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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...

DATE: Feb 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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...

DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

‘Power duo’ El Ten Eleven is not

Californians to play Tuesday at the ACT

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

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...

DATE: Feb 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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...

DATE: Feb 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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...

DATE: Jan 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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...

DATE: Jan 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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...

DATE: Jan 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

This won’t be your average New Year’s Eve night out

Midweek New Year will still enliven downtown tonight

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

N.C. band Toubab Krewe finds inspiration from West Africa

American music festivals have their share of First World problems. Beer sponsors that aren’t PBR; idiots who hold their phones up so their friends on the other end can hear a muff...

DATE: Dec 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Sugar Thieves steal into town for one night at Derailed Saloon

Americana is one of the most misused terms in music. Often lumped into folk, bluegrass and anything related to country, be it outlaw, alternative or the God-awful new country, it’...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown