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Durango Street Band brings music wherever it’s needed

When the members of Durango Street Band – An Organized Noise Society get together to play, their sound is huge. They are also a fun, supportive group always looking for new people...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

7th Ave mixed vocal quarter to perform

SouthWest Colorado Concerts will present the 7th Ave mixed vocal quartet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Montezuma-Cortez High School Auditorium, 418 S. Sligo St., in Cortez. 7th Ave is...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Fort Lewis College Music Department to host the Rocky Mountain College Music Society Regional Conference

The Fort Lewis College Music Department will host the Rocky Mountain College Music Society Regional Conference in Jones Hall on March 30. The keynote address will be held from 1 t...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Community Concerts in the Secret Garden Grant Application Now Open

The application for nonprofit beneficiaries for the Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado’s summer concert series at the Rochester Hotel is now open. The deadline to apply is April...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Colorado band changes name over police violence reference

DENVER – A Colorado rock band named for a term referencing police violence has changed the group’s title because one of its members is also a law enforcement officer. The Denve...

DATE: Mar 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Andre Williams, R&B singer and producer known as Mr. Rhythm, dies at 82

Andre Williams, an R&B singer and record producer whose talking, proto-rap style and strutting stage persona earned him the sobriquet “Mr. Rhythm,” died Sunday at a nursing home in Chicago. ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Medical bills kept surf-rock legend Dick Dale touring till the end

It was the mid-1960s and the rapid-fire sounds Dick Dale was pulling out of his gold-painted Fender Stratocaster had already reshaped popular music. In the space of a few short ye...

DATE: Mar 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Bernie Torme, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, dead at 66

NEW YORK – Bernie Torme, a guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, died a day before his 67th birthday, according to his drummer. Drummer Mik Gaffney told The Associated Press on Tuesday tha...

DATE: Mar 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Lou Pearlman was a disgraced mogul who defrauded ’90s boy bands – then came the $300 million Ponzi scheme

Before he was implicated in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, Lou Pearlman’s lies started to unravel at a meal with ’N Sync at a Los Angeles steakhouse. Sitting ar...

DATE: Mar 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Musical master Bach to be celebrated St. Mark’s

Of course, the poster child for the Durango Bach Festival is none other than the Baroque composer himself. A stylized four-part graphic illuminates the festival’s website and brochures. A hu...

DATE: Mar 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

DHS Jazz Ensemble wins big at FLC

Members of the Durango High School Jazz Ensemble performed at the Fort Lewis College Jazz Festival on Feb. 28 and received the Outstanding Ensemble of the day, taking first place. This is th...

DATE: Mar 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Harry Styles, Brian May, Monae to present at Rock Hall

NEW YORK – Harry Styles, Queen’s Brian May and Janelle Monae are among those who will present at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Stevie Nicks, who made it in...

DATE: Mar 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.