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Music fest season in high gear for holiday weekend

Fans won’t have to travel far to get their fill of live music this Memorial Day weekend, as nearly 20 festivals — from Baltimore to Monterey, Calif. — will offer bands galore on their stages...

DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Summer music festivals underway with plenty of styles to choose from

The summer music festival season has been underway since April, but there’s a broad range of events still to come. Whether your taste is country, rock, EDM, hip-hop or anything b...

DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Founding band member of Doors dead at 74

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock ’n’ roll, has died. He was 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says Manzarek d...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday at ...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Moetones an apt choice for FAC at Moe’s

Warmer weather in Durango means the patios of restaurants and venues around town again are open for dining and music. Moe’s is no exception. The Friday Afternoon Club concert seri...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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