Rock and roll music

REZ-olution X is going to rock Ignacio

Southern Ute Tribal Fair Youth Concert celebrates 10 years

September 6, 2018

Steven Tyler sends cease-and-desist to Trump for use of song

Tyler’s attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to the president Wednesday, a day after the song “Livin’ on the Edge” was…

August 23, 2018

Music

Aerosmith to launch residency in Las Vegas next year

The rock band announced Wednesday that “Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild” would kick off April 6, 2019, at the Park Theater,…

August 15, 2018

Music

Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died

Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock ’n’ roll as Presley’s sideman, has died at…

June 14, 2018

Local News

Without buyer, Southwest Sound to close

Durango could lose its record store

May 4, 2018

Music

Family: Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose

His wife and daughter released the results of Petty’s autopsy via a statement on his Facebook page Friday night. Dana…

January 19, 2018

Music

AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64

AC/DC announced the death Saturday on their official Facebook page and website Saturday. A representative for the band confirmed that…

November 18, 2017

Music

Rock pioneer Fats Domino dead at age 89

Domino, the amiable rock ’n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music even as…

October 25, 2017

Music

Radiohead, Simone and Moody Blues are Rock Hall nominees

Nine of the 19 acts nominated Thursday are on the ballot for the first time, with Radiohead and Rage Against…

October 5, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Los Angeles police deny confirming Tom Petty’s death to CBS

Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers appears Sept. 17 at KAABOO 2017 in San Diego, Calif. A spokesman…

October 2, 2017

Performing Arts

Bruce Springsteen: Born to run on Broadway?

It’s a safe bet that Kerr’s name will mean nothing to many of the Bruce Springsteen fans who, starting Tuesday,…

October 1, 2017

Music

Robert Plant releases new track, announces 2018 tour

The former Led Zeppelin frontman announced Tuesday that his 2018 tour will begin Feb. 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He’ll…

September 27, 2017

Music

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

Tickets for Bruce Springsteen’s upcoming one-man show “Springsteen on Broadway” are being offered for thousands of dollars online.Greg Allen/Invision/Associated Press…

September 8, 2017

Music

Elvis Presley died 40 years ago, and he couldn’t have picked a worse time to do it

The “young Elvis” stamp.Courtesy of U.S. Postal Service Everyone knew exactly how this vote was going to go down. Never…

August 16, 2017

Music

Elvis Presley’s friends feel love, pain, 40 years after his death

Prolific session musician and producer Norbert Putnam was on vacation with his family in Hawaii when he heard his friend…

August 12, 2017

Music

Third annual Durango Rockfest powers into Buckley Park

Thirteen bands to tear up two stages

August 10, 2017

Music

Chris Cornell statue planned for Seattle

Vicky Cornell tells The Seattle Times she has hired artist and sculptor Wayne Toth to create the memorial that will…

August 10, 2017

Music

Dweezil Zappa brings ‘50 Years of Frank’ to Durango

Dweezil Zappa will bring his “50 Years of Frank” show to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College next…

August 6, 2017

Music

Linkin Park singer’s widow opens about husband’s death

Talinda Bennington, wife of Chester Bennington said in a statement Friday she wants “to let my community and the fans…

July 29, 2017

Music

‘Jersey Boys’ nostalgia fades, but the ‘Hit Men’ play on

The Hit Men play music during a show Thursday at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park, N.J. Five…

July 24, 2017

Music

New Chris Cornell music video, filmed before death, released

The video for “The Promise” was released to coincide with World Refugee Day. The clip was filmed in Brooklyn, New…

June 21, 2017

Music

Bob Seger catalog now available for streaming

Singer Bob Seger announced Friday that 12 of his albums would be available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and…

June 16, 2017

Music

Anita Pallenberg, muse for The Rolling Stones, dead at 75

Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones, right, arrives at the premiere of the new Beatles cartoon film “Yellow Submarine” with…

June 14, 2017

Music

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

The Irish rockers performed a two-hour set on Friday night at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee,…

June 10, 2017