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Meltdown on the Mesa is this weekend

A full day of music and camping is planned for Saturday out on Ewing Mesa. The Meltdown on the Mesa is packed this year with local and regional bands, and the event is for a cause...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

iAm Music Fest and the 2017 Colorado Music Summit going on in Durango

An interview with fest organizers Ashley Edwards and Jesse Ogle, on the iAm Music Fest and the 2017 Colorado Music Summit in Durango

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Rocky Mountain UkeFest hosting ukulele teacher, performer this weekend

Mark Baker to hold workshop, concert at Rochester

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Listen up: Wild Rose Gang hitting local venues

Editor’s note: Listen Up is a series in The Durango Herald Arts & Entertainment section that features local bands. If you’d like your band to be featured, email katie@durangoherald.com.B...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Durango Autumn Arts Festival is this weekend

Festival celebrates its 23rd anniversary

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Husker Du drummer, singer Grant Hart dies of cancer

MINNEAPOLIS – Grant Hart, the drummer and vocalist for pioneering indie rock band Husker Du, which was seen as a major influence for Nirvana, the Pixies and other bands, has died at age 56. ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

‘She gave me the ultimate gift’: Selena Gomez tells story of her kidney transplant

Selena Gomez dropped a bombshell on Instagram: The 25-year-old pop star had a kidney transplant earlier this summer, and the donor was a friend, actress Francia Raisa. The first photo in the...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Flutist performs duet with nature, ruins

A flutist from New Mexico is recording a soundtrack for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument as part of an artist-in-residence program. Bonnie Schmader is an accomplished flu...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry dies in helicopter crash

NEW YORK – Troy Gentry, one half of the award-winning country music duo Montgomery Gentry, has died in a helicopter crash. He was 50. The group’s website says Gentry “was tragical...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Lady Gaga says she’s taking a ‘rest’ from music

TORONTO – Lady Gaga says that she’s planning to take a “rest” from music and “slow down for a moment for some healing.” The pop star was in Toronto on Friday for a pair of concert...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Tickets to Bruce Springsteen on Broadway are on Stubhub for $8,500 each – seriously?

A pair of “Springsteen on Broadway” tickets for $17,000, anybody? Anybody? Don’t be surprised if someone somewhere with their own private island plunks down that kind of scratch f...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Grieves coming to Animas City Theatre

Benjamin Laub, aka rapper Grieves, likes to talk about music. Our 15-minute interview could easily have gone on much longer because the guy knows his stuff – and his passion for what he does...

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | 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.