chris Vineyards, Lewis Wines, Lost Draw Cellars, Compass Rose Cellars, Brennan Vineyards, Kuhlman Cellars, Bending Branch Winery, Spicewood Vineyards, Wedding Oak Winery, Vinonium Partners and more. Don’t slow down, Speed Racer. Tickets ($30 in advance, $40 at the door) can be purchased through the venue’s site. VIP tickets ($100) are also available for a special lounge, more bites and a bar with Grower Champagne, sherry and mezcal. POW! 2410 N. St. Mary’s St. Send food- and nightlife-related events and news to flavor@sacurrent.com.

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EL CLASICO “Y mi iré con el sol cuando muera la tarde…” The afternoon isn’t yet dying, the sun not yet leaving when happy hour starts at Mi Tierra’s Mariachi Bar. But then you likely don’t really want to start drinking at 3. Wait until a about 5: 30 p.m. You’ll still have an hour to go (happy hour runs 3:30 to 6:30 Monday through Friday), and the guayabera-clad trio may well have started serenading. Their voices give the impression of having been cured together over the years, much like an extra-añejo tequila. They are one of the best reasons to head to this timeless institution with its marvelously over-the-top mariachi décor. They began their set this evening with the Jose Alfredo Jimenez classic “La Media Vuelta,” from which the above lyrics come. Media vuelta, however, means “about face” — and I’m suggesting just the opposite. Tequila used to be more of a reason to head to the Mariachi Bar. And though the selection is still impressive, there are local bars such as The Esquire Tavern and Mezcalería Mixtli with agave programs that are much more comprehensive. Not surprisingly, the good stuff (say Sauza’s Tres Generaciones at $10.25 a shot) doesn’t put in a happy hour appearance. A house marg, frozen or on the rocks, will set you back $4. But even though the Oro margarita goes for $6 and is made from Cuervo’s Tradicional — a good but not exceptional

tequila, it’s worth the step-up. “It’s better than the house pour,” stated the bartender in matter-of-fact fashion. If your palate is anything like mine, you may want additional limes wedges for this one, but thus adulterated, the Oro on the rocks merited at least a bronze. And it held up nicely to the end — enough time to finish off a colorful botanas platter composed of chicken flautitas, quesadillas, chalupitas with beans and picadillo and a dab of guacamole sided by sour cream. A little jalapeño-heavy pico de gallo wouldn’t have hurt here, but at $7 it’s hard to complain too vigorously. Queso and guacamole are also available at $6. Import drafts and well drinks are $4. The ambiente, the trio and the history, however, are all priceless. A poster of Jorge Negrete, “El Charro Cantor,” occupies one wall, another featuring Bill Clinton in running gear that includes a Mi Tierra t-shirt, is the backdrop for the musicians. Where else, I ask, where else… cuando muera la tarde or any other time. 218 Produce Row, (210) 227-7140. -Ron Bechtol FOR THE VEGGIES I visited Alchemy this past Friday around 6:30 p.m.; there were a several people in the restaurant, mostly couples and pairs of friends meeting for drinks and a brief conversation after work. My friend and I took our

place at the bar and, once settled, I perused the happy hour menu. The kombucha cocktails are what make Alchemy a unique bar; there are five that they feature and they run $6 a drink during the discounted time, a two dollar discount from regular operating hours. During the happy hour, you can also grab a $5 classic cocktail or glass of wine or a $4 beer. I tried the Greener Pastures (a vodka-based cocktail using lime and the green tea kombucha), a refreshing twist on a Moscow Mule. Served in a copper mug, it offers a nice change of pace for those that love the classic drink, but want to try something different. My friend ordered an Ode to a Koala Bear (gin, lemon, grapefruit, eucalyptus and milk oolong kombucha), it’s a one of a kind drink that you really can’t find anywhere else. After sitting and enjoying our drinks, we ordered the spring crudites off the happy hour munch menu. The item was recommended to us by the waitress and included hummus, veggies, and bread — a perfect snack to go with your cocktails and the best part is it only sets you back $7. It was great, and it’s one of the more popular items as it is small enough for one person to finish on their own, yet big enough for two people to munch on. The munch menu also offers up potatoes, fried eggplant, burgers, and quail, as well, if hummus just doesn’t float your boat. 1123 N. Flores St., (210) 320-1168. -Erin Winch

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Last Monday, M83 turned downtown’s Aztec Theatre into a synth-infused, neon-drenched dance party. With a night sky backdrop complete with flickering and shooting stars, the French dream-pop masters took the audience on a trip through each wave of their ‘80s-throwback catalog — blasting off with the moody-yet-danceable backbeat of “Wait” before grooving through saxophone-heavy tracks off their latest album, Junk , eventually capping the night by wailing some of their most memorable songs, like “Midnight City,” alongside an adoring crowd. It’s the kind of show that wouldn’t have happened in San Antonio last year, or the year before that. That’s because this year, for what appears to be the first time ever, Austin City Limits Music Festival headliners drove the 80 miles south to play here. Touring between ACL weekends one and two, M83 was just one of many of the festival’s main draws spilling into San Antonio to play the Aztec. Among them were the Afrikaans-accented aliens with Die Antwoord, who, despite no less than two back-toback weekend shows at ACL up the road, played a sold out show the following day in downtown San Antonio. That any ACL headliners would play packed shows here between festival dates seems to be not just sign of San Antonio’s evolving music scene, but also the result of a shakeup in the concert promotions business two years ago. In late 2014,

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entertainment giant Live Nation bought a controlling interest in the Austin-based C3 Presents, the promoter behind major festivals like ACL and Lollapalooza. Then last year, the Aztec’s owners announced that Live Nation had bought a controlling interest in the fledgling 1920s-era relic, effectively taking over concert booking for a venue that owners had tried for years to rehab into a vibrant downtown performance hall without much luck. All you have to do is look at the Aztec’s concert calendar to see how much that new partnership has changed what kind of bands you can now catch playing in downtown San Antonio. Notwithstanding this year’s ACL spillover acts (Cold War Kids, M83, Die Antwoord, Foals, Schoolboy Q, to name some), on deck for the next couple months are Against Me!, Bad Religion, Lauryn Hill and Henry Rollins. Of course, the Aztec is just one of the many pieces of San Antonio’s patchwork entertainment scene that have shifted in recent years. The Tobin Center now draws superstar headliners like Kraftwerk and Morrissey, and is now reportedly teaming up with the Maverick Music Festival to make that homegrown fest pack an even harder punch next year. Paper Tiger brought in the promoters behind Fun Fun Fun Fest to book the revamped venue, upping the Strip’s concert game almost overnight. Scoremore – the young, premier hip-hop promoter in Texas behind this year’s inaugural Mala Luna Music Festival – continues to put on shows at

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Alamo City Music Hall, turning the near-east side club into San Antonio’s rap and hip-hop epicenter. Meanwhile, the Korova continues to book punk and hardcore shows while, up on the Strip, Squeezebox seems to have filled the void left after Saluté’s closing. Matt Albrecht, marketing manager for the Aztec, said he couldn’t discuss Live Nation’s deal with C3 Presents that allowed the venue to book so many ACL headliners this month. It’s most likely that Live Nation’s controlling interest in C3 got them around that pesky “radius clause” that’s doomed so many past San Antonio shows. Still, Albrecht said that this does appear to be the first time in history that ACL bands have been allowed to play in San Antonio’s market. Blayne Tucker, the founder and promoter extraordinaire behind the Maverick Music Festival, said he looks at it as a test-run of sorts. Apparently Live Nation thinks they can sell enough tickets here for bands that are already playing up the road in Austin – not one but two weekends in a row. That means the big dogs might be finally looking at San Antonio’s music scene as something distinct and vibrant, not just a barnacle on Austin’s heel. “If it works out for them, if they sell enough to make it worth it, I think it’s sign of San Antonio’s changing music landscape,” Tucker said. “It’s sign San Antonio’s becoming a more viable market for ticket sales in general.”

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Alan Palomo, who makes his chill and expansive nu-disco music under the name Neon Indian, is no stranger to San Antonio. Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Palomo grew up in San Antonio and, even though he started Neon Indian in Denton while attending the University of North Texas, we like to claim him as our own. Palomo has performed in SA several times since his ascendance as an improbable indie-pop star, peddling wonked-out retro sounds shuffled into lysergic, dance-floor-ready gems. And he’ll be back (at Paper Tiger) on October 21, still supporting 2015’s excellent release Vega Intl. Night School, an album that finds Palomo exploring more hi-fi dance vibes, and moving further away from the hypnagogic haze of his debut Psychic Chasms. When Palomo debuted Neon Indian in 2008-2009, he got lumped in (and probably rightly so) with acts like Toro y Moi and Washed Out, all together comprising (with a handful of other, less prominent acts) the micro-genre chillwave. And, to be sure, there is still a chillwavian (forgive me) non-nonchalance to the construction of Neon Indian’s music, but Palomo has moved away from the (deceased?) micro-genre by creating music that is more fully-realized, less reliant on pure sampling, and showcases more diversity of palette and pacing. In a way, Palomo’s continuing work (and success) can be seen as a forerunner to the now-burgeoning ATX/Central-Texas retro-electro music revival, which is now anchored by Austin’s Holodeck Records. These acts (like S U R V I V E and Boan, like Troller and Bayonne, like Botany and Xander Harris, like How I Quit Crack and many others) retool the synth-happy 1980s aesthetic that they grew up with into some of the most vibrant music being made right now. Holodeck founders S U R V I V E, in particular, have even recently taken the music world by storm on the strength of their musical compositions for the runaway hit Netflix series Stranger Things. At its best, this music isn’t all-out nostalgic, but brings throwback sounds and methods into the realm of contemporary pop music. To be sure, Neon Indian, and all of the fine acts listed above, are unique and distinct from each other. But what they share, under the common umbrella of retro-futurism, is a desire to, as art critic Dave Hickey once put it, “Go back to a time when everything didn’t suck” and start there. At its core, retro-futurism seeks to re-imagine the problems and solutions of the future through the lens of the past. In terms of music, this produces endless interesting permutations and sounds that are at once deeply familiar and wholly new — a tantalizing combination.

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Nothing, Nowhere The man behind Nothing, Nowhere – stylized as “nothing,nowhere.” – is a nameless entity dwelling in the obscure chasm between indie rock and hip-hop. While the artist himself remains an enigma, the vibe of Nothing, Nowhere feels like Alex G and Mick Jenkins hotboxing a closet in Aesop Rock’s dilapidated mansion. A crossfade of Midwestern emo and Southern trap, the cryptic project has amassed a humble following online since debuting Bummer in April of 2015. Despite this steady climb toward fame, an unshakeable sense of social anxiety courses through singles such as “Twenty Something” and “I’m Sorry, I’m Trying,” perhaps revealing the identity of the faceless artist: a painfully shy

kid who emerged from the darkness of his basement with something to say. Nothing, Nowhere is slated to perform at Paper Tiger with San Antonio’s Chisme, a hip-hop collective with a twisted taste for the macabre. 8pm, $10, Paper Tiger, 2410 N Saint Mary’s Volcán, Chasca Never expect cover from Volcán, a lively Latin orquestra moonlighting as an indie band in the dusty shadows of South Texas. Counting about a dozen band members, the group features two guitarists, a champion of “The Big Squeeze” accordion competition and rhythm and brass sections that rival Arcade Fire’s sprawling ensembles. United by a fierce commitment to originality, the gentlemen of Volcán reimagine traditional folk music for a new generation of young Latinos in vibrant jams such as “Bailaremos (En Vivo).” Volcán is joined by Chasca, a glam rock outfit from San Marcos with loads of sex appeal and a dash of filth. 9pm, Free, La Botanica, 2911 N Saint Mary’s

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there’s a potent feeling of fed-upness with classical conservatism. We hear the menacing snarl of Bad Religion’s Greg Graffin in “21st Century (Digital Boy)” dripping with a subversive sense of political disenchantment – and, anyone who’s spastically danced to “Thrash Unreal” is familiar with Laura Jane Grace’s scathing brand of social awareness. Today the pillars of punk are serious about making progress through their music, as evidenced by Against Me!’s critically acclaimed Transgender Dysphoria Blues, which Grace penned after announcing her transition. In such albums, the call for action is unmistakable – it’s out with the old and in with the spew. Check out Bad Religion and Against Me! with Dave Hause at the Aztec Theater. 8pm, $2195, Aztec Theater, 104 N Saint Mary’s

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And excuse me, but women your own age are a shopping bag of issues? You’re a shopping mall’s worth of issues yourself, OLDER. Issue number one: You can’t be honest, even in an anonymous forum, about why you wanna date younger women — they make your grizzled old dick hard — so you take a dump on all older women. Issue number two: male entitlement syndrome. (The universe doesn’t owe you a younger woman, OLDER; the universe doesn’t actually owe you shit.) Issues three, four, and five: an inability to spot your own hypocrisy (I mean, come on), a clear preference for nursing a fantasy (the young woman of your nicotine-stained dreams) over accepting reality (there’s no settling down without settling for), and the probability that you’ve watched way too many movies with actresses in their 20s playing the romantic interests of actors in their 60s and 70s. If I may be blunt(er): You’re an older man, you’re a smoker, you’re out of shape, you don’t leave the house much, and, most fatally of all, you harbor resentment for the objects of your desire (“Be my guest, dear!”), something objects of desire always pick up on and are almost always repulsed by. (Let’s all light a little candle for the ones who aren’t.) So unless you’re a billionaire or an A-list actor, OLDER, the young woman of your dreams is unlikely to break into your apartment. (There’s not a lot of overlap between the young gerontophile community and the burglar community.) Not even the prospect of inheriting a used car 24 years from now is going to land you a young woman. My advice, OLDER: Keep dreaming. And if you want to be with a young woman once in a while, consider renting. But please don’t misconstrue anything I’ve written here as encouragement to date women your own age: They deserve better. On the Lovecast, porn questions with Dr. Marty Klein: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter

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38 Dove 42 “When ___ Lies” (R. Kelly single) 43 Corrupt person 45 Drab 46 Support system? 47 51-Across player 48 Wide-bottomed glass 50 Island castle on Lake Geneva 51 Tidwell’s agent, in a 1996 film 52 “Purple drank” component 53 Science that may study migration 54 Like a blue jay

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): A study published in the peer-reviewed Communications Research suggests that only 28 percent of us realize when someone is flirting with us. I hope that figure won’t apply to you Aries in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological situation, you will be on the receiving end of more invitations, inquiries, and allurements than usual. The percentage of these that might be worth responding to will also be higher than normal. Not all of them will be obvious, however. So be extra vigilant.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): The ancient Greek sage Socrates was a founder of Western philosophy and a seminal champion of critical thinking. And yet he relied on his dreams for crucial information. He was initiated into the esoteric mysteries of love by the prophetess Diotima, and had an intimate relationship with a daimonion, a divine spirit. I propose that we make Socrates your patron saint for the next three weeks. Without abandoning your reliance on logic, make a playful effort to draw helpful clues from non-rational sources, too. (P.S.: Socrates drew oracular revelations from sneezes. Please consider that outlandish possibility yourself. Be alert, too, for the secret meanings of coughs, burps, grunts, mumbles, and yawns.)

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): The Helper Experiment, Part One: Close your eyes and imagine that you are in the company of a kind, attentive helper — a person, animal, ancestral spirit, or angel that you either know well or haven’t met yet. Spend at least five minutes visualizing a scene in which this ally aids you in fulfilling a particular goal. The Helper Experiment, Part Two: Repeat this exercise every day for the next seven days. Each time, visualize your helper making your life better in some specific way. Now here’s my prediction: Carrying out The Helper Experiment will attract actual support into your real life. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): New rules: 1. It’s unimaginable and impossible for you to be obsessed with anything or anyone that’s no good for you. 2. It’s unimaginable and impossible for you to sabotage your stability by indulging in unwarranted fear. 3. It’s imaginable and possible for you to remember the most crucial thing you have forgotten. 4. It’s imaginable and possible for you to replace debilitating self-pity with invigorating self-love and healthy self-care. 5. It’s imaginable and possible for you to discover a new mother lode of emotional strength. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): It’s swingswirl-spiral time, Leo. It’s ripple-sway-flutter time and flow-gush-gyrate time and jive-jiggle-

juggle time. So I trust you will not indulge in fruitless yearnings for unswerving progress and rock-solid evidence. If your path is not twisty and tricky, it’s probably the wrong path. If your heart isn’t teased and tickled into shedding its dependable formulas, it might be an overly hard heart. Be an improvisational curiosity-seeker. Be a principled player of unpredictable games.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Some English-speaking astronomers use the humorous slang term “meteor-wrong.” It refers to a rock that is at first thought to have fallen from the heavens as a meteorite (“meteor-right”), but that is ultimately proved to be of terrestrial origin. I suspect there may currently be the metaphorical equivalent of a meteor-wrong in your life. The source of some new arrival or fresh influence is not what it had initially seemed. But that doesn’t have to be a problem. On the contrary. Once you have identified the true nature of the new arrival or fresh influence, it’s likely to be useful and interesting.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Most of us can’t tickle ourselves. Since we have conscious control of our fingers, we know we can stop any time. Without the element of uncertainty, our squirm reflex doesn’t kick in. But I’m wondering if you might get a temporary exemption from this rule in the coming weeks. I say this because the astrological omens suggest you will have an extraordinary capacity to surprise yourself. Novel impulses will be rising up in you on a regular basis. Unpredictability and spontaneity will be your specialties. Have fun doing what you don’t usually do!

Since he’s neither egotistical nor fond of the media’s simplistic sound bites, he’s not happy about that title. I hope you won’t have a similar reaction when I predict that you Sagittarians will be the happiest tribe of the zodiac during the next two weeks. For best results, I suggest you cultivate Ricard’s definitions of happiness: “altruism and compassion, inner freedom (so that you are not the slave of your own thoughts), senses of serenity and fulfillment, resilience, as well as a clear and stable mind that does not distort reality too much.”

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Now is a perfect moment to launch or refine a project that will generate truth, beauty, and justice. Amazingly enough, now is also an excellent time to launch or refine a long-term master plan that will make you healthy, wealthy, and wise. Is this a coincidence? Not at all. The astrological omens suggest that your drive to be of noble service dovetails well with your drive for personal success. For the foreseeable future, unselfish goals are well-aligned with selfish goals.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Has your world become at least 20 percent larger since September 1? Has your generosity

grown to near-heroic proportions? Have your eyes beheld healing sights that were previously invisible to you? Have you lost at least two of your excuses for tolerating scrawny expectations? Are you awash in the desire to grant forgiveness and amnesty? If you can’t answer yes to at least two of those questions, Aquarius, it means you’re not fully in harmony with your best possible destiny. So get to work! Attune yourself to the cosmic tendencies! And if you are indeed reaping the benefits I mentioned, congratulations — and prepare for even further expansions and liberations.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Some astrologers dwell on your tribe’s phobias. They assume that you Pisceans are perversely drawn to fear; that you are addicted to the strong feelings it generates. In an effort to correct this distorted view, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I hereby declare the coming weeks to be a Golden Age for Your Trust in Life. It will be prime time to exult in everything that evokes your joy and excitement. I suggest you make a list of these glories, and keep adding new items to the list every day. Here’s another way to celebrate the Golden Age: Discover and explore previously unknown sources of joy and excitement.

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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): During the final ten weeks of 2016, your physical and mental health will flourish in direct proportion to how much outworn and unnecessary stuff you flush out of your life between now and October 25. Here are some suggested tasks: 1. Perform a homemade ritual that will enable you to magically shed at least half of your guilt, remorse, and regret. 2. Put on a festive party hat, gather up all the clutter and junk from your home, and drop it off at a thrift store or the dump. 3. Take a vow that you will do everything in your power to kick your attachment to an influence that’s no damn good for you. 4. Scream nonsense curses at the night sky for as long as it takes to purge your sadness and anger about pain that no longer matters.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): A Buddhist monk named Matthieu Ricard had his brain scanned while he meditated. The experiment revealed that the positive emotions whirling around in his gray matter were superabundant. Various publications thereafter dubbed him “the happiest person in the world.”

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Walk Out Patients go missing at San Antonio’s state psychiatric hospital every week Life Lessons Texas lawmaker wants to teach ninth-graders how to not get shot by the police Getting Off Court drops investigation into sexually aggressive Texas judge – because he retired No More Malt House Plan would raze West Side icon, replace it with 7-Eleven and West Side-“branded” bus stop

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Street-Smart Art on the Strip A look inside the High Five Shop Conjugal Collapse The Classic Theatre revives late playwright Edward Albee’s

COVER Like in most major cities, the craft brew revolution means San Antonians are now swimming in top-notch suds, from imports to the homegrown variety. This week, to ring in the 11th annual San Antonio Beer Festival going down at Dignowity and Lockwood parks this Saturday (see sanantoniobeerfestival.com for more info), we bring you a celebration of all things beer – from local and close-by breweries to watch to a breakdown of the legal insanity that is Texas’ war on “crowlers” and our guide to a downtown beer-soaked bike tour. Line up your DD, because things are about to get boozy.

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Booze Cruise Take a bike tour of some of San

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Antonio’s finest homegrown brews

Beer Reviews Gone Wrong Whereof one cannot drink, thereof must one be silent CycloSocial The time I biked around Southtown and made nine new friends Cantankerous Why the hell can’t we have “crowlers,” again?

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Ask Away New terms, expectations for Pearl’s latest Food Court New fall drink at Rosella Coffee Co., a new coffee roaster and more

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Spillover Why San Antonio was swimming in ACL bands this year Retro Electro Neon Indian, harbinger of the 1980s-inspired throwback boom Bros and Brews Beer named after a Deftones song? Sure, why not?

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