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YOSA Philharmonic will play ‘Sgt. Pepper’ start to finish with Joe Reyes, Chris...
San Antonio band Passing Strangers turns back time with new wave and nostalgia FacebookTwitterEmail Passing Strangers play the AquaDuck Beer Garden. The new wave band had a local hit in the early ’90s with a remake of “Dream Weaver.”Billy Calzada /Staff Photographer On a recent Friday night at AquaDuck Beer Garden on the South Side, several dozen middle-aged fans bopped to the beat of Passing Strangers as the San Antonio band belted out cover after cover of classic new wave hits like “Let’s Go” by the Cars and “Just Like Heaven” by the Cure. “How many of you have seen us bef...
Austin 360 It’s a mantra that’s been passed from musicians and venue owners to mayors and senators over the course of the coronavirus pandemic: Live music venues were among the first to close and will be among the last to reopen. So, 13 months in, just where are we in that re-emergence? Many of Austin’s top music destinations remain shuttered for now: iconic South Austin haunts the Continental Club and Saxon Pub, to Red River anchors the Mohawk and Cheer Up Charlies, to Congress Avenue jazz joint the Elephant Room, to University of Texas campus haven Cactus Cafe. Larger rooms such a...
Huntington City Mission Executive Director Mitch Webb, center, accepts a check for $10,000 from Prichard Electric Company President Tom Braley, right, and IBW Local 317 Business Manager Shane Wolfe, left, for the missionâs Community Feeding Program and Shelter Program on Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Huntington. Sholten Singer | The Herald-Dispatch
WVPB Vials of Pfizer's coronavirus dose sit on a table at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated societal inequities. Black and Latino populations have suffered higher infection rates. People working low-income jobs are more likely to be considered essential — and therefore required to work in-person — while others have the luxury of working remotely. The pandemic has pushed many people who were already living paycheck to paycheck out of work. Despite programs to provide rental and utility relief, some have l...