Music

Four Corners Folk Festival canceled

Decision ‘unavoidable’ because of novel coronavirus pandemic

Telluride Blues & Brews canceled

‘It is the right thing to do’

Austin City Limits music festival canceled as virus surges

Festival organizers said in a statement Wednesday that scrapping the three-day October event was “the only responsible solution.” The announcement…

The Dixie Chicks officially change their name to The Chicks

The Dixie Chicks, Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines, center, and Martie Maguire, have dropped the word dixie from their name…

New this week: ‘Clemency,’ ‘Doctor Sleep’

Movies “Clemency.” Alfre Woodard gives a career performance as death row prison warden on the eve of another execution in…

Kurt Cobain’s guitar sells for sky-high $6 million

The 1959 Martin D-18E that Cobain played in the band’s rare acoustic performance and subsequent live album was sold to…

Custom guitar from Prince’s 1980s prime sells for $563,500

The “Blue Angel” Cloud 2 electric guitar skyrocketed beyond the estimate of $100,000 to $200,000 it was expected to fetch…

Beyoncé drops surprise single ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth

“I’m going back to the South, I’m going back where my roots ain’t watered down,” Beyoncé sings, opening the track.…

New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released

This cover image released by RCA shows “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” a never-before-heard solo version of Aretha Franklin’s riveting…

Country group Lady Antebellum changes its name to Lady A

The band, made up of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, made the announcement Thursday on their social media.…

Musicians unite for Navajo/Pueblo COVID-19 Relief fundraiser

Artists to livestream shows Saturday, Sunday

Annual Concerts @ The Park going ‘virtual’

shows will be online instead of at Buckley Park

Telluride Jazz Fest off until 2021

Pandemic causes 2020 cancellation

The Doobie Brothers reschedule 50th anniversary tour

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees announced Tuesday that the tour, which was to begin in June, will…

Author Murakami DJs ‘Stay Home’ radio show

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show from home, painted a brighter side of the world with his…

Recording Academy records John Prine song for charity

Prine died in April at age 73 from complications associated with the coronavirus. A two-time Grammy winner, the Recording Academy…

Remembering Cy Scarborough: Durango icon leaves behind more than musical legacy

Cy Scarborough, co-founder of the Bar D Chuckwagon, was a crowd favorite, getting hugs and signing autographs after playing a…

A rare tribute to a rare musician: Cellist Lynn Harrell dies and Carnegie Hall marks his passage

Cellist Lynn Harrell died on April 27.Courtesy of The New York Times On Thursday, Carnegie Hall will stage an online…

Caitlin Cannon releases latest album

‘The TrashCannon Album’ explores hard truths

Grammy-winning 1970s soul singer Betty Wright dies at 66

Wright died at her home in Miami on Sunday, several media outlets reported. Steve Greenberg of S-Curve Records told the…

Photos: Stillhouse Junkies bring music to their fans

Little Richard, flamboyant rock ’n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87

Little Richard performs at the 93rd birthday and 88th year in show business gala celebration for Milton Berle, in Beverly…

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies at age 73

Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony said that Schneider-Esleben had been suffering from cancer, German news agency dpa reported.…

Stillhouse Junkies heading out on Durango-centric yard-to yard musical tour

band will play for 10 families Saturday and Sunday