Only 5 weeks left to enter COMBO’s Songwriting Contest! Get your entry in now! Easy to do – go to our website, http://www.coloradomusic.org, hit the “Enter” button, upload your song with its lyrics, and pay via Paypal. Remember: if you are a dues-paying member, you get one song entry for free so don’t waste your opportunity to enter! (Two free entries if you paid as a band!)
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COMBO’s newsletter editor will be attending the Country Jam in Mack, Colorado (west of Grand Junction) this weekend. So sad to see all the security measures that have been established in order to keep their concert goers safe between what happened in Las Vegas and the recent event in Washington state (article elsewhere in this newsletter). I’m sure that Live Nation, Neste and the fine folks at Country Jam have thought of everything.
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Jeff Gadd, a guitar-playing graduate of Berklee and now also a real estate agent, has sent the The Ultimate Summer Activity Guide for our enjoyment! This all-new 2023 guide is the hottest ticket in town – chock-full of fun, exciting and interesting things to do and see throughout Colorado. Check it out at https://cb.today/colorado/2023/summer#first | Business: 720-231-2509
jeff.gadd@cbrealty.com
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COMBO is about the LOVE of Music. We have a board of dedicated and knowledgeable musicians and other persons who make their living by Music. We offer 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 effect musicians – all musicians – everywhere. Our motto: Elevate Your Musical State! (Courtesy of Andy Ard!)
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EVENTS / CALENDAR
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Sounds of Summer!
We have lots of summer night concerts going on and many of them are free or low cost. Check them out at the following URLs for a more complete and update schedule:
All Summer: Red Rocks | http://www.redrocks.com
All Summer: Levitt Pavilion | http://www.levittdenver.com
All Summer: Film on the Rocks | http://www.denverfilm.org
All Summer: City Park Jazz | http://www.cityparkjazz.org
All Summer: Denver Arts | https://www.artscomplex.com/events/summer-at-the-arts-complex
All Summer: Music on the Mesa – Colorado Springs | https://www.bluesonthemesa.org
All Summer: Colorado Music Festival, Boulder | http://www.coloradomusicfestival.org
Blues on the Mesa (CO Springs) | https://www.bluesonthemesa.org
Record Store Day | https://recordstoreday.com/
June 23rd thru 25th – Summer Soltice Festival at The Tank, 233 County Road 46, Rangely, CO
June 30th thru July 2nd – Elevation Music Festival | http://www.worldmusicdevelopment.com
July 28th thru July 30th – Underground Music Showcases starting at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, the 28th
21 South Broadway // Spread from 6th Avenue to Alameda, Denver, CO 80209
https://tickets.undergroundmusicshowcase.com/e/underground-music-showcase-2023/tickets
August 11th thru 13th – Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival | https://thecarnationfestival.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WheatRidgeCarnationFestival/
Sept. 15th, 2023 – Telluride Blues Fest | http://www.tellurideblues.com
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June 2023
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COMBO’s 10th Annual Songwriting Contest has started! Go to our website to enter!
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Th, 22nd thru Sa, 24th – Country Jam in Mack, CO – Headliners are Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, and Cody Johnson! For tickets & more information, go to http://www.countryjam.com
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Th, 22nd – 8:30 to 11:30 pm – Laurie Dameron, Mark Diamond and Larry Thompson at Terra, 891 14th Street, #100, downtown Denver, CO 80202 | Join us for a night of jazz and blues!
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Fr, 23rd – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Guitar in the Garden Concert Series | GLOBAL Environmental Justice Project at Micah Place, 342 East 3rd Street, Loveland, CO 80537
https://globaljusticeonline.org/ | https://fb.me/e/W9i0pqlq
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Fr, 23rd – Su, 25th – Summer Soltice Festival at The Tank – http://www.tanksounds.org
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Sa, 24th – 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Denver Open Media presents Rooftop Sessions at the Buell Public Media Center, 2101 Arapahoe St., Denver | With Flo Jo, Tybo, 8th Element, Toonmac, O.T.I.S. and the Malachis | Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-sessions-tickets-649884290407
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Su, 25th – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at South Pearl Farmer’s Market, 1527 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO
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Su, 25th – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – T-Loop’s Open Mic at Dry Dock Brewing North, 2801 Tower Road, Aurora | Back-line provided | Family welcome!
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Mo, 26th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – COMBO Get-together at Illegal Pete’s, Colfax & Race – come join us and meet your fellow musicians and supporters! Lots of free parking. Outside if the weather permits!
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Fr, 30th – Su, July 2nd – World Music Development presents the Elevation Music Festival in Alma, Colorado | Go to http://www.worldmusicdevelopment.org for lots more information!
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July 2023
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Sa, 1st – World Music Development presents the Elevation Music Festival in Alma, Colorado | Go to http://www.worldmusicdevelopment.org for lots more information!
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Su, 2nd – World Music Development presents the Elevation Music Festival in Alma, Colorado | Go to http://www.worldmusicdevelopment.org for lots more information!
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Su, 2nd – Viva Streets! No auto traffic in Downtown Denver!
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Th, 6th – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron the R Gallery with Jeff Fournier on bass
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Fr, 7th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at Niwot First Friday Artwalk
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Fr, 7th – Doors 6:00 p.m. – Hazel Miller & The Collective at Cherokee Ranch & Castle, Castle Pines, CO | Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36426/production/1128031
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Su, 16th – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at The Wheel House in Niwot
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Tu, 18th – 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. – COMBO Schmoozer – Join us after work for Happy Hour at Odde’s, 9975 Wadsworth Parkway, Westminster! Come meet the Fun COMBO Board!
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Su, 23rd – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at the Highlands Market, Denver
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Su, 23rd – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – T-Loop presents an Open Mic Afternoon at north Dry Dock, 2801 Tower Road, Aurora. Backline provided. Just bring your axe and yourself – and a few friends – and have a fun afternoon at the Dry Dock. Family welcome!
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Th, 27th – 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Laurie Dameron at the East Simpson Coffee
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Fr, 28th thru Su, 30th – Underground Music Showcases starting at 3:00 p.m. on Friday | Location:
21 South Broadway // Spread from 6th Ave to Alameda, Denver, CO 80209
https://tickets.undergroundmusicshowcase.com/e/underground-music-showcase-2023/tickets
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August 2023
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Tu, 1st – COMBO’s 10th Annual Songwriting Contest ends at 11:59 p.m.!
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6th – 10th – Rocky Mountain Guitar Camp at the Hilton Garden Inn, Arvada, CO – Sign up at
http://www.rockymountainguitarcamp.org
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20th – More TBA – Memorial Service for Jim Ayers at the Buffalo Rose, Golden, CO
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TALENT NEEDED:
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? COMBO and Dry Dock Brewing North Presents an Open Mic Afternoon June 25th
? COMBO’s 10th Annual Songwriting Contest started May 1st; ends August 1st at 11:59 p.m.
? Sign Up Now for the Rocky Mountain Guitar Camp in Arvada August 6th – 10th
Announcements and Calendar for This Week
