Music - The Durango Herald

Texas fest goes on after tragedy

Crash kills two at South by Southwest

DATE: Mar 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival is right at home at the Strater

For the second week in a row, this column will acknowledge the importance of American jazz music. With such a rich and colorful history, enjoying jazz and studying its early contr...

DATE: Mar 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Larkin returns from hiatus with ‘Still Green’

DAC concert will highlight singer’s 13th album

DATE: Mar 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

We gotta have that funk

The Motet warms up tour with Colorado dates

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Pharrell details the top songs he’s produced

NEW YORK – Who hasn’t Pharrell produced for? The hitmaker’s Rolodex includes pop heavyweights from Beyoncé to Justin Timberlake, maestros like Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira, and ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Durango Celtic fest is on the grow

Volunteers’ dedication pays off in 2nd year

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Stillwater, college bands join jazz experiment

The American art form that is jazz music remains as addictive to its fans and those who play it as the junk shot into the arms of some of its forefathers. If ever there was a genr...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Hits just keep on coming at FLC

In an apparent creative burst, Fort Lewis College has been staging a midwinter rush of performances. Some involve guest artists. Some are free, and if ticketed, the price sits well below the...

DATE: Feb 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

The Badly Bent is back together – is it for good?

Durango’s had plenty of bluegrass bands, but the one that has left the biggest mark on the town’s music scene so far was The Badly Bent. Formed in 1998, the band rose to prominenc...

DATE: Feb 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks

This list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, Feb. 10, to Sunday Feb. 16, via Face...

DATE: Feb 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Montgomery, Jones voted into Jazz Hall of Fame

NEW YORK – Singer Betty Carter, guitarist Wes Montgomery, drummer Elvin Jones and bandleader Fletcher Henderson have been voted into Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music