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Music fest season in high gear for holiday weekend

The indie-rock-leaning Sasquatch! Music Festival, which runs Friday through Monday at The Gorge amphitheater near the Columbia River Gorge in…

May 23, 2013

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Summer music festivals underway with plenty of styles to choose from

Whether your taste is country, rock, EDM, hip-hop or anything beyond, there’s plenty to choose from. Here’s a sampling of…

May 23, 2013

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Founding band member of Doors dead at 74

Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party Aug. 16 celebrating The Doors at…

May 20, 2013

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Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded…

May 20, 2013

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Spotify: Add Adele, Enya to airplane travel playlist

While some songs make more sense (“Someone Like You” by Adele) than others (“Space Oddity” by David Bowie) and hit…

May 16, 2013

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Is ‘Idol’ still capable of launching a star?

Rather than wait until November, as most Idols have done, this year’s champ will release her album this summer. As…

May 16, 2013

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‘American Idol’ winner’s album coming this summer

In fact, they’ll be able to pre-order it immediately after Thursday’s finale, exclusively through iTunes – a first for the…

May 15, 2013

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‘The Voice’: Great steps, poor choices

Best moves: Team Usher Usher has a true protégé in Vedo , who wore an Usher-esque leather jacket and danced…

May 14, 2013

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‘Gatsby’ soundtrack is ambitious, not great

The better tracks (HH½ out of four), though, are the ones that don’t self-consciously try to evoke Gatsby’s period. Gotye’s…

May 8, 2013

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Drug overdose suspected in death of Kriss Kross rapper

Kellydu1-i-syn Kelly, half of the 1990s teen rap duo Kriss Kross, was found dead Wednesday of a suspected drug overdose.…

May 2, 2013

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Singer George Jones is buried in Nashville

Ronnie Milsap was part of a star-studded lineup who performed Thursday at the funeral for country music star George Jones…

May 1, 2013

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Choral Society to preview summer Europe excursion

The Durango Choral Society will give a preview of its European summer tour tonight at St. Columba Catholic Church.Courtesy of…

April 25, 2013

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iTunes celebrates a decade, faces new challenges

After 10 years, the iTunes music store is not only music’s biggest retailer, it also dominates the digital video market,…

April 24, 2013

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Review: Martin’s banjo melds well with Brickell

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell have released “Love Has Come For You.”Rounder/Associated Press It’s clear from the opening line on…

April 22, 2013

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Singer Richie Havens dies at 72

Woodstock folk artist performed in Durango beginning in 1996

April 22, 2013

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Big finale for local symphony

Guest soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden performed Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E flat major in the final two concerts of the…

April 22, 2013

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Musical superpowers to hold summit

soloists star in rare collaboration

April 18, 2013

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Tuning in: Twitter launches music app

Twitter said in a blog post that an app will be available for download from Apple’s online store Thursday. A…

April 18, 2013

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Judge allows Flavor Flav to attend Hall of Fame

A judge on Thursday agreed to postpone arraignment for the rapper and former reality TV star on felony assault with…

April 18, 2013

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Weather or not, Meltdown is here

than 25 bands to play bluegrass festival

April 15, 2013