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Big changes ahead for local band

Durango Tire Fire changing name to Desert Child on New Year’s Eve

December 23, 2021

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For the love of music: Youth orchestras perform again – live at Concert Hall

Musicians set to take stage Monday night

December 2, 2021

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Crowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival

Emergency personnel respond to the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday. Several people died and numerous others were injured…

November 6, 2021

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Vile Aesthetic releases debut album

Durango black metal band’s record created during pandemic

October 28, 2021

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Durango Choral Society returns to stage for first time since pandemic

50th season anniversary resumes with ‘Viva Vivaldi!’

October 21, 2021

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15 years and counting: Myrick says farewell after long, successful Symphony tenure

After 15 years, San Juan Symphony Executive Director Kathy Myrick is stepping down. (Courtesy) “I’ve stayed five years beyond my…

October 8, 2021

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Santa Fe comes to Durango

Recital series opens with chamber trio celebrating the visual arts

September 28, 2021

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Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering back in the saddle

Annual festival hits town next weekend

September 23, 2021

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Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, left, has filed to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and…

September 7, 2021

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A weekend of reggae

Three-day music festival takes over Tico Time

September 2, 2021

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Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancel

Heavy rains from Hurricane Ida in Tennessee have forced Bonnaroo to cancel as organizer say the waterlogged festival grounds are…

August 31, 2021

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Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’

Singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall, who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue…

August 21, 2021

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Rolling Stones honor album ‘Tattoo You’ with 9 new songs

From left, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform in 2019 in East…

August 19, 2021

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Amazon to stream Academy of Country Music Awards in 2022

Reba McEntire hosts the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2019 in Las Vegas. The Academy of Country…

August 19, 2021

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Garth Brooks cancels tour dates because of COVID-19 surge

Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his tour dates in five cities, citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases. He…

August 18, 2021

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Entertaining the fair

Michael Martin Murphey entertains the crowd Friday evening during the La Plata County Fair concert in the Fred W. Klatt…

August 18, 2021

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Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and…

August 13, 2021

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Silverton Brass Band celebrates 45 years

Musicians will hold concert Saturday on courthouse lawn

August 13, 2021

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Tony Bennett cancels fall and winter touring dates in 2021

Tony Bennett has canceled his fall and winter 2021 tour dates. The legendary crooner is pulling out of concerts in…

August 12, 2021

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Catching up with music legend Michael Martin Murphey

Singer-songwriter to headline La Plata County Fair concert

August 5, 2021

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Garth Brooks reassessing stadium tour because of COVID surge

Country star Garth Brooks said he will be reassessing whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number…

August 4, 2021

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ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72

Dusty Hill, left, and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top perform at the Glastonbury music festival in 2016 in Somerset, England.…

July 28, 2021

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Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison dies at 46

Joey Jordison, the founding drummer of the band Slipknot, has died at age 46. Jordison’s family says he died peacefully…

July 28, 2021

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Wu-Tang Clan album sale pays off Martin Shkreli’s court debt

An unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album forfeited by pharmaceutical chief Martin Shkreli after his securities fraud conviction was sold Tuesday for…

July 27, 2021