Music

Arts and Entertainment

San Juan Symphony launches 40th season

premiere plus ‘Pines of Rome’ fill out program in Durango, Farmington

October 1, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

FLC Faculty Showcase plays the colors of music

Performance takes place Sunday at Fort Lewis College

September 25, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

The Gourds’ Jimmy Smith returns to Durango

and Jimmy’s Main Room to host iconic musician’s solo show

September 18, 2025 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Arts and Entertainment

Durango, you ready to rock?

The Led Out coming to Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

September 11, 2025 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Arts and Entertainment

Jazzy movie music Friday

Unitarian Universalist launches 2025-26 series

September 10, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

Community members pay tribute to Kirk James

Musician, artist left an indelible mark on residents of the area

September 4, 2025 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Arts and Entertainment

A lucky coincidence: Oberlin music faculty performs in the Four Corners

Musicians to play in Durango and Farmington this weekend

September 3, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

Local music legend Kirk James dies at age 61

A talented musician, James was also known for custom pinstriping and art

August 21, 2025 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Arts and Entertainment

Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ shares release date

FILE – Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo…

August 14, 2025 • Maria Sherman — The Associated Press

Arts and Entertainment

Firefall, Orleans ready to rock Durango

to headline Friday at the Fair

August 7, 2025 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Local News

Two La Plata County music organizations join forces

Bayfield’s Be Frank Foundation to consolidate with Durango’s Stillwater Music

July 31, 2025 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Arts and Entertainment

Birmingham gives an emotional farewell to Ozzy Osbourne as tearful family lead tributes

The funeral cortege of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne travels along Broad Street during his funeral procession, in Birmingham, England,…

July 30, 2025 • Hilary Fox and Pan Pylas — The Associated Press

Arts and Entertainment

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

2020, singer revealed he had Parkinson’s disease after suffering a fall

July 22, 2025 • Mark Kennedy — The Associated Press

Arts and Entertainment

Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87

FILE – Singer Connie Francis performs during the dress rehearsal of the German TV show "Summer Party of Folk Music"…

July 17, 2025 • Bob Thomas — The Associated Press

Arts and Entertainment

Vadim Gluzman: A bridge to the future for Music in the Mountains

Musician steps into artistic director position for annual festival

July 16, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

Justin Bieber releases ‘Swag,’ his long-awaited seventh album

Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing “Swag,” his seventh studio album, hours after he teased it on billboards and…

July 11, 2025 • Maria Sherman — The Associated Press

Arts and Entertainment

Shari Rowe: ‘There’s a beauty that comes when you’re going through something so hard’

Country singer to take stage at rodeo this weekend

July 3, 2025 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment Editor

Arts and Entertainment

Traveling players open Music in the Mountains’ 39th season

free concerts will be held around area

July 2, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

Photos: Music Corner by the Bay in Bayfield presents its June Jubilee

Back row: Caspian Katzer, Matt Watts, Rohan White, Lora White, Lake Jorgenson and Cailin Campbell. Middle row: Selah Bagdol, Anya…

June 19, 2025 • Herald staff report

Arts and Entertainment

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82

Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 2, 2015. (Casey Curry/Invision/AP file)dur-i-syn Brian Wilson, the…

June 11, 2025 • Hillel Italie — The Associated Press

Arts and Entertainment

The Young Fables help address mental health issues

to play Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

June 6, 2025 • Katie Chicklinski-Cahill — Herald Arts & Entertainment editor

Arts and Entertainment

17th annual festival undergoes a makeover

Durango Chamber Music Festival shakes things up this year

June 5, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

San Juan Symphony presents Sue’s musical adventure

Concert in Durango, Farmington goes on a life span journey

May 14, 2025 • Judith Reynolds — Special to the Herald

Arts and Entertainment

Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ dies in fire

Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter whose witty and poignant writing first attracted widespread attention with the gay-themed song “I Kissed…

May 2, 2025 • Hallie Golden — The Associated Press