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Bobbie Nelson, sister of country music legend, dies at 91

AUSTIN, Texas – Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died, her family said. She was 91. An original member of the Willi...

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Music

Let the music begin: 15th Bach Festival resumes community celebration

Local music impresario C. Scott Hagler knows how to craft a festival for the whole family. He will open the 15th annual Bach Festival at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 2 p.m. Sunday in the f...

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

Exchange: Composer cruising Route 66 to put highway to music

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) – If U.S. Route 66 were a symphony orchestra, what would it sound like? That’s a question Dr. Nolan Stolz, a South Carolina music professor and classical music composer, ...

DATE: Mar 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

You can’t keep Durango Choral Society from singing

Group to perform two shows next weekend

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Music

March musical madness at FLC

College kicks off March with Tromba Mundi, FLC Jazz and student honors

DATE: Feb 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Birds of Play to roost in Durango

Band will perform at Indigo Room

DATE: Feb 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Screaming Trees singer, Seattle icon Mark Lanegan dies at 57

Mark Lanegan, the singer whose raspy baritone and darkly poetic songwriting made Screaming Trees an essential part of the early Seattle grunge scene and brought him an acclaimed solo career,...

DATE: Feb 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Suite of Dances’: San Juan Symphony joins the Florence Price revival

Innovative music programming drives today’s major symphony orchestras. Aligning old and new, classic and contemporary, European and American music in concert, even recordings, seems to be a ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Kodak Black reportedly among 4 shot outside Super Bowl party

LOS ANGELES – Four people were shot and wounded early Saturday after a fight broke out outside a Los Angeles restaurant hosting a party that followed a Justin Bieber concert, police said. Th...

DATE: Feb 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Snoop Dogg takes over Death Row Records brand as owner

LOS ANGELES – Snoop Dogg has taken over a popular record label that launched his stellar career. The rapper-mogul acquired Death Row Records’ brand from MNRK Music Group, which is controlle...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Former ‘American Idol’ star charged in fatal DUI crash

PACOLET, S.C. – A country music singer who was a finalist on TV’s “American Idol” has been charged with driving under the influence resulting in death, South Carolina authorities said Wednes...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Music

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie among Rock Hall nominees

NEW YORK – Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-...

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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.