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Animal Soul ‘itching to release some music’

Local musician Anthony Braun was reared on killer music. Guitar player and musical director for local band Animal Soul, he was someone who had access to a collection of great LPs as a kid, l...

DATE: Jan 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Mojo Birds celebrates album release

The time from cutting an album to release of an album can be months. And in that time a song that is one way on an album can evolve into something different live. It’s all in the process of ...

DATE: Jan 7, 2026 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Liggett’s Best of 2025

This music fan and more than fortunate left of the dial radio employee and independent critic took in well over 100 new records this year. Some of them received a deep listen, others got smo...

DATE: Dec 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

High Country Hustle will help ring in new year

Colorado is the leading dealer in the sounds of upbeat and stretched-out bluegrass. The past five decades have seen dozens of string bands rear their sounds from the Centennial State, everyo...

DATE: Dec 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Folk jam brings people together

It’s good to challenge yourself. Put yourself into various situations that may cause fear: jump off a high dive into a pool without holding your nose, eat some Ethiopian food, go skydiving o...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Jay and Silent Bob return to Durango

Talking on stage is Kevin Smith’s second job. The first, of course, is filmmaking, as the New Jersey born and raised writer, director and actor is the man behind the indie cult hit “Clerks” ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Local jazz trio plays a Christmas classic

It’s a hip record. Forget the seasonal-only listening, as The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s soundtrack to Charles Schultz’s “Peanuts” classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is and forever will be great...

DATE: Dec 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Four Corners Vinyl Record Club Record Swap is Saturday

There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when it comes to collecting records. You own it because you want to, whether it be Supertramp’s “Breakfast in America” or Jodie Foster’s Army’s “Va...

DATE: Nov 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Jordan Rainey raised on music

Jordan Rainey has been around music her whole life. A Durango local raised by music-loving parents, there was always music played around the house, while summertime meant the lot of regional...

DATE: Nov 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Charles Wecker plays album-release show

Cheers to the singer-songwriters. It’s the John Prines and Lucinda Williamses, along with those up and comers of the singer songwriter realm, who have that way of helping us all take a good ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

John Cross: ‘That’s rock ’n’ roll’

They’re a band that will throw out a few cover song curve balls. Sure, John Cross and the New Relics will load up their setlists and pack a dance floor with songs that have become staples of...

DATE: Nov 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

ORA plays McPherson Chapel at FLC

McPherson Chapel on the campus of Fort Lewis College will soon add rock venue to its list of uses. Overlooking downtown from the college mesa, this scenic church’s main purpose is hosting ev...

DATE: Oct 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown