March 27, 2025| In Memoriam, News| Barb Dye
By Jacob Factor, KDVR-TV News | Denver Botanic Gardens’ CEO of nearly 20 years, Brian Vogt, has died,... Read More → Denver Botanic Gardens announces death of CEO Brian Vogt, 66 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths (including brief on Eric Ryan)
March 20, 2025| News| Barb Dye
Photo: Previous winner Lisa Selle | COMBO’s 2025 Songwriting Contest has started and will end May 31st,... Read More → COMBO’s Songwriting Contest Has Started – Get your song entered!
Story by Bryony Gooch, The Independent | Deja Vu – Band on stage when fire started more likely from... Read More → North Macedonia Fire: Everything we know about nightclub blaze in Kocani town
Photo: Armonia 10 (Paul is in pink suit, seated right) AP / The Independent | Peru’s president has... Read More → After Murder of Band’s Singer on His Hijacked Tour Bus, South American Country Declares State of Emergency Amid Crime Wave
When we wrote you last, we told you the good news about the Tank receiving a grant from the National... Read More → The Tank Gets Screwed – Maybe – By the Rescinding of Grant Funds
Photo: Student French Horn Player with Former Marine Band Player | By Scott Pelley, CBS NewsThe United States... Read More → DEI Order Forces Cancellation of Concert with Students // ’60 Minutes’ Profiles Collateral Damage Of Trump’s War On DEI: Students Of Color Were Denied Chance To Play With U.S. Marine Band
March 6, 2025| News, Reports| Barb Dye
Photo: Brian May || “For those about to rock… best try another genre”: New stats show that bands are... Read More → “For those about to rock… best try another genre” // “It’s already too late.” // and Bands Calling It Quits – And Others Who Live On & Tour
February 27, 2025| News| Barb Dye
By Michael Andor Brodeur, The Washington Post | There is perhaps no band closer to the president’s ear... Read More → Following Executive Orders, ‘The President’s Own’ Marine Band Scraps Concert // It’s Official: The 2025 CMT Awards Have Been Canceled
February 20, 2025| Events, News| Barb Dye
We want to thank Ms. Kirsten Texler of Audacious Management for setting this program up for us! Jake Wolf is... Read More → Next COMBO Town Hall: Jake Wolf of Wolf Academy on Music Outreach for Kids
February 20, 2025| News| Barb Dye
Photo: Ralph Yarl | By Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY | It’s a question that has haunted fans and... Read More → Tupac Murder Trial Delayed in Light of New Evidence: Reports // Andrew Lester Dies While Awaiting Sentencing in Shooting of Teen Musician Ralph Yarl
January 30, 2025| News| Barb Dye
By Will McCurdy, PC Mag | Paul McCartney has said that AI could “rip off” future generations of... Read More → Former Beatle Paul McCartney Says AI Could ‘Rip Off’ Future Generations of Musicians // Beatles Are a Big Story Ahead of the 2025 Grammys
January 23, 2025| News| Barb Dye
Video story: Josiah Bruny, CEO and Founder of Music Changing Lives, spoke about how his organization has been... Read More → Non-profit Organization Helping Wildfire Victims
By by Kay Wicker, The Grio | The Mean Green Marching Machine of Mississippi Valley State University became... Read More → Mississippi Valley State University Performs During Trump’s Inauguration After Raising $300,000 to Attend
January 17, 2025| News| Barb Dye
By Janelle Borg, Guitar World | Fender is joining the growing list of music companies and organizations... Read More → Fender Launches Initiative to Replace Instruments and Gear Destroyed by L.A. Wildfires
January 2, 2025| News| Barb Dye
Photo: MVSU Band | By Aditi Rathi, Soap Central | Unfortunately, this has opened up a can of worms . . .... Read More → MVSU GoFundMe Raises Over $3,000 as HBCU Invited for Donald Trump Inauguration // Band Faces Backlash For Raising Funds To Perform At Inauguration
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