Music - The Durango Herald

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DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Ski season is here: it’s time to celebrate

Let the coming of winter and its beloved ski season be officially welcomed with a party. For the last decade, Ska Brewing Co. has partnered with Venture Snowboards, the Silverton...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

High notes in Texas

Durango High marching band to play at Alamo Bowl

DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gov’t Mule covers Pink Floyd on new live album

Gov’t Mule, “Dark Side of the Mule” (Evil Teen Records) When you’re playing music for 20 years with the caveat that no two shows will ever be the same, you had better write a lot ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

And the Stillwater band plays on ...

Music-education foundation founders are stepping down

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

These numbers don’t lie: Best albums of 2014

The greatest feature of iTunes is showing the listener how many times he or she listened to a song or record. The numbers don’t lie. Here’s how things stacked up in my library in 2014. ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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