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Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Power grid outages following an ice storm in Austin, Texas, have left thousands of people without electricity for nearly a week and counting. Infrastructure repairs have been sluggish, prompting criticism of local government and an unreliable grid.

Power outages have left thousands of people without electricity in the Texas capital for nearly a week and are likely to drag on for days longer.

Cotton Mathers Kontiki sports almost relentless invention, vitality, toughness, brightness, and irrepressible exuberance—a powder keg full of the joy of making music.

An all-star lineup of classic rockers pay tribute to the Beatles—and each other—in a lengthy concert jam.

CAA has promoted agents Bruno Del Granado and Jeff Krones to head of global Latin music and co-head of Nashville music, respectively.

Several stolen instruments recovered after “guilty” thief came forward Several stolen instruments recovered after "guilty" thief came forward The instruments were stolen Saturday night from the Austin School of Musics "Rock Box," a shipping container-turned-studio in the parking lot. AUSTIN, Texas - Several stolen instruments were recovered from a homeless encampment on 71 and Westgate in Southwest Austin Monday. The instruments were stolen from the Austin School of Musics "Rock Box,"...

Austin 360 Austin360 On The Record is a weekly roundup of new, recent and upcoming releases by local and Austin-associated recording artists. Typically we include only full-length albums and EPs, but because many artists have been releasing individual songs during the pandemic, we’re also occasionally presenting a “Singles Spotlight” overview of selected recent singles. Hard Working People Project, “Salt of the Earth.” We missed this one upon its release in October, but it’s worth r...

Heres what our critics are recommending. Houston Chronicle Contributor December 22, 2020Updated: December 24, 2020, 9:58 am The South African performer Sun-El Musician Photo: El-World 1. Pat Byrne A native of Ireland, singer-songwriter Pat Byrne settled in Texas a few years ago, looking to make inroads in a place where some of his songwriting heroes — guys like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark — came from. His move has been great for Houston because Byrne cycles through town ever...