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Arturo 'Sauce' Gonzalez, a key player in San Antonio's West Side Sound, has died

Gonzalez played keys for the West Side Horns, which accompanied artists as diverse as power-pop group The Krayolas, Chicano blues guitarist Randy Garibay and The Band's Rick Danko.

By Sanford Nowlin
Jun 29, 2023

Tags: Music Stories & Interviews, Arturo Sauce Gonzalez, San Antonio music, San Antonio musicians, West Side Horns, West Side Sound, Chicano soul
The crew behind TV pilot Salesman the Series aims to spotlight San Antonio culture and talent

The crime satire takes place in San Antonio's 1990s drug culture, cutting in aspects from the era's punk scene plus a hefty dose of 1970s Chicano soul.

By Tommy Escobar
Sep 16, 2022

Tags: Movie Reviews & News, San Antonio, Texas, pilot, television, tv series, tv pilot, Salesman the Series, San Antonio television show, Lenny Finklestein, Vincent Vaquero, Colby Guillory, Amadeo Rivas, OLLU, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio Film Festival, Chicano Soul, Royal Jesters, soundtrack, Eptones, Tejano, James Ybarra, love letter, crime satire, El Montan, Paper Tiger, puro, puro San Antonio, love letter to San Antonio
Chicano Batman Return to San Antonio in Support of New Album

By Chris Conde
Mar 2, 2020

Tags: chicano batman, san antonio, chicano soul, latin pop, psychedelic rock, things to do in san antonio, paper tiger, live music
Chicano Soul Singer Jimmy Edward of Latin Breed Fame has Died

By Chris Conde
Feb 17, 2020

Tags: latin breed, tejano, chicano soul, Jimmy Edward, San Antonio, Texas, Latin Music, music deaths
Spiced-Up Soul: Local Music Vets Pay Faithful Tribute to San Antonio’s Westside Sound

By David Cardwell
Nov 8, 2019

Tags: live music, Westside Sound, Texas, San Antonio, Eddie and the Valiants, Chicano Soul
Funeral Services for San Antonio Musical Legend "Spot" Barnett Will Take Place This Weekend

By Chris Conde
Oct 17, 2019

Tags: Spot Barnett, Vernon Spot Barnett, Saxaphonist, East Side, West Side. West Side Sound, San Antonio, chicano soul

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Everyone we saw at San Antonio bar The Squeezebox's sixth-anniversary bash

By San Antonio Current Staff
Jul 4, 2022

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20 albums recorded in San Antonio that every music fan should know

By Sanford Nowlin
May 22, 2021

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Soul Sessions

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Wed., July 26, 6-9 p.m.

Krause's Biergarten & Café 148 S Castell Ave, New Braunfels New Braunfels

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2nd Saturday Soul Circuit

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The best San Antonio restaurants to dine solo

Sure, grabbing a meal together can be a great way to spend time with friends, a date or family. Just the same,…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 19, 2023

Barbaro
2720 McCullough Ave., (210) 320-2261, barbarosanantonio.com
Grab a seat at the bar and prepare to get boozy — especially if you stop by during happy hour. Barbaro features a full bar so you can have your drink of choice while munching on one of their delicious wood-fired pizzas, making it an obvious choice when you want to dine alone and eat well.

Everything we saw as Butcher Babies sliced and diced San Antonio's Rock Box

Los Angeles' Butcher Babies brought their horror-tinged metal to San Antonio's Rock Box on Monday, and turned the venue upside down with…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 18, 2023

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Photos: Mexican rapper Peso Pluma blew away the crowd at San Antonio's AT&T Center

Guadalajara, Mexico's top rap export, Peso Pluma, gave a dazzling performance at San Antonio's AT&T Center on Sunday, drawing thousands of die-hard fans.…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 17, 2023

Photos: Mexican rapper Peso Pluma blew away the crowd at San Antonio's AT&T Center

Everyone we saw singing along at the San Antonio stop of The Emo Night Tour

Billed as the "ultimate Emo party," The Emo Night Tour came to The Rock Box on Saturday. San Antonio music fans flocked…

By San Antonio Current Staff

Jul 16, 2023

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