Music - The Durango Herald

Aerosmith and Obama at the same airport, so president gives band members a tour of Air Force One

Just your typical chance encounter at an airport: Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and singer Steven Tyler got a tour of Air Force One – and a meeting with POTUS himself – when the rockers foun...

DATE: Nov 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Kathy Mattea to perform at Concert Hall

Kathy Mattea, Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter, invites you into “The Acoustic Living Room” as she takes the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with her longtime...

DATE: Oct 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Tribe Called Quest to release final album

A Tribe Called Quest will release their final record on Nov. 11, which includes material they recorded with rapper Phife Dawg, who died in March. In a handwritten note posted on F...

DATE: Oct 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

The Fabulous Thunderbirds coming to the Community Concert Hall

Talking music with The Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Kim Wilson

DATE: Oct 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Kenny Chesney to receive Pinnacle Award at 50th CMA Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Kenny Chesney will receive the Pinnacle Award during the 50th annual Country Music Association Awards, joining Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift as the only recipients. ...

DATE: Oct 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Two grand nights of singing planned

The annual He & She concert at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church officially starts the musical season for the Durango Choral Society. At 7 p.m. today, the Fort Lewis College Men’s Choir will be jo...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Elle Carpenter to celebrate release of her fifth album

Singer-songwriter Elle Carpenter celebrates fifth album

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam lead rock hall of fame ballot

NEW YORK – The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam are among the first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

A reinvigorated symphony begins 31st season

The San Juan Symphony opened its 31st season with a high, new sheen, so gleaming it could be taken for a complete makeover. New Music Director Thomas Heuser has polished our regional orchest...

DATE: Oct 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

American songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel in literature

The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, who first burst on the scene singing in Greenwich Village coffeehouses in the 1960s. The Swedish A...

DATE: Oct 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Nearly six months later, Prince superfans still mourning

NEW YORK – Have you ever missed someone so much that even the thought of them made you burst into tears? Now imagine that feeling drenched in purple rain. Nearly six mo...

DATE: Oct 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

A founder of the New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups dies

NEW YORK – Joan Marie Johnson, one of the founding members of the New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups, who had a No. 1 hit in 1964 with “Chapel of Love,” has died at a hospice in New Orlea...

DATE: Oct 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music