Fort Lewis College to host a virtual music showcase Sunday
Music to calm a COVID-19 time
DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don’t Get Hooked...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
‘I Am Woman’ singer Helen Reddy, ’70s hitmaker, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES – Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem “I Am Woman” and recorded a string of other hits, has died. She was 78.
Reddy’s childr...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
New frontier for Durango Choral Society
Audience can’t go to singers, so singers will go to audience – virtually
DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
French media: Raspy-voiced singer Juliette Greco dead at 93
PARIS – Juliette Greco, a French singer, actress, cultural icon and muse to existentialist philosophers of the country’s post-War period, has died, French media said Wednesday. She was 93. ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Elton John announces new North American dates for final tour
NEW YORK – After postponing several shows because of the coronavirus pandemic, Elton John announced Wednesday that his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” will return to North America on Jan. ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Oscar-winning composer for ‘Poseidon Adventure’ dies at 83
Al Kasha, who partnered with Joel Hirschhorn to write Oscar-winning songs such as “The Morning After,” a ballad for the disaster epic “The Poseidon Adventure” that became an unexpected pop h...
DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
NEW YORK – Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Dr...
DATE: Sep 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Professional opera will debut in historic Mancos setting
Live performances are slowly re-emerging as a possibility, particularly outside crowded cities.
And in Mancos, Opera Lafayette, a professional opera company based in Washington, D...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band plan new album in Oct.
NEW YORK – Bruce Springsteen will release a new album he recorded in his New Jersey home studio with the E Street Band.
The Boss said Thursday the album is called “Letter To You,”...
DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
‘Whip/Nae Nae’ rapper charged in attempted hatchet attack
LOS ANGELES – Silento, the rapper known for “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was charged Thursday with trying to hit two people with a hatchet in their home.
Prosecutors allege that Sil...
DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
Stillwater revamps studio for in-person classes
Stillwater Music is reopening for in-person classes over the next few weeks in Durango, and when students walk in the building, they will notice a fresh coat of paint and renovations that ha...
DATE: Sep 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music
