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Bryant Liggett
Position: Downtown Lowdown

String Cheese vet Hollingsworth has a backup plan

If the fragile music industry ever sours, leaving musicians, writers and bloggers, roadies and sound guys out of work, musicians like Kyle Hollingsworth will be able to fall back on other tr...

Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival is right at home at the Strater

For the second week in a row, this column will acknowledge the importance of American jazz music. With such a rich and colorful history, enjoying jazz and studying its early contr...

Stillwater, college bands join jazz experiment

The American art form that is jazz music remains as addictive to its fans and those who play it as the junk shot into the arms of some of its forefathers. If ever there was a genr...

The Badly Bent is back together – is it for good?

Durango’s had plenty of bluegrass bands, but the one that has left the biggest mark on the town’s music scene so far was The Badly Bent. Formed in 1998, the band rose to prominenc...

Dorm bands get stage time at Skyfest

Fort Lewis College indeed does have talent. Like college campuses nationwide, the student body is made up not only of eager students forging ahead toward careers and lofty life go...

‘Power duo’ El Ten Eleven is not

Californians to play Tuesday at the ACT

Watch this Austin folkie perform around Durango – four times

A setting that inspires is better than a setting that entertains any day. Austin, Texas, is a city that can entertain with its countless numbers of bands and venues whose calendar...

David Testroet has a winning formula for comedy success

Like that of a musician, a comedian’s life can be a tough gig. If you don’t have the luxury of writing for a sitcom or a television talk show, you’re out on tour. Fans...

DJs will take over Snowdown after tonight’s downtown parade

DJ culture is everywhere. While all-night parties in clubs and warehouses continue in cities worldwide, electronic music also is a choice form of music to serve as the backdrop fo...

Get out the funk, get out the reggae at Animas City

In its short existence, the Animas City Theatre has given a nod toward the Durango region’s local acts. After opening its doors three months ago, they’ve hosted some major events...

From morning jams to a bona fide band: Running Out of Road

Sometimes your day job gives way to more artistic endeavors. Take, for example, the formation of a band. Perhaps you’re a teacher, and you host an afternoon string club for studen...

Local musicians will be busy with plans for new offerings in 2014

I’m using this first column of the new year to give a collective pat on the back to our local musicians, producers, engineers and studio owners. As much as I look forward to a lar...