Today, local musicians of San Antonio are coming together on Christmas to help local families in need. The plan: an album of Christmas music, and you can help just by listening.
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What Will It Take, and the Question of What Lies Beyond
You’ll likely be hearing some very familiar voices this winter on your radio. The importance of it, and what it means for local music, might be more than you realize.
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SAY Sí’s Dia de los Muertos Goes Virtual for 2020
Dia de los Muertos celebrations in San Antonio are refusing to stay in the grave.
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Deadline for ACTLab Proposals Closes Friday
An open call for proposals is ending soon for a forthcoming local conference on the melding of art, culture, and technology at the Institute of Texan Cultures downtown. The 2018 ACTLab New Media Conference, Culture, Art, and Technology in the 22nd Century, is the second such event organized by the Convergent Media Collective, a group of San […]
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A New Home Rises for the Sun Poets
Tucked away on the second floor of Demo’s, the landmark Greek restaurant on the St. Mary’s Strip, voices echo overhead. It’s Tuesday night, and the Sun Poet’s Society has gathered for its weekly poetry reading. The assembled participants take turns reading in a ‘round robin’ style, each reading original works, as well as selected pieces […]
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Stories of San Antonio: “My Kind”
Editor’s note: Stories of San Antonio is a showcase for stories that highlight the voices, faces, and experiences that define our city. This story was submitted by Tyler James Bruns, a part-time travel writer, who wrote about this poignant experience on the Riverwalk after a recent visit. Homelessness continues to be a prominent issue in […]
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What’s Happening: Week of the Dead
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is an integral and important part of the rich historic culture here in San Antonio. With much of our community’s population with Mexican- and Indigenous-American roots, the city’s various annual celebrations provide an opportunity for San Antonians to express their regards for loved ones who have […]
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Halloween Happenings in the Alamo City
As All Hallow’s Eve draws near in San Antonio, there is certainly no shortage of exciting events to scare and delight trick-or-treaters of all ages. It would be nearly impossible to list everything that the Alamo City has to offer this season, but we’ve composed a list of CO LAB Magazine staff favorites for our […]
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Numbers Roll In from SA Hurricane Support
Though San Antonio weathered the Category 4 Hurricane Harvey with minimal damage, local charities and nonprofits stepped in to provide aid and provisions to those affected. They reached out to citizens in surrounding areas to donate what they could, and the community of San Antonio stepped up to the challenge. The creative community stepped up […]
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Acting Thru Music: Making a Buttercup Music Video
Local indie-pop group Buttercup sent out a city-wide open-invite last week to participate in their latest music video production. Dozens risked reprimand for taking a much longer than tasteful lunch break to answer the call, including former Spur Brent Barry. Also, myself. The magic happened at the venerable Charline McCombs Empire Theater, a venue that doesn’t consider itself above […]
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