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U.S. co-opted Cuba’s hip-hop scene to spark change

HAVANA – In early 2009, a U.S. government contractor sent a Serbian music promoter to Cuba with these covert marching orders: Recruit one of Havana’s most notorious rappers to spark a youth ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Song mocking 'bro country' hits No. 1, and the bros aren't amused

“Girl in a Country Song,” the breakout first single from duo Maddie & Tae, just hit No. 1 on the Mediabase and Billboard country airplay charts this week. It’s cause for a lot of folks to ch...

DATE: Dec 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Happy,’ ‘Frozen’ top iTunes end of year list

NEW YORK – The soundtrack for “Frozen” and Pharrell’s viral “Happy” are the year’s top-selling album and song on iTunes. Apple announced Monday that Taylor Swift’s “1989,” just re...

DATE: Dec 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

The Hills are alive with a new sound

Head for the Hills is bluegrass without boundaries

DATE: Dec 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

And the Grammy nomination goes to...

NEW YORK – Will the Grammys be “Drunk In Love” with Beyonce or will they fall for the sad, soulful sound of Sam Smith? The Recording Academy will announce the nominees for the 57th annual Gr...

DATE: Dec 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Rolling Stones’ sax player Bobby Keys dead

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Saxophonist Bobby Keys, a lifelong rock ‘n’ roller who toured with Buddy Holly, played on recordings by John Lennon and laid down one of the all-time blowout solos on the ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

She & Him talk about orchestra, new album

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward pick songs that stick out

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Lisa Blue’s new album is gift for her grandkids

Art documents time and preserves memories, and has done so since paint was put to canvas, words were printed to paper and sound etched into vinyl, tape or lesser-quality medium. ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Opera ovation

DATE: Nov 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

From Durango to Carnegie Hall

DHS violinist selected for elite honors performance

DATE: Nov 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Symphony presents a night at the opera

Concert to feature overtures, arias and soaring solos

DATE: Nov 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Fugazi's road to punk royalty was paved by file-sharing, '80s-style

WASHINGTON – In the late 1980s, when Henry Owings was a teenager living in York, Pennsylvania, he’d drive his mom’s gray Oldsmobile two hours to D.C. to see punk shows. Owings, a writer and ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

U.S. co-opted Cuba’s hip-hop scene to spark change

Song mocking 'bro country' hits No. 1, and the bros aren't amused

‘Happy,’ ‘Frozen’ top iTunes end of year list

The Hills are alive with a new sound

And the Grammy nomination goes to...

Rolling Stones’ sax player Bobby Keys dead

She & Him talk about orchestra, new album

Lisa Blue’s new album is gift for her grandkids

Opera ovation

From Durango to Carnegie Hall

Symphony presents a night at the opera

Fugazi's road to punk royalty was paved by file-sharing, '80s-style

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