Sanctuary   

1812-18 Main St
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-732-0313

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The hole in the wall used to be primarily an end of the week venue where you could hear live music or DJs pulling out '80s retro, industrial goth and synth/pop sounds. Sanctuary (formerly Communion) is now a popular alt club that sits across the street from San Antonio College. The bands that enter are still, indeed, indie, but they are often legends like The Misfits or bigger up and comers, and they can show up any day of the week. The windowless red building along the short strip that houses mostly gay bars has clearly seen better days, but then again, so have the other nearby clubs that include Petticoat Junction, The Saint and Pegasus. The slight sleaze factor of the area has never slowed down the foot traffic on these few blocks, and a little bit of doom and gloom along the steadfast route probably won't either.