Our sincerest THANKS to Rob Mullins for the extreme music business talk! He covered so many areas, including how he managed to lose the publisher’s royalties from four of his albums. Mr. Mullins is performing on May 16th at Dazzle, 1080 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202 | Go to
https://www.dazzledenver,com for more information and tickets!
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I checked out Baggs Patrick’s and Marty Jones’ Songwriters at the Speakeasy (Roxy on Broadway) last Tuesday night. Really cool set up. Makes you feel like you’re in someone’s parlor! Lots of comfortable seating with tables to set your drinks & food on. And, of course, the entertainment was really good. COMBO member Steve Son reminded me that another member Michelle Castillo was going to be one of the featured performers and, as usual, she was superb! BTW, Steve is going to be speaking at our next general meeting on Monday, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. More details under “Events.” And more info on the Songwriters’ night below under “Open Mic / Jam Nights.”
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Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths: John Macy writes a lovely tribute to Wayne Moss.
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Season 29 of The Voice’s winner Alexia Jayy’s new song & video. The video is okay but the song is a knock-out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_eHGTLYXKw
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Don’t forget our Songwriting Contest is open until May 31st! Details under Songwriters’ Corner!
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Dina Baker and the King Stan Band’s new single out this Friday. Give it a listen (and buy)!
Https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xZw1tArNNzjB0nm3SLo7a?si=rwW1S4_KSDylvJ19TAvFKg
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Hard to believe that Prince has been gone 10 years. I’ve been up to Paisley Park twice. Go if you get a chance. It is a truly marvelous building – combination home, recording studio, and venue. If I had the money, I’d build something similar here in Colorado. Come on – big lottery!!!
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Add this to your calendar now! More info in the article listed below. Colorado Guitar Show & Custom Luthier Expo, Saturday, May 9th – Legacy Campus, Lone Tree, CO http://guitarshowmagazine.com/coloradoexpo.html
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Go to our website at https://www.coloradomusic.org and hit the “Join COMBO” button. If you’d prefer to not use a credit card, you may send a check for the proper amount to COMBO, PO Box 18186, Denver CO 80218 instead. (Actually this helps us out even more as we don’t have to pay fees to Paypal!)
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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. Our articles and programs represent some phase of the music business that could affect musicians – all musicians, all genres – everywhere.
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Our motto: Elevate Your Musical State! (Courtesy of former COMBO VP Andy Ard!)
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http://www.Facebook.com/ColoradoMusicBusinessOrganization
TALENT NEEDED:
Performance High Offering Big Deal on Vocal Lessons If You Sign Up by April 30th
https://www.performancehigh.net
CALENDAR
April 2026
Th, 23rd – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Songwriting Workshop: Writing Better Lyrics – Denver/Online
You can find our classes at https://performancehigh.opus1.io/w/classes
Fr, 24th – Starting at 5:00 p.m. – FoCoMX – Fort Collins, CO | https://focoma.org/focomx
Fr, 24th – Doors: 6:30 p.m., show 7:00 p.m. – Mad Dog Friedman on Talk & Tunes on Longmont Public Media with his Solo Blues and The Trio | Ticket $20 | See “Events”
Sa, 25th – starting at 10:00 a.m. – FoCoMX – Fort Collins, CO | https://focoma.org/focomx Last minute notice: COMBO members Cass Clayton Band playing FoCoMX!
Sa, 25th – 4:00 p.m. – Rocky Mountain Brassworks with iconic Western Music at the Wheat Ridge Center for Music and Arts, 7530 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge | Tickets available:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rocky-mountain-brassworks-presents-legends-and-landscapes
Mo, 27th – 5:00 p.m. – Laurie D. – Musical Hike with Suzanne Michot,Chautauqua, Boulder, CO | Contact Laurie if you’d like to join them! WindchimeL@aol.com
Mo, 27th – 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Dave Ratner of Creative Law Network, LLC presents a FREE workshop: Music Law for Producers: A Live Discussion Presented by Sound Barrier Music Academy | If you’re a music producer who’s overwhelmed by the legal side of your creative work, we’ve got a jam session for you. Slots are limited, save your spot now. Online via Zoom
Register: https://www.sbmaonline.com/music-law-for-producers
https://www.creativelawnetwork.com/updates/2026/4/23/music-law-for-producers-a-live-discussion-presented-by-sound-barrier-music-academy
Tu, 28th – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Artist Development Workshop: How Do Musicians Make Money? – Denver/Online | You can find our classes at https://performancehigh.opus1.io/w/classes
We, 29th – 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Shiela’s Happy Birthday Country Music Jamboree! Grand Jardin, 597 South Clinton Street (Windsor Gardens), Denver, CO | With Rudy Grant and the Buffalo Riders Band, the Windsor Ladies of Country Music, and more very special guests
We, 29th – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Songwriting Workshop: Chord Progression Analysis in Popular Music – Denver/Online | You can find our classes at https://performancehigh.opus1.io/w/classes
Th, 30th – Last day to vote for Laurie Dameron in the Tiny Desk Series Contest! Click on the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&si=PDx87YhzkXmB7tCq&v=6EFNRovx2t0&feature=youtu.be
Th, 30th – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. – FREE Karaoke Social – Denver
https://performancehigh.opus1.io/w/free-events
Th, 30th – 7:30 p.m. – Colorado Blues Society’s “Sinners Blues Bash!” Nissi’s, Hwy. 287 and South Boulder Road, Lafayette, CO | Party like it’s almost dawn with The Tony Luke Band and Deborah Stafford & The Night Stalkers. Costumes encouraged, dress like 1930’s! Prizes for the best costumes! Come dance, we’ll be waiting… (Price not listed) Tix at https://www.showclix.com/event/bluessinnersbash
May 2026
Fr, 1st – Bandcamp Friday! Artists get full royalties if you buy their songs today!
Fr, 1st – 6:00 p.m. – Jenn Cleary at First Friday Niwot, 255 Murray Street, Niwot, CO 80544
Fr, 1st – First Friday Five Points – Jazz Crawl! https://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com/grants-cultural-investments/five-points-jazz
Su, 3rd – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Laurie & Lorrie at Busey Brews Smokehouse & Brewery, 70 East 1st Street, Nederland, CO 80466 | On the Deck! https://www.LaurieDameron.com
Fr, 8th – 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Laurie & Lorrie at Snowy Peaks, 292 Moraine Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517 | Estes Park’s best winery! https://www.LaurieDameron.com
Fr, 8th – 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Doors at 5:00 – Toni Negus with Sweet G at TeaLee’s, 611 22nd Street, Denver, CO (Five Points) | Song Release Party & Show for “Love This Way” on Spotify
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/toninegus/love-this-way } RSVP if you want a t-shirt for Jazz and R&B in the Dark! https://www.innervisionrecords.org or 720-255-8871 | Free show!
https://www.tealeesdenverteahouse.com/
Fr – Su, 8th – 10th – Nevan Castaneda to perform as Elvis at David Lee’s Clambake Getaway, Guntersville Lodge, Lake Guntersville, AL
Sa, 9th – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Guitar & Luithier Show at the Legacy Events Center in Lone Tree, CO – more info in the article below! Look for COMBO’s booth there!
Sa, 9th – 1:30 p.m. – Wendy Clark Band at The Little Bear, 28075 CO-74, Evergreen, CO 80439
Sa, 9th – Fund raiser for Boettcher Concert Hall with special guest Jon Batiste!
We, 13th – 2:00 p.m. – The Windsor Ladies of Country Music “Good Time Hour Club,” at Windsor Gardens | Sally Bortz, Administrator
We, 13th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie & Lorrie at The Old Mine , 500 Briggs Street, Erie, CO 80516 | World-class hard cider and artisan pizzas! https://www.LaurieDameron.com
Fr-Su, 15th thru 17th – Wildflower Fest, Richardson, TX – Look for a Colorado winner in the Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest!
Sa-Su, 16th & 17th – “Chris Fest” – raising funds for Chris Dellinger, reeling from Stage 4 cancer – at the Oriental Theater, 44th & Tennyson, Denver
Sa, 16th – 7:00 p.m. – Rob Mullins at Dazzle, 1080 14th St, Denver, CO 80202 | Go to
https://www.dazzledenver,com for more information and tickets!
Su,17th – 3:00 p.m. – BCAP Annual Candlelight Vigil, 2118 14th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
Join us for the 26th Annual Candlelight Vigil honoring those who have passed on due to AIDS. Meet in front of First Methodist Church in Boulder; opening ceremony with music and reading names of those who have passed on, walk to Boulder County AIDS Project for more names and prayers, then walk to Courthouse on Pearl Street Mall for final names and prayers and music. | https://www.LaurieDameron.com
Mo, 18th – 7:00 p.m. – COMBO Presents Steve Son on His Music Business Journey!
June 2026
Fr, 5th – First Friday Five Points: https://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com/grants-cultural-investments/five-points-jazz
We, 10th – 2:00 p.m. – The Windsor Ladies of Country Music “Good Time Hour Club,” at Windsor Gardens | Sally Bortz, Administrator
Su, 14th – 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Ladies of Country Music All Star Showcase at Nissi’s, Hwy. 287 and South Boulder Road, Lafayette, CO
Fr, 26th – 7:00 p.m. – Laurie & Lorrie open for Taarka at The Black Rose, Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, Black Forest, CO
Sa, 27th – 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. – The Hornbuckle Foundation’s 5th Annual Community Carnival
Ken Caryl Ranch Community Park, 7950 Sangre de Cristo Road, Littleton, CO 80127
https://tinyurl.com/yanjfrmd
Recurring Events:
The Windsor Ladies of Country Music “Good Time Hour Club,” every 2nd Wednesday of the month | 2:00 p.m. at Windsor Gardens | Sally Bortz, Administrator
Summer Concerts:
Arvada Center concerts: Tickets at https://www.ArvadaCenter.org or call 720-898-7200
Botanic Gardens: https://concerts.botanicgardens.org
Castle Rock Concerts: https://www.meadowscastlerock.com/blog/summer-concert-series/
Central City Opera: https://www.centralcityopera.org
City Park Jazz: https://www.facebook.com/cityparkjazz
Levitt Pavillion: https://www.levittdenver.org
Open Mic / Jam Nights:
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Songwriters at the Speakeasy (Roxy on Broadway), 554 South Broadway, Denver, CO 80209
This series takes place at 7:00 p.m. on the second & third Tuesday of each month in the listening-room basement at Roxy on Broadway. Shows feature top songwriters – from upstarts to pros – performing solo. Hosted by Baggs Patrick and Marty Jones
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First Tuesdays of the month: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. – Roots Music Project – Sober Open Mic, 4747 Pearl Street, Suite V3A, Boulder, CO | FREE! Keep in mind the entrance for the open mic is in the east room so enter through the door to the right of the main entrance.
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Acoustic Open Mic Night – 4th Tuesday of the month at the Doghouse Studios, 525 Courtney Way, Lafayette, CO | 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Sponsored by Rock for the People | RSVP at
https://www.rockforthepeople.org/events
On HOLD until September: The Open Jam Night at Mega Music in Sterling is the perfect place for musicians of all ages & levels to get together, hang out, play & learn. Always a good time. Even if you’re not a musician, come hang out & watch. Call 970-521-9020 to sign up. Host: Todd Allen
