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Love classical music? Here’s a statewide roundup of festivals this summer

It’s easy to stay busy in Colorado during the summer, especially when it comes to classical music festivals. From the historic Central City Opera House to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, great music...

DATE: Jun 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bono-roo: U2 make their first U.S. festival appearance

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – U2 turned their first headlining appearance at a U.S. music festival into Bono-roo. The Irish rockers performed a two-hour set on Friday night at the Bonnaroo ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Taylor Swift’s latest move is petty, savvy and guaranteed to annoy Katy Perry

We’re not saying that Taylor Swift just released all her music on streaming services at midnight Friday just because her nemesis, Katy Perry, dropped her new album at midnight on Friday. How...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Summer festivals

Southwest Colorado’s outdoor music scene leaves a lasting mark on summer

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Singer Phil Collins cancels show after hotel room fall

LONDON – Singer Phil Collins has been rushed to the hospital after a fall in his London hotel room left him with a severe gash near his eye that required stitches. His management ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Deaf singer wows crowd, judges on ‘America’s Got Talent’

LOS ANGELES – A deaf singer is moving on to the semifinals of “America’s Got Talent” after delivering a performance judge Simon Cowell calls “one of the most amazing things” he’s ever seen o...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Chuck Berry’s final album was made on his own terms

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – Chuck Berry did things his own way, right up to his final album, a 10-song set nearly four decades in the making. The St. Louis native widely hailed as the ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

MTV will livestream Sunday’s Manchester benefit concert

LOS ANGELES – MTV will broadcast live online Ariana Grande’s “One Love Manchester” benefit concert aimed at helping victims of the May 22 suicide attack at the pop star’s concert. ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Black Eyed Peas still Fergalicious: singer didn’t leave

NEW YORK – Boom Boom Pow: Fergie is still a member of the Black Eyed Peas. A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the songstress has not left the group, ev...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

America’s No. 1 song isn’t in English, which doesn’t happen often

For the second week in a row, the song that’s sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100 list is “Despacito,” a Spanish-language track by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, with an assist from Canadian Ju...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Legendary southern rocker Gregg Allman to be laid to rest

ATLANTA – Legions of fans are expected to line city streets as music legend Gregg Allman is carried to his final resting place in the same cemetery where he and his band members used to hang...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Liverpool fetes ‘Sgt. Pepper’ with help from its friends

LIVERPOOL, England – It was 50 years ago, almost to the day, that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. The band is long gone, but the music of The Beatles still reverberates – and...

DATE: Jun 3, 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.