Musically, San Antonio Is a Special Place

"...you, I got goose bumps seeing the mention of Esteban Jordan and the tiny Saluté International Bar in your..."

Aug. 12, 2008 Postmarks

Day Trips: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, Corpus Christi

Museum’s many treasures include the remains of the oldest shipwreck in the U.S.

"...and History covers a lot of ground with the thousands of artifacts and specimens it has on display. This..."

June 16, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Through the Past Brightly

San Antonio's Teen Canteen scene, revisited

"...Teen Canteen reunion committee, organizing a reunion show in San Antonio for bands that played the Teen Canteen in..."

Aug. 17, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Puro Mojo

Friday the 13th: Bubble Puppy electrify, the Krayolas Mexify

"...lucky Friday the 13th pairing of Bubble Puppy and San Antonio's the Krayolas this week at Antone's?..."

July 9, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Westside Social Club Pt 2

Larry Lange and that San Antonio sound

"...Lange is stepping into Ry Cooder’s role by creating San Antonio’s version of the Buena Vista Social Club. When..."

Oct. 8, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Salute to Saluté

Iconic San Antonio bar goes under

"...this weekend partying with style and panache. The famed San Antonio bar struggled for years, and rumors of its..."

July 23, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

All About My Mother

All About My Mother merges all of Almodóvar's noted preoccupations with women on the verge of nervous breakdowns, screwball melodramas, and flamboyant visual touches with a cohesive – and universal – story about the faces and roles we all adopt in public.

"...Almodóvar. Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz, Antonio San Juan, Candela Peña, Eloy Azorin and Rosa Maria Sardá...."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chac-Mool

A rare glimpse inside the inner circle of accordion pioneer Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

"...In the legend, Esteban "Steve" Jordan is always playing for his life. His..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sonidos del Barrio

Part 1, the overview, of Latino music in the Austin mainstream

"...as Sonidos del Barrio and the Idolos del Barrios, Santana-rama, and the Trail of Tejano Legends and lobbying for..."

May 1, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Margaret Moser Tribute: Alejandro Escovedo

“Her love for the Velvet Underground and John Cale was the same as I had”

"...the latest thing coming through town. She wrote about Santiago Jiménez and Esteban Jordan and San Antonio rock, all..."

June 30, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Food-o-File

Dough tossing, (more) restaurants closing, coffee pouring, wine drinking, and more local tidbits

"...taco stand at the corner of East 15th and San Antonio... The Specialty Coffee Association of America held its..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Esteban 'Steve' Jordan Tribute

"...Esteban 'Steve' Jordan TributeH&H Ballroom, Aug. 10..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Working Beauty

In spinning a fairy tale of gifts, outsiders, and thorns, Bonnie Cullum's own story gets told

"...power of myth in works such as Metamorpheus and Kassandra, and she's kept at it for 16 years and..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...complicated relationships between three Texas music icons: Guy Clark, Susan Clark, and Townes Van Zandt...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ballad of El Molino

Unearthing one of the great "lost" albums of Texas rock & roll history

"...the Ft.Worth-via-Dumas native headed straight for the mother lode, San Antonio, to make an album. Surely that would get..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Gay Place: All Thumbs

HavenCon launches this weekend

"...Stonewall Comedy w/ Jade Esteban Estrada With Maggie Chriss and Clayton Blackstone. Sat., April..."

April 3, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Miles and Miles of Canvas

For 2011, the Texas Biennial lives up to its name by spreading across the state

"...in Houston and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio to exhibit work by Biennial artists, and upward..."

April 8, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...female mariachi band, a burst of glorious harmonies from San Antone. Their delightful string-and-horn arrangements are highlighted in traditionals..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

aGLIFF's 2017 Lineup Announced

Celebrating 30 years of queer entertainment with films for everyone

"...2017 Sundance Film Festival and the Audience Award at San Francisco’s Frameline...."

Aug. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Iman Shah

Playback: ACL Fest Part II

ACL Fest isn't a pair of weekend-long sit-ins, it's one two-week-long campaign

"...Thousands of young hipsters, old hippies, and locals with braids..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Sign of the Times: Emo's partners with Antone's as the Cactus Cafe's iconic years draw to a close and Daytrotter moves to town

"...move is meant primarily to ease the burden on Susan Antone, who's managed the venue since the May 2006..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox

"...combination of classics associated with the likes of beloved San Antonio accordion king Esteban Jordan ("El Gancho") and the..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

'Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz'

The debut novel from Chronicle staff writer Belinda Acosta: an excerpt

"...The legwork certainly paid off; Belinda's book, about a San Antonio woman newly separated from her husband and trying..."

July 31, 2009 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Gregor Nicholas; with Rade Serbedzija, Aleksandra Vujcic, Julian Arahanga...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Off the Desk

"...W. Bush appointed Republican Jose Garcia De Lara of San Antonio to replace Democrat Esteban Sosa, who resigned in..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature