Agressive and rebellious, the White Mandingos boast an ironclad trio of musicians that are entrenched in their hip-hop and punk roots: the celebrated West Coast emcee Murs, Bad Brains’ bassist Darryl Jenifer, and the multi-talented rhyme/riff slayer Sacha Jenkins SHR. The trio is set to release their first LP, The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill...
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If you’ve ever lamented that you were born too late to see one of America’s founding hardcore punk bands, worry no more. And if you’ve ever worried that you’d never see that band split into two factions and beef at each other like an old married couple, well, you’re in luck there, too. The...
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The Piñata Protest team doesn’t do anything in a conventional way, so even though the first single of El Valiente, the band’s new EP, is “Tomorrow, Today,” the first video associated with the new recording is this crazy version of “La Cucaracha.” “I saw a video of a guy going through a tour of...
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A conversation with director Maxim Pozdorovkin.
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Anthony Johnson (aka Tony Offender), guitarist of the legendary Texas hardcore punk band the Offenders, passed away Saturday after battling lung cancer for 20 months. He was 54. The Offenders were an incredibly influential early Texas hardcore act originating in Killeen which fused the intensity of punk rock with the heaviness of hardcore. The...
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Alice Bag, former singer of L.A. punk band the Bags, was at the Esperanza Friday reading from her book "Violence Girl."
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I was just a tween back in 1986. My favorite movie was Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and for my brother it was Top Gun. Together we watched reruns of the Cosby Show and Growing Pains. Thanks to my parents we were exposed early on to everything from David Bowie to Kiss. My...
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Girl in a Coma Singer Nina Díaz' Spiritual Makeover Music: “What’s up with Nina?” I asked Faith Radle, Girl in a Coma’s manager, looking at the band’s lead singer, Nina Díaz. It was pouring rain... By Enrique Lopetegui 6/19/2013
Six Famous Followers of Hare Krishna Music: George Harrison: The former Beatle was a great friend of the Hare Krishnas. He paid for the publication of the first edition of the Krishna book... By Enrique Lopetegui 6/19/2013
To Talk or Not to Talk: HemisFair and Convention Center designs News: Taken together, the joint public input processes for both HemisFair park and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center remind us of that Best in Show... By Mary Tuma and Callie Enlow 6/19/2013
SB5: Dead Anti-Abortion Bills See New Life In Special Session News: Just when we thought we evaded a round of draconian abortion bills proposed during the surprisingly quiet 83rd Texas Legislative regular session, Gov. Rick Perry... By Mary Tuma 6/19/2013
2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List Best of 2012: 2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List 4/25/2012
Mutemath keeps the faith…to themselves Music: Even though singer Paul Meany comes from openly Christian (and short-lived) outfit Earthsuit, New Orleans’ Mutemath is not the type of band that flaunts... By Enrique Lopetegui 6/19/2013
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