live music
Sticks N’ Thorns on Tour Winter 2020
February 14th Durango! Get Tickets Featuring Jon Stickley of Jon Stickley Trio and Andy Thorn of Leftover Salmon Asheville, NC — Sticks N’ Thorns is the new project from Leftover Salmon banjoist Andy Thorn and flatpicking guitarist Jon Stickley of the Jon Stickley Trio. Since their teenage years together in North Carolina, Andy and Jon have played together in numerous bands including the Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band (with...
The High Kings – 2020 U.S. Tour
A so-called “bunch” of Irish lads, The High Kings have brought back the tradition and richness of the Irish ballad. The group maintains the core of traditional Irish music but performed in a contemporary style and arrangement. ~ Ticket prices include all service fees ~ https://durangoconcerts.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=1161486
The New Colossus – The Actors Gang, directed by Tim Robbins
By The Actor’s Gang, directed by Tim Robbins Presented by the Community Concert Hall @ FLC and New Face Productions A powerful production of The Actors’ Gang Theater, The New Colossus reflects on America’s immigrant history as the actors tell their ancestors’ stories, their struggles and their journeys from oppression to freedom. The play celebrates the courage and great character of the refugees who came to this country...
The Metropolitan Opera – ENCORE Showing in HD – The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS (Gershwin)
The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. Tickets available at: https://durangoconcerts.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=1146175 This is...
International Guitar Night – 20th Anniversary Tour
Each year, International Guitar Night’s founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries from around the world for special concert tours highlighting the diversity of acoustic guitar music. For IGN’s 20th Anniversary, the tour will feature Guest Host Mike Dawes (England) and his two-hand contemporary style, joined by Cenk Erdogan from Turkey, who is a fretless guitarist, with an intriguing, exotic style and an engaging...
Rock N’ Roll Snowdown
The 42nd annual Snowdown will bring Rock N’ Roll lovers from all over the world to Durango to jam. Dress up as your favorite Rock N’ Roll musician this year for the many exciting events and activities taking place around town. “Snowdown is a non-profit created to promote Fun, Commerce & Tourism in Durango. It is the original “Cabin Fever Reliever”. Outside Magazine rated Snowdown as one of the top 5...
The Choir of Man
Returning to Durango by popular demand, Choir of Man features a high-paced show of entertainment that combines live music and foot stomping choreography from nine “ordinary guys” who perform everything from sing-along classics to classic rock. Envision the greatest pub gig ever seen and multiply it by 10. There’s something for everyone in what is revered as a joyous and uplifting show for all ages. Noted Broadway Baby, “A feast for...
International Guitar Night – 20th Anniversary Tour
Each year, International Guitar Night’s founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries from around the world for special concert tours highlighting the diversity of acoustic guitar music. For IGN’s 20th Anniversary, the tour will feature Guest Host Mike Dawes (England) and his two-hand contemporary style, joined by Cenk Erdogan from Turkey, who is a fretless guitarist, with an intriguing, exotic style and an engaging...
Country Countdown with Eric Sage Hot Hit
Country Countdown with Eric Sage Hot Hit New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance Sky Ute Casino Resort December 31, 2019 to January 1, 2020 Come ring in the New Year…country style! Dinner begins at 6PM and the party starts at 9PM. Tickets are only $75 per couple or $40 for a single ticket for both the dinner and the party. Ticket price also includes New Year’s Eve party favors and a champagne toast at Midnight. New Year’s Eve party...
Durango Choral Society – Viva Snow! A Traditional Family Christmas
The Durango Choral Society again presents our annual gift to the community. Your family, friends, and neighbors from all four DCS ensembles will celebrate the season with a focus on fun and family. Join us for jazzy, classy, and cool music that will put you in the mood for a holiday party. This year we will celebrate our 50th season with the world premiere of a commission by Santa Fe composer Linda Rice Beck that will feature all of...
Daniel Ward and Heidi Swedberg- Artists You Should Know Series
Daniel Ward and Heidi Swedberg will further the “Artists You Should Know Series,” bringing an acoustic ukulele show to the stage – again, with the audience seated on the stage (limited seating). Both artists of the world, they have embraced the ukulele as “the people’s instrument,” and perform a variety of genres – all through their ukuleles. Date: Saturday, November 23, 2019 Time: 7:30 PM Community Concert Hall STAGE Seating 1000 Rim...
Bruce Cockburn
One of Canada’s finest artists, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while travelling to such far-flung places as Guatemala, Mali, Mozambique, and Nepal, and writing memorable songs about his ever-expanding world of wonders. “My job,” he explains, “is to try and trap the spirit of...
Stephanie and Paolo
Pioneers in the use of four-hands piano in jazz, Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi have earned widespread success with their arrangements of classics from the stride piano, ragtime and boogie-woogie repertoires, as well as from the swing era and the Great American Songbook. Blending impeccable technique and mature musicality with humor and showmanship, they are considered the most engaging piano duo dedicated to the repertoire of...
Ray Bonneville
Ray Bonneville, as part of the Concert Hall’s “Artists You Should Know Series” will take the stage on Oct. 19, 2019 – along with the audience, as the audience will be seated on stage with the artist (limited seating). Acclaimed raconteur Bonneville strips his bluesy Americana down to its essentials and steeps it in the humid grooves of the South, creating compelling poetry of hard living and deep feeling. Date: Saturday, October 19,...
Shadows of the 60’s
Shadows of the 60’s • Saturday, October 26 • 8PM Sky Ute Casino Event Center SHADOWS OF THE 60’S pays tribute to the tremendous legacy of The Four Tops, Temptations & Supremes. Doors open at 7PM • Show starts at 8PM VIP $29 • Reserved $24 • GA $19
Skerryvore
Twice winners of Scotland’s Traditional Music “Live Act of the Year” award, Skerryvore creates a unique fusion of folk, trad, rock and Americana that is representative of the different personalities and upbringing of the eight band members, all hailing from different regions of Scotland. The band’s success led to the creation of Skerryvore’s own annual festival, Oban Live, that has grown to attract more than 10,000 attendees. Date:...
Take Me to the River LIVE! – Celebrating the Music of New Orleans
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has taken the traditional foundation of brass band music and incorporated it into a blend of genres including bepop jazz, funk and R&B/Soul. This unique sound described by the band as a “musical gumbo,” has seen the Dirty Dozen Brass band emerge as a world famous music machine whose name is synonymous with romps and high-octane performances. “Take Me to the River” celebrates three generations of...
Who’s Bad
Who’s Bad • Saturday, September 28 Sky Ute Events Center The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience Doors open at 7PM • Show starts at 8PM GA $19
Jazz on the Hill presents Joyce Lyons with the Phil Aaron Trio
Serzen Endowment Fundraiser Dinner and Concert – $125 – Includes: 5:30 p.m. Hors de’ouvres and Libations and an elegant dinner on the Concert Hall Stage 7:00 p.m. Jazz by Joyce Lyons and the Phil Aaron Trio Seating is limited. Jazz on the Hill features an evening of fine food and music in support of the Community Concert Hall. Guests dine on the Concert Hall stage, and are treated to a performance from Joyce Lyons. Lyons’...
Jarabe Mexicano featuring Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles – “Cruzando Fronteras”
San Diego’s breakout Latin band, Jarabe Mexicano honors the past while embracing the future, incorporating the members’ unique mixture (jarabe) of traditional as well as popular genres. A six-member group, most Jarabe Mexicano members have grown up living, studying and working on both sides of the border – which has provided them an intimate understanding of the trans-border demands and the challenges facing millions who live...