The Colorado Music Business Organization
COMBO is a community organization of musicians, music business professionals, and music scene supporters. The Colorado Music Business Organization’s mission is to offer the best networking, education, and support resources for the Colorado music community.
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Announcements and Calendar for This Week!
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones or in whatever way you chose! Our apologies for not getting the newsletter out
Next COMBO Event: Holiday Dinner at the Downtown Denver Aquarium – Sunday, Dec. 10th
RSVP needed! COMBO will hold its annual Holiday Dinner at the Downtown Denver Aquarium, 700 Water Street, Denver, on Sunday, December 10th at 5:00 p.m.
David Booker Passes – Fought A Long Time to Stay With His Friends, Fans, & Family
This just in: There will be a Memoriam for David at the Mercury Café in Denver THIS Sunday, December 3rd. See the Calendar. | David
Bob Herrera, DJ of Power Surge & Sound Engineer for KCRT Radio, Passes in Trinidad
Robert “Bob” Herrera passed on November 27th in Trinidad. Bob was a DJ who created the Power Surge Show on KCRT Radio on Friday nights
Sing It To Me Santa to Benefit Young Musicians in Colorado With Ryan Chrys, Tracksuit Wedding, and Old Crow Medicine Show
Take Note Colorado is going to be ridiculously awesome this year!! Help us pack the Mission Ballroom on December 8th to get everyone in the
Pop Singer Sabrina Carpenter’s Music Video Spurs Outrage for Using NY Catholic Church as a Setting
NEW YORK (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s use of a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn as a backdrop for parts of a music video,
A$AP Rocky Must Stand Trial on Charges He Fired Gun at Former Friend, Judge Rules
By Taboola, Associated Press | A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence for A$AP Rocky to stand trial on charges that
Call for Five Points Jazz Festival Performers – Deadline TODAY!
Denver Arts & Venues is excited to announce the 21st annual Five Points Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 8, and is now accepting applications for
COMBO Life-time Member Hazel Miller Featured on Channel 9’s Colorado & Company!
Channel flipping on Friday and found our own Hazel Miller co-hosting with Claudia Garafalo on KUSA/Channel 9’s Colorado & Company celebrating Colorado musicians, especially Colorado
Daryl Hall Files Lawsuit and Restraining Order Against Bandmate John Oates
Photo: John Oates | By Gloria Oladipo, US News / The Guardian | The pop rock duo Hall & Oates are embroiled in a confidential
It’s Expensive to Go to Concerts in Colorado. Let’s Dig into Why
By Parker Yamasaki, The Colorado Sun | The first concert Jonathan Kahn ever attended at Red Rocks Amphitheatre was Loggins & Messina in July 1976.
Private Equity Firm New Mountain Capital is Acquiring BMI
By Tibor Heskett, MixMag | Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), the world’s largest performing rights organization, is being purchased by New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment
COMBO’s Singer/Songwriter Showcase Was a Big Hit!
Photo: Nick Summers (by Annette Cannon) WOW! What a GREAT turn-out we had for our Songwriters Showcase at Odde’s in Westminster! We want to THANK
Rekha Ohal Educates Us on “Hold Music”
Per Rekha Ohal on Facebook: Ah, hold music. Today’s version featured an ii-V-iii-VI endless loop which never resolved. At one point, the music held on
Guitarist Jeff Norman Recovering From Hand Surgery
Photo: Marce and Jeff Norman – note the right & left hand “ouchies”! | Jeff writes: Through the fog of post-op, I’m pretty sure they
‘Mr. Big Stuff’ Singer Jean Knight Dies // George ‘Funky’ Brown of Kool & the Gang Dies 74 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
Photo: Jean Knight | By Sara Cline, AP | Jean Knight, a New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has
Russia Puts Ukrainian Winner of Eurovision Song Contest on Wanted List
By Taboola, Associated Press | Russia has placed a Ukrainian singer who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on its wanted list, state news agencies
Spotify to Phase Out Service in Uruguay Following New Copyright Bill Requiring ‘fair and equitable remuneration’
By Laura Snapes, The Guardian | Spotify is to phase out its service in Uruguay after the passing of a new music copyright bill requiring