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Hymn for Her returns to Dolores

Hymn for Her is a full-blown family affair. What began as the duo of Wayne Waxing and Lucy Tight some 20 years ago in Philadelphia, playing garage rock and roots-punk via Waxing on drums wh...

DATE: Jul 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

After Midnight Jazz Band plays Buckley Park

Swing band music will always be cool. An inability to see its coolness is, well, not very cool. In this writer’s opinion, it’s still one of the hippest things around, a style of music that l...

DATE: Jul 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Elder Grown hosts ‘summer camp’

Local band Elder Grown is hosting a slumber party. Billed as “Elder Grown’s Summer Camp,” it’s a camping event without any of the summer camp high jinks you may remember from the 1979 classi...

DATE: Jul 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Gasoline Lollipops: ‘Man, serve it up’

It’s a band with a “Denver Sound” thing going on. For the unaware, Denver Sound is a term used to describe now defunct bands like The Denver Gentlemen and Sixteen Horsepower, and more curren...

DATE: Jun 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Nordfest to celebrate local musician, teacher

If you know him, you love him. Local musician and Durango School District 9-R teacher Erik Nordstrom is one of those people you gravitate toward, a dude whom you’re glad you met and glad you...

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

The Monkberries play Burro Fest

Denton has always been one of the hipper music towns in Texas. Bring up the words “music” and “Texas” in one sentence, and the conversation will likely include “Austin” as the place to be w...

DATE: Jun 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Leslie Mendelson digs good songs

It all started with a piano and a killer stereo. Those are the early tools that can start most musicians on their path; something to listen to, and something to attempt to learn how to play ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Big Head Todd coming to Durango

They’re a Colorado-based band that has never played in Durango. At least frontman and guitar player Todd Park Mohr doesn’t think they have. They’ve played just about everywhere else in the ...

DATE: Jun 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Howling Coyote headed to region

Jim Sobo is a career kick-starter. The musician and promoter, one time kicking around Los Angeles but now around Arizona, is the kind of promoter who likes to get unknown talent in front of ...

DATE: May 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Check out the Slackers at Ska Brewing

A sought-after venue for a ska band to play a show is Durango’s own Ska Brewery. It’s a glorious ask to be invited to perform at a brewery named after the style of music your band plays; it...

DATE: May 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Mighty Poplar plays Tico Time

Sometimes, you just have to play some bluegrass music. Musicians like bass player Greg Garrison, banjo player Noam Pikelny, guitar player Chris “Critter” Eldridge, mandolin player Andrew Ma...

DATE: May 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience

Like them or not, it’s fair to say that you know at least something about The Beatles. You can say you aren’t a fan, but for those “non-fans” you likely know the names John, Paul, George and...

DATE: May 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown