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Tickets on sale for Catherine Russell, jazz vocalist

Grammy-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell kicks off her new “Send For Me” album tour with Durango Cool Jazz for two seatings at 5 and 8 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5 at The Lift at Cascade, 50827 U.S....

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74

NEW YORK – Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Tw...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Grammy Awards move ceremony to Las Vegas site in early April

LOS ANGELES – The 2022 Grammy Awards will shift to an April show in Las Vegas after recently postponing the ceremony because of rising COVID-19 cases because the omicron variant. The awards ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78

NEW YORK – Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ’n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group T...

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Music

Grammys postpone ceremony, citing omicron variant risks

LOS ANGELES – The Grammy Awards were postponed Wednesday weeks before the planned Los Angeles ceremony over what organizers called “too many risks” from the omicron variant, signaling what c...

DATE: Jan 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sampson to play ‘Live @ The Smiley Cafe’

The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College will host singer-songwriter Carter Sampson at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Smiley Cafe, 1309 East Third Ave., for another intimate evening as part o...

DATE: Jan 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Christmas songs for those who dislike Christmas songs

Mariah set your teeth on edge? Slap some ears on these yuletide tunes instead!

DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Big changes ahead for local band

Durango Tire Fire changing name to Desert Child on New Year’s Eve

DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

UTFO’s Kangol Kid dies after battle with cancer at 55

Kangol Kid, a member of the legendary hip-hop group UTFO, has died after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. The family of Kangol Kid – whose real name is Shaun Shiller Fequiere – said in...

DATE: Dec 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Beloved ‘everything’ store closing its doors after 35 years in Cortez

Owner reflects on music evolution and generations of customers

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango High School Choir needs help getting to Carnegie Hall

Group’s original trip canceled because of pandemic

DATE: Dec 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78

LOS ANGELES – Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-t...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music