Music – The Durango Herald

‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer-actor Irene Cara dies at 63

NEW YORK – Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining h...

DATE: Nov 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Tis the season: Four Corners Vinyl Record Club kicks off holidays with swap

Vendors will be at Ska on Tuesday

DATE: Nov 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The MET chooses traditional storytelling

Verdi plus Mayer plus Sierra equals a memorable ‘Traviata’

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ’n’ roll star, dies at 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ’n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin' O...

DATE: Oct 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durango Choral Society to stage wide-ranging recital-fundraiser

Show to be held Sunday at St. Mark’s

DATE: Oct 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bolero! Orchestra celebrates the French Impressionists

When’s the last time you heard “Bolero”? A recording? As a backdrop for a commercial? A musical score for a movie? Any chance you heard it played by a full orchestra in a big concert hall? I...

DATE: Oct 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

High mountain music: Guitarist for Michael Martin Murphey performing at Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Carin Mari is bringing some high-country music – and perhaps even a yodel or two – to the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering this weekend. A gifted singer and guitar player from Buena Vista, th...

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico’s only Celtic festival runs in Aztec this weekend

Expect to see kilt-wearing athletes competing in heavy lifting, vendors galore, traditional Scottish music and dance at the Aztec Highland Games this weekend at Riverside Park in Aztec. Prou...

DATE: Sep 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81

LOS ANGELES – Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. He was 81. Sanders, also kn...

DATE: Sep 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment