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An ‘extremely fruitful’ partnership

It’s partnership on making music. But like many, before making music they were fans of music. Both Curtiss O’Rorke Stedman and Jordan Baron had their own individual upbringings loaded with s...

Thirty years of Solas

It’s been seven years since Celtic band Solas has played together. That hiatus came on the heels of nonstop music for the Celtic band, as since forming in New York City, the band has either ...

Party Mountain String Band: It’s all for the love of the music

A solid bluegrass musician should be well versed in the bluegrass catalog. That catalog being the list of decades old tunes all bluegrass musicians will dig into, whether those musicians are...

Mixed in Mancos album release party to be held this weekend

Erik Nordstrom wants to bring the Four Corners music scene to the world. Fans of local bands likely know Nordstrom from rock bands Lawn Chair Kings and Farmington Hill, bands he’s been part ...

Having fun with Yes, No, Maybe.

Our local schools are fertile grounds for making music. If you think back to your middle or high school days, you likely knew a handful of students who always had an instrument in hand; mayb...

The Motet returns to Durango

Sarah Clarke has always been singing. That hobby of singing since she was a kid turned into a profession, something that helped her hit the ground running when she joined Colorado-based funk...

Safety Meeting opens for Kyle Hollingsworth

They’re a harmony heavy band. While there are loads of Durango-based bands that are thick with vocal harmonies, which includes bluegrass bands to the barbershoppers, for Safety Meeting, a lo...

Cody Tinnin fronts Weminuche

Cody Tinnin’s new musical role finds him at the front and center of the stage. In the past, the former bass player for local bluegrass band Stillhouse Junkies found himself in that position ...

Records of 2024: Part 2

Please allow me to repeat myself, as I’ve said this before: If you are one of those people who claims no good music has been made since (insert year of your liking here) then you just aren’t...

Records of 2024: Part 1

One person’s ceiling is another person’s floor. Therefore, my claims that this list of records that dropped in 2024 is better than anything else are certainly worthy of a healthy debate. Yes...

Night 1 Magic Weens, Night 2 Magic Beans

It’s been three months since the band Ween announced their indefinite touring hiatus. A bummer for fans of the New Hope, Pennsylvania-based rock band, whose sounds wander from hard-rock to p...

Armchair Boogie brings a little Wisconsin newgrass

Hang around Durango long enough and you’ll likely meet someone who has moved here from Wisconsin. People move to Durango from all over the country for the obvious reasons – which is anything...