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Prescriptions Optional Eat your veggies at Pharm Table Flavor File There’s a new sauce in town — for everything
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12 NEWS Righting Wrongs Why is it so hard for SA to embrace Indigenous Peoples Day? Newsmonger Our weekly news roundup and the Bexar-o-meter
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22 ARTS & CULTURE Chalk It Up for the Childless You don’t need kids to enjoy Artpace’s annual street festival Art for the Ages Spanish master Joan Miró’s playful side comes to light at the McNay The Politics of Dancing Austin-based A’lante brings Desplazados to Flamenco Fest
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41 FOOD Enchilada History New book highlights methods, techniques for enchiladas
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55 MUSIC The Rap Year Book Shea Serrano boils down 35 years of hip-hop in new book Seven Inches of Heaven DJs celebrate an overlooked medium at 45 Friday’s twoyear anniversary Who Loves Sosa Coming to terms with Chicago rapper Chief Keef Music Calendar What to hear and see this week
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Convincing city, county leaders to institute Indigenous Peoples Day isn’t easy MARK REAGAN/@210REAGAN
For at least a decade, Antonio Diaz has been on a mission: to convince county and city government to declare October 12 — the day Christopher Columbus arrived in the Western Hemisphere, leading to mass murder, slavery and the near-extinction of Native Americans in North America — as Indigenous Peoples Day. A fire has burned in Diaz’s stomach since the ’70s, when he became involved with the American Indian Movement advocacy group. His voice crescendos when he speaks about European immigrants who destroyed native culture and society throughout the Americas. Forgetting that brutal history – much less ignoring it – is not an option for Diaz. “If I do that, I’m probably worse than the Conquistadors and am allowing what happened to my ancestors to go on,” said Diaz, whose ancestry is a mixture of Indigenous and European. “I can’t do that. I’ve gone too far in learning about myself and my culture.” His efforts to get local government to acknowledge that culture have repeatedly been swept under the rug, but this year, he thinks he may have a better chance. In July, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted the San Antonio Missions World Heritage status. Diaz hopes the City Council and County Commission will be more open toward creating a day to honor local Native Americans, since the inclusion of Indigenous history was vital to securing the prestigious designation. Not only that, the Bexar County Commissioner’s Court voted this summer to remove Confederate memorabilia from county property, with plans to move it to a museum. “Then all this violence has been occurring, against the black and brown communities — or even the poor across the board, and it has sparked this interest of why [it happens],” Diaz said. “It is focused on racism. So it opens up those talks about race relations, which brings us, along with the black community, to the forefront again.” Diaz, who founded the Texas Indigenous Council and organizes the annual Indigenous Dignity Human Rights March (October 10), created a draft resolution that he submitted to county commissioners and council members earlier this summer. The resolution declares October 12 — currently known as Columbus Day, a federal holiday — Indigenous Peoples Day in Bexar County. The resolution states that the Indigenous way of life was devastated on October 12, 12 CURRENT • October 7-13, 2015 • sacurrent.com
1492, and it highlights the many contributions Native Americans have made to society. The resolution does not mention Columbus at all. “We’re amiable to changes, as long as the spirit remains,” Diaz said. “Columbus is not a holiday that is celebrated in Texas. There is nothing to do away with, and there is nothing to replace.” There are scattered Columbus Day celebrations in San Antonio, but really, only federal workers get the day off. Diaz said Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert, whose office confirmed that Diaz approached Calvert about the resolution, will bring it to the commission on October 6. Cavett McCrary, Calvert’s executive assistant, said that Diaz and Calvert were working on a more refined version of the resolution, and that Calvert would comment when the language is hammered out. Calvert did not respond by deadline, but late Friday Diaz said he received the final copy, which he thought was gutted. “The idea that this government represses Indigenous identity or can be told the truth about their glorification about their beginnings as an invading colonizing foreign force is intolerable,” he said. “I hope the gutted resolution gets approved on the sixth. We need to have something to point at and move forward from, cause at this point we have nothing but shoeshine smiling faces.” Bexar County Commissioners Court should have voted on the resolution yesterday — a blog on the outcome can be found at sacurrent.com. City Council members Rey Saldaña and Alan E. Warrick II have also been interested, according to Diaz. Warrick did not respond to a request for comment. Saldaña, however, said his office will work with Diaz. “I took the meeting, really, because Mr. Diaz has been so patient in his request. I’ve been on council for four years,” Saldaña said, adding he’s familiar with Diaz’s efforts. “I’m convinced this is something that this council should consider. I don’t believe it’s outside the realm of possibility to get this done.” He told Diaz he wanted to speak with other council members to gauge support for the measure. Saldaña said he’s so far spoken with Warrick and councilman Roberto C. Treviño, who said he’s open to the idea as long as it doesn’t exclude anyone, like the Christopher Columbus Italian Society. That organization did not respond to an inquiry left at the phone number listed on its website.
Saldaña said he thought drafting a resolution and getting City Council support before October 12 was too ambitious, but he committed to filing a council consideration request — the first step to bringing a resolution to City Council. For Mario Salas, a longtime San Antonio activist, it’s hard to understand what the hold-up is, describing the idea of an Indigenous Peoples Day as straightforward. Outside of cowardice or racism, the only plausible explanation is priorities, he said. “People make up all kinds of excuses, like there is more important stuff to do [for the city and county],” Salas said. “Everyone has a lot of things to do, but this is an important thing to do as well.” Ramon Vasquez, executive director of the nonprofit American Indians In Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions, said San Antonio is a place of context. “A lot of things happened here and we have a role in history and hope we will continue to make history, like some of the decisions the Commissioners Court has made, like the removal of Confederate symbols,” Vasquez said. The least local government can do is ss u acknowledge Native American f R in d B r ya n contributions to the city. “I feel like we’ve lacked [that], fallen short,” he said. “We have a rich history that starts with the American Indians in founding San Antonio and to contributions being made today.” So why has it been so hard for Diaz to convince local leaders to designate October 12 as Indigenous Peoples Day? “A lot of people do celebrate Columbus Day even knowing what we know today, we still celebrate it,” Vasquez said. “Really, it was just the beginning of atrocities. I think over 50 million people lost their lives.” It would only take five people for Bexar County to declare October 12 as Indigenous Peoples Day and 11 to do the same in San Antonio — 10 council members and the mayor. “I know it’s going to be a hot topic and I know it is a hot topic, but this is not about, you know, one race of people over another — or ethnicity. This is just about doing the right thing,” Vasquez said. “We have the opportunity to make things right. We can right wrongs now.” mreagan@sacurrent.com
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NEWSMONGER Chief McManus Is Back, the Cops Union Goes to Court, and SAWS’ Math Is a Little Off McManus Returns City Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of William McManus as chief of the San Antonio Police Department on October 1, restoring him to the gig he left in December 2014. McManus earned universal praise for his law-enforcement prowess during the confirmation period, but how he was appointed is questionable: There were five other finalists being considered to replace him, and each was interviewed by community panels and City Manager Sheryl Sculley. McManus, who was managing security for CPS Energy, simply reached out to Sculley and asked about getting his old job back. Citizens at the meeting and some City Council members, particularly Cris Medina and Shirley Gonzales, questioned the propriety of the process and how it could impact attracting future talent to San Antonio. Tommy Adkisson, a former Bexar County Commissioner and mayoral candidate, said it appeared that the council was “acquiescent” to Sculley’s whims. “I watched the council bow and scrape to their top highly paid city
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manager,” Adkisson said. “It’s your lawn, mow it. I don’t think they did a very good job of mowing their lawn.” McManus committed to serve at least two years as chief, and will make $212,000 per year. He starts this week. Police Union Halts Contract Negotiations From the “seriously, this story will never end” file: The San Antonio Police Officers Association announced this week that it will “take a recess” from contract negotiations with the city, even though it appeared that the two sides were inching closer to a deal. The impasse stems from the length of the evergreen clause, the provision in the contract that preserves the terms of the deal while the two sides negotiate. The union wants to keep the clause in place for 10 years. City negotiators have offered five years. In November 2014, COSA sued the police and fire unions over the legality of the evergreen clause, but put the suit on hold while negotiations occurred. Now that the police union wants to step away from the table, the city will resume legal actions. A court battle seems to suit both sides. “We delivered a proposal that offered exactly what the city requested,” Michael Helle, president of the police union, said in a news release. “At the last minute they said the evergreen clause was a deal breaker. We look forward to finding the answer in court.”
City officials have said they would drop the lawsuit if the two sides reach a contract agreement. The police union may file a countersuit. Be Sure to Check Your Water Bill Customers who’ve complained about the San Antonio Water System overcharging them now have an explanation for high bills: the utility was estimating how much to bill roughly 10 percent of its customers. SAWS guesses bills (called “blanket estimations” in utility jargon) for some customers each month, because it doesn’t have enough staff to read every water meter in the city. But the number of blanket estimates the utility made in August – approximately 50,000, mostly on the North Side – was unprecedented. Some have expressed concern that SAWS can’t seem to provide accurate billing for its customers – especially since the utility is considering raising water rates to pay for infrastructure projects, such as the Vista Ridge Pipeline. “At the end of the month, we will be asked to talk about a rate increase and when we have difficulty determining what actual revenue generation is, it’s hard to do that,” said District 10 Councilman Mike Gallagher. SAWS has set up a website (saws. org/highbill) and hotline (210-233-2050) to help overcharged ratepayers analyze their bills. The utility could pay out more than $1 million in credits because of the billing errors.
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Regina Morales, local artist and in-house graphic designer at Next Day Custom Tees, will present her first solo exhibit at K23 Gallery starting this Friday. While Morales’ work in general is apropos of what you might expect from a graphic designer — frequently text-laden, minimalistic and precise — this 10-piece exhibit will focus on her obsession with slasher/horror flicks and, in general, the kitschy (and not-so-kitschy) macabre. The artist will have a limited number of prints for sale and will also unveil a new Halloweenthemed shirt she designed for the gallery. Time to get spooky. Free, 7pm, K23 Gallery, 702 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 776-5635, facebook.com/K23Gallery. — James Courtney
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Mashing up references from the Russian folktale The White Duck, German author Johann Karl August Musaus’ The Stolen Veil, and the life of Bavarian King Ludwig II, Tchaikovsky’s 19thcentury ballet Swan Lake is mysterious, iconic and notoriously complicated. Initially dissed by critics and now cemented as a production that challenges and defines ballet companies, the tale of transformation and ill-fated passion lands at the Tobin on the wings of Ballet San Antonio. Given its recent staffing shakeup, BSA’s take on Swan Lake promises a note-worthy season opener. $14.50-$134, 7:30pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 2238624, tobincenter.org. — BR
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From New Year’s to Pride Month to Christmas, SA’s fun-loving Pastie Pops know how to shake up the season — and fall is no exception. Emceed by glam-bear queen Foxxy Blue Orchid, the troupe’s autumnal All Hallows’ Tease rounds up the usual suspects (Jasper St. James, Vixy Van Hellen and Elle Du Jour, among others) and introduces Lucy Lips. And since “no one likes to trick-or-treat alone,” the night of “hair-raising, spine-chilling and ultra-sexy burlesque” enlists the scantily clad talents of Chola Magnolia, Austin-based Ruby Lamb and “Transoceanic Tropical Tease” Black Orchid. $10-$40, 9pm, The Uptown Studio, 700 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 387-1617, facebook.com/pastiepops. — BR
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Viewed from far enough away, everything in the human experience is minute and fleeting. This is true for feelings and materials, for people and their ideas/ hang-ups, and — as in the case of Megan Solis’ new solo exhibition “Xanax Keeps Me Strong” — it’s true for art exhibits. In this one-night-only show presented by The Lullwood Group, Solis uses collage, drawing and performance to plumb the often excruciating distance between comfort and discomfort. In her colorful and disorienting renderings, burdensome anxiety and smirking ease are playfully considered as permanently conjoined elements of our lives. Free, 7-10pm, The Lullwood Group, 107 Lone Star Blvd., facebook.com/thelullwoodgroup. — JC
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In keeping with its dedication to the “growth of the professional fashion industry in San Antonio,” online network Style Lush TV is set to celebrate local tastemakers at the inaugural San Antonio Fashion Awards. Reflecting nominations (July 1-31) and a voting period (August 22-September 18), SAFA recognizes talent in 11 categories, ranging from womenswear designer and local retailer to fashion blogger and makeup innovator. Hosted at the Tobin in advance of Fashion Week San Antonio, the red-carpet event follows an “Oscars glam” theme and benefits The Zero Limits Foundation. $60, 6:30pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 2238624, tobincenter.org. — BR
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C.S. Lewis’ satirical novel The Screwtape Letters comes alive in this theatrical adaptation. The piece, which follows the exploits of one of Satan’s senior tempters, is a shrewd examination of the power of daily temptation. By looking at sin and avarice from the devil’s point of view, Lewis, a consummate Christian apologist, hoped to convince people that even their peccadillos are important, because they become victories for Lucifer and company. Will Fellowship for Performing Arts’ fast-paced adaptation cajole you into a sin-free existence? Meh. But, it’ll still be a damn(ed) good time. $35.50-$65.50, 5pm & 8pm, The Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — JC
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You’re invited to join the good folks at the Esperanza Peace and Justice center for an evening plática (chat or lecture) with a few of the contributors to the new book, from University of Texas Press, Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism. Speakers will include Gloria Ramirez, the editor of La Voz de Esperanza who contributed an important chapter called “The Queer Roots of the Esperanza Center,” and the book’s co-editor Letitia Gomez. Also participating will be local queer Latinos Brad Veloz and Dennis Medina, who each contributed chapters. Free, 7pm, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, 922 San Pedro Ave., (210) 228-0201, esperanzacenter.org. — JC
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Since her early days entertaining “straight Republican white women” in Orange County living rooms, wayward Southern belle Dixie Longate — an over-thetop drag character created by writer/actor Kris Andersson — has earned comparisons to Dame Edna and emerged as an unlikely ambassador for Orlando-based Tupperware Brands Corp. Putting an unapologetically trashy spin on the Tupperware-party format, Andersson’s signature show (touring since 2008 and coming to SA as part of the Tobin Edge Series) combines comedic storytelling, a storyline about homegrown entrepreneur Brownie Wise, and actual sales of plastic food storage containers. In addition to raunchy laughs and a handy Tupperware catalog, guests can expect to be called “hooker” — which Dixie naturally considers a term of endearment. $36.50$51.50, 7:30pm Thu, 8pm Fri, 5pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm Sun, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Bryan Rindfuss
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Art opening: Mental Illness Awareness Art Show Reception The nonprofit VSA
Texas (a statewide organization on arts and disability) observes Mental Illness Awareness Week by showcasing ceramics, collages, paintings, drawings, photographs, and mixed-media works created by local artists with mental illness. Free, 6:30-9pm Friday; High Wire Arts, 326 W. Josephine St., (210) 908-1776 .
Art opening: Provenance Gallery Inaugural Exhibition Newly established
Provenance Gallery celebrates Second Saturday with a group show featuring recent works by artists Carol Cunningham, Sarah Fox and Sarah Janece Garcia. Free, 7-10pm Saturday; Provenance Gallery, 1906 S. Flores St.
Art opening: Roman Artes Efrain
Gutierrez Taller hosts a Second Saturday reception for Roman Artes with live music by Skeleton Creek, Justin Vasquez, Max Gonzalez and War on Sunday. Free, 5pm-midnight Saturday; Efrain Gutierrez Taller, 3403 S. Flores St., (210) 815-0018.
Art opening: ”Soul Whispers” AnArte
unveils a new series of figurative paintings by local artist Laura Mijangos at a reception with DJ beats, an art talk, wine and chocolate martinis. Free, 6-8pm Wednesday; AnArte Gallery, 7959 Broadway, Suite 404, (210) 826-5674.
Art opening: “Step Inside My Mind”
Local artist Albert Gonzalez presents a solo exhibition at Ritual Art Gallery. Guests
who donate art supplies for kids receive a free print. Free, 6:30pm-12:30am Saturday, 4-10pm Sunday; Ritual Art Gallery, 514 El Paso St.
Art opening: “Vacancy via Artpace”
Initiated by Ethel Shipton and Nate Cassie as “a forum for experimentation, development and celebration for San Antonio artists,” Vacancy Projects are onetime-only art happenings that take over underutilized spaces with themed exhibits and spontaneous energy. On view in conjunction with Chalk It Up, the project’s latest chapter takes over the historic Book Building with a group show uniting former Artpace residents Katie Pell, William Cordova, Chris Sauter, Anne Wallace, Alex Rubio, Jesse Amado, Chuck Ramirez, Alex de Leon and Cruz Ortiz, among others. Free, 10am-4pm Saturday; Book Building, 140 E. Houston St.
Art Party: Roman Bacchanal SAMA and
KRTU team up for a an evening of creative revelry with docent-led talks in the Roman Gallery, live music by Lucas Jack, cocktails by the Esquire Tavern (cash bar) and the return of Guerilla Haiku. $5-$10, 6-8pm Friday; San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave., (210) 978-8100.
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American Idiot Green Day always knew
their Grammy-winning rock opera would be more than just a record. Developed by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong with director Michael Mayer, American Idiot translates the concept album into a rock musical unlike any other. Following three
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The McNay’s This Is Not a Film Series may not be a series, but all its titles are connected to Spain and the touring exhibition “Miró: The Experience of Seeing.” This Sunday’s entry, accused of blasphemy and obscenity, sparked a riot in a Paris theater in 1930 and was withdrawn from circulation for decades. L’Age d’Or (The Golden Age) is a surrealist dream-piece and the first feature by Spain’s Luis Buñuel. He collaborated with Salvador Dalí, with artist Max Ernst among the actors. The vignettes involve a couple who commit such symbolic taboos as licking a statue’s toes, while the coda is a scene from the Marquis de Sade’s 120 Days of Sodom with a Christ impersonator. Running just over an hour, this act of provocation screens at 2 p.m., following an exhibition tour and “tapas-inspired movie treats.” $15-$20, 2pm, McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 8245368, mcnayart.org. — Michael Barrett
disillusioned suburban youths trying to find meaning in a post 9/11 world, the show includes very little dialogue, relying instead on the band’s lyrics to tell its story. Kurt Wehner directs the Woodlawn’s production. $17-$26, 7:30pm FridaySaturday, 3pm Sunday; Woodlawn Theatre, 1920 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 267-8388
Cuentos y Leyendas Mayas y Latinoamericanos The Alianza
Latinoamericana San Antonio en las Artes (ALASARTE) kicks off its bilingual, kidfriendly “Octubre de Misterio” theater cycle with a presentation of La Tierra Se Los Comió (The Earth Ate Them), a collection of stories surrounding treasures buried by the dead. $5, 6pm Wednesday, International Folk Culture Center, Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 SW 24th St., (210) 385-3877.
Evil Dead: The Musical & The Rocky Horror Show In 2006 The New York Times
suggested, “Evil Dead: The Musical wants to be the next Rocky Horror Show, and it just may succeed.” While those are some big fishnets to fill, Evil Dead has made quite a splash since its 2003 debut in the back room of Toronto’s Tranzac Club. A campy mashup of all three films in Sam Raimi’s horror franchise, Evil Dead even acknowledges its debt to Richard O’Brien’s cult musical from 1973 with a shout-out in “Do the Necronomicon” — a devilish dance number that name-drops “The Time Warp” along with other pop oddities like Henry Winkler and Bell Biv DeVoe. With Halloween on the horizon, the Cameo rises to the occasion with Jonathan Pennington
starring as both sex-crazed transvestite Dr. Frank N. Furter and chainsaw-wielding demon slayer Ash Williams. $20-$40; Evil Dead: The Musical: 8pm Friday, 7:30pm Saturday; The Rocky Horror Show: 10:30pm Saturday; Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce St., (210) 212-5454.
Masters of Illusion: Believe the Impossible Billed as “the largest magical
touring show in the world,” Associated Television International’s Masters of Illusion brings the hit series out of the box for an evening filled with levitating ladies, appearances and vanishes, escapes and sleight of hand tricks. $25-$85, 8pm Tuesday; The Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333.
The Music Man The Playhouse revives
Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey’s 1957 Tony winner The Music Man. Inspired by Willson’s boyhood in Iowa, the musical follows con man extraordinaire Harold Hill as he poses as a bandleader and falls for the town librarian and piano teacher. $12-$30, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 3pm Sunday; The Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Pl., (210) 733-7258.
Of Mice and Men Sixteen years before
Vladimir and Estragon wandered across the stage in Waiting for Godot, another pair of rootless males, George and Lennie, were making their way through Depression California. John Steinbeck constructed his short 1937 novel Of Mice and Men as if it were a play, and the work has proven remarkably adaptable: three film versions, an opera and countless stage productions, including a Broadway revival last year
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starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd. The metalcore band that calls itself Of Mice and Men performed in San Antonio last May, but a version of Steinbeck’s work is now on stage at the Cellar Theater. True to the Robert Burns poem from which it borrowed its title, Of Mice and Men is the fatalistic story of how benign intentions are frequently scotched — in Burns’ words, “gang aft agley.” $12-$30, 8pm FridaySaturday, 3pm Sunday, The Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Pl., (210) 733-7258.
Opera in the Park Opera Piccola of San
Antonio promises to “fill our urban core with the sights and sounds of popular opera arias” at this inaugural event with an artisan market, food trucks, life-sized chess, family activities and performances by The Playhouse, Trilogy Dance Center, Woodlawn Theatre and the Magik Theatre. Free, 3-8pm Saturday; Travis Park, 301 E. Travis St., (210) 207-3677.
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Fog at Hillingdon Accomplished nature
photographer David K. Langford visits The Twig in support of his photographic book exploring fog in the Texas Hill Country and the importance of land stewardship. Free, 6-8pm Wednesday; The Twig Book Shop, 306 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 106, (210) 826-6411.
Gemini Ink @ Tacoland The latest
installment of Gemini Ink’s open-air reading series brings together Amalia Ortiz, Cecily Parks and Laura Van Prooyen — a trio of “bursting-with-talent Texas Women poets.”Free, 6:30-8pm Friday; Viva Tacoland, 103 W. Grayson St., (210) 223-8406.
Special Events
Foam Wonderland: Neon Beach Tour
Presented by Oh Bleep and CrowdSurf Concerts and featuring sets by DJs R3hab, Brillz, Zaxx, Crias and Kidd Groove vs. Seven, Foam Wonderland’s (“The Ultimate Foam Party Experience”) high-energy Neon Beach Tour aims to turn the Freeman Coliseum an “oasis glowing with cosmic energy and unimaginable colors.” $20-$45, 6pm Saturday; Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St., (210) 226-1177.
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Gruene Music and Wine Festival More
than 30 Texas wineries set up shop in historic Gruene for this annual event with tastings, craft vendors, food for purchase and an array of concerts at Gruene Hall and The Grapevine. $10-$75, ThursdaySunday, Gruene Historic District, 1296 Gruene Road, (830) 629-5077 .
Innovation in the Cloud Conference
Organized by The Xen Project, this conference for architects and users of clouds covers new technologies and hot cloud-computing topics including Docker, OpenStack, Unikernels and Virtualization. Free (RSVP requested at eventbrite. co.uk), 9am-5pm Friday; Rackspace, One Fanatical Pl., (800) 961-4454.
National Coming Out Day Celebration
SA LGBT Chamber of Commerce celebrates the 27th anniversary of National Coming Out Day with vendors, food trucks, a performance by comic Sandra Valls and a screening of the HBO documentary The OUT List. Free, 7-11pm Saturday; Mission Marquee Plaza, 3100 Roosevelt Ave.
Wine Down at the Garden Presented by
Total Wine & More, this upscale event promises an evening to remember as guests sample a selection of South American wines and savory bites in the serene setting of the San Antonio Botanical Garden. $70-$125, 6:30-9pm Saturday; San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl., (210) 207-3250.
Talks Plus
How To Be A Working Artist: Promising Paths Southwest School of Art President Paula Owen moderates this discussion and Q&A with panelists Stuart Allen, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Jack McGilvray and Chris Sauter. Free, 7-9pm Tuesday; Russell Hill Rogers Lecture Hall, Southwest School of Art, 300 Augusta St., (210) 224-1848.
GamEXpo Hailed as “San Antonio’s premier
gaming convention,” GamEXpo brings together like-minded locals for three days of role-playing, board games, card games and video games, plus appearances by special guests including developer Joseph D. Carriker, Jr., fiction writer Ari Marmell, DJ/multi-media producer Sephi Hakubi and cosplayers Missy and Pyramid Head Girl (PHG). $15-$40, 5pm-2am Friday, 9-2am Saturday, 9am-7pm Sunday; Hilton Hill Country Hotel & Spa, sacurrent.com • October 7-13, 2015 • CURRENT 21
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Free, 10am-4pm Sat, Oct. 10 Houston Street between N. Flores and Jefferson streets (210) 212-4900, artpace.org
Chalk It Up for the Childl CALLIE ENLOW
You dont need kids to enjoy this pop-up street art festival, honest
or a lot of local art lovers, “kid-friendly” might not be the first thing one associates with contemporary-art mainstay Artpace. And that’s probably one reason people love it. In a city obsessed with family events, Artpace, a downtown oasis for challenging works by up-andcoming local and international artists, is almost defiantly adult. And the defiant adults who patronize the organization for its heady artist talks and swanky gatherings may also casually overlook an annual Artpace festivity that generally lacks both free booze and a foreign-born curator holding forth on Lacan’s concept of the real. We’re talking about Chalk It Up, Artpace’s very kid-friendly daytime pachanga. The event, which features dozens of artists and students creating ephemeral chalk drawings and installations along Houston Street in the heart of Downtown SA, is tied into Artpace’s substantial arts-education arm. “It’s a definitely a family event, but it’s a street festival and there’s vendors and there’s food and there’s music and there’s 22 CURRENT • October 7-13, 2015 • sacurrent.com
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the local businesses up and down Houston,” says Roberta “Nina” Hassele, who’s returning to curate Chalk It Up’s 19 featured artists for the third year in a row. Aside from featured artists, there are also school teams in the “Team Works” section and San Anto-style blue chippers, like Cruz Ortiz and Ethel Shipton, as “showcase artists.” And if Chalk It Up is cool enough for them, it’s cool enough for you. As Hassele mentioned, there are also performances, installations, workshops by the likes of Mobile Om yoga, food and music. “The first time I went was without my son, and it was great,” said Hassele. “I love seeing the art that people create, it’s so beautiful and so out of the ordinary from what they do. People love it. I’m not talking about tourists, I’m talking about San Antonians.” And if you can’t bear the thought of attending an Artpace event without an adult beverage in hand? Hassele slyly suggests that there are plenty of places downtown to get a bloody mary on Saturday morning. For more advice, we turned to four participants from this year’s Chalk It Up.
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Can you tell us a little about Guerilla Haiku’s participation in Chalk It Up this year? This is Guerilla Haiku’s third year at Chalk It Up, and our fourth year in San Antonio. Chalk It Up celebrates cities, art and community with chalk. founder of Guerilla Guerilla Haiku organizes teams of volunteers to gather the stories of the day in 17-syllable odes. It’s a natural fit.
What I learned about San Antonio in that week, and what I rediscovered last year (and am sure to see again this year), is that this is a city that commits to using the arts for community building. … It is such a joy as an art maker and community builder to spend time in cities across the country that recognize the potential for art to Haiku connect their urban communities, and San Antonio reinvigorates me with its energy whenever I spend time here.
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Guerilla Haiku did a “residency” with Artpace that culminated in Chalk It Up in 2013. What did you learn about the city and the event then? I spent two days in San Antonio passing through on a Texas haiku tour. I had heard of Chalk It Up and wanted desperately to meet the organizer. Through a lot of hilarious finagling, I tracked down Kaela Hoskings (former director of education at Artpace) at an intramural volleyball game and convinced her to bring Guerilla Haiku to Artpace for 2013. She agreed and lent me her car and a space on her couch to make 2013 possible.
Is it difficult to get passers-by to create proper haiku? Are you surprised how many people know/don’t know what a haiku is? I think the most surprising thing for everyone that participates is how easy it is to get people to write haiku. Volunteers believe that they will have a hard time convincing folks to play with them. Often people don’t know what a haiku is, or need a refresher, but we use haiku because of their structure and simplicity of form. Kids who are just learning to write, and folks who consider themselves vehemently not poets are successful in this form — and therein lies the magic. What do you think the permanent or lasting effects of a Guerilla Haiku event are on a city? Chalk fades, words erase — But on this street, the voiceless heard Strangers turned human
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What’s a really memorable Guerilla Haiku experience that you’ve witnessed? One that keeps haunting me from an event in San Antonio happened in 2013. I was haikuing with GirlZone, an after-school program organized by the Martinez Street Women’s Center. These 4th to 6th grade girls were tremendous at getting people to write with them and at the end of our time together, Brenda — a young and fearless approacher-of-strangers — pulled me aside to ask me very seriously, “Miss, if my mom gets me chalk, can I keep writing haiku in my neighborhood with my friends?” I responded, “Brenda, you can do this whenever you want.” This response earned
me the biggest hug I have received from anyone ever. This year, due to funding from Awesome SA, Guerilla Haiku is heading back to GirlZone. I hope to touch base with Brenda again and see how her haikuing has been going.
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Ernesto Cuevas Featured Artist
Have you participated in Chalk It Up before? Yes, this will be my third year supervising youth as part of Team Works, and it will be my second year as a featured artist. I teach at New Frontiers Charter School, and we have taken a team for the last couple of years. Our students are constantly engaged in dialogues about self, lived experience and voice. As part of that conversation we are continuously seeking vehicles and formats for self-expression. Chalk It Up has become an exciting space for our students to share their voices and consciousness with the public. As a featured artist last year, I was honored to work alongside my students. Their Team Works space [and] my featured artist space were right next to each other, allowing for generative conversations between students and spectators. I felt pride in watching my students create, and the opportunity for them to watch my process as an artist was powerful. My classroom serves as a space for students to create critical consciousness about themselves and each other, and Chalk It Up operates as an extension of that space. You aren’t afraid to address questions of classism in your work. How do you think free
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public events like Chalk It Up address class issues and art in practice, if at all? “Access” to art is an issue that is constantly present when considering the role of creative expression in society but specifically in workingclass communities. As artists — and in my case, as an educator — we have a responsibility to produce spaces that creatively and critically engage communities that have been historically marginalized. Oftentimes the notion of “community” is strategically invoked, allowing for the commodification, commercialization and consumption of “community” art without critical consciousness. It is important that we create spaces that facilitate dialogue, exchange and access allowing for tangible processes to create this work so as to include a multiplicity of voices, lived experiences, interpretations and translations in our communities.
creativity” to our youth who are already brilliant and creative. Although I support the development of tools and skill sets for the expression of their developing voices, the teaching and learning is reciprocal. Dialogue with youth and community challenge me to consider pedagogical theories and practices, identity development, self and collective consciousness, movement, reflection and healing.
You also work as an art educator to bring creativity to underserved populations. How might that inform your Chalk It Up piece? My work facilitating spaces of teaching and learning directly informs my process as a visual artist. It is important to state that I don’t “bring
Is there a little part of you that wishes your Chalk It Up piece could be made permanent somewhere, somehow? I appreciate the photos taken during the event. I think they create a perfect archive of the work produced and the process of its production.
What can you tell us about your Chalk it Up project this year? It will be aquatic! At least the imagery will be aquatic, lots of bright colors!
we might call this image and story grotesque. But children see the image as simply new. “Why did you put a cauliflower for her head?” “Why does she have furry legs?” My answers are pretty simple, and the kids, they just get it. I say, “The[se images] are about people who have bodies that aren’t perfect, or are a little different. But I still think she’s beautiful, don’t you?” And they do! Or at least that’s what they tell me.
Have you participated in Chalk It Up before? I participated last year as part of a group of UTSA graduate students. Justin Korver, Alyssa Danna and I all worked on a collaborative project that involved birds and feather boas. It was so much fun last year, I was happy to be asked to participate again this year. I love seeing how excited all the kids get about first seeing art, then grabbing their own chalk and immediately being able to make something of their own. There is so much sort of joyful, creative, chaotic energy about Chalk It Up.
What would you say to art patrons who plan to skip Chalk It Up because they think it’s a kids’ event? Our youth are producing powerful work, and there are many amazing professional artists producing beautiful work. To witness the two in conversation with each other fosters a profoundly critical space along Houston Street.
A recent exhibition involved a performance piece. Can we expect similar at Chalk It Up this year? Yes! I have a new mask I am almost finished making specifically for Chalk It Up. There will be small gifts for everyone this masked figure will be making. I’m very excited to do another performance piece.
Sarah Fox
The characters in your more recent work have been described as “verg[ing] on Is there a little part of Featured Artist the grotesque.” Do you feel you that wishes your Chalk any pressure to tone down It Up piece could be made your style when you’re creating for a kidpermanent somewhere, somehow? focused event? No, I really like the impermanence of it all. I think I had an image of a young girl on a flyer [for a recent that takes a lot of the pressure off as an artist and exhibit], she had a cauliflower head, furry monkey legs ... it’s part of the joyful freedom of the whole day. and sweet little kid arms; it was based on a story I read Plus, I have plenty of permanent work in the studio, about a young girl with cancer of the salivary gland, it is nice to be participating in something beautiful and the way this changed her physically. As adults, and fleeting. CONTINUED ON PAGE 27 ►
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Chalka Khan interactive sculpture Is Chalka Khan something you’ve done previously? Chalka Khan is based on the drawing toy Spirograph [the beloved invention that uses spinning gearwheels with pens or pencils attached to create geometric drawings], which I played with often as a kid, and now I have my very own 5’ x 5’ version. It’s been to several birthday parties, a kids-only meet and greet for my wedding and family-day events at local museums. This will be the fourth time Chalka Khan has made an appearance at Chalk It Up.
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Does Chalka incorporate the mediums you typically work with, salvaged wood and other items? You’re thinking of my scrap monster stuff. This machine is made from high-grade birch plywood and a bicycle wheel, tire and grips. Between this and working with the DoSeum, are you starting to look at kids as a particularly appreciative audience for your work? Always have. For some reason small mammals seem to like me. Is there a little part of you that wishes your Chalk It Up piece could be made permanent somewhere, somehow? I think there should be one in every children’s museum and science museum. I’m taking orders! What would you say to art patrons who plan to skip Chalk It Up because they think it’s a kids’ event? Come out and make a Chalka Khan print. Give it to a niece, nephew or anyone else who might like it. You’ll be awesome! sacurrent.com • October 7-13, 2015 • CURRENT 27
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E.T. has found a home at the McNay and exuberant — boldly creative and Art Museum. Originally composed of optimistically focused on the future. a squashed straw basket, mechanical Influenced by surrealists delving into parts, a doll’s hand and bits of the subconscious through automatic scrap metal, this friendly figure was drawing in the 1920s, Miró invented transformed into solid bronze by the his own unique visual language drawn Spanish-Catalan artist Joan Miró (1893from various sources, partly inspired 1983) nearly 15 years before Steven by stains and doodles, and including Speilberg’s movie. the art of children, the insane and Figure and Bird (1968), which prehistoric cave paintings. In the children tend to mistake for E.T., is 1940s, he began to make sculpture, one of the most enchanting sculptures which reflects the unconventional in “Miró: The Experience of Seeing,” three-dimensional inventions of his on view through January 10. Equally contemporary Pablo Picasso. The divided between sculpture and painting, McNay’s Miró show can be seen as a this extensive exhibit also features counterpoint to the “Picasso Sculpture” several large-scale, brightly colored exhibit on view at New York’s Museum canvases created by one of the world’s of Modern Art through February 7. most influential 20th-century artists. At the McNay, the show opens with Spain’s Museo Nacional Centro de a large painting, Woman, Bird and Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid is allowing Star (Homage to Picasso), which Miró this work to tour the United States for completed in 1973 to commemorate the first time in this major retrospective, his fellow Spanish artist’s death. Two spanning the early 1960s dangling dark orbs that through the end of the seem to be eyes look out Miró: The Experience of artist’s life, co-organized by Seeing at the viewer from atop a the Seattle Art Museum and $15-$20 bulbous figure made of 10am-4pm Wed, 10am-9pm Thu, making its final stop in San patchwork circles of blue, 10am-4pm Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, Antonio. Though decidedly red, black, green and noon-5pm Sun, 10am-4pm Tue old-school — nothing but yellow. The bird perched on McNay Art Museum 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. paintings, drawings and the figure’s shoulder has a (210) 824-5368 sculpture — this show is mcnayart.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 30 ► modernism at its most fun Through Jan. 10
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blue crescent moon head. Miró’s crisscrossed, asterisklike star symbolizes creativity and imagination. While Miró is credited as a major influence on American artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, paving the way for abstract expressionism, his work never became purely abstract despite its highly symbolic character. As Miró said, “For me, a form is never something abstract; it is always … a man, a bird, or something else.” Miró established a universal visual language that can be easily understood by any human being despite cultural, linguistic and geographic differences. During the last two decades of his life, Miró reflected on his legacy and proceeded to pare down his lines and forms to their purest essence, evoking landscapes, figures and natural forms with only a few lines and patches of primary colors in his paintings. While taking walks during his later years, he collected all sorts of found objects — driftwood, rakes, engine pieces, tin cans — and combined them into three-dimensional assemblages that he turned into bronze using the lost wax casting process. By the time Miró began experimenting with this body of work, he was already well established as a world-famous celebrity artist. Born in Barcelona in 1893, descended from blacksmiths and cabinetmakers, Miró at first went to business school but suffered a nervous breakdown in 1912 that led to a career in art. In 1920, he made his first trip to Paris, where he met Picasso and other avant-garde artists, becoming one of the original surrealists in 1924, though eventually he would be rejected by the movement for not adhering to its dogma and instead pursuing an individualistic path of constant innovation. Retrospectives in New York and Paris in the 1940s solidified his international fame, but the Spanish Civil War and World War II forced him to become an “internal exile,” living in seclusion in Spain under the regime of Francisco Franco while concentrating on his work. During this time, he created his most important series, Constellations, introducing celestial symbolism and shifting his focus to the subjects of women, birds and the moon. In 1956, he was finally able to bring all of his work together at Palma de Mallorca in a large studio designed by the Barcelona-born architect Josep Lluís Sert, who succeeded Walter Gropius as dean of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Sert also designed the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona. After major exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art in 1959 and the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris in 1962, Miró went through a period of introspection and reflection before embarking on the freest and least inhibited work of his career, which makes up the exhibit at the McNay. By excising all the extraneous detail, he finally arrived at a minimalistic style, exemplified by three paintings at the end of the show, such as the two branch-like black lines and three dots of red in The Dance of the Poppies. But Miró’s sculptures show the artist at his most playful and entertaining. A bare footprint outlines a torso. A spoon is a waving hand. A gourd makes a funny hat. A piece of horn tops a Bull’s Head. A shovel and a pan serve as faces. He said he made art for people of the future, and “Miró: The Experience of Seeing” proves his work is for the ages. 30 CURRENT • October 7-13, 2015 • sacurrent.com
Miró’s Woman, Bird and Star (Homage to Picasso), 1966 (left) and E.T.-esque Figure and Bird, 1968 (right)
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THE POLITICS OF DANCING A’lante tackles immigration and displacement for 6th annual Flamenco Fest MARCO AQUINO ESTRELLA CHACÓN
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Flamenco, with its mixed roots in Spanish, Jewish and Moorish culture, may be the perfect art form to express ideas of migration and multiculturalism. With their latest production Desplazados, part of this year’s sixth annual Flamenco Fest at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, the Austin-based dance company A’lante Flamenco draws from recent events (such as the influx of unaccompanied children arriving in the U.S. from countries in the Northern Triangle) but also from the experiences of its own members, several of whom are also immigrants living in the United States. “They all have fascinating histories,” A’lante Flamenco artistic director Olivia Chacón told the San Antonio Current about the five dancers and five musicians which make up the company. “Many of them are either immigrants or people whose lives have been informed by moving from place to place,” she said. In an era when immigration reform fuels impassioned debates across party lines, Desplazados aims to put a human face on the complex issue of migration and displacement. “I feel this is a topic that is very tied to flamenco, because of course
flamenco talks about this history of migration, and movement, and socioeconomic issues.” Chacon said. “Even now, flamenco may talk about more modern things, but it’s still similar to what not only immigrants, but poor people in all sorts of countries talk about. How do you retain your roots? How do you stay in touch with your roots? How do you form a community? These are all topics that flamenco still addresses as well as the universal ones; things like love and death, and things that everyone can relate to.” Desplazados will mark A’lante Flamenco’s second appearance at Flamenco Fest. Their first was in 2012 with their production of The Red Shoes: A Flamenco Fairytale. “We are very happy and fortunate to have them produce their show in conjunction with the festival,” said Joel Settles, one of the co-founders of Flamenco Fest. Now in its sixth year, Flamenco Fest has, for the most part, continued to expand each year since moving from the Cameo Theatre to the Guadalupe Theater in 2013. Settles attributes that growth largely to “word of mouth” and hopes to increase funding of the festival in the years to come.
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The Walk is a fitting homage to the Twin Towers CAMERON MEIER
Philippe Petit preaches freedom, independence, even civil disobedience – all in the name of artistic expression. He’s the type of guy who not just talks the talk, but walks the walk, literally. The Frenchman’s greatest walk, of course, came in 1974 when he strung a cable between the towers of the brand-new World Trade Center, making high-wire history and astounding New Yorkers. His illegal feat was chronicled in the 2008 documentary Man on Wire and is now the subject, in narrative-fiction form, of The Walk. Though Man on Wire is good, the new Robert Zemeckis film is slightly better. And to understand why, one can turn to Woody Allen. A character in that director’s masterpiece, Zelig, says that when a man changes appearances, you have to see it. You can’t just read or hear about it. Although that film deals with absurdist fiction, the same principle holds true for a real-life marvel: a man walking a wire across a 140-foot span, 1,350 feet in the air. And since the actual walk was never captured in moving images, it is perfect fodder for cinematic spectacle. Zemeckis may be no Allen, but he’s no slouch either. The vastly underrated director has helmed such masterpieces as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Forrest Gump. He understands the visual power of cinema and realizes that, if he uses all the special-effects tricks in his repertoire, he can bring “the walk” back to life. Although the film was shot in 2-D and placed in 3-D, the conversion is extraordinary and contains even a few gimmicky but fun “made you jump” moments. The lighting and color palette (especially in the early scenes of France) are stunning, as is the well-researched art direction. It’s just a shame that almost everything else had to be so flat. Instead of shooting a drama, Zemeckis opted for his usual concoction of Spielbergian fantasy mixed with comedy-caper. That adds energy and whimsy, even intermittent magic that’s suitable for the entire family, but the film is disappointingly short on realistic drama and a true sense of danger. Told almost entirely by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in both voiceover and stagey addresses to the camera, the story sometimes feels contrived, and the accents are often muddled and distracting. Gordon-Levitt is acceptable, as is Ben Kingsley as Petit’s mentor, but many of Petit’s friends aren’t fully fleshed out. Most disappointing is the only female, Petit’s girlfriend (Charlotte Le Bon), who is an astonishingly beautiful, empty shell. But perhaps Zemeckis was fine with the supporting cast’s one-dimensionality, as this film really belongs to just three characters: Petit and the two towers. As his friends remark, Petit was the one who first gave the towers their humanity and made New Yorkers see them as more than
monoliths of mortar and steel. He gave them an aesthetic soul. And with this loving tribute to not just a great piece of performance art, but the buildings that made that art possible, Zemeckis has given us a magical, if flawed, tribute to the fallen symbols of America.
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As The Guardian reported last week, some of the 3-D images of Joseph Gordon-Levitt suspended 110 stories above New York are causing vomiting and nausea for vertigo sufferers. (Unrelated side note: I once signed an autograph for a drunk Englishman who thought I was Joseph Gordon-Levitt.) So, if you’re prone to spinnin’ like Lucille Austero, consider these other works on Philipe Petit’s remarkable performance art. To Reach the Clouds Hear it from the artist himself in this brisk memoir from 2002. According to Petit, he was arrested around 500 times in his career, toeing the line between dedication and insanity. Man on Wire Directed by James Marsh (The Theory of Everything), Man on Wire debuted at Sundance in 2008 to immediate acclaim, eventually winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. With all of Petit’s carefully executed illegal activity, Marsh was struck by the event’s resemblance to a heist movie.
If Not Now, When? If you like bad music, consider Incubus’ seventh record If Not Now, When? Filled with the usual arrogance of Brandon Boyd’s voice, the California alt-rockers put Philipe Petit on the cover of their 2011 effort. Walk On Wire For the 40th anniversary of Petit’s World Trade Center walk, new media artist Xtine Burrough designed an app that enables “anyone to experience what it’s like to perform a high-wire walk without leaving the ground.” Then again, this interactivity might not be the best option for the acrophobic. Let the Great World Spin Irish author Colum McCann jumps around several interconnecting narratives and short stories of New Yorkers who witnessed the 1974 walk. It’s in the exhausting vogue of contemporary fiction authors spinning circular, web-like plotlines, but McCann pulled off the feat, winning the 2009 National Book Award. mstieb@sacurrent.com sacurrent.com • October 7-13, 2015 • CURRENT 37
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chef at Cappy’s Gabriel Ibarra; general manager Ceasar Zepeda; and chef Iliana de la Vega, formerly with the Culinary Institute of America and owner of El Naranjo in Austin, among others. “We were pretty diligent. We had a meeting every Wednesday for about a year,” Lawton said. “We would test six or so recipes a week and talk about them, how they would be better and how they would fit [in the book],” Dunn said. Enchiladas: Aztec- to Tex-Mex includes 100 recipes with more than half devoted to enchilada assembly. The book is broken down into three parts — Ingredients, Fundamentals JESSICA ELIZARRARAS/@JESSELIZARRARAS and Recipes — each filled with photos of enchiladas from across South Texas Your cookbook collection is due for a new and Mexico. addition with this culinary tome centered on In Ingredients, Lawton and a subject most San Antonio residents are Dunn dive into the chiles, intimately familiar with. In Enchiladas: Aztec to Textomatoes, onions, avocados, Mex, (Trinity University Press, $39.95), authors Cappy nopales, huitlacoche, Lawton — owner of Cappy’s, Cappycino’s and La Fonda Mexican chorizo, on Main — and Chris Waters Dunn try their hand at cecina (or dried beef), preserving and honoring this staple of Mexican cuisine. Mexican cheeses, crema Lawton, a restaurateur for the past 42 years, and Mexicana and more. In Dunn, a former songwriter/record producer from 1978 Fundamentals, the book through 2005, who graduated from the Culinary Institute breaks down fire-roasting of America in 2006, knew they had their work cut out chiles, sides such as early on. The pair, who live within three blocks of each Mexican rice (five varieties) other, met through a mutual friend. Though Lawton had and how to poach chicken. previously tried working on a cookbook about the history The same portion of the book H ar ris and food of Cappy’s, he shelved the project after too includes lessons on how to tackle on many hiccups. When Dunn suggested they work on a corn tortillas from scratch. book together, Lawton already had enchiladas in mind. “Cappy had a vision to really begin “I, for a long time, have been amazed that there’s not with corn. The corn made the tortilla been a major book, ever, on enchiladas. I have just about possible and the enchilada inevitable in my every modern Mexican cookbook there is because of the opinion,” Dunn said. “And Cappy knew the cultural restaurant and my interest in Mexico,” Lawton said, while significance of corn in Mexico – sin maiz no hay paiz.” Dunn added: “We couldn’t believe there had never been Tortillas aren’t limited to basic white corn, either. The a book solely dedicated to the topic of enchiladas.” book includes recipes for colored tortillas — red tortillas The duo took the next two-and-a-half years to turn using guajillo chiles, green ones using cilantro and black their vision into a reality. This involved going back to bean tortillas using cooked beans — that help enhance basics with recipes that will eventually help the appearance of the dish. home cooks realize enchilada dreams from Recipes are easy enough to follow and include Enchiladas: Aztec a sizeable portion of specials featured on La start to finish. to Tex-Mex They tapped a team of helpers, who Fonda On Main’s menu. You’ll find enchiladas de Book launch contributed to the book. From brainstorming Thu, Oct. 15 camote (sweet potato), a favorite of Lawton’s, 4-8pm recipes to finding the right flavor profile for alongside enfrijoladas al estilo de Oaxaca, La Fonda on Main others, the pair was aided by executive chef at a favorite of chef Maldonado, dating back 2415 N. Main Ave. La Fonda on Main, Victor Maldonado; executive (210) 733-0621 centuries. Entomatadas, both with and without
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There’s a healthy overlap between what Pharm Table Café (106 Auditorium Circle, 210-802-1860) is trying to do and where it fits in the grand scheme of things. As the newest dining concept in Downtown, the eatery is housed inside the Radius Center Building and brought to life by chef Elizabeth Johnson, a former instructor at the Culinary Institute of America-San Antonio. Johnson first launched Pharm Table, a meal-delivery concept in early 2015 with sugar-, dairy- and gluten-free foods. Don’t let that turn you off. The café opened earlier this fall with pop-up lunch available on Fridays and is now open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wooden tables are scattered along a roughly 500-square-foot space that’s chill and airy enough without feeling empty — I’d liken it more to a library than anything else. Parking can be limited, but I’d suggest leaving your car curbside along Auditorium Circle or Lexington Street to be on the safe side. The food menu (broken down into soups, salads, bowls and small plates) changes often, if not daily, so I can only share details on menu items I’ve had. They may or may not be there when this article runs. Johnson takes from her Ayurvedic lifestyle — a holistic and healing system that focuses on the delicate balance of mind, body and spirit. Whether or not you ascribe to
Ayurveda, or if you’re cleansing, or if you have dietary restrictions, all things that Pharm Table hones in on, a visit is in order. Johnson and her tiny staff cook seasonally, tapping into cultures across the globe for their menu. My first visit was a hurried one — learn from my mistakes and call ahead. Order the butternut squash soup, if available, a velvety and not-too-thin starter. Bowls ($9) kept my Texan food attitudes happy, so I went with the vermicelli bowl of squash ribbons with sprouted lentils, mung beans, carrots and light Asian dressing. Meat eaters need not worry. Animal proteins are available for an additional $3-$5, and all are sourced from local farms. I happily chomped on my vegan lunch and felt great throughout. On a later visit, I ordered the “Blue Plate Special,” Johnson’s take on a Brazilian feijoada (or stew of beans with beef and pork). Served with chopsticks (though traditional cutlery is available), the bowl combined a carrot and chia seed mash, garlic-rich collard greens, thin squash noodles topped with shredded Wagyu beef and crushed pepita seeds. The delicate flavors paired beautifully — extra points for winning us over with all the fiber. Ayurveda or not, Pharm Table’s “eat better, feel better” motto is spot-on. Get down there now. flavor@sacurrent.com
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Lady Gaga is spookin’ up the new season of FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel. To that effect, David Naylor at Park Social (224 E. Olmos Drive, 210-822-0100) is lighting half as many candles as usual and offering a macabre cocktail menu that reflects the theme for this season. Priced $9-$12 and available during weekly Wednesday screenings of the Ryan Murphy spookfest, the cocktails featured include a Little Monster with glitter gin, lemon, sugar, dry curaçao; Turndown Service with rye, crème de cacao, crème de menthe and cookie milk; and Permanent Resident with scotch, brandy, quina liqueur and Cocchi Torino. Chef Jay Shutts recently launched New Southern Kitchen, which he operates out of the San Antonio Country Club. Shutts and wife Kaley are slowly working on rolling out a complete line of products but for now, you can find their first sauce online and in a handful of gourmet stores in town. Flavor 107, a “ridiculously righteous red sauce” comes in an 8-ounce squeeze-bottle the couple packages themselves. Filled with roasted pepper, vinegar, citrus and honey, Flavor 107 is hot enough without destroying your palate. You can buy your own bottle at the Legacy Artisans Farmers Market (18402 Hwy. 281 N., 210-875-3040) on Sundays for $5, or order it online from newsouthernkitchen.net.
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Brunch is so hot right now (well, really, always). Culinaria’s Jazz Brunch is back this month during The Shops at La Cantera’s Art Festival on October 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ticket price includes fare via Magnolia Pancake Haus, wine and mimosas from Barefoot Wine, and Chameleon Cold-Brew Coffee to help wake you up in the AM. Tickets, $40, are available at culinariasa.org. There’s a new taco joint in Stone Oak as L-Taco (19202 Stone Oak Pkwy., Suite 103, 210-495-8226) hosts its grand opening celebration on Thursday, October 8 from 9 to 10 a.m. with free tacos and drinks during that hour. The joint is opened by a group of pals from Mexico, and features breakfast tacos, L-Taco plates, bowls and salads. Hours for L-Taco run 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. We get it, some of you really like pumpkin beer. If you’re hoping to sample a dozen of the pumpkin spice cervezas, visit The Hangar Bar & Grill’s (8203 Broadway, 210-824-2700) Halloween-themed craft beer tasting on Thursday, October 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission ($5) includes all 12 samples, light snacks and a raffle ticket for beer-themed prizes. The seasonal beer continues with Oktoberfest at Alamo Beer (202 Lamar St., 210-872-5589) from October 9-11. The party starts early with noon kickoffs each day and includes entertainment by The Tubameisters, Bohemian Dutchmen and more. The brewery will also release its new Alamo Oktoberfest beer. flavor@sacurrent.com
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Cocktails, sport bars and dives — San Antonio’s got plenty of them. But the amount of bars where you can you partake in some judgment-free day drinking is limited. Whether you’re fresh off the late shift, still going from the night before or in need of a morning fix, Make My Day Lounge (12144 Nacogdoches Road, 210-655-6367) might just be the bar for you. Those parameters might seem strange at first, but the allure of MMD is in its chill drabness. First off, it’s entirely dark, so much so that it’ll take your eyes’ cones and rods a minute to readjust if you’re stopping in fresh from your morning commute. The lights never go a hint above faint and most of the lighting comes from classic beer lampshades that hover over bar and billiard tables, along with a pair of electronic dartboards. Don’t expect a lot of action on those come morning, but instead, you’ll want to cozy up to the bar. Traffic reports kept us informed of the on-goings of San Antonio as people filed into work, and the weatherman clued us in on what was going to be a balmy September day. If that wasn’t enough information coming your way, MMD also keeps an electronic ticker tape with crawling red headlines keeping you up to date with shenanigans in Washington and abroad (though don’t mention Obama too loudly, you may get an earful from your bar neighbor). I took in a $4 bloody mary — extra dirty and spicy — to help with a Downtown Tuesday hangover I was nursing, while my cohorts chose water and coffee (note to self: take bartender friends next time I choose to day-drink in a dingy bar) made fresh from a household coffeepot and a couple bucks per pour. Our fellow bar-goers, on the other hand, took advantage of the inexpensive Bud and full bar options, including a specialty cocktail or two. Everyone seemed to know each other well enough and all steered closer to Baby Boomer range so I’m betting they’ve got a good story or two to tell. The service was laid-back, but attentive and country jams poured out of the Internet jukebox people kept pumping dollars into. Sure, we stuck out like sore thumbs, but the small crowd was friendly, which is always a plus. There was fresh popcorn in a corner of the bar, an entire buffet line’s worth of empty banquet trays in a faux-kitchenette, and a whole vending machine’s worth of snacks, but we held out for breakfast tacos from a nearby joint. Two things to note: Smokers will find a chill little patio to puff on a cig or two, and the bar picks up on weekends when a serious karaoke contingent takes over the
The drinks are cold and the staff is friendly at MMD.
mics. More than 100,000 songs are advertised for said crooning, which goes down Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday (an overlapping 7-11 p.m. happy hour probably helps keep things interesting). Less than $7 dollars later, I was on my way to work — technically the bar visit was work — and ready to take on the day. Trendy, it is not. But it is cool, dark, friendly and cheap, and the karaoke scene is not to be missed. If you need more options for day-drinkin’, consider the following joints: GLORIA’S LOUNGE 312 N. Flores St., (210) 222-9442 The antithesis to just about every other downtown bar, Gloria’s opens at 7 a.m with cheap Lone Star and a chill puro San Anto feel. LYNDA GAY’S I DON’T KNOW YET LOUNGE 1229 Babcock Road, (210) 735-1276 Tucked away between Babcock and East Glenview Drive, this wee establishment packs in the cold beers in big mugs, a small selection of wines and a laid-back party atmosphere. HIGHLANDER BAR & GRILL 5562 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 340-4577 Smack dab in the Medical Center, you’ll find an oasis for nurses and hospital employees getting off the night
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shift. Grab breakfast from the kitchen and drink specials. At Highlander, “you can drink at 7 a.m., because the Beastie Boys fought for that kind of thing.” OCHO BAR & RESTAURANT 1015 N. Navarro St., (210) 222-2008 A night out on the town calls for a place where you can drown your sorrows the next morning (or at least fend off that eminent hangover). Find that at Ocho, quite possibly the most posh daytime drinking spot we can think of. SILVER DOLLAR SALOON 110 2nd Ave. North, (210) 227-2623 Wallet-friendly drinks? Check. An LGBT playground? Yep. Will you find a drag performer nursing a drink or two come morning? Maybe. Just down the road from our beloved Cobalt Club (which also opens at 7 a.m.), the Silver Dollar is a party and a half regardless of the time of day. flavor@sacurrent.com
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It has come to my attention that Bottle & Tap devotes an inordinate amount of time to talking about the weather, a trend I will do nothing to diminish this month. It’s been a week since the formal end of summer and technical beginning of fall, and though this transition has had no impact on your thermometer, it’s a convenient marker for a seasonal culture shift. Football dominates the athletic landscape from Friday night lights to ESPN. Pumpkin You’re seeing these beers a lot earlier than before. spice lattes can be had anywhere in the itself. One might be inclined to opine continental United States. that brewers have committed the Women sport those boots that look like double no-no of contradicting both The the ones Han Solo wears. Besides the Bible and The Byrds — “to everything inevitable irritation in an election year, there is a season/and to every time autumn is pretty awesome so far. a purpose under heaven,” unless Beer fans used to have lots to look your customer base can’t wait to get forward to this time of year. Like I wrote turnt, turnt, turnt on gourd-infused about two weeks ago, Oktoberfest stouts. But somebody’s got to pay the is observing its 105th anniversary in electric bill, so as long as somebody Munich, encouraging the creation and keeps ponying up pumpkin beer cash consumption of barrels of festbieren. three months too early, any appeal to In our own country, Halloween and readjust those release schedules is pumpkin beers go together like Jason going to remain a hard sell. Vorhees and a rusted machete. And Thankfully, there is one facet of yet you will scarcely be able to find beer that has remained obstinately a Dogfish Punkin or Southern Tier seasonal. Hop crops come but once a Imperial Pumking by trick-or-treat year, the majority of which are tagged time, unless you’ve been hoarding and bagged either as loose leaves or them since their release back around concentrated pellets and frozen for Independence Day. commercial distribution throughout What’s caused production and the year. There is a 24-hour window provision schedules to get so out of between harvest and spoilage, however, whack? Like Valentine’s Day chocolate when hops stay wet and whole, fresh before New Year’s or Christmas sales off the vine. Brewers fortunate and in July, beers and breweries have been fanatical enough to truck these wet tripped up by seasonal creep. While it’s hops in straight from the farm, such as good business to edge out competitors Sierra Nevada and Founders, produce by bringing your own wares to market a beers that can and should only be little early, such anticipation inevitably products of their time. leads to the total junking of the calendar sacurrent.com • October 7-13, 2015 • CURRENT 51
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Shea Serrano’s Twitter page is the only reason I continue to visit and haphazardly post on the platform. A quick highlight from last week: “wife is at yoga that means i’m watching the boys that means we’re listening to System of a Down v loud & breaking things being a dad is easy.” Thankfully, Serrano also employs his humor and knowledge of hip-hop, the Spurs and fatherhood in a medium that allows for more than 140 characters. A native of Southwest San Antonio, Serrano’s digestible and insightful writing has found a natural home among the pop-culture freaks at Grantland. After the success of his coloring book collab with Houston legend Bun B, Serrano returns to print this week with a new project on Abrams Image press. From the Sugarhill Gang to Young Thug, The Rap Year Book breaks down the most important hip-hop songs from 1979 to 2014. The choices for each year are determined by pivotal changes in style, the birth of a movement or general excellence. Sometimes the most important song and the best song overlap — “Paid in Full” in 1987, “Monster” in 2010 — and sometimes they don’t — which explains Macklemore’s inclusion in a book about the rap canon for 2012’s “Same Love.” Over the years, Serrano gracefully elucidates how hiphop has built upon itself and developed its core themes. In 1997, Puff Daddy introduces “the most opulent era of rap to date.” In 2006, Rick Ross “marks the origination of rap that became more about imagination and the luxuriance of what was being said rather than the authenticity of it.” In 2011, Kanye West and Jay-Z “reported the mental lashing that came with being a wealthy black male in a high society that was better equipped at ignoring wealthy black men than understanding them.” Many conversations about the canon of anything can become very boring and very white-male-speak very quickly. Serrano’s achievement is keeping such perceptive material so light and funny. A delight to read through, The Rap Year Book features 150 color illustrations by Dallas illustrator Arturo Torres, adding to the brisk pace of Serrano’s humor. Over the phone, we caught up with Serrano about his work, voting for Kanye, “Jazzy Sensations” and his very hiphop inspiration for writing The Rap Year Book. How did The Rap Year Book come about? [The publisher] pitched me the idea about the most important rap songs from every year. When she did, I thought “this sounds super fucking boring. I don’t want
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to do this at all. I’m not interested in reading about a song from 1984, who cares? Who cares why it’s important or if it’s even important?” So I said, “I don’t know if I want to do that.’”We sort of went our different ways for awhile. Then a thing happened with my family when we wanted to move into a house and I needed a big block of money and I needed it quick so I said, “I guess I’m gonna do this book now.” As I started working on it and putting art in there and fleshing out the ideas, then it became a thing I was interested in and wanted to do. That’s how we ended up here. I can see an individual year maybe being boring but when you put them together that becomes a remarkable way to look at the past 30 years in America. Yeah, I wasn’t looking at it like that at all. I was just thinking, “I have to listen to ‘Jazzy Sensations?’” I have to research “Jazzy Sensations?”’ No, thank you. I’ve never been able to explain Young Thug and the
weird Atlanta stuff to people who like hip-hop but don’t get it. How do you explain its importance? The main criticism that people are gonna throw at a Young Thug or Fetty Wap or Rich Homie Quan, or even Future, they’re always like [dumb guy voice]: “Oh, it’s not real hip-hop, they’re not lyricists.” With those types of guys, it’s never about what they’re saying, it’s about how they’re saying it, how they’re presenting it. These grunts and these warbles and these squeaks and these yelps, that’s the new thing in rap. That’s the evolution. That’s the next step hip-hop is taking. Would you vote for Kanye in 2020? No. What do you think the Spurs record is gonna be this year? 82-0 in the regular season. 16-0 in the playoffs. mstieb@sacurrent.com sacurrent.com • October 7-13, 2015 • CURRENT 55
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Consider the 45 record. Smaller that you started getting cohesive, whole than its slower-spinning, more albums that were meant to be listened popular cousin the album, it’s to from start to finish.” a listening experience custom built for Known among record collectors as purists. Mastered a bit louder than an LP Agent 45, Poust first met 45 Friday track and lacquered with bright, one-of-afounder Rae Cabello on vinyl forums. kind label decals, it’s all too easy to catch Striking up a friendship offline, Cabello the collector’s bug and scoop these invited Poust to join the every-other records up one song and Friday party at Faust once one side at a time. Poust moved to town. At 45 Friday, Cabello, inspired the vinyl night’s by the days when rotating trio of “people would DJs provides go to Military the joy and and cruise efficacy and listen of these to oldies,” seven-inch converted singles from a with none collector of the to a DJ to cost or share his time spent soul love and rifling through hometown Internet forums pride. or flea market “People say bins. From its ‘Oh, that town’s humble beginnings been dug out’ and it’s two years ago as a onenot true,” said Cabello. off, battery-powered gig, 45 Friday “There’s so many bands that put celebrates its eponymous discs — once out so many things. People say ‘San the most popular medium in the industry. Antonio has already been discovered.’ “You get a band in the studio, you No it hasn’t, I find stuff and I think record, you get a hit, you rush them ‘Who the hell is this guy? I’ve never back and do a follow-up single,” said heard of this guy.’” 45 Friday DJ Brian Poust. Between JJ Lopez, the final spinner of the sentences, Poust’s pit bull Ronnie trifecta, finds a unique outlet at this Foster — named after the Blue Note, vinyl night at Faust. Known for his acid jazz organist — licked all parties command over the intersection of soul, up and down. “You could get it from jazz and disco, Lopez normally plays the source quick, sell it to the kids. The ’em loud, with smooth transitions and album as a format was originally steady quick tempos to support more for older ‘sophisticated’ dancers. Among the soul food 45 Friday Twoaudiences. Albums marketed and uneven cobblestones of the Year Anniversary Faust patio, 45 Friday is as an as jazz and classical for a long Free time. Even the early albums from 10pm opportunity to swap knowledge Fri, Oct. 9 the ’60s, all they would be was and explore different material. Faust Tavern a collection of singles with a “It’s not a demanding dance 517 E. Woodlawn Ave. few cover songs thrown in as floor,” said Lopez. “You’re playing (210) 257-0628 filler. It wasn’t until the later ’60s fausttavern.com songs for people to enjoy.”
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On their self-titled tape debut, San Anto punks Pinko pinpoint every target of their ire. With so much anxiety latent in the record, that bull’s-eye often ends up in red paint on their own chests. Frontman Guillermo Mendez howls at the stress exacted on his body from loud noise and rotgut, singing of his “flesh” and “giving his skull a break.” On “Skullboy Meets Fuckboy,” the band takes on this new figure of loathing — the Bieber-like young male who haunts women on Tinder, exhibits basic taste and an arrogance well beyond his capacity. With a history in heavy-minded SA bands Sohns and The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, Pinko navigates through their debut with a great, math-like dexterity. Through the effort’s eight tracks, Mendez sounds flailing and dangerous, like a wounded animal with a microphone. With Heat Dust, Slurve, Signalman. $5, 8pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersa.com. — mstieb@sacurrent.com
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Midtown Jazz Sound John Fernandez,
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Open Jam Session feat. Eric Gonzalez
Alto saxophonist Eric Gonzalez hosts an open call jam at the former punk spot. Viva Tacoland, 8pm
Today is the Day, Abigail Williams
Since 1993, Nashville noise-rockers Today Is the Day have put out 10 albums of scathing, loosely psychedelic alternative rock. Black metal Arizonans Abigail Williams will release a symphonic new album, The Accuser, later in October. With Fister, Haunter, Aurorean. The Korova, 8pm
Thursday, October 8
Andy Mineo “Can’t you see you’re not
making Christianity better, you’re just making [hip-hop] worse” — Hank Hill. With Mali Music, Propaganda. Aztec Theatre, 6pm
Deer Vibes As Deer Vibes leader Michael Carrillo picks up steam with his side project Michael J and the Foxes, don’t expect the big band to get dropped
anytime soon. Complete with their mini orchestra, indie rock darlings and local heros Deer Vibes soothe with their majestic jams. With the San Antonio Music Awards title for Best Indie Band and a debut album on the way for December, it’s looking like a banner year for the band. McNay Art Museum, 6pm
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Angeles, Los Fabulocos are a deft TexMex band, despite living a few states west of the source. Led by accordionist Jesus Cuevas, Los Fabulocos insert blues and the Southern California soul tradition into their two-step tejano rhythms. Sam’s Burger Joint, 7:30pm
The Marshall Tucker Band Legacy
outfits like The Marshall Tucker Band often only carry one original member, padding a retirement nest egg with the dollars of an audience who wants to hear a journeyman shred “Fire on the Mountain” one more time. But don’t look for the name Marshall Tucker among the members of this Southern rock staple. Named after a blind piano tuner from Spartanburg, South Carolina, The Marshall Tucker Band tours under the direction of singer (and sole remaining OG member) Doug Gray. Gruene Hall, 8pm
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Vintage Trouble Crunching blues-rock riffs meet a “Super Bad” soul-funk feel in the hands of Vintage Trouble. Led by natural entertainer Ty Taylor, these young guys doing old music know how to bring it. With Jeff Golden. Paper Tiger, 7pm
Friday, October 9
Citizen Cope Recommended if you like:
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Hal Ketchum Grammy-nominated hit
maker Pat Green has been working tirelessly on creating a sound that conveys the message he wants his listeners to hear and has finally achieved his goal. His music, penned by the likes of Lyle Lovett, Tom Petty and Jon Randall among others, has proven to be a smash hit among country and rock lovers across the nation. Floore’s Country Store, 7pm
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Aaron Neville The high croon of Aaron
Neville is one of the most unique voices in all of popular music. So much so that my father’s Aaron Neville Christmas CD (his own holiday record) drives my family into a December rage every year. Since his first hit in 1966, Neville has been one of New Orleans’ greatest singers making it on the national circuit. Gruene Hall, 9pm
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Ambient Yoga feat. Silent Land Time Machine Signed to Austin highlight Holodeck, Silent Land Time Machine
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Pepe Augilar The son of Mexican film
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U.S. Army Soldier Show The Broadwaystyle musical revue meets the militaryindustrial complex in the U.S. Army Soldier Show, featuring the Army’s most talented singers on mashups from the American songbook to Beyoncé. Tobin Center, 7pm
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years — and that you have no desire to leave him. But while your relationship is wonderful in many ways, it’s not sexual in any way. And while you’re willing to settle for a companionate relationship, you’re not willing to settle for a sexless existence. Rather than being threatened by your occasional, discreet, and safe sexual adventures, CHEAT, your boyfriend should be grateful for them. Because those sexual adventures, and your boyfriend’s acceptance of them, will make it possible for you to stay together. Hopefully he’ll see that the men you’ll be fucking on the side aren’t a threat to your relationship but its salvation. If your boyfriend can’t see that, if he insists that your relationship remain monogamous and sexless (wouldn’t that technically mean he’s the only person you don’t have sex with?), give breaking up another try. The third time might be the charm.
I’m a gay man who is ready to start cheating on my boyfriend. We’ve had a wonderful 3.5-yearlong relationship full of respect, affection, support, and fun. I love everything about our relationship, and our sex life was great … until he moved in eight months into the relationship. At that point, he lost all interest. I’ve tried everything: asking what I can do differently, being more aggressive, being more passive, suggesting couples therapy, getting angry, crying, and breaking up twice. (Both breakups lasted only a few hours because I honestly don’t want to leave him.) When I bring up an open relationship, he just goes quiet. I’ve moved past most of the anger, frustration, hurt, embarrassment, and sadness. But I won’t accept a life of celibacy. I would like to get some discreet play on the side. My boyfriend is very perceptive, and I’m a bad liar. I don’t want to get caught — but how should the conversation go if (when) I do? I’m leaning toward something like this: “I’m sorry it came to this and I know we agreed on monogamy, and I gave you monogamy for 3.5 years, but part of agreeing to monogamy is the implicit promise to meet your partner’s sexual needs. Everything else about our relationship is wonderful, but we couldn’t fix this one thing, so instead of continuing to push the issue, this is what I decided to do.” Good enough? Can’t Help Exploring Another Tush The speech you’re planning to give after you get caught is lovely, CHEAT, but you should give it before you get caught. Tell your boyfriend you love him — you would have to, considering what you’ve put up with for nearly three
I’m a woman in a hetero marriage. My husband and I enjoy skimming the Craigslist “casual encounters” section. It’s like people-watching, but NSFW. We recently stumbled on an ad posted by a male friend. The ad was soliciting gay mutual BJ/HJ, with the stipulation that the first one to come (the loser?) gets fucked in the ass by the other (the winner?). Other than the concept of winners and losers during sex, I’ve got no issues. The thing that gnaws at my conscience is this: Our friend is a young guy, bi-curious, and impulsive. Once I got over the giggles of glimpsing a dick pic that was not intended for my eyes, I began to worry about our friend’s risky behavior. Do I say something? I care about this guy, but I don’t want to come off as “mommy” or “creepy.” Dude’s Extremely Risky Plan Elevates Stress My first impulse was to tell you to mind your own business — or MYOB, as the late, great Ann Landers used to say (google her, kids) – because you don’t actually know if your friend is taking foolish risks. He could be using condoms, taking Truvada, and carefully vetting his play partners. But if I spotted a friend’s dick on Craigslist in an ad that left me the least bit concerned for his safety, I would say something. I don’t mind coming off as “mommy” (meddling mommy impulses are a requirement for this gig), and if looking out for your friends is “creepy,” then I’m a creep. I’d go with something like this: “I spotted your ad — and your cock — on CL. What you’re looking for sounds hot. But I hope you’re being safe: using condoms, being choosy, taking Truvada. And speaking from experience, getting fucked right after you come sounds sexy in theory, but it’s not much fun in reality. So I hope you’re taking a refractory-period-length break — maybe for ice cream? — before the loser gets fucked.” I’m a gay man in my late 20s, and I can’t get fucked. I have tried to train my ass, but the
largest thing I can place inside remains a small butt plug. If I try anything bigger, the pain is unbearable. I’ve always been a very anxious person, and it’s clear my anxiety goes right to that area. Sometimes, after trying to place something larger inside me (using tons of lube, of course), I will get a hemorrhoid. Since those are horrible to deal with, I think my mind has started to associate any type of anal play with getting hemorrhoids. The problem is that I feel like I’m a bottom. Yes, I will top guys, and I don’t mind it, but I find that the men to whom I’m most attracted want to fuck me, which is something I would like. I’m at my wit’s end because I feel like my relationships/hookups/FWB situations are all negatively affected by my inability to get fucked. Determined Efforts Fully Enrage Anal Tissues “Anxiety and fear can definitely make those muscles tighten up. And unfortunately, worrying about pain during sex makes it worse,” said Charlie Glickman, sexuality educator and author of The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure (makesexeasy.com). “His hemorrhoids are probably caused by the anus squeezing really hard and trapping blood in the arteries inside the anus.” So what can you do to alleviate your anxiety, fear, and squeezing? “The first thing for him to do is use a salve on the skin around and inside the anus,” said Glickman. “Apply it after washing, and it doesn’t take much. It’s like putting lip balm on dry lips. Cocoa butter or coconut oil work well. I also like the golden seal and myrrh formula by Country Comfort. Apply it twice a day.” Give those balms some time to work before you start exploring again. And once you start: breathe deeply, take it slow, and play with your cock too. “Arousal helps,” said Glickman, “so he should be sure to include cock pleasure before going near his anus. It’ll also help if he explores external anal massage without going inside. That can help his body unwind the tension and let go of the flinch response. There are lots of great external massage moves that can feel amazing on their own or as part of foreplay. Look for the anal massage how-to videos on eroticmassage.com.” Enjoying a few dozen — or a few hundred — orgasms with your ass in play but not the focus, i.e., your ass is being stimulated but not penetrated, DEFEAT, and you’ll begin to associate anal stimulation with pleasure and victory, not pain and hemorrhoids. Then you can give penetration another go: taking time to warm up, using lots of lube, pivoting to something else if it’s too painful. Follow Charlie Glickman on Twitter @charlieglickman. On the Lovecast: Fox News on transgender issues. Fair and unbiased? Listen at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter sacurrent.com • October 7-13, 2015 • CURRENT 65
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): If I warned you not to trust anyone, I hope you would reject my simplistic fear-mongering. If I suggested that you trust everyone unconditionally, I hope you would dismiss my delusional naiveté. But it’s important to acknowledge that the smart approach is far more difficult than those two extremes. You’ve got to evaluate each person and even each situation on a case-by-case basis. There may be unpredictable folks who are trustworthy some of the time, but not always. Can you be both affably open-hearted and slyly discerning? It’s especially important that you do so in the next 16 days.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): As I meditated on your astrological aspects, I had an intuition that I should go to a gem fair I’d heard about. It was at an event center near my home. When I arrived, I was dazzled to find a vast spread of minerals, fossils, gemstones, and beads. Within a few minutes, two stones had commanded my attention, as if they’d reached out to me telepathically: chrysoprase, a green gemstone, and petrified wood, a mineralized fossil streaked with earth tones. The explanatory note next to the chrysoprase said that if you keep this gem close to you, it “helps make conscious what has been unconscious.” Ownership of the petrified wood was described as conferring “the power to remove obstacles.” I knew these were the exact oracles you needed. I bought both stones, took them home, and put them on an altar dedicated to your success in the coming weeks. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): George R. R. Martin has written a series of fantasy novels collectively called A Song of Ice and Fire. They have sold 60 million copies and been adapted for the TV series Game of Thrones. Martin says the inspiration for his master work originated with the pet turtles he owned as a kid. The creatures lived in a toy castle in his bedroom, and he pretended they were knights and kings and other royal characters. “I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom,” he has testified. I think the next seven months will be a perfect time for you to make a comparable leap, Gemini. What’s your version of Martin’s turtles? And what valuable asset can you turn it into? CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): The editors of the Urban Dictionary provide a unique definition of the word “outside.” They say it’s a vast, uncomfortable place that surrounds your home. It has no ceiling or walls or carpets, and contains annoying insects and random loud noises. There’s a big yellow ball in the sky that’s always moving around and changing the temperature in inconvenient ways. Even worse, the “outside” is filled with strange people that are constantly doing deranged and 68 CURRENT • October 7-13, 2015 • sacurrent.com
confusing things. Does this description match your current sense of what “outside” means, Cancerian? If so, that’s OK. For now, enjoy the hell out of being inside.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): We all go through phases when we are tempted to believe in the factuality of every hostile, judgmental, and random thought that our monkey mind generates. I am not predicting that this is such a time for you. But I do want to ask you to be extra skeptical toward your monkey mind’s fabrications. Right now it’s especially important that you think as coolly and objectively as possible. You can’t afford to be duped by anyone’s crazy talk, including your own. Be extra vigilant in your quest for the raw truth.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): Do you know about the ancient Greek general Pyrrhus? At the Battle of Asculum in 279 BCE, his army technically defeated Roman forces, but his casualties were so substantial that he ultimately lost the war. You can and you must avoid a comparable scenario. Fighting for your cause is good only if it doesn’t wreak turmoil and bewilderment. If you want to avoid an outcome in which both sides lose, you’ve got to engineer a result in which both sides win. Be a cagey compromiser.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): The last time I walked into a McDonald’s and ordered a meal was 1984. Nothing that the restaurant chain serves up is appealing to my taste or morality. I do admire its adaptability, however. In cow-loving India, McDonald’s only serves vegetarian fare that includes deep-fried cheese and potato pat ties. In Israel, kosher McFalafels are available. Mexicans order their McMuffins with refried beans and pico de gallo. At a McDonald’s in Singapore, you can order McRice burgers. This is the type of approach I advise for you right now, Sagit tarius. Adjust your offerings for your audience.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): You have been flirting with your “alone at the top” reveries. I won’t be surprised if one night you have a dream of riding on a Ferris wheel that malfunctions, leaving you stranded at the highest point. What’s going on? Here’s what I suspect: In one sense you are zesty and farseeing. Your competence and confidence are waxing. At the same time, you may be out of touch with what’s going on at ground level. Your connection to the depths is not as intimate as your relationship with the heights. The moral of the story might be to get in closer contact with your roots. Or be more
attentive to your support system. Or buy new shoes and underwear.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): I haven’t planted a garden for years. My workload is too intense to devote enough time to that pleasure. So eight weeks ago I was surprised when a renegade sunflower began blooming in the dirt next to my porch. How did the seed get there? Via the wind? A passing bird that dropped a potential meal? The gorgeous interloper eventually grew to a height of four feet and produced a boisterous yellow flower head. Every day I muttered a prayer of thanks for its guerrilla blessing. I predict a comparable phenomenon for you in the coming days, Aquarius.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): The coming days will be a favorable time to dig up what has been buried. You can, if you choose, discover hidden agendas, expose deceptions, see beneath the masks, and dissolve delusions. But it’s my duty to ask you this: Is that really something you want to do? It would be fun and sexy to liberate so much trapped emotion and suppressed energy, but it could also stir up a mind-bending ruckus that propels you on a healing quest. I hope you decide to go for the gusto, but I’ll understand if you prefer to play it safe.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): If I could give you a birthday present, it would be a map to your future treasure. Do you know which treasure I’m referring to? Think about it as you fall asleep on the next eight nights. I’m sorry I can’t simply provide you with the instructions you’d need to locate it. The cosmic powers tell me you have not yet earned that right. The second-best gift I can offer, then, will be clues about how to earn it. Clue #1. Meditate on the differences between what your ego wants and what your soul needs. #2. Ask yourself, “What is the most unripe part of me?”, and then devise a plan to ripen it. #3. Invite your deep mind to give you insights you haven’t been brave enough to work with until now. $4. Take one medium-sized bold action every day.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Galway Kinnell’s poem “Middle of the Way” is about his solo trek through the snow on Oregon’s Mount Gauldy. As he wanders in the wilderness, he remembers an important truth about himself: “I love the day, the sun . . . But I know [that] half my life belongs to the wild darkness.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Scorpio, now is a good time for you, too, to refresh your awe and reverence for the wild darkness — and to recall that half your life belongs to it. Doing so will bring you another experience Kinnell describes: “an inexplicable sense of joy, as if some happy news had been transmitted to me directly, by-passing the brain.”
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