Subject: San Antonio

• H-town...It's Crunk

  August 25, 2006

• Linda Pace, RIP

  July 13, 2007

• Here Come the Irish

  July 20, 2007

• This Just In: Tattoos Make You Look Like a Bad Ass

  September 26, 2007

• The Houston Aeros, Penalty Killers

  October 29, 2007

• Chicken-Fried Steak and Eggs at Little Hip's

  June 23, 2008

• Chronicle, San Antonio Paper May Share "Generic" Features

  August 13, 2008

• Dental Floss Alchemist

  Rebecca Holland transforms materials to better understand our place in the world

  April 5, 2001

• Aeros-Rampage: Fourteen Goals Later, Houston Gets the Win

  October 19, 2008

• Keep On Truckin'

  Two Tons of Steel has gone from cover band to kings of the Texas dance hall

  August 1, 2002

• “Clay Across Texas: San Antonio”

  Web exclusive!

  April 2, 2009

• One Way To Get Rid Of Those Campaign Signs

  November 7, 2008

• Texas Traveler: Tex-Mex in San Antone

  Photo by Robb WalshMy old friend Bud Kennedy from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram e-mailed me this morning. Since his favorite Tex-Mex joint in San Antonio, Karam's, is out of business, he wanted some suggestions on where to go in San Antonio for old-fashioned enchiladas. I told him that Blanco Cafe was my favorite, and I recommended the lunch special with fajitas and cheese enchiladas on the same plate. Blanco Cafe still uses the old red tortillas for their enchiladas, and while they aren't serve

  June 1, 2009

• Duran Duran Still On... for Now

  Although Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor is battling a pernicious ear infection that makes travel impossible, forcing the '80s icons to cancel last night's show in San Antonio and tonight's in Dallas, the band's publicist says Friday's show at Verizon Wireless Theater is still on. For now, that is. Stay tuned to Rocks Off for any changes. Tickets are still available through the venue or Ticketmaster. - Chris Gray  

  December 2, 2008

• History of Texas Chili--Without Beans

  Chili con carne was introduced to America by the "Chili Queens," women who served food in San Antonio's Military Plaza as early as the 1860s. Chili stands were also common in Galveston and Houston; they were the taco trucks of the 1800s. Tamales with chili was the most common order--beans were often added. Laborers counted on the chili vendors for a quick meal. Adventurous eaters loved them. And the upper classes tried to chase them away or get them shut down. Chili con carne is not an impo

  December 10, 2008

• The One That Got Away

  April 20, 1995

• Evolution Vs. Science, The Deathmatch: Part 1

  We're semi-liveblogging the Scopes Monkey Trial of the 21st Century -- today's meeting of the State Board of Education, which is discussing science standards. Here's the first report:Board member Barbara Cargill of The Woodlands said she "loves high school students." She really loves them when they support loose interpretations of evolution in schools. Christopher Mittal, a senior at Middle Christian School in San Antonio, skipped school today to tell the board that it's OK for a science nerd to

  January 21, 2009

• Sweet Deal

  April 25, 1996

• A Politician's Blog Actually Worth Reading

  Every politician these days is doing The Twitter, or having some unpaid intern blog for them. It's great if you're looking for the latest in boilerplate rhetoric.And then there's Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, a Democrat from San Antonio.Check out his blog, Poli-Tex.Here's a note to former secretary of state Phil Wilson, now a lobbyist who Fischer claims improperly threatened and intimidated a Lege colleague: Hey guy, I am sure you already know this...you're not the Secretary of State a

  March 18, 2009

• Grabbing for the (Public's) Gold

  May 27, 1999

• 10th Grade Cutie Makes Good on Power-Ballad Promise

  Fresh off harassing teen metal bands and Lemmy-fying suburban ice cream shops, Friendswood freak-punks 10th Grade Cutie booked time in a San Antonio studio for a demo session. This new track, "Flying on the Wings of Love (In Space)" was recorded in less than an hour and features singer Rex Ronan crooning like one of Sebastian Bach's bastard tour children over a lamenting saxophone and power-ballad piano lines. It pretty much sounds like it was recorded before these boys were even born

  March 24, 2009

• Who's Crying Now?

  October 23, 2008

• Insider

  Baby Tug-of-war. They're common folk from Converse, locked in a legal battle to get their grandchild back from a Houston judge

  November 4, 1999

• Alma y Fuego (Soul and Fire)

  Lucia y Valdemar Gitanerías Flamenco brings passion and expertise to the complicated Spanish music

  February 7, 2008

• Yvonne Washington

  Tuesday, February 14, McGonigel's Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk, 713-528-5999.

  February 9, 2006

• Snowbyrd

  Snowbyrd performs Thursday, December 21 at Rudyard's, 2010 Waugh, 713-521-0521. Dirty Leg also performs.

  December 21, 2006

• Buttercup

  Buttercup appears at Friday, September 29, at Rudyard's, 2010 Waugh. Moonlight Towers also appears. 713-521-0521.

  September 28, 2006

• Image of the Week

  Mission San Francisco de la Espada

  June 29, 2006

• Various Artists

  Uptight Tonight! The Ultimate '60s Garage Collection

  October 27, 2005

• Texas Burger Binge

  August 25, 2005

• Road Signs

  Or, how I became the most wanted man in Texas

  July 14, 2005

• Muchos Luchadores

  Mexican wrestlers take the ring in Angel Rodriguez-Diaz's new exhibit

  May 19, 2005

• Beer Run

  Brew up some support at the Shiner Beer B.A.S.H.

  May 12, 2005

• Nailed by the Cops

  A fashionable burglar gets nabbed

  April 28, 2005

• Los Super 7

  Heard It on the X

  March 24, 2005

• He Won't Back Down

  The mayor was threatened -- or maybe he wasn't

  June 3, 2004

• Blues Lucifers

  San Antonio's Boxcar Satan rumbles in from the west with its punk-roots noise

  March 4, 2004

• Medley Fool

  DJ Jester mixes and mashes up Willie Nelson, Ice-T, the Carpenters and LL Cool J

  February 26, 2004

• When Life Gives You Lemons...

  Activists push for a law to keep homebuyers from getting squeezed

  January 25, 2001

• God Only Knows

  Dismembered bodies. Gold booty and an ex-con's grudge. A trial rips into the mysteries of the disappearance of atheist icon Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

  June 15, 2000

• The Texas Traveler: San Antonio's Fiesta

  (Note: We're starting a new occasional feature on travel suggestions within Texas for these economic times when you put off that two-week jaunt to Tahiti. Today: The Fiesta in San Antonio -- Not just a supermarket!)The economic downturn may have dented your vacation budget, but gas prices are below two bucks a gallon and there are plenty of Texas destinations to explore relatively cheaply. As April winds down, consider heading west to a vibrant city with a large annual festival and central distr

  April 20, 2009

• Lonesome Onry and Mean: War, Still "Hard to Believe"

  Photos by John Moulder I'm always looking for good lyrics that make sense of the current military situation. I recently got Slaid Cleaves' fine new album, Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away, which contains this wonderful verse in the song "Hard to Believe": "Here comes another blown up kid from over there Makin' the whole world safe for the millionaires Same old swindle hides behind a fresh new coat of lies This is no time to be naïve, it's hard to believe.As we've mentioned a few times in

  April 27, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Eating in the Alamo City

  photos by Robb Walsh Chef Scott Cohen was trying out some new sandwiches for the summer menu when I stopped by San Antonio's hottest new restaurant, Brasserie Pavil on Loop 1604 at Huebner. When I first walked in the door and took in the high ceilings and dark wood, I was immediately reminded of the spectacular Brasserie Georges in Lyons, a restaurant that first opened in 1836. Brasserie means brewery in French and the oldest examples of the genre, like Brasserie Georges, brew their own beer.

  May 13, 2009

• Texas Traveler: Eating in the Alamo City

  photos by Robb Walsh Chef Scott Cohen was trying out some new sandwiches for the summer menu when I stopped by San Antonio's hottest new restaurant, Brasserie Pavil on Loop 1604 at Huebner. When I first walked in the door and took in the high ceilings and dark wood, I was immediately reminded of the spectacular Brasserie Georges in Lyons, a restaurant that first opened in 1836. Brasserie means brewery in French and the oldest examples of the genre, like Brasserie Georges, brew their own beer.

  May 13, 2009

• Lonesome Onry and Mean: Another Record Store Day at Cactus Music

  Cactus Music and the Record Ranch is having another Record Store Day Saturday, with a lineup of events that borders on serious party happening. The highlight of the day will be a live appearance by red-hot San Antonio band The Krayolas (above). San Antonio's oldest and most respected rockero outfit has hit serious paydirt with their single "Corrido: Twelve Heads in a Bag," a tale based on the current wave of gruesome violence in Mexico. The song was first picked up by Little Steven Van Zandt on

  June 19, 2009

• Aftermath: The Krayolas at Cactus Music

  Photos by Chris Gray The coolest band in Houston this weekend couldn't find a club or venue to play. Not at night, anyway - San Antonio's the Krayolas did manage to play Dan Electro's during Saturday afternoon's live broadcast of KPFT's Joe's Roadhouse, and Cactus Music an hour or two thereafter. If you have any idea who Joe "King" Carrasco is - the Dumas-born rocker who fooled MTV and Stiff Records into thinking his Tex-Mex party music was New Wave in the early '80s - you would have loved the K

  June 22, 2009

• Snackshot: The Lone Star State

  This week's old school Snackshot comes to us courtesy of Samantha Bales and the good folks at Lone Star Beer. From the photographer's description: "peace. love. & lone star."

  July 20, 2009

• HISD's Gets On The Rankings Roller Coaster

  ​Oh, HISD. You didn't get to enjoy your "We Got Great Rankings!!" moment for long.Just a week after crowing about their improvement in the state's assessment of schools, the district got slammed by the feds for failing to make the grade in No Child Left Behind rankings.The dispute comes down to statistics, racial subgroups and different methods used to measure success. The feds also put an emphasis on drop-out rates, and coming up with a "drop-out rate" is an art that is not very disciplined."

  August 6, 2009

• Alamo Heights

  October 1, 2009

• Aeros Breaking Out Of Their Funk, Maybe

  Photo by Jason Villenanueva/Houston Aeros​Last Wednesday, the Houston Aeros lost a tough 1-0 game to the Lake Erie Monsters at Toyota Center. It was disappointing not only because of the loss, but because it dropped the team below the .500 mark on the young season.Worse, the team appeared to be lost, drifting about in search of an identity. Veteran Peter Zingoni took the loss hard, claiming that he and his fellow vets weren't getting the job done. "I think as a whole, as a team, I think we

  October 27, 2009