Arts & Entertainment

Bonnaroo features mini-British Invasion in 2014
Music

Bonnaroo features mini-British Invasion in 2014

June 12, 2014

Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP<br><br> Lauren Mayberry of the electronic band Chvrches performs during the 2013 Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Columbia, Md. in September of 2013. Chvrches is one of several…

Grammys to allow samples in songwriting categories
Music

Grammys to allow samples in songwriting categories

June 12, 2014

Previously, samples – snippets of previously recorded material or songs incorporated into a new work – had been allowed only in the Grammy Awards’ best rap song category. The academy…

Museum chronicles 100 years of humanitarian group
Visual Arts

Museum chronicles 100 years of humanitarian group

June 12, 2014

Associated Press photo/JDC<br><br>The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), a 100-year-old humanitarian assistance organization that helps Jews and non-Jews around the world, is the focus of a New York City…

Chrissie Hynde a Pretender no more on ‘Stockholm’
Music

Chrissie Hynde a Pretender no more on ‘Stockholm’

June 11, 2014

Chrissie Hynde has released her first solo venture, “Stockholm,” six years after the last Pretenders album.Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/Associated Press But she says it’s not so much a solo album…

Eric Hill, children’s author/illustrator, dead at 86
Books

Eric Hill, children’s author/illustrator, dead at 86

June 11, 2014

In announcing Hill’s death June 6, Don Weisberg, president of Penguin Young Readers Group, said Tuesday that Hill “created one of today’s most iconic children’s book characters and changed the…

Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’ to jump to Broadway
Performing Arts

Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’ to jump to Broadway

June 10, 2014

“Disgraced” had its world premiere at Chicago’s American Theater Company in 2012 and then ran at Lincoln Center Theater’s Claire Tow Theater, starring Aasif Mandvi, a correspondent on “The Daily…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

June 9, 2014

The Durango Public Library encourages local authors to apply for inclusion in this fall’s Local Authors Fair, which will be held Oct. 15. Applications are due by July 1. The…

Jack White goes country on second solo
Music

Jack White goes country on second solo

June 9, 2014

This photo released by Third Man Records/Columbia shows the cover of Jack White’s new album, “Lazaretto.”Associated Press Photo/Third Man Records/Columbia Jack White’s second solo album is steeped in tones of…

Maxwell plans for tour, new music & possible baby
Music

Maxwell plans for tour, new music & possible baby

June 6, 2014

Singer Maxwell performs on “The Early Show” in New York in 2008. Maxwell’s new album, “Summers,” originally supposed to be released in 2010, will finally be released this year.AP Photo/Seth…

The Week in Music: Fred Schneider, a Journey cover, more
Music

The Week in Music: Fred Schneider, a Journey cover, more

June 6, 2014

In no particular order, these go to 11: 1. Bob Mould’s video for “I Don’t Know You Anymore;http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/65f616aff7/bob-mould-i-don-t-know-you-anymore.” Mould has gotten a lot of attention for his new record, and…

Review: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
Film

Review: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

June 5, 2014

Tom Cruise is a military marketer who finds himself fighting in a time loop in “Edge of Tomorrow.”David James, Warner Bros. Pictures/Associated Press We black out and it all happens…

A&E Happenings June 6-12
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings June 6-12

June 5, 2014

The Black Velvet duo, with Nina Sasaki and Larry Carver, 4-8 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5540. Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Cafe at DoubleTree…

Arts Brief
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Brief

June 5, 2014

Jane Pedersen will teach a Handmade Journal Workshop from 5:30 to 8 p.m. June 16 at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Participants will create and construct a…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

June 5, 2014

top picks of things to do in Durango this weekend

Mike Myers returns … as a director of ‘Supermensch’
Film

Mike Myers returns … as a director of ‘Supermensch’

June 5, 2014

Legendary Hollywood manager and insider Shep Gordon is the subject of Mike Myers’ directorial debut, the documentary “Supermensch.”Associated Press So how come most people haven’t heard of Shep Gordon? Comedian…

Movies playing in Durango June 6-12
Film

Movies playing in Durango June 6-12

June 5, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Locke. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) has worked diligently to craft the life he has envisioned, dedicating himself to the job that he loves and…

Review: ‘Chef’
Film

Review: ‘Chef’

June 5, 2014

John Leguizamo, from left, Emjay Anthony and Jon Favreau in a scene from “Chef.”Open Road Films via Associated Press Marking Favreau’s return to indie filmmaking – he emerged in 1996…

Review: ‘Fault in Our Stars’
Film

Review: ‘Fault in Our Stars’

June 5, 2014

Slam dunk. Go buy your ticket. But of course, you probably already have. The situation becomes more nuanced, though, for those who haven’t read the book. Both author and fans…

Lorde teams up with MAC for makeup collaboration
Music

Lorde teams up with MAC for makeup collaboration

June 5, 2014

After all, the 17-year-old wrote on Twitter;https://twitter.com/lordemusic/statuses/450460437998747650 , “I find this curious – two photos from today, one edited so my skin is perfect and one real. remember flaws are…