Santiago Durango (born 1957) is a Colombian guitarist remembered for
his work with the 1980s punk rock groups Naked Raygun and Big Black.
Mostly retired from music as of the early 2000s, he works as an
attorney.Durango is the son of a Colombian doctor. His family moved to
Chicago, Illinois in the US when he was ten years old.A graduate of
the University of Illinois at Chicago, Durango was an original member
of Naked Raygun, one of Chicago's first punk rock bands. Raygun fan
Steve Albini was forming a band called Big Black and asked both
Durango and Raygun lead singer Jeff Pezzati to join. Durango remained
a member until the group broke up in 1987. Critic Mark Deming of
AllMusic describes Santiago as an ideal guitar foil for Albini; "his
muscular guitar sound was the ideal match of Albini's jagged, metallic
tone."After Big Black ended, Durango attended law school. During that
time he formed a new band called Arsenal with bassist Malachi
Ritscher. Together they released the Manipulator EP on Touch and Go
Records in 1988. In 1990, Durango teamed up with Pierre Kezdy of Naked
Raygun on bass to record and release a second Arsenal EP entitled
Factory Smog Is A Sign Of Progress.
his work with the 1980s punk rock groups Naked Raygun and Big Black.
Mostly retired from music as of the early 2000s, he works as an
attorney.Durango is the son of a Colombian doctor. His family moved to
Chicago, Illinois in the US when he was ten years old.A graduate of
the University of Illinois at Chicago, Durango was an original member
of Naked Raygun, one of Chicago's first punk rock bands. Raygun fan
Steve Albini was forming a band called Big Black and asked both
Durango and Raygun lead singer Jeff Pezzati to join. Durango remained
a member until the group broke up in 1987. Critic Mark Deming of
AllMusic describes Santiago as an ideal guitar foil for Albini; "his
muscular guitar sound was the ideal match of Albini's jagged, metallic
tone."After Big Black ended, Durango attended law school. During that
time he formed a new band called Arsenal with bassist Malachi
Ritscher. Together they released the Manipulator EP on Touch and Go
Records in 1988. In 1990, Durango teamed up with Pierre Kezdy of Naked
Raygun on bass to record and release a second Arsenal EP entitled
Factory Smog Is A Sign Of Progress.
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