ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALENDAR
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Photo: Gabe James (American Idol) | Our sincerest apologies to those of you who tried to sign up for Membership or the Song Writing Contest last week. Our “server” decided that we needed to have an upgrade and shut our website down for 3+ days. What a HEADACHE! Anyway, you can now sign on and up!!! Looking forward to having you as a full member or to hearing your songs!
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The Vintage Voltage Expo, Guitar Show, Toy & Doll Super Show and the Radio collectors Club Display was FANTASTIC! Great crowd! It was so good to see so many of you who stopped by the COMBO booth. Hopefully you got your photo taken with one of the board members!
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Oh, darn. Fyre Festival 2 has been canceled. Didn’t see that coming. Yeah. Right.
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Gabe James, 23, of Morrison, CO on American Idol. Did not make Top 24 – probably because he dressed like Patrick Swayze but didn’t know who Patrick was!!! Regardless, Gabe was a very good singer! Maybe next year, Gabe!
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COMBO is about the LOVE of Music and the musicians who create and play songs. We have a board of dedicated and knowledgeable musicians and supporters who play or produce music and music acts. We offer an exchange of information, guidance and advice to help musicians advance their careers no matter what field you’re in. Our articles and programs represent some phase of the music business that could affect musicians – all musicians – everywhere. Our motto in Colorado: Elevate Your Musical State! (Courtesy of Andy Ard!)
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CALENDAR
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES BEING ANNOUNCED ALREADY:
We won’t list all of their shows here but here are their websites if you want to go:
Botanic Gardens (two locations): https://www.botanicgardens.org
City Park Jazz: https://www.cityparkjazz.org
Denver Arts Complex events: https://www.artscomplex.com
First Friday Jazz Hop in Five Points: https://www.milehighfestivals.com
Film on the Rocks: https://www.axs.com/events … film-on-the-rocks
Five Points Jazz Fest: https://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com
Levitt Pavillion: https://www.levittpavillion.com
Old Town Arvada fests – Third Saturdays of the Month
Red Rocks: https://www.redrocksonline.com
Sofar Sounds (“house” concerts’): https://www.sofarsounds.com
The Tank’s Summer Fests (Rangely, Colorado): https://www.tanksounds.org
Events That Repeat Each Month: 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!
The TBRAS (The Black Rose Arts Society) offers twice-monthly shows on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month at the Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80908. Doors at 6:15; All ages. Tickets at https://www.tbras.org |
If you have friends or relatives on the Western Slope who are songwriters, please let them know that there is a new Facebook Group to connect them: Western Colorado Songwriter Alliance Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1122384432992979/?notif_id=1742835138495587¬if_t=group_r2j_approved&ref=notif
April 2025
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Fr, 18th & Sa, 19th – Your Guide to FoCoMX 2025 – April 18th & 19th (See article for details)
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Fr, 18th – 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. – Young Heart Dance Band at Aurora Eagles
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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
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Su, 20th – 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Celebration of Life for Chris Engleman at the Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Theater.
Mo, 21st – 7:00 p.m. – COMBO’s Town Hall via Zoom with guest speaker Seth Beamer! See Events for details.
Fr, 25th – 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Young Heart Dance Band at Rendezvous Restaurant
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Fr, 25th – 10:00 to11:30 pm – Laurie D Jazz Duo with Jeff Fournier on Bass at the El Chapultepec Piano Lounge in Dazzle Jazz, 1080 14th St Denver, CO 80202
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Sa, 26th – 9:00 to 1:00 p.m. – Shredding & Recycling Day at the Shops at Northfield
8340 Northfield Blvd, Denver, CO, United States, Colorado 80238 (I-70 & Quebec)
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Sa, 26th – 2:00 p.m. – Services for Clairelise Ann Young at Southside Bible Church, 7050 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112. Childcare will be available for those with young children ages 3 and under.An RSVP is asked. See full article for info.
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Sa, 26th – 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. – Rocky Mountain Brassworks’ “Lighten Up” concert at Wheat Ridge Center for Music & Arts, 7530 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO | https://www.rockymountainbrassworks.org
Su, 27th – 2:00 p.m. – Denver Concert Band with Special Guest at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, CO 80124
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May 2025
Fr, 2nd – ALL DAY – Buy your favorite Local Artist’s Songs from Bandcamp! Artist gets all the money!!!
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Sa, 3rd – 10:30 a.m. Til noon – SEO Basics for Local Musicians at Performance High Denver, 3101 Walnut St, Denver CO 80205 | Discount tickets for COMBO members at:
https://performancehigh.opus1.io/w/class-and-inside-track?promoId=f183e2c2-e084-4df7-8496-ca66a96bcff3
We, 7th – 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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Sa, 10th – 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. – Young Heart Dance Band at Fraco’s, Littleton
Mo, 12th – 7:00 p.m. -Denver Chapter NSAI via Zoom | Details: LaurenBrombert@gmail.com
Sa, 17th – 10:30 a.m. Until Noon – How to Tell If Your DIY Music Marketing Is Actually Working at Performance High Denver, 3101 Walnut St, Denver CO 80205 | Discount tickets for COMBO members at https://performancehigh.opus1.io/w/class-and-inside-track?promoId=f183e2c2-e084-4df7-8496-ca66a96bcff3
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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 Speakers from Heights Global Marketing Dr. Margie Ierlan, Abigail Craig, Sawyer Nizar, and Michael Abbass (as their case study) on “Hiring Someone at an Affordable Cost to Promote YOU (and your music)!” Put this on your calendar now!
Fr, 23rd – 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Young Heart Dance Band at Rendezvous Restaurant
June 2025
Fr, 13th – 8:00 p.m. – Honeybunches of Death with Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre opening for Psychostick at the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California | All ages
Tickets $27.50 on line or buy through a band member for $22
Sa, 21st – 8:00 p.m. – Raven Chacon & Friends at The Tank, Rangely, CO
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TALENT NEEDED:
COMBO’s Songwriting Contest Has Started! Go to https://www.coloradomusic.org to enter!
COMBO Member Ben Makinen Invites Filmmakers to Enter the Bali Film Festival – Deadline to Enter April 25th
Downtown Denver Partnership Looking for Entertainers: See Kudos.
Photo: Gabe James
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1060915472726507&set=pcb.1060915529393168