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Dana Ariel branching out musically

Local musician Dana Ariel grew up a festival kid. Carted up to Reservoir Hill in Pagosa Springs by her parents for the bluegrass, roots and folk festivals that bookend the summer...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Sunny Gable’s new album out Saturday

The songwriting muse can hit at any time. Perhaps it hits when you’re staring at the ceiling at 3 a.m. as you worry about how you’re going to pay for your kid’s college tuition. ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Astro Zombies pay tribute to The Misfits

The Misfits were a classic early 1980s hardcore-punk band. The small but rabid punk scenes in cities like Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles all showed this band some love, ...

DATE: Mar 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Bands to play fundraiser for Carol Clark

If you’re a Durango local, it’s likely you’ve met Carol Clark. Maybe you met her in the early days of Durango Farmers Market, the now Saturday morning summer staple she started 2...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Concert Hall hosts Jack & The Vox

The ukulele is not a novelty instrument. The late Tiny Tim may have thought otherwise, using the ukulele as the musical vehicle to back his falsetto singing, and it may be an instrument you ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

For Larry Carver, playing guitar is mentally satisfying

Local musician Larry Carver will tell you that guitar players love their guitars. That includes Carver. He loves his 2016 Gibson Les Paul. He loves his 2004 Fender Stratocaster. He even love...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

The Warren G. Hardings came together from jam sessions

Not many musicians can say they got into a certain style of music because their mom snuck them into a concert. But its how mandolin player Gabriel Marowitz was turned onto bluegrass, after h...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

When classic country music calls

Country music has come a long way. Some may say too long of a way, as the country music of modern country radio and country music awards shows doesn’t reflect the country music that began wi...

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Rootsy fiddle player Rachel Baiman joins in Sidecar online series

Local roots trio Stillhouse Junkies’ winter concert series has been a great catalyst for landing musicians right into your living room. If there is one benefit to the virtual con...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Swanson’s quest for preservation

Call local musician Adam Swanson a musical anthropologist. The ragtime pianist is a summertime staple in the Diamond Belle Saloon, with summer 2021 being his 15th year of playing...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Becky Buller next up on online concert series

Many musicians may be students of the genre of the music they play, but few have the paperwork to back it up. Genre-specific musicians learn on the fly, learning rockabilly, jazz...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Avant Horizon moves at a fast pace

Local band Avant Horizon formed out of a Bob Marley tune. Members of the local quintet, who are Ellie Ferguson on vocals, Andy Gent on keyboards, Tyler Kelley on guitar, and a rh...

DATE: Jan 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown