Don’t forget! Registration for the Durango Songwriters Expo is almost over! It will be held at the Omni Interlocken Hotel & Resort in BROOMFIELD October 2nd thru 4th. Get signed up now as it fills up quickly! Https://www.durango-songwriters-expo.com
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Sadly, Ms. Ana Rock has informed us that her scheduled “A Masquerade for Charity: Pop Divas Night with Tributes to Lady Gaga, P!nk and Madonna” has had to be postponed until a future date. She will let us know when that re-schedule happens!
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To quote a famous ex-president: “Hey! I’m not kidding!” We are in dire need of funds to support this organization. The costs of internet services, phone, mail, insurance, etc., are staggering, and all of us are volunteers who want to help YOU to succeed in the Business of Music. Go to our website, click on the button “Join COMBO” and please sign up with your dues. Pretty darn inexpensive for all the services you get. Https://www.coloradomusic.org
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Although not known at all for “his” music, Robert Redford, who passed away this weeks tarred (along with Paul Newman) in two movies that featured some of the best-ever songs: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) from Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, and all those marvelous Scott Joplin rags (as played and scored by Marvin Hamlisch) from The Sting. Mr. Redford also started the Sundance Film Festival which will be moving to Boulder next year and who knows how many more wonderful songs will come from those movies!
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Photo: Jordan Ash | Congratulations to new COMBO member Jordan Ash on being nominated in two categories in the 11th Annual Jose Music Award (the World’s Largest Indie Music Awards Show in the nation) for ● Emergent Artist-Country Male: Jordan Ash and ● Vocalist of the Year – Multi-Genre Male: Jordan Ash. Check Jordan and some of his songs out at https://jordanash.org Jordan is an alumus of Golden High School!
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COMBO is about the LOVE of Music and the musicians who create and play songs. We do our best to educate and offer an exchange of information, guidance and advice to help musicians advance their careers no matter what genre they play. Our articles and programs represent some phase of the music business that could affect musicians – all musicians, all genres – everywhere.
Our motto: Elevate Your Musical State! (Courtesy of Andy Ard!)
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TALENT NEEDED:
• Performance High Offering a Music Theory Workshop on Tuesday, September 30th
Register on Opus1 to attend! https://performancehigh.opus1.io/w/classes
• Thursday, November 20th – Deadline to enter the Howard Rosen Talent Contest
E-mail contests@howiewood.com for more info.
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SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ANNOUNCED: We won’t list all of their shows here but here are their websites if you want to go:
Denver Arts Complex events: https://www.artscomplex.com
First Friday Jazz Hop in Five Points: https://www.milehighfestivals.com
Red Rocks: https://www.redrocksonline.com
Sofar Sounds (“house” / small venue concerts): https://www.sofarsounds.com
The Tank’s Summer Fests (Rangely, Colorado): https://www.tanksounds.org
Events That Repeat Each Month:
First Friday Jazz Hops: Honor the roots and enjoy the fruits! Our partners at the Five Points Business Improvement District are hosting First Friday Jazz Hops! Enjoy a night of live jazz featuring local musicians and artists performing at venues along Welton Street in Denver’s historic jazz district. Check out their schedule at https://www.milehighfestivals.com
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Denver’s NSAI Chapter: 2nd Monday of the month. Contact Lauren Brombert for details on the next meeting! Some are held “live” and others are held via Zoom. If you’d like to present a song to the group for feedback, please click on the link to the Denver NSAI submission page below, and follow the instructions BEFORE the meeting:
https://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/form/song-submission-consent-denver-co
Please make sure to upload both the mp3 and the lyric sheet!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/denvernsai/
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Black Rose Arts Society 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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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 |
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Front Range Songwriters – Colorado Springs: 1st Wednesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. John Nelson, contact. Location: Covenant Church, 4965 Barnes Road. This is at the SW corner of Barnes Rd. and Iron Horse Trail – one block East of Barnes Rd and Oro Blanco.
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Southern Colorado NSAI – Castle Rock: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Meeting via Zoom | Call
Wayne Hanson to be added to the Zoom call and for more info: 720-989-5185
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Western Colorado Songwriter Alliance Facebook Group – Grand Junction area: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1122384432992979/
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September 2025
Thru Oct. 19th – Buddy Holly Story at Town Hall Arts Center Theater | Tickets and more info at https://townhallartscenter.org/
Th, 18th – 5:00-9:00 p.m. – Grayson Erhard at Gaylord of the Rockies | Free, all ages! | I’ll play any original you want to hear (between the covers)! | https://graysonerhard.com
Fr, 19th – 2:30 p.m. – Rudy Grant & The Buffalo Riders Band with special guests the Windsor Ladies of Country Music at The Golden Corral, 11090 East Mississippi Avenue, Aurora, CO | All Ages!
Fr, 19th – 7:00 p.m. – Rachel Alena Band at Oskar Blues, 1555 Hover Street, Longmont, CO https://www.rachelalenamusic.com/
Sa, 20th – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Revenant (band) at Full Throttle Distillery & Grill, 231 Moraine Avenue, Estes Park, CO | Food, drinks and great music! What more could you ask for?
Sa, 20th – POSTPONED – A Masquerade for Charity: Pop Divas Night with Tributes to Lady Gaga, P!nk and Madonna at Schoolhouse Theater, 19650 East Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80138
Mo, 22nd – 7:00 p.m. – Via ZOOM – COMBO’s Town Hall with guest speaker G. Brown! You won’t want to miss this one. Mr. Brown KNOWS the Colorado Music Scene better than anyone!
We-Su, 24th to 28th – Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference in Austin | Folk, Blues, Americana & Country genres| For more info: https://swfolkalliance.org/register-for-the-2025-conference
Th, 25th – 5:00 p.m. – Laurie D. at Chautauqua Park Boulder, CO | Enjoy a historical walk with Naturalist/Certified Hiking Guide, Suzanne Michot, through Chautauqua and a short hike, too!
Th, 25th – 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. – Tails, Tunes & Tastes: Fundraiser for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs | More information in the article below | Adult 21+ only (no children or infants)
Th-Sa, 25th to 27th – Colorado Elvis Festival at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Denver Tech Center – more details TBA | We’ll be celebrating the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in style!
Th, 25th – 7:00 p.m. – Jedidah Blackstone, Traveling Poet & Storyteller at the Emancipation Theater, 3801 Martin Luther King Blvd. Denver, CO 80205 – through October 5th (See Events for more info)
Fr, 26th – 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Laurie & Lorrie at Snowy Peaks Winery, 292Moraine Ave Estes Park, CO 80517 |We’ll be sharing originals and covers from almost every genre!
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Fr, 26th – 5:00-9:00 p.m. – Grayson Erhard at Gaylord of the Rockies | Free, all ages! | I’ll play any original you want to hear (between the covers)! | https://graysonerhard.com
Fr, 26th – 7:00 p.m. – Love & Resistance Dance Party with live musicians including Lisa Selle at The End Lafayette (inside Dog House Music Studios) located at 525 Courtney Way, Lafayette, CO
Fr, 26th – 8:00 p.m. – Cass Clayton Band at the Little Bear, 28075 CO Hwy 74, Evergreen, CO
https://www.cassclayton.com
Sa, 27th – 9:00 a.m. ‘til Noon – Laurie & Lorrie at Denver City Park Market, 2551 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206 (just east of Colfax & York) Wonderful Farmer’s Market!
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Sa, 27th – 10:00 a.m. til 3:00 p.m. – Commerce City Historical Society’s Annual Open House at the Dottie Bakke Mansion, 6140 Holly Street, Commerce City, CO | Rudy Grant & the Buffalo Riders Band will provide entertainment | Food, soft drinks, and more!
Sa, 27th – 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Blues on the Mesa, CO Springs, CO |https://www.bluesonthemesa.com
Sa, 27th – 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. – Rocky Mountain Brassworks Concert at Jefferson Academy, 11251 Reed Way, Broomfield, CO 80020, USA | Tickets at
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rocky-mountain-brassworks-presents-fanfare-and-flourish | We fundraise with Zeffy to ensure 100% of your purchase goes to our mission!
October 2025
Thru Oct. 19th – Buddy Holly Story at Town Hall Arts Center Theater | Tickets and more info at https://townhallartscenter.org/
Th-Sa, 2nd thru 4th – Durango Songwriters Expo at the Omni Interlocken Hotel & Resort, Broomfield, CO | https://www.durango-songwriters-expo.com | Look for COMBO!
Sa, 4th – All day! Lafayette Music Festival | https://www.lafayettemusicfest.com/
Sa, 4th – 7:00 p.m. – Nevan Castaneda as Elvis at LaHabra Depot Theatre, 311 South Euclid Street, LaHabra, CA | Tickets and more info available soon
Sa, 4th – 8:00 to midnight – Revenant at In The Zone, 15600 West 44th Avenue, Golden (West of I-70)
We, 15th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Nevan Castaneda as Elvis at Waldo’s Chicken, 24153 East Prospect Ave., Aurora
Fr, 17th – 6:00 p.m. – Shadow Animal’s (Christopher Ryan) Dreams We Build album relase at the Roxy on Broadway, Denver, CO | FREE ADMISSION! More info at: https://broadwayroxy.com/
Su, 19th – New TV Show Contest “The Road” with Blake Shelton & Keith Urban starts on CBS
Mo, 20th – 7:00 p.m. – Via ZOOM! COMBO’s Town Hall Meeting – Details TBA but calendar it NOW!
Su, 26th – 2:00 p.m. – Colorado Blues Society’s “One and Done” for the IBC in Memphis at Nissi’s in Lafayette | Go to https://www.coblues.org for more information
Announcements and Calendar for This Week!
