With over one hundred contestants on eight seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, a call back to appear on season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is no small feat. While she didn’t take the top spot, coming in at fifth place, Alyssa Edwards made a welcome return as one of ten contestants to be…
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Drag King Revolt to Raise Funds for P.E.A.C.E. Initiative
The drag community is one of many shades. For as long as drag queens have existed, drag kings have been perfecting the art of male impersonation. On December 3, the “zombois” of the popular dance group Zombie Bazaar Panza Fusion will present the Drag King Revolt, an all drag king revue to be held at…
Paper Tiger Hosts Holiday Edition of ‘Queers and Beers’
On Dec 22, the Paper Tiger will play host to the third installment of Queers and Beers, “a big gay party” led by rapper Chris Conde and featuring performances by many of the city’s LGBT musicians. Earlier this year, the second installment of Queers and Beers, held on June 12 at La Botanica, served as…
Woodlawn Theatre Presents ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
This holiday season the Woodlawn Theatre presents the biblical saga of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat directed by William McCrary and Michelle Pietre Originally presented as a twenty minute “pop cantata” in 1968 for a private boy’s school performance, the musical would go on to become a popular production on Broadway. With music and…
SAAF Announces Return of WEBB Party in 2017
After a year-long hiatus, the San Antonio AIDS Foundation announced the return of the WEBB Party on April 21, 2017 as an official Fiesta San Antonio event to be held at the historic Bonham Exchange nightclub. As one of SAAF’s signature fundraising events, the WEBB generally attracts over 1,500 guests and helps raise over $100,000 annually for…
Saakred Returns with First Full-Length Album ‘2025’
As the world sat around their television sets watching coverage of the 2016 presidential election on Tuesday night, local artist Saakred released their first full-length album titled 2025. Fresh off an extended trip to Ireland, the recent Trinity University graduate returns to the Alamo City with a new sound encompassing everything from dance beats, electronica,…
Yara Sofia to Headline Pride Center’s New Year’s Eve Kiki
RuPaul Drag Race All Star Yara Sofia will headline the entertainment for Pride Center San Antonio’s second annual New Year’s Eve Kiki on December 31 at the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel. Sofia (nee Gabriel Burgos Ortiz) was a cast member in 2011 on the third season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race which is broadcast…
Eight Years After ‘Idol’ David Hernandez is Making ‘Beautiful’ Music
For David Hernandez, the road to success and self-acceptance hasn’t been easy. After years of battling self-esteem issues, music industry obstacles, and those pesky rumors about his sexuality, Hernandez recently came out in an interview with Out magazine. With a new single titled Beautiful, and its accompanying video directed by Printz Board (of Black Eyed…
Gunfire Kills Bouncer at Annex Bar
Updated: Oct. 31, 2016 4:00 p.m. San Antonio police are searching for a pair of gunmen who shot and killed the bouncer of the Annex Bar on Sunday night. The club is located 330 San Pedro Ave. at the corner of Euclid. According to information provided by the Annex, the bouncer was escorting a single…
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Latrice Royale Leads Greg Hinojosa’s Latest ‘Rocky Horror’ Remix
Decades before the dawn of RuPaul’s Drag Race, British playwright Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show challenged the status quo and championed a similar message of self-acceptance. Both the Logo reality series and the 1973 musical transcended their early cult status to become icons of pop culture. In 2012, director Greg Hinojosa, then with the…