Austin musician John Winsor, who played in the bands Sounds del Mar and Carry Illinois died over the weekend. He was 33. (Article by Deborah Sengupta Stith, republished from http://music.blog.austin360.com/2016/03/29/memorial-for-austin-musician-john-winsor-planned-for-wednesday-afternoon/) In a Facebook post, Winsor’s bandmates in Sounds del Mar said, “He had the sharpest wit, mind boggling licks, and the biggest heart we have ever […]

Honk!TX in Pan Am Park. With a scrappy D.I.Y. aesthetic, no amplification and over two dozen groups of fine street musicians from around the state and across the country, all of the Honk events are family-friendly and fun.But the Sunday event, which includes a parade through the streets of East Austin followed by an all-day […]

“We won the Austin music awards four years in a row,” said Kyle Ellison. (Article by Stef Manisero, republished from http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/03/17/20th-anniversary-of-austin-music-awards-celebrates-helping-musicians.html) For 15 years, Kyle Ellison and his brother Sims performed in the Austin-based band, Pariah. ”He used to grab my hair when we would play live,” Ellison added. Moments Kyle wishes he could have back […]

Merle Haggard’s death on his 79th birthday Wednesday elicited many heartfelt reactions from his friends, family and the country music community at large. (Article by Jake Harris, republished from http://music.blog.austin360.com/2016/04/08/watch-bruce-robisons-tribute-to-merle-haggard/) Austin singer-songwriter Bruce Robison was no different. In a video released Thursday, Robison, accompanied by his wife and frequent collaborator Kelly Willis, sings a heartfelt rendition […]

Hayes Carll, “Lovers and Leavers” (Hwy 87/Thirty Tigers). Check out our Austin360 cover story on mystatesman.com and in Friday’s American-Statesman. In-store April 8 at Waterloo Records; also playing April 15 at Old Settler’s Music Festival. Here’s the track “The Magic Kid”: (Article by Peter Blackstock, republished from http://music.blog.austin360.com/2016/04/08/austin360-on-the-record-hayes-carll-michael-fracasso/) Michael Fracasso, “Here Come the Savages” (Blue Door). […]

AUSTIN, TX — You deserve a break today, STAAR test takers. (Article by Tony Cantu, republished from http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/austin-mcdonalds-restaurants-offer-free-breakfast-staar-test-takers) Well, tomorrow anyway, on test-taking day. That’s when local McDonald’s franchise owners will provide a free breakfast for all 3rd- to 8th-grade students getting ready to take the test, along with their teachers. Coupons aren’t needed, but students must […]

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza, a fast-casual American spin on authentic, hand-tossed Neapolitan pizza, is debuting in Texas with the opening of its Austin location on Thursday, March 31. The new restaurant is located at 10515 North Mopac Expressway, Suite A120, in The Shops at Arbor Walk near The Domain. (Article by Industry News, republished from https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/1000-degrees-makes-texas-debut-austin) […]

More changes are on the horizon for the Austin restaurant scene. After 31 years in business, dining institution Hudson’s on the Bend has been sold. (Article by Nicole Raney, republished from http://austin.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-28-16-hudsons-on-the-bend-closes-sale-chef-jeff-blank-retirement-new-owners/) Chef/owner Jeff Blank has sold the restaurant and property to budding restaurateurs Billy Caruso and Chris McFall. The restaurant will close April 4 to prepare […]

*Cantine. 1100 S. Lamar Blvd. 512-628-0348, cantineaustin.com. Emmett and Lisa Fox’s Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in the Alamo Drafthouse complex will serve a brunch enhanced with Easter specials like the Spring Strata, a baked egg dish with bread, fontina, leeks, asparagus, spinach and tomato, as well as chocolate-stuffed brioche. (Article by Matthew Odam, republished from http://www.mystatesman.com/news/entertainment/dining/austin-restaurants-where-to-eat-on-easter/nqp5k/) Capital Grille. […]

A 14-month-old toddler passed away on Tuesday after visiting a dental office in North Austin to have a cavity filled. Time Warner Cable News (TWC) reports that Daisy Lynn Torres was brought in to Austin Children’s Dentistry for a procedure the office calls “routine.” But something went wrong when the child was given anesthesia. Daisy […]

It’s no secret that California is prone to earthquakes. In 2008, researchers predicted the Golden State has a 99 percent chance of having a magnitude 6.7 or larger quake before the year 2040, and a 46 percent chance of having a magnitude 7.5 or greater quake. To put that into perspective, the infamous earthquake that […]

Travis County could be forced to throw out dozens of drunk-driving felony cases because the arresting officers failed to obtain a search warrant before testing the suspect’s blood, reports the Austin American-Statesman. While officers say they were acting in accordance with the law, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from April 2013 suggests otherwise. In the […]

AUSTIN—Texas election laws are not being followed in many counties. Without this consistency, and with the “it’s the way we do it” attitude, this has greatly opened the door to fraud. The true intent of the Legislature was to ensure voter integrity at the highest expectation is achieved. Unwarranted waivers allowing election officials to ignore […]

Some 50,000 Texans are drinking tap water contaminated with potentially unsafe levels of arsenic, according to a Washington, D.C.- and Austin-based environmental group. The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) reviewed more than a decade’s worth of data and discovered that 34 Texas communities “have violated the Safe Drinking Water standard for arsenic,” for at least the […]

Several years ago, Chemese Armstrong, 34, from Abilene, Texas, learned that she was allergic to an industrial chemical commonly found in permanent hair dyes called paraphenylenediamine (PPD), used for the natural look it gives to colored hair. Trying to avoid an allergic reaction, and at the behest of her dermatologist, Armstrong visited a salon in […]