Category: San Antonio

Murals on Chestnut Street in San Antonio: Part 2

Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024.
More public art on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio. These murals are a short distance north of the Alamodome in the area around Houston Street up to Nolan Street.

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Murals on Chestnut Street in San Antonio: Part 1

Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024.
I spent some time this weekend checking out the public art on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio.

These murals are a short distance north of the Alamodome in the area around Houston Street up to Nolan Street and were created as part of the San Antonio Street Art Initiative.

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Paint Jam 6 at San Antonio’s Essex Modern City: Day 2

The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.
The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.
The new artwork at Essex Modern City was either done or close to it on Sunday afternoon, the second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6. Top muralists from San Antonio and South Texas gathered for the event.

The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.
The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio.

Paint Jam 6 at San Antonio’s Essex Modern City

ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
Artists at work on Saturday afternoon at ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City on San Antonio’s near east side not far from downtown.

The even is scheduled to continue on Sunday.

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Royal Dukes Band showcase at 502 Bar

Royal Dukes Band at 502 Bar in San Antonio on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Royal Dukes Band at 502 Bar on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
The Royal Dukes Band played at 502 Bar in San Antonio on Wednesday.

The band specializes in playing live for weddings and corporate events.

Royal Dukes Band website: www.royaldukesband.com

Chavela at Summer Night City in San Antonio

Chavela at Summer Night City at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio on Thursday, July 11, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Chavela at Summer Night City at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio on July 11, 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
San Antonio soul singer Chavela and her band played at the Texas Public Radio studio in downtown San Antonio on Thursday for Summer Night City.

Chavela at Summer Night City at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio on Thursday, July 11, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Chavela at Summer Night City at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio.

Retro Cowgirl at Summer Night City in San Antonio

Retro Cowgirl at Summer Night City at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio on Thursday, July 11, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Retro Cowgirl at Summer Night City at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio on July 11, 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
Retro Cowgirl played at the Texas Public Radio studio in downtown San Antonio on Thursday for Summer Night City.

Retro Cowgirl was formed in San Antonio and is now based in Austin.

Jimmy Spacek at The Dog Co. Icehouse

Jimmy Spacek and his band at San Antonio's The Dog Co. Icehouse on Saturday, June 29, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Jimmy Spacek and his band at San Antonio’s The Dog Co. Icehouse on Saturday, June 29, 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
Jimmy Spacek and his band played on Saturday at The Dog Co. Icehouse, a relatively new outdoor venue on San Antonio’s northwest side.

Olive Vox at The Starlighter in San Antonio

Olive Vox played at The Starlighter in San Antonio on June 14, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Olive Vox played at The Starlighter in San Antonio on June 14, 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
Texas grunge band Olive Vox played at The Starlighter in San Antonio on Friday.

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