Did you know that Irving Berlin, the writer of “White Christmas” was of the Jewish faith? And his baby son died on Christmas Day (December 25th)? How sad – and ironic. It shows that songwriters cross a lot of lines and genres when creating songs that come to their hearts and that appeal to the general masses – no matter their religion or race. Music transcends all.
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The Kennedy Center Honors show was magical. Pearl Jam’s Eddy Vedder blew the roof off in recognition of the Irish band U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr.)! Other honorees were Tania León (a pianist and classical music composer originally from Cuba), Gladys Knight, Amy Grant, and George Clooney – each a gifted artist in their own right. If you get a chance to watch it, please do! The show was diverse and had performers and emcees from other countries as well as from so many of the races that make up the USA! The Kennedy Center Honors was the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s dream to honor the many artists that form American dreams and encourage our country’s citizens to pursue their passions and talents that make our country really, truly GREAT. | The show was followed by Steve Hartman’s show on kindness – how little acts of kindness can change the world. So many clever ideas that people followed through on. (CBS heard me and sent the following link! . . .
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/awqTtK519IFI0KSlpuBATzwlgVQ1zK2_/
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Board Member T-Loop makes up a new Spotify playlist each month honoring Colorado Musicians. Find it here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5doJjsfZYcObpIecdpWVZw?si=yIMOh9w7RgWcju4UmQQUSw
T-Loop says: Don’t have Spotify? Check out Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TLooP
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EVENTS / CALENDAR
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December 2022
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Th, 29th – 5:30 & 8:00 p.m. (separate admissions) Otis Taylor at Dazzle, 1512 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202 | 303-839-5100 | http://www.dazzledenver.com
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Th, 29th – 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. – John Paul Riger’s band at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park lounge, Glenwood Springs, CO – https://www.facebook.com/john.riger.50
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Fr, 30th – 6:00 p.m. – Mad Dog Blues, Front Range Brewing Company, 400 West South Boulder Road, #1650, Lafayette, CO 80026 | 303-339-0767 | South Side of The District Mall with ample parking in the back
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January 2023
Tu, 3rd – 7:00 p.m. – Open Blues Jam hosted by David Booker, Elevate Bar & Grill, 2831 West 120th Ave., Ste 200, Westminster, CO 80234 · 303-469-3435. https://www.barelevate.com/
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We, 4th – 7:00 p.m. – Front Range Songwriters at the offices of John Nelson at1626 E. Pikes Peak Ave., CS 80909. This is the corner of Pikes Peak Avenue and Meade, one block west of Union and across from Memorial Park. Office phone is 719-632-3384 | Join their mailing list! https://www.frontrangesongwriters.com/
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Su, 8th – 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. – MHBS IBC Fundraiser at Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Dr Unit T, Lafayette, CO 80026 | 720-535-7113 | http://www.nissis.com
Tickets:$8 for members, $12 for non-members in advance | $10 for members, $15 for non-members at the door | https://mile-high-blues-society.ticketleap.com/road-to-memphis/
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Mo, 9th – 7:00 p.m. – Via Zoom – Denver NSAI – We’re still meeting online, so if you have a song, be sure to shoot it my way before the meeting so I can have it cued up and ready to share.
~ Allen | Allen_Krehbiel @ yahoo.com
Fr, 13th – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Laurie D Jazz Duo with Jeff Fournier at Muse Performance Space, 200 East South Boulder Road, Lafayette, CO 80026 | 720-352-4327
http://www.museperformancespace.com
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February 2023
We & Th, 1st & 2nd – Auditorium Music Business Conference will bring together hundreds of music industry professionals in Denver, Colorado for a delightfully informative convention where independent industry workers can learn applied strategies for various projects and ventures. Color Coded Music (the music division of Color Coded Media Group) is hosting and we’re partnering with several Colorado-based music companies to produce this fantastic event. Registration is by donation to keep this event accessible to all. I’m writing to invite the your entire organization to our event. We’d love to connect with you all! See “Events” category.
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August 2023
6th – 10th – Rocky Mountain Guitar Camp at the Hilton Garden Inn, Arvada, CO – Sign up at
http://www.rockymountainguitarcamp.org
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TALENT NEEDED:
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FoCoMa Announces Applications Open for FoCoMX – Deadline January 11, 2023
https://focoma.org/focomx/submit
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Auditorium Music Business Conference – February 1st & 2nd – See “Events” category
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Sign Up Now for the Rocky Mountain Guitar Camp in Arvada August 6th – 10th
Announcements and Calendar for This Week
