“Gigging…” covers everything that any band or solo artist needs to know about booking gigs, getting paid for those gigs, and how to get along with the sound engineer.
COMBO is about the “Business” of Music. Our mission is to teach musicians about the ins & outs of the music industry. We, as such, do not “promote” music but we do! In other words, we are not promoters like Live Nation or AEG but rather the behind-the-scenes people who help musicians to advance their careers! Our articles represent some phase of music business that could effect musicians – all musicians – everywhere.
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Calling all music lovers! Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s Local Set is an uniquely intimate, indoor Red Rocks experience that features local Colorado musicians, themed menus for a full dinner buffet, drinks and a once in a lifetime opportunity for a backstage tour. Headlining the next Red Rocks Local Sets is rising pop-star Raquel Garcia on Feb. 13. Experience Red Rocks like you never have before at Local Set! http://www.redrocks.com
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Talent Needed:
● Apply to Perform at the 2020 Underground Music Showcase
● Greek Traditional and Pop Music Needed for Placement ASAP [Fee to be paid]
● Podunk Bluegrass Festival Looking for Music | http://www.podunkbluegrass.com
● Girls Rock Denver Summer Camp this July 6-11 at GALS Denver http://www.girlsrockdenver.org
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http://www.coloradomusic.org/colorado-music-business-organization-combo/calendar/
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Events – February 2020
Jams:
Rudy’s Tuesday Night Jams, EastFax Tap, E. Colfax & Tamarac, Denver – 7-9:00 p.m.
MHBS sponsored Blues Jam happens EVERY Sunday at Rockabillies, 12363 West 64th Avenue
Blues Jam at Long Shots, 4400 Ward Road – more info at:
https://denver.craigslist.org/muc/d/wheat-ridge-thursday-blues-jam-tonight/7057308383.html
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Th-Sa, 20th – 22nd – Durango Songwriters Expo – Ventura, CA – Registration Deadline Feb 9 – Listening Sessions, Showcases, Songwriting Success! http://www.durango-songwriters-expo.com
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Mo, 24th – Mark Guiliana, private drum workshop sponsored by Rupp’s Drums – 303-756-5777
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Mo, 24th – COMBO Meeting, Irish Snug, 1201 E. Colfax – “Booking Your Band” – 7:00 p.m.
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Fr, 28th – Songwriter’s in the Round, Burns Family Ales, https://burnsalesdenver.com/ – 7:30 p.m.
Fr, 28th – Mojomama, Kerry Pastine, Cass Clayton at e-Town, 1535 Spruce St, Boulder, Colorado 80302 | https://www.facebook.com/events/836017083511275/
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Sa, 29th – Balanced Breakfast at Mercury Café, 2199 California St., Denver – 11:00 a.m.
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Sa, 29th – Global Chamber Up With People Concert at Infinity Park Event Center
4400 E Kentucky Ave., Denver, CO 80246 | http://www.upwithpeople.org
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Artists – February 2020
[COMBO Dues-Paying Members: Be sure to send us YOUR schedule!]
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Sa, 22nd – J.J. Fraser at Water 2 Wine, 8130 S. University Blvd #110, Centennial CO 80122 – 6:00
Fr, 28th – Jonny Barber at the Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St (D&F Tower), Denver, CO 80202 | Phone: 303-293-0075
Sa, 29th – Rachel Alena at Por Wine House, 701-A Main St., Louisville, 7:00 p.m.
Sa, 29th – Wendy Clark Band, Gennaro’s Café, 2598 S. Broadway, Denver, 9:00 – 11:30 p.m.
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Events – March 2020
Jams:
Rudy’s Tuesday Night Jams, EastFax Tap, E. Colfax & Tamarac, Denver – 7-9:00 p.m.
MHBS sponsored Blues Jam happens EVERY Sunday at Rockabillies, 12363 West 64th Avenue
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Th, 5th – Golden Eagle Concert Band, Apex Community Rec Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003 | 7:00 p.m. | ALL AGES! Family show! | http://goldeneagleconcertband.org/
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Fr, 6th – First Friday Jazz Hop – FREE – See “Events” – or go to:
https://www.milehighfestivals.com/calendar/2020/1/9/first-friday-five-points-jazz-hop
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Fr, 13th – Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, “Motown and More” – Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Sa, 14th – Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, “Motown and More” – Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Audiences of all ages will enjoy classic hits by Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and a plethora of Motown-inspired music by contemporary artists including Beyoncé, Bruno Mars and Lizzo!
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Mo, 23rd – COMBO Meeting, Irish Snug, 1201 E. Colfax – 7:00 p.m.
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Fr, 27th – 4/18/20 – Equinox Theatre Company Presents Monty Python’s Spamalot – 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance/$30 at the door/$22 for groups of 6 or more in advance only.
At The Bug Theatre at 3654 Navajo Street in Denver. Tickets and more information available online at http://www.EquinoxTheatreDenver.com
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Artists – March 2020
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Coming April 3rd! Outlaw Country Revisited, featuring Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts
Summit Music Hall | https://www.summitdenver.com/
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Coming April 4th !
Nordic Daughter: Check out Folk Hogan from Salt Lake City! They are Joining us on an amazing evening of revelry with headliner Nordic Daughter and openers Melody in Heart and Nova Somnia. Pick Up a Horn and raise it to those that have come before as we ring in a new season!
At The Venue, 1451 Cortez Street, Denver, Colorado 80221, General Admission $15.00
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Coming April 19th! Vintage Voltage Expo! More info under “Events” (for friends and fans of vintage audio, radio, music gear and electronics)
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Fr, 24th – Wendy Clark, Chris Coward, Andy Sweeter – k/a Dos Locos at The Englewood Tavern,
4386 S Broadway, Englewood, Colorado 80113 | 8:00 p.m.
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BELL RINGERS: Previous article ringing a bell? Look for it on COMBO’s Website!
● Warning Signs of Suicide 1-800-273-TALK
● COMBO’s YouTube Channel Features Videos From Our Meetings and Friends
● Mental Wellness Meetup at Youth On Record, 1301 W. 10th Ave., Denver – Sundays 3-5 pm
● Vintage Voltage Expo – April 19, 2020
● Mountain Mamas Music is a Music Organization Created by Women, for Women.
● Prayers Asked for Geno Sirokman
● The Local 303 Celebrates Black History Month
● An update to a 37-year-old digital protocol could profoundly change the way music sounds
● Connecticut’s Podunk Bluegrass Festival Looking for Music
● Moni Black, Widow of Jimmy Carl Black of The Mothers, Has JCB’s Merch to Sell
● Know a Rad Kid (8-17) Who Would Like to Rock Out at the Girls Rock Denver Summer Camp this July 6-11 at GALS Denver?
● Flying With a Musical Instrument? Tips to Help You Land on a Good Note
● ‘It’s Kaputt.’ Movers Accidentally Drop Virtuoso’s One-of-a-kind $194,000 Piano
● Sir Van Morrison Overjoyed at Receiving Knighthood
● In a Win For the World, ‘Parasite’ Takes Best Picture Oscar
● Lizzo’s Guitarist Celisse on Guitar Pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe: ‘Rock ‘n’ roll really is a black woman’
● Maggie Gyllenhaal to Play Elvis Presley’s Mom in Baz Luhrmann’s Musical Drama
● Colorado Sound’s Chris Kresge Adds Two More Hours of Radio Show
● How Toto’s “Africa” Became the New “Don’t Stop Believin”
● The Denver Concert Band’s Next Show – Sunday, March 1st at the Lone Tree Arts Center
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