We will still be celebrating Black History Month ’cause where would MUSIC be without our esteemed musical Brothers and Sisters of color! Singers, Songwriters, Instrumentalists, promoters, sound engineers – I was going to list a few musicians that have influenced so many of us in the business of music but I ran out of room! Starting with our own COMBO members like Hazel Miller, Erica Brown, Otis Taylor, and Rudy Grant, who grace so many stages year round, we can add in Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix, Michael, Janet and The Jacksons, Prince, Whitney, Beyonce, The Temptations, Motown Records & Berry Gordy, and so many, many, many more! BTW, I was reading up on Hattie McDaniel who won a Best Supporting Actress award for the Oscars in 1939 (Gone With the Wind). Did you know that she lived in Denver and Fort Collins, and that she was a singer, too?! Celebrate! Some really dumb people just don’t know what they are missing.
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Marc Larson on FB, 2/01/25: Devastating news. My dear friend, Kevin Sean Ryan died this morning. He was a founding member of the Nacho Men. He will be greatly missed by all. Rest in Peace, Bro. . No more details at this time were available. Very saddened to hear this.
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CALENDAR
February 2025
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Black Rose sponsors an Open Mic on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month in CO Springs – check it out at https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/openmic!
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Fr, 7th – 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Rudy Grant & the Buffalo Riders at El Gran Jardin Restaurant, Windsor Gardens, 595 South Clinton Street, Aurora, CO (West of Alameda & Mississippi)
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Fr, 7th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Ironwood Bar & Grille, 5706 Arapahoe Avenue (Flatiron Golf Course), Boulder, CO | Featuring light jazz, blues, and requested music!
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Fr, 7th – Two Shows! First show at 6:30 p.m. (doors at 5:30), Second show at 9:00 p.m. – Atomga, 9 piece Afrobeat band, featuring COMBO member bassist Joel Ashmore, at Dazzle, 1080 13th STREET, Denver, CO (NOT 14th AVENUE) | 6:30 show Tix: https://bit.ly/429VKER | Late show: 9:00 pm
Tix: https://bit.ly/40sVnUD | https://www.instagram.com/p/DEtl4n5sVbG/ | https://www.DazzleDenver.com | Presented by: 105.5 the Colorado Sound
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Fr, 7th – 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. – John Bunzli Consortium at Black & Blues Music & Brews, 423 North Cleveland Avenue, Loveland, CO 80537-5507
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Sa, 8th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Zeal Food for Enthusiasts, 3101 Pearl Parkway, Boulder, CO | Casual, stylish spot with a health-conscious menu.
Su, 9th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at The Old Mine, 500 Briggs Street, Erie, CO 80516
The Old Mine has homemade hard ciders, great appetizers, sandwiches, tacos, salads and pizza! Also Cider Donuts! | I’ll be playing folk, blues and jazz originals and covers!
Mo, 10th – 7:00 p.m. – Denver Chapter NSAI via Zoom | For details: LaurenBrombert@gmail.com
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Th, 13th – 7:30 p.m. – Jock Bartley (of Firefall) acoustic – A benefit concert to raise awareness for suicide prevention at Center Stage, Evergreen, CO | Tickets & info | https://www.ovationwest.org
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Fr, 14th -5:00 to 7:00 Dinner; Dance at 7:00 – Young Heart Dance Band at Dougie G’s, 10221 Quivas St., Northglenn (just south of 104th)! The VFW is sponsoring a prime rib dinner with all the fixin’s! Dinner & dance: $20 | Dance only: $10
Th, 14th – 7:30 p.m. – Cass Clayton Band at the Little Bear Saloon, Evergreen, CO
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Sa, 15th – Sa, 28th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Zeal Food for Enthusiasts, 3101 Pearl Parkway, Boulder, CO | Casual, stylish spot with a health-conscious menu.
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Su, 16th – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Busey Brews Ned, 70 East 1st Street, Nederland, CO 80466 | Smokehouse & Brewery! Voted “Best of Boulder 2023”. It’s the place to go for fresh smoked meets, tofu, and house-brewed beer!
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Su, 16th – 4:00 to 9:30 p.m. – Progfest! At Nissi’s Entertainment & Events, 1455 Coal Creek Dr., Lafayette, CO | Featuring Jamie Krutz & Friends and G3P (with Todd Caron)
Here is some more information and a map: https://nissis.com/events/progfest-2025/
https://www.ColoradoProg.com | https://www.JamieKrutz.com/upcomingshows.html
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Tu, 18th – 9:00 to ?? – SCFD Celebrates Culture for All! Colorado State Capitol building, starting at 9:00 a.m. In the West Foyer for breakfast burritos and so much more: Register here to be included:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/5wssknr?
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Th, 20th – 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Dave Tamkin & Company at St. Julien Hotel & Spa, 900 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO| Free! Come see Chadzilla, Brad Huffman and Dave Tamkin – for the whole fam 😉
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Fr, 21st – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Laurie Dameron at The Passenger Restaurant (Dickens Opera House), 300 Main Street, Longmont, CO | Great menu with tapas and American cuisine. Laurie will be background with guitar instrumentals, light jazz, Bossa Nova, and any other requests!
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Fr, 21st – 7:00 p.m. – Dave Tampkin & Co. at SoFar Sounds | https://www.bandsintown.com/e/106397407?
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Fr, 21st – 9:00 p.m. – Chris Daniels & The Kings with Freddi Henchi at the Little Bear in Evergreen, CO
(Chris & The Kings celebrating their 41st Anniversary!)
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Sa, 22nd – Sa, 28th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Zeal Food for Enthusiasts, 3101 Pearl Parkway, Boulder, CO | Casual, stylish spot with a health-conscious menu.
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Sa, 22nd – 8:00 p.m. – The Steve Son Band at Dubb’s Pub, 5301 South Broadway, Denver
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Sa, 22nd – 9:00 p.m. – Dave Tamkin & Company at the Appaloosa Grill, 535 16th Street, Denver, CO
https://www.bandsintown.com/e/106099418?
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Su, 23rd – 2:00 p.m. – Denver Concert Band with guest artist Stephen Dombrowski at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree, CO 80124 | Tickets may be purchased at the door, however all tickets are for reserved seats, so we recommend getting your selection early. To Reserve Seats: By Phone: 720-509-1000 | Online: Go to Buy Tickets and select your seats.
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Mo, 24th – 7:00 p.m. – COMBO’s Town Hall via Zoom – Krista DeHerrera on Booking Mountain Venues! More details coming! Put the date on your calendar now!
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March 2025
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Black Rose sponsors an Open Mic on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month in CO Springs – check it out at https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/openmic!
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Sa, 1st – Sa, 28th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Zeal Food for Enthusiasts, 3101 Pearl Parkway, Boulder, CO | Casual, stylish spot with a health-conscious menu.
We, 5th – 7:00 p.m. – Front Range Songwriters at Covenant Church, 4965 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs (back of the building – Fireside Room), SW Corner of Barnes Road & Iron Horse Trail
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Fr, 7th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Ironwood Bar & Grille, 5706 Arapahoe Avenue (Flatiron Golf Course), Boulder, CO | Featuring light jazz, blues, and requested music!
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Fr, 7th – 8:30 p.m. – Cass Clayton Band with Caton Sollenberger at Goat Soup and Whiskey, 22954 U.S. Hwy. 6, Keystone. CO | Tickets at https://www.cassclayton.com
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Mo, 10th – 7:00 p.m. – Denver Chapter NSAI via Zoom | For details: LaurenBrombert@gmail.com
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Sa, 15th – From Doug Bohm: Save the date! Lilith Fair Tribute at The Oriental Theater featuring over 25 musicians and guest vocalists! Tickets on sale now:
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Mo, 24th – 7:00 p.m. – COMBO’s Town Hall via Zoom – DNA Picasso on “The Non-Profit Grassroots-Artist Connection” – More details TBA! But put the date on your calendar NOW!
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Sa, 29th – Chris Daniels & The Kings at the Roots Music Project, Boulder, CO
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April 2025
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Black Rose sponsors an Open Mic on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month in CO Springs – check it out at https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/openmic!
We, 2nd – 7:00 p.m. – Front Range Songwriters at Covenant Church, 4965 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs (back of the building – Fireside Room), SW Corner of Barnes Road & Iron Horse Trail
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Fr, 4th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Ironwood Bar & Grille, 5706 Arapahoe Avenue (Flatiron Golf Course), Boulder, CO | Featuring light jazz, blues, and requested music!
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Sa, 5th – 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. p.m. – Cass Clayton Band at The Lodge at Sunspot, Top of the Gondola, Winter Park CO | Tickets at https://www.cassclayton.com
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Sa, 5th – Sa, 28th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Zeal Food for Enthusiasts, 3101 Pearl Parkway, Boulder, CO | Casual, stylish spot with a health-conscious menu.
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Su, 13th – 10:00 to 4:00 – Vintage Voltage Expo, Guitar & Luthier Show, Radio Collectors Club, and Toy & Doll Supershow at the National Western Complex, I-70 & Brighton Blvd. $10-15 entry, FREE parking! More details to come! Put it on your calendar NOW! Look for the COMBO info booth!
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Mo, 14th – 7:00 p.m. -Denver Chapter NSAI via Zoom | For details: LaurenBrombert@gmail.com
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Fr, 18th – 7:30 p.m. – Cass Clayton Band with Riley J opening at Roots Music Project (RMP), 4747 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO Suite VC3A | $18 | Tickets at https://www.cassclayton.com
Mo, 28th – 7:00 p.m. – COMBO’s Town Hall via Zoom – Jake Wolf on “Music Education for Kids Outreach” – He just received a massive award for his own music! Details TBA! But put the date on your calendar NOW!
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May 2025
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Sa, 17th – 8:00 p.m. – Cass Clayton Band with Lit Society at Two Moons, 2944 Larimer Street, Denver –
$15 – Tickets at https://www.cassclayton.com | Lit Society features Eric Imbrosciano (drums), Tom Amend (keys), Caton Sollenberger (guitar), Nate Miller (trumpet & saxophone) Wyatt Walker Wear (bass). Get your dose of funk!
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Mo, 19th – 7:00 p.m. – COMBO’s Town Hall with Guest Speaker TBA – Put this on your calendar now!
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TALENT NEEDED:
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COMBO’s Songwriting Contest Has Started! Go to https://www.coloradomusic.org to enter!
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Vintage Voltage Expo, Guitar & Luthier Show, Radio Collectors Club and Toy & Doll Supershow at the National Western Complex Sunday, April 13th – Calendar it now!
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Want to play at the UMS (Underground Music Showcase), dubbed 25 Years Loud, July 25-27? Apply here:
https://www.undergroundmusicshowcase.com/artist-application | Deadline March 2nd