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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

She & Him talk about orchestra, new album

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward pick songs that stick out

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Lisa Blue’s new album is gift for her grandkids

Art documents time and preserves memories, and has done so since paint was put to canvas, words were printed to paper and sound etched into vinyl, tape or lesser-quality medium. ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Opera ovation

DATE: Nov 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

From Durango to Carnegie Hall

DHS violinist selected for elite honors performance

DATE: Nov 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday