Music - The Durango Herald

Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship

JOENSUU, Finland – Armed with needles and yarn, teams of avid knitters danced Thursday to the deafening sounds of drums beating and guitars slashing at the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting Wo...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Music in the Mountains: Fairy tales, French horns and a Spanish fantasy

Romantic-era musical immersion on Sunday

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Illinois cancels band from fair lineup over Confederate flag

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Country rock band Confederate Railroad has been barred from performing at an Illinois state fair because of its use of the Confederate flag, setting off a firestorm by so...

DATE: Jul 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Willie Nelson brings Farm Aid 2019 to Wisconsin’s dairy land

EAST TROY, Wis. – Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and the Dave Matthews Band will headline Farm Aid 2019 when the music and food festival visits Wisconsin’s dairy country in Septe...

DATE: Jul 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Rock Hall’s $2 million exhibit allows interactive experience

CLEVELAND – Imagine standing inside rock ’n’ roll’s hallowed ground with the guitar sounds of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on The Water” blaring above your head. Only it’s not just Ritchi...

DATE: Jul 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

FLC to host Rocky Mountain UkeFest

The Rocky Mountain UkeFest will celebrate its fifth year Thursday through July 13 with multiple concerts at Fort Lewis College and Henry Strater Theatre. An all-star performance a...

DATE: Jul 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Violinist brings music of Charlie Chaplin to Music in the Mountains

Iconic actor’s songs celebrated in ‘Chaplin’s Smile’

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

FY5 brings Americana to music festival

A beautiful aspect of the long-running and local classical music festival Music in the Mountains is its ability to step outside the classical music box and bring something different. Not tha...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Animas City Theatre to host Industry Night

Animas City Theatre will host Industry Night with People We Know at 9:30 p.m. Monday at the theater, 128 E. College Drive. People We Know is a core group of musicians featuring me...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

20MOONS picks up where ‘What is True?’ left off

Dance theatre stages ‘Between Vigilance and Sleeping’ at Fort Lewis

DATE: Jun 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

A new beginning for Music in the Mountains

Festival will launch 33rd season July 6

DATE: Jun 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Voice’ winner Chevel Shepherd heading to Durango

Tickets on sale now for her performance at La Plata County Fair

DATE: Jun 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

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