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Durango High student makes Carnegie Hall debut

Some musicians play all their lives without making it to Carnegie Hall. But for Durango High School student Grace Wilmes, her invitation to perform at one of the world’s most famo...

DATE: Feb 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer’ Clyde Stubblefield dies at 73

MADISON, Wis. – Clyde Stubblefield, a James Brown drummer who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, has died. He was 73. His wife, Jody Hannon, says Stubblefiel...

DATE: Feb 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Blues train returning to Durango this summer

SBG Productions and Telluride Blues and Brews Festival will return to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and offer the seventh annual blues train June 2 and 3, and Aug. 18 and 19....

DATE: Feb 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

San Juan Symphony celebrates Gershwin

Like a fading memory of times gone by,” Thomas Heuser said in an interview this week, “images seem to dissolve and break apart. A saxophone soloist creates the mood of a smoky cabaret theate...

DATE: Feb 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Grammy producer apologizes for Metallica, Caesar glitches

LOS ANGELES – The longtime producer of the Grammy Awards is offering apologies to Metallica and Shirley Caesar after a technical glitch and a misprint marred their inclusion on the show. ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Imagine Dragons, Macklemore, Skrillex lead ACLU concert

NEW YORK – Outrage about President Donald Trump’s travel ban has prompted a spring fundraising concert for the American Civil Liberties Union that will feature a diverse lineup, including Ma...

DATE: Feb 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers reunite for Grammy honor

LOS ANGELES – Tom Petty got his band the Heartbreakers back together for a high-class gig to launch Grammy weekend. Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Gary Clark Jr., Jackson ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Pink Floyd releases new album

‘The Early Years’ covers 1967-1972

DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Aretha is retiring: Singer plans 1 more album

The Associated Press NEW YORK – At 74, the Queen of Soul has decided to take it a little easier. Aretha Franklin is planning to retire this year, she told Detroit TV st...

DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl appearance spurs huge digital sales

NEW YORK – The Super Bowl was a triumph for fans of the New England Patriots but it also became very lucrative for Lady Gaga. The superstar singer who performed at the halftime sh...

DATE: Feb 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Lady Gaga says Super Bowl halftime show is ‘for everyone’

HOUSTON – Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate “inclusion” and the “spirit of equality” during a time of national division. “This performance is fo...

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Garrett Young releases new single

Local musician Garrett Young has just released his new single, “Do You Hear My Cries,” online. I had a chance to talk to the Bayfield resident, whom some of you may remember from the band Ps...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music