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Music in the Mountains to hold ‘High Notes’ meeting Jan. 18

Music in the Mountains will hold the next High Notes committee meeting 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Music in the Mountains office, 1063 Main Ave. Wine and light snacks will be pro...

DATE: Jan 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Think you can sing? Prove it

Durango Voice 2 looking for competitors

DATE: Jan 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Talking Dreads coming to Animas City Theatre

There’s something to be said for reggae in the winter: The warm sounds immediately seem to raise the outside temperature by about 50 degrees. Couple that with lyrics from the Talking Heads, ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd to headline Bonnaroo

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Weeknd are set to headline the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in June. Festival organizers announced the 2017 festiv...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Squirrel Nut Zippers swinging into Durango

There was a time, 20 years ago, when a big band/swing revival seemed to be everywhere at once, and the band I talked to one of the band’s founder, Jimbo Mathus, last week about the band’s ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Mariah Carey’s disastrous New Year’s Eve performance is a fitting end to 2016

Before the ball dropped and 2016 finally came to an end, revelers in Times Square and viewers watching at home were treated to an incredibly awkward five minutes of Mariah Carey. ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Looking back: Arts & Entertainment in 2016

It’s two days until the new year, and, man oh man, has 2016 been a doozy in the world of arts and entertainment. The relentless obituaries have been stacking up as the Grim Reaper has come t...

DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bayfield High tuba player selected for state symphonic band

Zachary Hollingsworth’s rendition of ‘Alte Zauberkiste’ wins him a seat

DATE: Dec 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

The stakes were high for George Michael’s solo career. Then ‘Faith’ changed everything.

The pressure is always intense when a singer goes solo, but for George Michael, the stakes were sky-high. Michael, who died on Christmas Day at age 53, was only 23 when he announced the spli...

DATE: Dec 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

British singer George Michael dead at age 53

Publicist says cause was heart failure

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Yes to be inducted into Rock Hall

NEW YORK – The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam lead a class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees including folkie Joan Baez and 1970s favorites Journey, Yes a...

DATE: Dec 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

John launching video contest

NEW YORK – Elton John is giving filmmakers a chance to create music videos for his 1970s hits that were released before music videos were popular. The English singer announced Mon...

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music