We’re having some trouble with getting (your) song entered into our Songwriting Contest. Please just send your song as an MP3 URL to info@coloradomusic.org and T-Loop will enter them. Be sure to include all songwriters’ names, title of the song, e-mail, phone number, and lyrics. Then go to the website and hit the “Enter Song Contest” to pay the fee – unless, of course, you are already a dues paying member! One free entry then!
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Laurie D’s Green Tip of the month: Please use a real coffee cup or a reusable cup! In 2011, I went on a big music road trip back east. The image of an enormous amount of trash being picked up in front of a Starbucks in NYC sticks with me. I asked the manager how often his trash is picked up and he said every day it’s like this.
He estimated his store uses around 2000 paper cups (not recyclable with a plastic coating) per day. I looked online and found there to be 171 Starbucks just in Manhattan (there’s even more today). So to be conservative, let’s multiply 171 x 1500 cups equals 256,500 cups. That’s a quarter of a million cups a day in a 23 square mile area! Around the world that’s BILLIONS of [just Starbucks] cups going to landfills EVERY DAY!!!
When you’re ordering your coffee in house and staying, please use a real cup. Use a reusable cup for traveling. A nice stainless steel cup keeps your coffee nice and hot! Think about how many trees are cut down to make paper products like these. Trees are our lungs of the earth absorbing CO2.
Every time you buy something, every time you throw something away, think about where is it coming from and where is it going! The solution starts with us musicians! (Got to be a song there).
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It occurred to me, while doing the Other Notable Musicians Deaths segment that we never see musicians from most countries in the Middle East like Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and more. Makes me wonder if a talented person is allowed to even play an instrument there.
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MTV Died and It’s YOUR fault! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tskZn5jXC8A
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Add this to your calendar now! More info in the article on our website. 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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CALENDAR
April 2026
Th, 30th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Rachel Alena Band at Brick’s on Main, 471 Main Street, Longmont
https://www.rachelalenamusic.com
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 or something else? Prizes for the best costumes! (E-mail Barb if you wear a women’s size 10). Come dance, we’ll be waiting… (Price not listed) Tix at https://www.showclix.com/event/bluessinnersbash
May 2026
Fr, 1st – ALL DAY – Bandcamp Day! Buy a song from your favorite artist and they get full pay!
Https://www.isitbandcampday.com
Fr, 1st – 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Toni Negus Release Party & Rehearsal | Password: FM
Join us for a special daytime event as Toni Negus celebrates the release of his new single “Love This Way” with an exclusive LIVE stream + rehearsal session alongside Sweet G!
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/toninegus/love-this-way
Fr, 1st – 6:00 p.m. – Jenn Cleary at First Friday Niwot, 255 Murray Street, Niwot, CO 80544
Fr, 1st – First Friday Five Points: https://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com/grants-cultural-investments/five-points-jazz
Sa, 2nd – 4:00 p.m. – Rachel Alena Band at City Star Brewing, Berthoud, CO
https://www.rachelalenamusic.com
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 – Toni Negus LIVE Release Party with Sweet G at Tea Lee’s, 611 22nd Street, Denver, CO 80205 | https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/toninegus/love-this-way
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 – 8:00 p.m. – Rob Mullins at Dazzle Denver.com
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. We’ll meet in front of First Methodist Church in Boulder with an opening ceremony with music and naming 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
Su, 17th – 3:00 p.m. – Highlands Ranch Concert Bands’ Jazz Band Swing Shift Jazz Concert,
“Swing Into Spring,” an afternoon heavy on the swing! This FREE concert is suitable for all ages. Highlands Ranch Senior Center; 200 E. Highlands Ranch Parkway, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126.
http://www.hrconcertband.org
Mo, 18th – 7:00 p.m. via Zoom – COMBO Presents Denver Rockabilly Legend Steve Son on Learning the Music Business the Hard Way
Fr, 29th – 5:00 p.m. – Rachel Alena Band at Kingman Estates Winery, Brighton, CO
https://www.rachelalenamusic.com
Sa, 30th – 6:00 p.m. – Rachel Alena Band at City Star Brewing, Berthoud, CO
https://www.rachelalenamusic.com
June 2026
Fr, 5th – First Friday Five Points: https://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com/grants-cultural-investments/five-points-jazz
Fr, 5th – 8:00 p.m. – Nevah Castaneda as Elvis at The Point, Thornton, CO | $10
We, 10th – 2:00 p.m. – The Windsor Ladies of Country Music “Good Time Hour Club,” at Windsor Gardens | Sally Bortz, Administrator
Sa, 13th – 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Laurie D at Flights Wine Cafe
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
Th, 18th – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Mission Ballroom 7:30 p.m. (Normally I wouldn’t include shows like this but NGDB is important to the Colorado music scene!)
Th, 18th – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Laurie D at Miner Street Block Party
Fr, 19th – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Laurie D at Johnstown Community Nights
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
Su, 28th – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Laurie D at South Pearl Market, Denver
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
Paused for the Summer! 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
