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NEWSMONGER Mass Deportations // Judicial Bypass // DOJ Investigates Blue Bell The Deporter in Chief The Central American countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are ruled by brutal gangs like Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and the 18th Street Gang that make the impoverished region one of the most dangerous places on earth. Naturally, people know they have to leave to escape the violence and keep their children from being victims of the lawlessness or being sucked into the gangs. Starting in 2014, Texas began to see waves — or as former Governor Rick Perry described it, a surge — of refugees making their way to the Lone Star State from Central America. Many of those people were women and children. In the Fiscal Year 2015, President Barack Obama deported 235,413 undocumented immigrants; 41 percent of deportees were non-criminal, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement statistics. And the Deporter
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in Chief already has big plans for 2016. According to the website Vox, since January 2014, 100,000 families — mostly mothers with their kids — have arrived from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador seeking asylum. These are the people who will be deported. Jonathan Ryan, executive director of the nonprofit Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), says that 78 percent of families released from detention between July 18, 2014, and September 29, 2015, have been given deportation orders, with 63 percent of those orders coming in absentia. “The Obama Administration is setting up these families for deportation by releasing them with little to no information about their continuing legal responsibilities and creating insurmountable barriers to accessing counsel. We know the vast majority of families who are represented by counsel are successful in their cases,” Ryan says. “Let us be clear, the families that the Administration plans to raid and deport are those that are legitimate asylum seekers who have not had the legal means to proceed with their cases, and will surely be deported to the very violence that they escaped.”
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Harming the Hurt On June 12, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott proudly signed HB 3994, a law that targeted one of the most vulnerable populations in the state: pregnant teenagers who have horrible parents or are in tragic situations. The legislation amends what is called judicial bypass, under which a minor girl can seek permission from a judge to circumvent parental permission to have an abortion in situations when parents are missing, deported, dead, in prison, abusive or addicted to drugs. According to Jane’s Due Process, a nonprofit that assists pregnant teenagers in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court says the process must be anonymous, expeditious and provide an effective opportunity for an abortion. Texas, continuing its war against Planned Parenthood and women’s health, amended the judicial bypass process in 2015. It removes deadlines for a judge to rule on requests; requires girls to give a judge their name, address and phone number, destroying anonymity and violating confidentiality of the process; and insists that minors must file for judicial bypass in their home counties. While an advisory committee to the Texas Supreme Court had offered recommendations to make the rule more useful for courts and clients, the high court rejected those recommendations. The new rules took effect January 1. Investigating a Texas Icon Yes, Blue Bell ice cream is returning to stores across the state. The deadly Listeria outbreak that killed three is already a fading memory for sugar-loving Texans. The Department of Justice, however, isn’t so forgiving or ready to let bygones be bygones. Last week, CBS News reported that the DOJ opened an investigation into the company to determine whether — and when — the company knew about its Listeria problems. All the feds really have to do is revisit a May Centers for Disease Control report that found Blue Bell did know about Listeria in its facilities — as far back as 2010. The DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch is investigating. Earlier this year, one of its investigations resulted in federal prison sentences for executives at the Peanut Corporation of America for a 2008-2009 Salmonella outbreak that made thousands of people sick and killed nine, Food Safety News reported. mreagan@sacurrent.com
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15 New Year’s Resolutions for San Antonio and Texas MICHAEL MARKS/@MICHAELPMARKS
WITH THE NEW YEAR COMES NEW PROMISES. WELL, MAYBE NOT PROMISES EXACTLY, BUT HOPES, ASPIRATIONS, RESOLUTIONS. LOFTY IDEALS TO PAIR WITH YOUR BLACK-EYED PEAS. That goes for cities and communities as much as for individuals. That’s what we’ve come up with here: some suggestions for New Year’s resolutions for the powers that be. Some are perhaps overly optimistic, a few are more tongue-in-cheek than serious, but all of them are things we hope to see benefit our city and state in 2016. Cheers! For the Spurs: Win the Race for Seis If not for the Golden State Warriors’ once-in-ageneration season, the Spurs would be the clear front-runner for the 2016 NBA title. But regular season success — no matter how mind-boggling — is no guarantee of a ring. The Spurs will have as good a chance as anybody of lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy this year, which would be their sixth in the DuncanPopovich era. Here’s to meeting at the River Walk for a little parade in June. For the City of San Antonio: End Veteran Homelessness The city projects it will effectively end veteran homelessness by April 2016, a goal that cities such as Phoenix, Philadelphia, Houston and New Orleans have already reached. We hope that projection remains on track, and that a new approach toward the general homeless population also yields results. Police Chief William McManus announced late last year that the police will work with other departments to form multidisciplinary teams to bring services directly to people on the street, halting the practice of “arresting away the homeless.”
For the City of San Antonio: Manage Gentrification Development and change — particularly in a city as large and dynamic as San Antonio — are inevitable. The trick is to manage those forces so that historic populations — particularly of lower and middle class people — are not displaced. It’s often said that San Antonio is a “city on the rise.” In 2016, we’d like to see that be true for everyone — not just newcomers to the central city and condo dwellers on its fringe. For SeaWorld: End Your SA Orca Shows In the wake of the documentary Blackfish we learned that SeaWorld knows how to carry out a propaganda campaign. But does it know how to do the right thing? SeaWorld announced in November it would halt orca shows at its San Diego location. It hasn’t announced plans to do the same in San Antonio, even after three whales died at the park within six months. Stopping orca shows in San Antonio would restore some goodwill for the company, whose earnings have dropped significantly since the release of Blackfish. For City Council and VIA: Progress on Vision Zero and Public Transit Spearheaded by District 5 Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales, Vision Zero is a commitment to eliminating pedestrian deaths in San Antonio. That’s a worthwhile goal in and of itself, and reaching it carries over into other aspects of the city we hope to see improved: infrastructure for automobiles, bikes and walkers, more efficient and accessible public transit, and improved air quality by lowering emissions, to name a few. For the State of Texas: Continue Medical Marijuana Reform Or maybe just legalize it altogether, man. Texas took a small step forward on the medicinal weed front when Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill in June 2015 to allow epilepsy patients to use non-euphoric oils from marijuana to treat their condition. Some advocates hailed it as a major victory,
while others said it was too small a step to be significant. Both are probably right, but we’re pulling for marijuana laws — particularly for medical purposes — to keep loosening through 2016 and into the next legislative session. For Spurs Sports and Entertainment: Get That MLS Bid! There’s a good argument to be had about whether any taxpayer money should be dedicated to pro sports. But now that the City of San Antonio and Bexar County have put up millions to buy Toyota Field with Spurs Sports and Entertainment, we hope 2016 means momentum for Major League Soccer in SA. The Big Announcement of a team coming to town is unlikely to happen so soon, but our fingers are crossed for some smoke from the behindthe-scenes dealing the Spurs group is doing. For Police and Fire Unions and City Council: Resolve the Damn Police and Fire Union Contracts Already If there’s no deal by March, the fierce debate over the police and fire unions’ contract with the city will be two years old. And with the city pursuing lawsuits over the contracts’ evergreen clause, there’s no definite end in sight. Union representatives have pledged to come back to the bargaining table if the suits are dropped, which some City Council members have urged other officials to do, but that seems unlikely. In 2016, we hope an agreement is finally reached that does right by the folks who keep us safe. For the City of San Antonio: Enforce the Non-Discrimination Ordinance San Antonio extended its non-discrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity in 2013. But those who’ve dealt with it say that filing a complaint is a complicated process, and the penalties for violating the ordinance aren’t harsh enough. Without a more effective enforcement mechanism, the NDO is essentially toothless. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 ►
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For the U.S. Supreme Court: Strike Down House Bill 2 In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the legality of House Bill 2, the 2013 law that placed burdensome regulatory hurdles before abortion clinics in Texas. The bill has greatly diminished the number of clinics in the state, and for the sake of women’s rights, the high court should strike it down. And we hope City Council considers doing the same with the frivolous zoning ordinance it recently passed that makes it more difficult to build a clinic. For the San Antonio Zoo: Take Meaningful Action for Lucky the Elephant Lucky, the San Antonio Zoo’s lone elephant, needs help. Critics of the zoo claim that Lucky’s habitat is insufficient, and that keeping an elephant alone is inhumane. An elephant refuge in Tennessee offered to take Lucky in for free, but the zoo refused, claiming that the stress of the move could kill her. But the zoo should do something. Whether it’s moving Lucky to an elephant sanctuary, finding her a companion elephant, improving her habitat or some other solution, Lucky needs a change so she can have a brighter future. For Ted Cruz: Go Back to Canada Just like our own lofty goals (dropping 15 pounds, learning to play the mandolin), this one probably won’t happen. But what’s the New Year for if not blind, stupid optimism? Texas’ junior senator has taken the mantle from former Governor Rick Perry in embarrassing the state during a presidential run, making good-natured Iowans and Ohioans ask “How do Texans keep electing these
people?” The best solution is for Cruz to return to his native Alberta, where perhaps he could take up a more innocuous vocation, like lumberjacking or igloo fabrication. For the Alamo Historic District: Show Us Your Vision We’re in the infancy of a new era for the Shrine of Texas Liberty. The Alamo’s footprint is set to grow, with the city and General Land Office partnering to expand and revamp the historic site, with the intent of accurately capturing its history and more effectively engaging visitors. The master plan for the Alamo Historic District will likely be unveiled in 2016. Previous similar efforts have failed — but this one, especially given its many deeppocketed supporters — looks promising.
Joaquin Castro have called to close. In 2016, the Obama administration should heed that demand. For All Local Government Agencies: Give Us Greater Transparency in Local Government An annual item on any civic watchdog’s wish list. But it seems especially worthy now, after a 2015 in which the City of San Antonio slapped an $81,000 price tag on a public information request by the San Antonio Express-News, and rehired William McManus as SAPD chief after putting candidates to replace him through an open vetting process. Let’s put a camera in every municipal conference room, and upload every public document to the cloud.
For the Obama Administration: Stop the Detention of Immigrant Families Undocumented immigrants from Central and South America who have crossed the southern border fled from gangs, violence and other atrocities in their home countries. For many, particularly women and children, their welcome to the U.S. is imprisonment in a South Texas detention facility. Reports of poor medical treatment, development of mental illness and due process concerns have trickled out of the facilities, which congressional Democrats such as San Antonio Rep.
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Stone Animals, Cursus, Glasir, Auric MUSIC
It’s gonna get pretty rowdy Thursday in the tiny confines of Nite Lite, an emergent DIY venue on Fredericksburg. But that’s the whole point of the dense and fierce kind of music on this killer bill: Embrace doom and heaviness, crushing disillusionment and wild physicality, and be the lighter for it. Featuring touring acts Glasir and Auric, from Denton and Fayetteville, Arkansas, respectively, and like-minded locals Stone Animals and Cursus (pictured), this show boasts four exciting bands that fall in the categories of doom metal, stoner powerrock and progressive sludge. Bring your rage and dismay. And, real talk, maybe some earplugs. Free, 9pm, Nite Lite, 714 Fredericksburg Road. — James Courtney
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Collective Fridaze is a new, inclusively minded event, brought to you by SATX Music, local indie-rock outfit Collective Dreams and Bottom Bracket Social Club. The aim of the (for now) loosely organized all arts/ crafts celebration is to increase crosspollination between the various domains of creative expression, from music to visual art to everything else. Slated to occur the second Friday of every month, this event could be quite the boon for the local arts and music community if it gains traction. ATX’s April Ham Legion will perform as well as the host band. Free, 9pm-2am, Bottom Bracket Social Club, 1603 N. Colorado St., (210) 2679160, facebook.com/collectivedreams. — JC
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Boricua Carmelo Anthony makes his only SA appearance this year when the New York Knicks visit the AT&T Center. Anthony passed NBA icon Larry Bird on the all-time scoring list earlier this season, but the Knicks have collectively struggled with consistency. The lone bright spot for New York has been the emergence of Kristaps Porzingis, who’s shown deft handles and solid range, particularly for a 20-year-old in the NBA. Squaring off against LaMarcus Aldridge and David West, it’ll be interesting to see how the rookie responds to Friday’s crash course on playing power forward in the pros. $52-$220, 7:30pm, AT&T Center, One AT&T Center Pkwy., (210) 444-5000, attcenter.com. — M. Solis
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In 2007 Lavell Crawford was runner-up on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, a fact he states at the beginning of his 2011 Comedy Central special Can a Brother Get Some Love?, not to brag but to lament the lost opportunities for all the trash he could’ve talked had he won. Gleefully describing the way he would’ve told off women who rejected him and teachers who belittled him, Crawford displays a jolly hedonism not unlike the contented grunts Huell, his character on Breaking Bad, makes after giving into the urge to lie down on that irresistibly comfy-looking cash pile. $26.50-$36.50, 8pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Jeremy Martin
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The wonderfully wacky Overtime recently announced a 2016 season packed with such original oddities as Eric Appleton’s Ghostbears! and Jens Rushing’s Locolobo: A Punk Prometheus Psycho Wolf Musical Comedy. But before any of those theatrical gems get unleashed onstage, SA’s “theater for the people” plays host to a short-run show created by choreographer, actor and Artist Foundation grant winner Stephan Gaeth. While its name might conjure cottonwoods, hackberries and other “trash trees,” the movement-based improv piece concerns a tree built from trash post-apocalypse. $10-$14, 8pm Fri-Sat, The Overtime Theater, 1203 Camden St., (210) 557-7562, theovertimetheater.org. — Bryan Rindfuss
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A step out of rhythm for the downtown club, The Korova hosts niche songwriter and Dallas native Lisa Loeb. In 1994, Loeb struck her first hit with “Stay,” a sing-on-the-barstool, heart-onthe-sleeve anthem of relationship regret. Before the Internet, iTunes and the Great Unbundling, Loeb’s lovelorn tune marked the first time an independent artist shot to the top of the chart. Since then, Loeb has been a textbook example of expanding a personal brand, with a film career, a TV show on Food Network and E!, a string of children’s records and a glasses company, hawking librarian frames to the world. $25-$30, 7:30pm, The Korova, 107 E. Martin St., (210) 226-5070, thekorova.com. — Matt Stieb
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As popular with veteran alt-comics as he is with Mormon missionaries, stand-up Brian Regan told us in 2014, “My perspective is just a person trying to get through life ... but other people are getting in my way and diverting things.” The persona Regan adopts onstage, however, is less a perpetually exposed nerve à la Bill Burr or Larry David, but a childlike loudmouth oaf, made cranky by his confusion at the world around him. Plenty of performers have made us laugh by making themselves clowns, but few have the courage or skill to make the clowns so closely resemble the audience. $47.50$52.50, 8pm, The Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — JM
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Screening a week before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, this biographical film on the late civil rights leader tells the story of the 1965 march he led from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to fight for equal voting rights. The drama, which was nominated for Best Picture at last year’s Oscars, stars David Oyelowo as MLK and Tim Roth as Gov. George C. Wallace, who pushed back against King and the movement. Wallace’s daughter Peggy Wallace Kennedy will be in attendance to share her personal account of race and politics and how her father came to see the error of his ways in the late ’70s. Free, 6pm, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry St., (210) 207-7211, thecarver.org. – Kiko Martínez
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It may be a new year, full of possibilities, etcetera, but, let’s face it, things are pretty depressing in America today. A hate-spewing imbecile is polling well in the GOP primaries, mass shootings are basically a daily occurrence, and when you watch the news, it seems that the superficial, the bigoted and the ignorant are the majority. In such a context, it’s not hard to see DreamWeek, “a 12-day summit [hosted in San Antonio and] developed to promote an exchange of ideas on universal issues facing our multicultural communities,” as a necessary injection of hope, empathy and reason. The onslaught of associated events begins Friday with a keynote breakfast address by Martin Luther King III (7:30am, Briscoe Western Art Museum, Jack Guenther Pavilion, 210 W. Market St.), and wraps up January 19. Besides the opening talk, other early DreamWeek highlights include Men Against Violence Against Women (noon Sat, San Antonio Mennonite Church, 1443 S. St. Mary’s St.) and Voter Registration Rock (8pm Sat, The Phantom Room, 2106 N. St. Mary’s St.). Free, times and locations vary, visit dreamweek.org or call (210) 444-2315 for details. — James Courtney
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Art opening: “Collective” Contemporary
Texas artists Twyla Arthur, Mary Hunter and Donna Yarrell present collages, assemblages and mixed-media drawings and paintings inspired by places and memories. Free, 6-9:30pm Saturday; Gallery 20/20, 1010 S. Flores St., #108, (210) 473-8331.
Art opening: “Every Second Saturday”
Efrain Gutierrez Taller celebrates the year’s first Second Saturday with an exhibition of works by Mike Nesloney and Jeremy Kennard, live art by Abril Viola and live music by Skeleton Creek, Joel Settles, Seax de Argent and Legacy Lives. Free, 5pm-midnight; Efrain Gutierrez Taller, 3403 S. Flores St., (240) 343-4563.
Dream Party The DreamWeek edition of
SAMA and KRTU’s collaborative Art Party series kicks off with gallery tours inspired by the exhibition “Realms of Earth and Sky: Indian Painting from the 15th to the 19th Century,” followed by live music from Austin-based world music ensemble Atash, specialty cocktails crafted by Blue Box (cash bar) and art-making activities. $5-$10, 6-8pm Friday; San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave., (210) 978-8100.
Final week: ”Miró: The Experience of Seeing” Born in Barcelona in 1893,
Spanish master Joan Miró drew deep inspiration from his native Catalonia but evolved considerably among the avantgarde icons of 1920s-era Paris. Exemplified by his heavily symbolic Still Life with Old Shoe (1937), elegantly abstracted series Constellations (1939-1941) and immersive triptych The Hope of a Condemned Man,
Miró employed his own visual vocabulary to address the political landscape and illustrate the atrocities of war. Culled from the permanent collection of Madrid’s Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and highlighting the artist’s later years, the traveling exhibition “Miró: The Experience of Seeing” brings together more than 50 paintings, drawings and sculptures said to “plumb the process of making art.” $15$20, 10am-4pm Wednesday, 10am-9pm Thursday, 10am-4pm Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday, noon-5pm Sunday, 10am-4pm Tuesday; McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 824-5368.
“Glumps … Life, Death, Eternity and Everything” REM Gallery showcases
abstract works by Karl Frey, a Northeast Lakeview College assistant professor with 20 years of experience exhibiting art and publishing prints, comics and children’s books. Free, noon-6pm Friday-Saturday; REM Gallery, 219 E. Park Ave., (210) 224-1227.
Second Sunday Funday Caliente Hot Glass
echoes DreamWeek’s mission to advance tolerance, equality and diversity with a special open house featuring live hot glass demos. Free, 11am-3pm Sunday; Caliente Hot Glass Studio, 1411 N. Hackberry St., (210) 313-3254.
Film
Labyrinth The Tobin celebrates David
Bowie’s birthday with an outdoor screening of Jim Henson’s most ambitious and sorcerocious adventure — Labyrinth. Chock-full of old-school special effects, the 1986 cult fantasy follows selfish teen Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) into an impossible
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Because the 7 p.m. show sold out, actress/comedian/’90s It Grrrl Janeane Garofalo is scheduled to perform a second time, but there’s no guarantee the shows will be all that much alike. Sometimes criticized for bringing notes onstage, Garofalo (Reality Bites, Wet Hot American Summer) has more of a loosely organized discussion agenda than a memorized act, and digressions and derailments are part of the neverfully-finished creative process. Garofalo’s only real schtick is bringing her full, unapologetically imperfect and outspoken self to the stage, forgoing a well-oiled killed-’em-in-the-Catskills routine in the interest of having an actual, honest discussion. Bottom line: Many worthwhile, honest and hilarious things will undoubtedly be said, but nobody knows what they’ll be ’til she says them. $29.50, 7pm & 9pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Jeremy Martin universe riddled with talking animals, mythological creatures and dancing goblins to rescue her baby brother from the grips of Jareth, the spandex-clad Goblin King (David Bowie). Bring a blanket or lawn chair and arrive early (7pm) to enjoy hot chocolate, full bar service and Bowie classics spun by DJ Chacho. Free, 8pm Friday; Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, River Walk Plaza, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624.
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Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Lubbock-
born Buddy Holly’s destiny became clear the night he saw Elvis Presley in 1955. From there, he developed a signature rockabilly style as both a solo artist and frontman for The Crickets. By 1957, Holly and The Crickets were among the acts bridging the racial divide through music. Penned by Alan Janes, the jukebox musical Buddy follows the early rock ‘n’ roll influencer in the less than two-year period between his quick rise and untimely death by plane crash in 1959. Ryan Guerra leads the Cameo’s production. $15$33, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 4:30pm Sunday; Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce St., (210) 212-5454.
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Black Box Book Club In conjunction
with the evolving exhibition “Gift: An Exquisite Exhibition,” artist and Blue Star Contemporary Education Committee Chair Penelope Speier leads a reading of Lewis Hyde’s modern classic The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World. Free, noon Thursday; Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, 116 Blue Star, (210) 227-6960.
Briscoe Book Club: Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral The Briscoe hosts a
lively discussion exploring Mary Doria Russell’s novel surrounding Wyatt Earp, Josephine Marcus and others associated with Tombstone, Arizona’s storied O.K. Corral. Free, 6:30-7:30pm Tuesday; Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St., (210) 299-4499.
Puro “Dream” Slam SA’s nationally
recognized PuroSlam team adopts DreamWeek’s tenets of tolerance, equality and diversity as judging criteria for an audience-judged slam with DJ beats by Donnie Dee and a $50 cash prize for the winning poet. $1, 9:30pm-1am Tuesday; The Korova, 107 E. Martin St., (210) 226-5070.
Dance
Dancing Angel In collaboration
with Kaveri Natya Yoga, Bihl Haus Arts presents rising young dancer and Bharatanatyam disciple Sophia Salingaros in a classical Indian dance performance combining lyrical vignettes and bracing passages peppered with percussive footwork and arching arms. $10 (benefiting Bihl Haus Arts), 2-4pm Saturday; Little Carver Civic Center, 226 N. Hackberry St., (210) 383-9723.
Paella & Flamenco The McNay bids adiós
to the traveling exhibition “Miró: The Experience of Seeing” with a festive brunch combining paella, sangria, aguas frescas and a flamenco performance by Fandango Dance Troupe. $35-$45, 1-3pm Sunday; McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 824-5368.
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Tommy Johnagin Since emerging as
the top “New Face” at Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival in 2007, autobiographical story-telling stand-up Tommy Johnagin has landed numerous late-night TV appearances (including four on the Late Show with David Letterman) and finished in second place on the seventh season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. $16, 8pm Thursday, 8pm & 10:15pm Friday-Saturday, 7pm Sunday; Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410, (210) 541-8805.
Special Events
Alamo City Black Chamber of Commerce Founder’s Day Luncheon Emmy-winning actor James McDaniel (NYPD Blue, The Battle for Bunker Hill, Malcolm X) serves as keynote speaker for this official DreamWeek event benefiting the Alamo City Black Chamber and its vision to develop, connect and unify its diverse members. $75, 11am-1pm Friday; El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, 110 Lexington Ave., (210) 226-9055.
Good People SA Mixer Hosted by
entrepreneurial duo Christian and Uche Ogba of BethanyEast PR, this professionals mixer held in conjunction with DreamWeek aims to introduce some of San Antonio’s most extraordinary people. Free (donations benefit Edwards Aquifer Conservancy), 6-9pm Tuesday; Freetail Taproom, 2000 S. Presa St., (210) 418-9051.
Paramount’s Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular Tear down your wall,
shave off your eyebrows, don’t trust the government (Big “Mother” is gonna get ya) and wish your friends were here, Paramount’s Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular returns to SA after a two-year absence. First staged at the Woodlawn Theatre in 1986, the 2.5hour show promises to send Pink Floyd fans on “a mind-expanding journey driven by cutting-edge effects, high-
powered lasers, hi-def large-screen video projection and special lighting effects.” $28-$43, 8pm Saturday; Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624.
Performance Party 31: “It’s About Time” For the 31st edition of their
annual Performance Party, the experimental virtuosos of Jump-Start Performance Co. team up with gracious guest artists — “the famous and beloved as well as the soon-to-be famous and currently intriguing” — for an evening of strange and beautiful music, theater, dance, poetry and art staged at three venues: Jump-Start Theater, The Uptown Studio and Nite Lite. $5 (includes access to all three venues), 7-11pm Saturday; 700, 710 & 714 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 227-5867.
Piperstrong Winter Challenge
Presented by World Champion Powerlifter and two-time World’s Strongest Woman Jill Mills, this combo competition includes a powerliftingstyle push/pull followed by a heavy tire flip, farmer’s walk for distance and a sled pull, with proceeds benefiting Mills’ brother John Piper, who was paralyzed in an accident last year. Visit texasstrongest.com for details and registration. $95 to compete (limited to the first 60 athletes), 11am-6pm Saturday; Explosive Sports Performance, 226 W. Rector St., (830) 237-7384.
San Antonio Nerd Night The charitable
gaming community San Antonio Nerd Night takes over Magic Beans Gaming Cafe with an event encouraging attendees to bring personal and household items to donate to the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter. Visit sanerdnight.org for a list of items accepted in new or gently-used condition. Free, 8pm Friday; Magic Beans Gaming Cafe, 15139 Bulverde Road, #103, (210) 455-3732.
TPR Presents: “Las Americas” In
anticipation of the San Antonio Symphony’s forthcoming celebration “Las Americas,” Texas Public Radio and the Guadalupe welcome pianists Carolyn True (SOLI Chamber Ensemble) and Aaron Prado and bassist George Prado for a concert featuring a preview of SOLI’s Postcards from Las Americas, jazz arrangements of Agustín Lara classics and works by Gershwin and Ellington accompanied by onstage conversations with the artists and TPR’s James Baker and Nathan Cone. $10, 7pm Sunday; Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151.
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Freelancing creatives often face a dilemma: work at home and get distracted or work at a coffee shop and get distracted. Enter former City Councilwoman and CEO of Opt In Experts Mari Aguirre-Rodriguez and owner of Robertson Consulting and partner at Pecan Street Capital Sally Aguilar-Robertson — both former Rackers — who will open a collaborative workspace called The Workery in Tobin Hill on January 11. “It’s a little oasis,” Aguirre-Rodriguez said of the property at 221 West Poplar. Nestled on a hill just outside of Downtown, The Workery is compound-like, with four historic early-century homes and a large courtyard. Just seven blocks from the Pearl, the co-working space is in the former LiftFund headquarters. “The Workery is where freelancers, creative professionals, mommy bloggers and other free agents can work, think, grow — and most importantly — connect,” Aguilar-Robertson said in September, when the duo announced they were opening the space. “There is power in proximity that leads to valuable collaboration. We are creating this space for folks currently working from home and out of coffee shops.” That message resonated with people. “It was insane,” Aguirre-Rodriguez said of the response. Both Aguilar-Robertson and Aguirre-Rodriguez said they immediately heard feedback from creative professionals who were interested in a membership at The Workery. Here’s how it works: There are two membership levels, $275 for a dedicated desk and $50 for the co-working area per month. “There’s been a high demand for spots upstairs [where the dedicated desks are],” Aguilar-Robertson said during a December interview, while the pair was still unpacking chairs and tables. By then, 30 people had already signed up for memberships. “Between all [levels] we’re hoping for at least 200 members,” Aguirre-Rodriguez said. “There will be a point when it’s sold out.” When that happens, there will be a waiting list. During a November open house, 35 to 40 people showed up, and some of them were already trying to snag a space. “One of them wanted a specific desk,” AguirreRodriguez said. Aguilar-Robertson added that people immediately
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began to network, a key idea behind bringing creatives together in a co-working space. “People exchanged cards, were talking and getting to know each other,” Aguilar-Robertson said. “It’s exciting to see it in action.” But there will be more than just a space to work and network. “We cannot wait to host classes about growing your LinkedIn presence, early morning yoga classes, or panel conversations with leading CEOs,” Aguirre-Rodriguez said. Since then, Aguirre-Rodriguez and AguilarRobertson planned more activities. They plan to have weekly workshops in the conference room, which is in its own smaller house on the property. Topics include stuff like technical writing skills or learning to budget, with the aim of giving people another tool in their creative set. “When you’re a freelancer no one does that for you,” Aguirre-Rodriguez said. “We sell our brain so we need to continue learning.” While The Workery will provide this collaborative working environment with opportunities to learn more skills during workshops, there are more home-y type attributes for people to enjoy as well, like a full bathroom with a
shower, for instance. There’s also a kitchen and pleasant sitting areas in the courtyard. And there will be other perks, like dry cleaning pick-up or drop-off. However, both women admit, they definitely had the pre-opening jitters. “We’re going to be a bunch of nervous parents,” Aguirre-Rodriguez said. “We’re going to learn stuff and react and are already listening to members.” But there’s already a successful precedent for collaborative working environments in San Antonio via Downtown’s Geekdom, a co-working space for tech professionals. “This is an exciting moment for San Antonio and I am beyond excited to welcome The Workery to the San Antonio co-working family,” Geekdom CEO Lorenzo Gomez said in September. “There are many free-agents in San Antonio looking for a work ‘home’ and this is a great way to serve more co-working customers.” That’s Aguirre-Rodriguez and Aguilar-Robertson’s goal. “We want to make lives easier. It’s all about getting to live, work and learn easier,” Aguirre-Rodriguez said. “Joining The Workery makes your life better.” And it sure beats the coffee shop. mreagan@sacurrent.com sacurrent.com • January 6—January 12, 2016 • CURRENT 23
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San Antonio has a long history of sending our own off to find success in showbiz. Nicholas Gonzalez is surely counted on that list. Gonzalez, a graduate of Central Catholic High School, caught the acting bug while attending Stanford University. He landed roles on shows such as ABC’s Dharma and Greg, MTV’s Undressed and on the critically acclaimed Showtime series Resurrection Blvd., in the early 2000s. His next project is Fox’s upcoming — and long delayed — animated series Bordertown, which is executive produced by industry heavy-hitter Seth MacFarlane. The series follows the lives of two families living in a Southwest desert town on the United States-Mexico border in the fictional state of Mexifornia. The series has been waiting to see the light of day for over a year now, but the first episode finally aired last Sunday. Gonzalez took some time out of his busy schedule before the debut to discuss the series as well as touch on some of his career highlights. Before we talk about the show, I wanted to ask about your career, so far. I think when many people think about your career, your role on Showtime’s Resurrection Blvd. is what immediately comes to
mind. What was that experience like for you and how did that role come about? It came about really in the traditional way. My agent found out about the role and got me an audition. I got the script [for Resurrection Blvd.], loved it and thought it was just really different from anything else out there. It painted a three-dimensional picture of these Latino characters, which is something you just don’t see often. I got the call to come in for another audition. The producers said they had seen something like 400 other actors and they still couldn’t find their person and they came back to me.
What about working on a show like Fox’s Sleepy Hollow? I imagine working on a show like that is kind of like working on a big budget, summer blockbuster-type movie, right? Oh, definitely. We would be working on two to three episodes at a time, just because they were so big! We were doing constant re-shoots and filming episodes concurrently. It definitely felt like something big. It was so well-written and so well-acted and the crew and cast were all so fun to be around. It was really a dream project to be honest with you.
When you’re on a show like that one, can you, in the moment, take a step back and realize that you’re doing something that is really groundbreaking and influential? In some ways, we knew how influential we were when we were making it. I mean, we were really the first of our kind. It was a Latino prime time drama series that really dealt with issues that were impactful to our community. But, when we were shooting the pilot, as an example, we were just happy to be doing it. We didn’t think beyond that. Years later, I think we all look back on it and realize what we were a part of.
Is there a particular show or role that is something you’d consider your favorite or is that like asking someone to pick their favorite kid? I have different favorites for different reasons. Sleepy Hollow was just such a joy to be a part of. I really enjoyed working with everyone and going to work every day, I looked forward to it. That’s not always the case with every job. The other one that really stands out for me was working on Law & Order: SVU. I was probably about 25 or 26 and we were shooting in New York. Getting the CONTINUED ON PAGE 27 ►
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conservationists over water rights in the Central Valley of California. It’s called Praying for Rain. I’m probably forgetting something I just know it. That’s an impressive array of credits for one year. So, getting back to Bordertown, it has been delayed for quite awhile. What are your thoughts on the show now that we are close to seeing it air? I feel like the show couldn’t be any more timely. It was relevant and daring when we started it two years ago, and it is that much moreso today. I’m excited for America to see it. I am really hoping it stirs up some debate. That makes a ton of sense, especially as we gear up for election season and the show’s premise is • such a hotNicholas Gonzalez button topic. voices a Mexican What feelings do Family Guy you go through when a show you’ve worked on and put a lot of effort into is delayed as this one has been? Is that just part of the “deal” when it comes to the industry? That is exactly what it is. My job occurs well before it ever reaches the air. After almost 20 years in this business, I have learned to do my job and not worry about what the networks do or don’t do. Don’t get me wrong, it’s really annoying to have this kind of delay simply because I am so excited for people to see it. So, what can people expect to see from you in 2016? The first thing I’d love is a second season pickup for Bordertown. Everyone working on it is so talented and the nation needs “in your face” programming that holds a mirror up to its grisly visage. Other than that, I just continue to learn and grow and push my own boundaries in this business and in life. In 2016, I’ll turn 40, get married, hopefully have my first child and continue to live life with this huge smile on my face. I don’t have it all figured out but I sure am enjoying the journey!
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It’s easy to not want to share great restaurants with others. Maybe eateries aren’t ready for the number of people who, after reading whatever positive reviews, are compelled to invade said restaurants for lunch or dinner. Maybe I just want to keep them secret so I don’t run into anyone I know … Sichuan House, which opened in May, is one such place. At first glance, the tiny strip the restaurant is in isn’t compelling unless you’re into anime, need to rent a tuxedo, print a few signs or get a touch up on your Shellac. Not quite in the corner lot of this string of random shops sits Sichuan House, inside the former 4 Star Chinese Cuisine. Once inside, Sichuan is a whole other story. Instead of tossing red lanterns every which way, Sichuan chooses demure décor and lets the food handle the rest. And boy does it. Technically, Sichuan House was a recommendation itself from the folks at Hot Joy, who also pointed me in the direction of Kung Fu Noodle, a wee little joint off Bandera that delivers with fresh house-made noodles and dumplings. But instead of home-cooked Anhui province dishes, Sichuan House delivers regional favorites hailing from Sichuan, found in the southwest of China. The menu is a bit daunting, because unlike Kung Fu Noodle where there are maybe 10 things available to choose from, this one features several dozen items. Just when I was getting acquainted with the first menu, a page-worth of new winter items made an appearance. My visits – and at this point there have been plenty — usually consist of bringing in one other person. This is by far my biggest mistake. Sichuan House should be enjoyed with several friends because dishes are all served family style. This runs the gamut from the
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32-ounce soups to tea-smoked duck. The former kept me and definitely a side of the hot chili oil) and the scallions warm during several dreary and wet days last month. It’s (tossed with cumin lamb). hard to beat a mix of soft tofu cubes, leafy napa cabbage All were noteworthy and delicious, but menu highlights and glass noodles floating in a light, fragrant chicken definitely included the recommended dongpo braised broth. The soup is more than enough for two, and really pork belly that’s marinated, deep-fried, cubed and could use a third slurper. steamed. The end result is sweet, tender and a must-try. It’s easy enough to fill up on starters (another Those looking for just a bit more heat can try the han mistake of mine during an early visit) such as the shao bai, which comes with preserved Sichuan mustard Sichuan wontons or chao shou, made of ground pork greens. Don’t miss the “fish fragrant” eggplant, which wontons sitting in a savory broth with house-made chili contains neither fish, nor fish sauce, but instead a pickled oil on the side, which helps the eater control the smoky pepper brine and a healthy dose of ginger for a delicately heat per bite. sweet finish. On the entrée side, it’s hard not to want to try Heed my advice — take a few pals, order one Sichuan House one of everything. During my visits, I’ve had the of everything and load up on Sichuan cuisine. 3505 Wurzbach Road, #102, shrimp and tofu (comfort food at its finest), the Splitting the bill will be easy, the leftovers not (210) 509-9999 tea-smoked duck (which calls for both hands so much … flavor@sacurrent.com facebook.com/sichuaneats
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Resolutions freak me out. I need small attainable goals instead of yearlong contests in order to succeed. Adding instead of subtracting foods from the equation helps. With that in mind, here are a few goals food-lovers across San Antonio can take on (myself included) in 2016. Go on a self-guided food tour: A friend of mine is embarking on a statewide tour of tacos as she and her beau sample every taco mentioned in Texas Monthly’s “The 120 Tacos You Must Eat Before You Die.” Considering I ate close to that number of tacos while compiling the list for the San Antonio area, I tip my hat toward such a grueling endeavor. But maybe you’re already intimate with all the tacos you could ever need. If that’s the case, why not pick up our list of the best restaurants in 2015 and hit up every joint, or our Sandwich Issue and find the best Cubano or po’boy in S.A. Dive so deep into whichever cuisine of your choosing that you’ll know the difference between chilies in a curry or spices in a mole. Then and only then, can you start writing Yelp reviews. Get in the kitchen: Several acquaintances have asked if I cook. The
reason: I eat out — a lot — as evidenced by my Instagram feed. Sure, some of it is work-related, but as it turns out, I can cook and I enjoy the hell out of it. My personal resolution is to try a new recipe each week. Be nice to your service staff: For starters, the going tip rate is 20 percent of your total amount. Secondly, the moment you decide to not cook at home, you’ve entered a moral agreement to let others do the work of cooking, bussing and otherwise helping you enjoy a meal. Yes, they’re there to facilitate a great experience. No, they’re not there to wait on you hand and foot. Don’t be a dick — it’s bad karma. Know your craft: Along those same lines, and I suppose this applies to servers and hospitality employees throughout, know what you’re serving. I’m not asking for a winded description of every dish on the menu, but I’ve been on the receiving end of some clueless wait staff. Arm yourself with knowledge and share it with gusto. Some of the best conversations I’ve had have been with industry professionals who know what they’re talking about. flavor@sacurrent.com
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It’s inevitable: Sometimes you don’t want to pay for $9 craft beer and $14 specialty cocktails. Sometimes you tire of classy wine bars and dressing up. Sometimes you just want a beer, a burger and a completely unpretentious crowd of people. That’s where Web House comes in. This quintessential dive bar is located in a relatively small building right off Blanco Road. Don’t worry about missing it as you drive by, though — its exterior walls are decorated with graffiti and a huge billboard that loudly announces its presence. At first glance, the interior is nothing to write home about — a bar, tables and a patio — typical neighborhood bar decor and a jukebox in the corner that is clearly the newest piece of equipment there. However, it’s obvious that the people who frequent Web House don’t come for fancy cocktails or ritzy decor: It’s the chill vibe, good drinks and people that draw customers in. Walking inside, it was evident that Web House entertains a steady group of neighborhood regulars. On the Wednesday that I popped in, the bar was packed full of people chatting with the bartender and drinking Lone Stars. No one was wearing heels, and everyone looked relaxed and genuinely happy to be there. I had wanted a spot at the full bar, but it was a beautiful crisp evening and the outdoor patio called my name. Plenty of picnic tables and the smell of cigarette smoke mushrooms, onion rings and mozzarella sticks told me the greeted me outside. Multicolored lights flashed and prices are reasonable. twinkled brighter than the sunset, and soon more patrons As soon as I returned to my seat outside, someone joined me outside on the patio. played a Pitbull song on the jukebox. Web House, which I’d arrived during happy hour and the bartender had been relatively quiet other than the clatter of glasses informed me that their deals included $3 well drinks and and the buzz of conversation, was alive with country and $2 domestics. I went for a vodka tonic, expecting an dance hits for the rest of the night. undersized glass filled mostly with ice. For too many bars, After finishing my huge vodka tonic, it got a little too happy hour can mean flat tonic water, little alcohol and cold outside to stay on the patio, so I relocated inside to tiny portion sizes. Not at Web House. Instead, I received a table. The bar was still packed with regulars and the a healthy pour of vodka in a large cup that would hold bartender was busy making drinks and conversation. It a soda at most restaurants. The staff at Web House was a lively, eclectic crowd, all drinking beers or definitely doesn’t mess around — the prices might simple mixed drinks (if they were anything like be cheap, but the pours were anything but stingy. Web House 320 Blanco Road my vodka tonic, I knew they had to be good). I And though my drink included well vodka, it didn’t (210) 531-0100 wouldn’t go to Web House for an over-the-top taste like well alcohol; it was refreshing and easy 4pm-2am Tue-Sat; 2pmspecialty cocktail, but order a classic mixed drink to drink. I didn’t get to try the food, but a glance 2am Sun webhousecafe.com with the confidence that it will be satisfying. at the short and sweet menu that included fried
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Web House is the unfussy type of bar that you go to when you want to enjoy good conversation and a couple beers. Its slightly gritty atmosphere is refreshing and welcome after the slew of new, pricey, upscale bars that have popped up all around San Antonio. For those who love simple drinks, a tasty menu and a friendly dive bar crowd, it is definitely worth a visit. The bar, which has found its groove in its new Blanco location. It embodies a chill neighborhood atmosphere with undeniable charm and unbeatable prices. Stop in for a Lone Star, chat with the bartender and maybe play a Pitbull song on the jukebox — you’re sure to have a great night and make a friend or two. If you’re in the Beacon Hill area looking for an unpretentious watering hole, look no further than Web House. sacurrent.com • January 6—January 12, 2016 • CURRENT 37
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The facets of the modern racial experience are so vast that you can’t start one conversation without beginning several others. Perhaps that’s why many of our relatives, loved ones, co-workers and casual acquaintances are so quick to dichotomize race issues and move on, because to them, it’s all just black and white. I apologize to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis for beginning a piece about their upcoming show with a polemic on race. However, when working in an African-Americandominated medium it bears stating that we, white people, often cannot allow ourselves to simply be spectators. That, as the subjects of a country literally designed for white economic and social betterment, we feel one of the tenets of our privilege is to not have to earn our involvement in a particular cultural ritual, but that in the name of progress and inclusion, we deserve a place at the table. Because, after all, to do otherwise would be racism, reverse racism. The irony of white folks’ inability to appreciate cultural rituals from the sidelines is that far too often we have remained entirely neutral, silent and submissive when another white person or people terrorized people of color. Again, it pains me to begin a piece on two musicians this way, but they aren’t playing West Virginian hillbilly music or Anglo-Saxon ballads. And they aren’t fledgling musicians
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only the expanding doors of hipanymore, either. The lyrics to hop, but the expanding doors of “Ten Thousand Hours” clearly cultural authenticity. state such. I can sympathize We know that race is a social with the years of hard work, construct. We know it has been sleeping in basements, trying a dividing line for those in power your damnedest to get some to pit us against each other. To “tastemaker,” some blog-writing erect tough hurdles and sit back Internet jockey to substantiate and proselytize on the inferiority your art and make you rich of one "race" as they struggle to as fuck so you can finally quit overcome said obstacles. Subway and Jet Ski all day. For Interestingly, Haggerty and that time I’m sure Ben Haggerty, Lewis have helped jimmy the the birth name of the man doors of acceptance open for known as Macklemore, now others who have not always been feels substantiated and that his a part of mainstream hip-hop success is well-deserved. The Heist, the breakthrough culture. Their championing of gay record from the duo, is one of rights in the single “Same Love” those records that was almost is the kind of alliance-building and sure to make a splash in the pop humanistic assertion that not only markets. All that was needed was makes for great art and culture, a marketing budget. On its own, but expands it. It satisfies some all things fair, it’s a topically sound of the long-held requirements record. In the field of hip-hop pop, of hybridization and syncretism, it’s a bar-setter. ATL trap it isn’t, it’s of the joining and evolution of also not the smoove righteousness cultures: taking something old of Compton’s Kendrick and it isn’t and/or established (hip-hop), industrial-strength Yeezy; closer to and reinvigorating it with a new a PG-13 Drake-does-Seattle. perspective. It further illustrates This is where props need to the point that it is in fact our be given to the duo. They aren’t differences, our complexities the white prep school kid that that make us better human becomes an Internet sensation beings. It shows us that we because of the disgusting must go forward. If we approach obliviousness of his Rodney King any art form with respect when Halloween costume. Macklemore necessary, reverence when has invested years into required, criticism and his craft. That’s years of an equitable dialogue, Macklemore & navigating a scene that, then we’re forging a new Ryan Lewis for all we know, is as culture altogether, toward $40.50-$70.50 authentic and real to him 8pm Mon, Jan. 11 inclusivity and unity. Majestic Theatre as it is for anyone else. 224 E. Houston St. What the success of the dtbuffkin@ (210) 226-5700 majesticempire.com duo does illustrate is not sacurrent.com
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It’s likely that you don’t even remember the first time you heard Madonna, that, to you, she just was and is. She’s the gap-toothed dancing goddess dubbed the Queen of Pop, managing to almost always have at least one track in the top 100 every time she drops an album. There’s no arguing that she’s a legend for a reason, but how many trends does one get to set in a lifetime? How many times can you possibly, genuinely reinvent yourself before you succumb to merely vying for marketability? How much pop is in one star? Possibly not enough. Definitely not over three decades-worth. To be fair, I was already annoyed with Madonna for the prolonged kiss she laid on Drake at her Coachella performance earlier this year before really giving this total flop of an album, Rebel Heart, a listen. I have every right to be concerned having seen what happened to Britney after she got a Madonna kiss. No doubt in my mind that lip-lock sent him straight to Meme City, USA, so, I wasn’t exactly eager to find out what was next when she unleashed the video, “Bitch, I’m Madonna” (Yes, bitch, we know.) Madonna’s a known chameleon and that fickleness manifests itself this time around as a crazy party girl in a hot pink studded jacket who’s just too cool to care. There are pandering celebrity cameos as the camera swirls around a generic neon night club, giving us money headshots of the star-studded VIPs in attendance — proving she’s got hip friends. There’s a fair amount of
trying-too-hard styling and a latent borrowing of Gwen to stay relevant. Like my mother once said, “Don’t be afraid Stefani’s Harajuku Girls. It’s not believable, or it’s terribly of getting old, be afraid of getting boring.” believable if you consider that this is what a 57-year-old After unapologetically opening the doors for a gaggle thinks the kids are into. It’s also rather dated. of alternative pop stars and building a fanbase empire, The entire feel of the video calls to mind visions of a we’re now forced to watch her brag about staying up friend’s birthday party where her parents let you drink all night while kissing a bevy of babes and saying the because you might as well do it at the house, but her hot B-word. But bless her heart, it’s 2015 and everyone has mom has one too many wine coolers and gets wild on already pushed the envelope she set down. Taylor Swift the dance floor, “You guys having fun yet? Bet you didn’t is giving the American Sweetheart thing a good-old think I still had moves like this!” college try, Beyoncé has choreographed dancing on lock, Sure, you want to join in — it’s her house after all — Lady Gaga came out of an egg that one time and Miley but you’re a little embarrassed, and besides, you really Cyrus is a full-blown adult-baby wearing a diaper and only showed up to the party — or clicked on the link — to sucking on pacifiers, so it’s not easy staying in the game, see Nicki Minaj. Madonna is clearly aware that hip-hop even if you helped write the rule book. and R&B are currently in favor in the Top 40, but knows Maybe it’s our fault, maybe we’re just asking too much better than to dive right in. I suppose we can be glad of our female pop stars. she left the rapping to someone else this time, we don’t It seems that the ultimate goal in reaching the global need another repeat of “American Life” (2003), wherein pop status that Madonna has attained is the allowance she rhymes “soy latte” and “double shot-eh” with “hot to do whatever the hell you want. No one is going to bod-tay,” along with the riveting wordplay of “feeling tell you no, even if they should. Still you must admit super-duper” in her "Mini Cooper." there’s something admirable about continuing We’ll always love Madonna, but perhaps it’s more to do what you love whether anyone likes it. for what she was rather than what she is. Gone are Madonna Rebel This is a tenacious tour, no doubt, and perhaps Heart Tour the days of the ’90s sex book dom-Madonna and the only thing that could be worse is seeing a $43-$1,527 wannabe British yogi-mom children’s author. I’m purely nostalgia act. In fact, if you happen upon 8pm Sun, Jan. 10 AT&T Center not saying sexy has an age or an expiration date, a ticket to go see Madonna you’re probably 1 AT&T Center Parkway and neither does being cool. However, Madonna not going to pass it up and you’re probably not (210) 444-5000 appears to just be playing it safe, while attempting gonna not dance. attcenter.com sacurrent.com • January 6—January 12, 2016• CURRENT 41
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REQUIEM FOR A LONELY HORSE The duo sends their ride out to pasture JAMES COURTNEY
San Antonio desert-rock duo Lonely Horse makes a cactus-ache groan, a man-hurt ruckus, a no-bullshit, scarred and angst-charred plea for mercy and/or redemption in jagged sonic form. The band’s songs, collaborative efforts between singer-songwriterguitarist Nick Long and drummer Travis Hild, seem to saunter back from vision quests, with bleary eyes, focused on the elemental hope and strife of human existence. You may have seen them around. You were sipping your seasonal beverage of choice and hoping to avoid highemotion, and then you were devastated and unhinged. You were confused and delighted that a band, local or otherwise, had bothered to plumb and plot ceremonial ground with the rude implements of rock ‘n’ roll. You dug their self-released Desert Son EP for its raw energy and spiritual aftertastes, you heard that Long, Mr. Lonely Horse himself, crafted these tear-sticky garage rock songs out of his suffering and that his anger was as real as his musical inventiveness and his organic virtuosity on guitar. You voted for the duo to play Afro Punk (and were stoked when they won that subsequent battle of the bands). Maybe you bought some custommade moccasins and waited eagerly for news of a big recording deal, then you heard they were being courted by labels and cutting a debut LP at Sonic Ranch. You liked Instagram pics of those recording sessions and wondered what was holding back the deals, the national headlining tours and the success that seemed so well-deserved, for reasons of the heart and reasons of the craft. You heard that debut LP and it delivered on every promised transfiguration. In response to your unspoken curiosity, you learned that the band had inked a deal with Nouveau Riche Records, run by local Santiago Ortega with nebulous ties to Atlantic Records. And you read a barrage of Facebook confessionals about how that deal went sour, and the Lonely Horse, with all that muscle and mad-majesty, was bound for glue. You no doubt heard that, because of the agreement and subsequent disagreements with Ortega, their December residency at Hi-Tones was the locally cherished twosome’s last hurrah. Perhaps you even read a recent San Antonio Express-News article on the band’s fizzle and were perplexed that it didn’t quite answer your questions. If all this describes your experience, then we’re on the same page. I recently spoke with both Long and Ortega. I was able, 42 CURRENT • January 6—January 12, 2016 • sacurrent.com
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after reviewing contracts and addendums, and hearing emotionally charged critiques aplenty, to glean the following facts and fuzzy bits about the whole business. It’s my hope that you’ll play the judge here and decide for yourself what matters, both in terms of legality and good faith. The deal, signed in January 2014 and amended in December 2014, is pretty basic. It grants Nouveau Riche Records and Ortega all rights to Lonely Horse and its recordings. It also stipulates that money put forward is due back (one way or another) and that Nouveau Riche reserves the right to cancel shows and essentially determine all of the band’s business decisions. Long maintains that, in hindsight, Ortega took advantage of him at a desperate moment, with a nasty divorce and custody case (part of the subject matter in the band’s songs) looming in the background. Long/Lonely Horse’s gripe is essentially trifold: 1. Ortega blew smoke up their asses and never really had a good lead on a contract or promoted the band properly to national markets. 2. Ortega was greedy at moments when deals outside of Atlantic were available and asked for an unreasonable buy-out or unnecessarily cushy percentage deals. 3. Ortega has forced the band to call it quits
because he won’t promote the band properly, let them out of their deal fairly or partner with them in seeking a reasonable outside deal. Ortega maintains that he unsuccessfully pitched the band to Atlantic (Long insists that this failure was due to Ortega’s impatience in not waiting to pitch the mastered album), but has promoted them adequately and sought out press per the contract. He believes that the band’s unprofessionalism and knee-jerk reactions (including damaging the label’s credibility on social media) have cost them. Lastly, he insists that if Lonely Horse would just sell the album, My Desert Son (which was paid for by Nouveau Riche), and cooperate, the two parties could still work together. Neither party has filed legal action. Lonely Horse plans to officially dissolve, for the time being at least, until released from contract or alternate agreements can be reached. Both parties spoke of (albeit diminished) mutual respect and the possibility of legal and personal reconciliation. Long and Hild, being proactive musical talents, have several new projects in the works. We’ll see what they come up with next.
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I cannot tolerate some guy that starts off a song with, “Hey, how ya’ doin’?” in a goofy E-Z Cheez affectation. I can’t respect a white boy that croons in mesquite-ese “… and like Kurtis Blow says, ‘These are the brakes.’” I cannot suffer a songwriter who writes lyrics like, “These aren’t pajamas, they’re called leisure pants,” or “I don’t want no dried up pico de gallo.” But, for explicable reasons, I can abide S. Brady Dietert doing all of the above. The tattered, Kleenex-thin shirt of a band that he wears around his Redwood frame fits him to a T. Like no other local artist that I have heard (he’s an artist in a town full of hobbyists), Dietert officiates the matrimony of Northwestern indie folk rock with Texas chicken stranglin’, bonfire-buildin’, BBgun-shootin’ music like a parson who has overseen the union of more than one jig-sawed couple. His record What Maps Don’t Show is one of the few local records I listen to in my free time. There are few S.A. artists that I feel comfortable saying have one issue — media support — standing between them and a full-time money-making music gig, Dietert is one such artist. With Daniel Thomas Phipps & The Kinfolk and Marshall John Anderson. $5, 9pm, 502 Bar, 502 Embassy Oaks Drive, 502bar.com – dtbuffkin@sacurrent.com
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Amplified Heat and Maneaters of Tsavo Composed of brothers Jim, Gian and Chris Ortiz, the Austin trio takes cues from ‘70s Detroit in fashion, facial hair and unrelenting blues rock. On their effort On The Hunt, once the brothers pick up on a rhythm, they don’t stop ‘till it’s soaked in beer, kicked to the ground and dragged through the mud. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm Fuzznites: The Nude Party and Garrett T. Capps Church organ and guitars with the treble at 11 drive the North Carolina quintet known as The Nude Party. On Garrett Capps’ “San Antone,” the cagey songwriter pins down Alamo City musical culture with verve and an insider’s knowledge. Limelight, 9pm The Mid-Week All-Vinyl Social The weekly residency of DJs Teck-neek and EPSR, playing all types of music and actually DJ’ing, chicka-chicka-chickas included. La Botánica, 8pm
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Catherine Denise Taking her cue from River Walk Blues godfather Stevie Ray Vaughan, Catherine Denise plays ride cymbal-heavy blues rock. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm Gospel & the Wolf The vulnerability of one man and one guitar permeates the spiked-coffee-shop sensitivity of Gospel & the Wolf. With This Is Too Difficult, Little Fears and Good City Modern. Imagine Books, 8pm Limp Wizurdz and Quiet Things Mark my words, in five years the Gin Blossoms will
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Crunk Witch Crunk Witch sounds like a paperback fantasy novel come to life. But instead of a quest to save a kingdom or a princess, their journey is to make the fairest beats of them all. With Dawn of the Pheonix and Bitforce. 502 Bar, 9pm Korn Tribute Freaks on a Leash Let your freak off the leash with S.A.’s Korn tribute band. The Falls, 9pm Nightbird - Tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac “So I’m back to the Velvehhht ... Undeground.” If Stevie Nicks’ warbly witchcraft gets you, Sam’s is your jam. Sam’s Burger Joint, 9pm Split EP Tour: Loafers and Teenage Sexx Waco rockers Loafers and Teenage Sexx prove that grungy, wacky rock ‘n’ roll is alive and kicking in the Baptist enclave. Come support local rock ‘n’ roll label Yippee Ki Yay Records as they expand their catalog to every continent on the planet. Woodward Lumber, 8pm Texas Microphone Massacre The electronica rock of TMM is a perfect vehicle for the Suicide Girls tryout video that is their reworking of The Lost Boys theme “Cry Little Sister.” With Torque Order, Razakel. Limelight, 9pm Voter Registration Rock Rock the Vote, Vote or Die, pick your favorite pop culture voting slogan and insert here. With Nunchaku, Noel Bonham, Jonah Vin and DJ Daddy Rabbit. Phantom Room, 7pm
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Collin Raye and John Conlee The cool, clean croon of Collin Raye catapulted him to the top of the '90s country charts and made youth pastor feel like an occupation of considerable panache. With “Common Man” John Conlee. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm Patsy and The Oblios New Orleans’ Patsy has all of their punk bases covered, a rowsing tune about the boring properties of Nazis, a Kleenex/LiLiPUT cover and a snotty attitude perfect for blowing into said Kleenex tune. S.A.’s The Oblios concoct a solid cocktail of piss and vinegar ... to pour into your earholes. With Creep Stare, Mystic Inane, Unit and Detonate. Paper Tiger, 9pm The Reel Note Combining both progressive rock music and original short films, The Reel Note will be an evening of a series of a short musical sets interweaved with a few short films. The Falls, 6pm
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Open Jam Session with Small World Jazz Small World places world music in a jazz setting. The band features music from the Great American Songbook and bossa nova sung in the original Portuguese. Olmos Bharmacy, 7pm Trapped Out Mondays with DJ Burlo Whether you’re a trap queen or just a SAC student who smokes weed between Texas Politics and Women and Gender Studies, Monday nights at Bottom Bracket are your opportunity to bool with your slime. Bottom Bracket Social Club, 10pm
Tuesday, January 12
Gen X Tuesdays Strap up your 88-eyehole Docs, flip your tape copy of Disintegration over and head to The Amp Room to revel in the darkness with fellow Gen X’ers. Amp Room, 8pm No Zodiac Chicago’s No Zodiac play sludgy, grinding metal that is neither sludge nor grind. With Strengthen What Remains, Orthodox, Fortunes, Genocide by Humanity and New Methods. Korova, 7pm
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My wife and I are bisexual — we’re a man and woman — and we’ve been tiptoeing right up to the edge of organizing a threesome or swap through 3nder. But we haven’t gone through with it yet — too many flakes and fakes. But we have no complaints — just contemplating a threesome has put amazing energy back into our sex life. Is there a name for the explosive sex you have with your longtime partner when you’re anticipating a group scene or threesome? If not, can we suggest the neologism “presome”? Rhymes with threesome! Married With Anticipated High Jinks The phenomenon you describe — the insanely hot sex a couple has before a threesome or other sexual adventure — has been noted by sex researchers and couples counselors. Dr. Margie Nichols, a psychologist and sex therapist, told the New York Times she frequently urges the non-kinky couples she sees to emulate kinky couples. “Kinky couples plan sex,” Nichols told Amy Sohn, “and simmer for days in advance.” Many couples in the planning stages of a threesome do a lot more than simmer: Like you and the wife, MWAHJ, they find themselves having hot twosomes in anticipation of the impending (and hopefully hot) threesome. I think “presome” is a wonderful term to describe that kind of sex — I’m officially endorsing your proposed neologism — but I don’t think it works as well for four-way swaps, group sex, BDSM play parties, etc., because it obviously rhymes with/riffs on “threesome.” But it’s an excellent term to describe the situation you and the wife are in. To describe the sex you’ll have in the wake of your first successful threesome, I would propose the term “postsome.” Listen to Dan’s podcast every week at savagelovecast.com. @fakedansavage on Twitter
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. His novel Of Mice and Men helped win him the award, but it required extra persistence. When he’d almost finished the manuscript, he went out on a date with his wife. While they were gone, his puppy Toby ripped his precious pages into confetti. As mad as he was, he didn’t punish the dog, but got busy on a rewrite. Later he considered the possibility that Toby had served as a helpful literary critic. The new edition of Of Mice and Men was Steinbeck’s breakout book. I’m guessing that in recent months you have received comparable assistance, Aries — although you may not realize it was assistance until later this year.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Remember back to what your life was like during the first nine months of 2004. I suspect that you fell just short of fulfilling a dream. It’s possible you were too young to have the power you needed. Or maybe you were working on a project that turned out to be pretty good but not great. Maybe you were pushing to create a new life for yourself but weren’t wise enough to make a complete breakthrough. Almost 12 years later, you have returned to a similar phase in your long-term cycle. You are better equipped to do what you couldn’t quite do before: create the masterpiece, finish the job, rise to the next level.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): To become a skillful singer, you must learn to regulate your breath. You’ve got to take in more oxygen than usual for extended periods, and do it in ways that facilitate rather than interfere with the sounds coming out of your mouth. When you’re beginning, it feels weird to exert so much control over an instinctual impulse, which previously you’ve done unconsciously. Later, you have to get beyond your self-conscious discipline so you can reach a point where the proper breathing happens easily and gracefully. Although you may not be working to become a singer in 2016, Gemini, I think you will have comparable challenges: 1. to make conscious an activity that has been unconscious; 2. to refine and cultivate that activity; 3. to allow your consciously-crafted approach to become unselfconscious again. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Ancient humans didn’t “invent” fire, but rather learned about it from nature and then figured out how to produce it as needed. Ropes had a similar origin. Our ancestors employed long vines made of tough fiber as primitive ropes, and eventually got the idea to braid and knot the vines together for greater strength. This technology was used to hunt, climb, pull, fasten and carry. It was essential to the development of civilization. I predict that 2016 will bring you opportunities that have metaphorical resemblances to the early rope.
Your task will be to develop and embellish on what nature provides.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): British author Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) had a day job with the postal service until he was in his fifties. For years he awoke every morning at 5:30 and churned out 2,500 words before heading to work. His goal was to write two or three novels a year, a pace he came close to achieving. “A small daily task, if it really be daily,” he wrote in his autobiography, “will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules.” I recommend that you borrow from his strategy in 2016, Leo. Be regular and disciplined and diligent as you practice the art of gradual, incremental success.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Umbrellas shelter us from the rain, saving us from the discomfort of getting soaked and the embarrassment of bad hair. They also protect us from the blinding light and sweltering heat of the sun. I’m very much in favor of these practical perks. But when umbrellas appear in your nightly dreams, they may have a less positive meaning. They can indicate an inclination to shield yourself from natural forces, or to avoid direct contact with primal sensuality. I hope you won’t do much of that in 2016. In my opinion, you need a lot of face-to-face encounters with life in its raw state. Symbolically speaking, this should be a non-umbrella year.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): Around the world, an average of 26 languages go extinct every year. But it increasingly appears that Welsh will not be one of them. It has enjoyed a revival in the past few decades. In Wales, it’s taught in many schools, appears on road signs, and is used in some mobile phones and computers. Is there a comparable phenomenon in your life, Libra? A tradition that can be revitalized and should be preserved? A part of your heritage that may be useful to your future? A neglected aspect of your birthright that deserves to be reclaimed? Make it happen in 2016.
1947 sold for $ 304,000. Three bottles of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild 1869 went for $233,000 apiece. The mystique about aged wine provokes crazy behavior like that. But here’s a more mundane fact: Most wine deteriorates with age, and should be sold within a few years of being bottled. I’m thinking about these things as I meditate on your long-term future, Sagittarius. My guess is that your current labor of love will reach full maturity in the next 18 to 20 months. This will be a time to bring all your concentration and ingenuity to bear on making it as good as it can be. By September of 2017, you will have ripened it as much as it can be ripened.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): In her poem “Tree,” California poet Jane Hirshfield speaks of a young redwood tree that’s positioned next to a house. Watch out! It grows fast — as much as three feet per year. “Already the first branch-tips brush at the window,” Hirshfield writes. “Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.” I suspect this will be an apt metaphor for you in 2016. The expansion and proliferation you have witnessed these past few months are likely to intensify. That’s mostly good, but may also require adjustments. How will you respond as immensity taps at your life?
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Centuries ago, lettuce was a bitter, prickly weed that no one ate. But ancient Egyptians guessed its potential, and used selective breeding to gradually convert it into a tasty food. I see 2016 as a time when you could have a comparable success. Look around at your life, and identify weed-like things that could, through your transformative magic, be turned into valuable assets. The process may take longer than a year, but you can set in motion an unstoppable momentum that will ensure success.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Imagine that a beloved elder has been writing down your life story in the form of a fairy tale. Your adventures aren’t rendered literally, as your waking mind might describe them, but rather through dream-like scenes that have symbolic resonance. With this as our template, I’ll predict a key plot development of 2016: You will grow increasingly curious about a “forbidden” door — a door you have always believed should not be opened. Your inquisitiveness will reach such an intensity that you will consider locating the key for that door. If it’s not available, you may even think about breaking down the door.
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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Fourteenth-century author Geoffrey Chaucer produced a collection of stories known as The Canterbury Tales . It became a seminal text of English literature even though he never finished it. The most influential book ever written by theologian Thomas Aquinas was a work he gave up on before it was completed. The artist Michelangelo never found the time to put the final touches on numerous sculptures and paintings. Why am I bringing this theme to your attention? Because 2016 will be an excellent time to wrap up long-term projects you’ve been working on — and also to be at peace with abandoning those you can’t.
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