Music - The Durango Herald

Spotify: Add Adele, Enya to airplane travel playlist

For some people who have to travel by plane, Valium, listening to babbling brook soundscapes or finding a happy place just aren’t enough to quell fears of flying. If you’re one of those peop...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Is ‘Idol’ still capable of launching a star?

Whether Candice Glover or Kree Harrison emerges victorious from tonight’s “American Idol” finale (FOX), she’ll have one substantial advantage over the show’s previous winners. Rat...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

‘American Idol’ winner’s album coming this summer

Fans of the new “American Idol” champion won’t have to wait as long as usual to get her album. In fact, they’ll be able to pre-order it immediately after Thursday’s finale, exclus...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

‘The Voice’: Great steps, poor choices

NBC’s “The Voice” was hot Monday night ... because “The Voice” studio’s air conditioning wasn’t working. “They need to turn that back on, for real,” Usher said. “It’s so hot in here that sou...

DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Hey kids: DJ means disc jockey

If vinyl is making a comeback, then the DJ may as well make a comeback, too. I’m not talking about what passes for a DJ in today’s world of electronic music. I’m talking about a p...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

‘Gatsby’ soundtrack is ambitious, not great

For his sure-to-be-fabulously-hip new take on “The Great Gatsby,” director Baz Luhrmann – collaborating with executive producer Jay-Z, executive music consultant Jeymes Samuel and executive ...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Drug overdose suspected in death of Kriss Kross rapper

ATLANTA  The mother of rapper Chris Kelly told authorities in Atlanta her son became sick after taking cocaine and heroin on the night before he died, according to a police report. ...

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Victor Wooten is a most entertaining music instructor

When you sit down for a chat with Victor Wooten, you get more than a conversation about playing bass.You get a conversation that involves philosophy, education, nature and how music can rel...

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Singer George Jones is buried in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  For a guy who sang so many sad songs, George Jones left behind a lot of laughs. There was more humor than sadness at Jones funeral Thursday at the Gr...

DATE: May 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Music choices should be matters of ‘and,’ not ‘or’

Whenever I have to double up on music features in one column, it’s usually a good thing for writer and reader alike. Options are great, especially when the options are unique. In ...

DATE: Apr 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Choral Society to preview summer Europe excursion

Before 30 lucky members of Durango Choral Society head to Europe this summer for yet another tour of a lifetime, they’ll warm up on the locals. “I wanted to give the entire Choral...

DATE: Apr 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

iTunes celebrates a decade, faces new challenges

NEW YORK – When Apple launched its iTunes music store a decade ago amid the ashes of Napster, the music industry – reeling from the effects of online piracy – was anxious to see how the new ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music