Americana icon Steve Earle talks about his San Antonio childhood, finding Townes and ‘incurable, terminal’ Texas

Singer-songwriter Steve Earle has always had plenty to say, whether we were ready to hear it or not. Before his Tuesday night show at Stable Hall, the Current was invited to sit down with the Americana icon backstage for an interview. The San Antonio native was playing in the hometown of his childho

San Antonio voters will get another vote on new Spurs arena — whether they want one or not

San Antonio City Council on Monday will debate Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ request that the city’s $489 million contribution to the new Spurs arena be added to the November ballot. While it appears unlikely Jones will succeed — a majority on council recently told KSAT they oppose the proposal — city vot

San Antonio video show Robb’s MetalWorks still cranking it up after 30 years

Nobody in their right mind would accuse Robb Chavez of being a lukewarm heavy metal fan.  The 55-year-old education consultant is the human dynamo behind Robb’s MetalWorks, a San Antonio-based video show that this summer celebrated 30 years of turning fans on to the hard stuff. The program got its s

Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Musk’s Starlink

LUBBOCK — The Texas Broadband Development Office placed a temporary hold Tuesday on all disbursements of billions of dollars in federal funds related to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, or BEAD. The hold comes after the office was accused of favoritism to certain companies, speci