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Combo kicks off anniversary season in Dallas

10:56 AM CDT on Thursday, June 25, 2009

This fall, Denton’s polka innovators Brave Combo will hit a milestone. The band celebrates its 30th anniversary with a tour.

Courtesy photo/Jane Finch

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Oh, it’s the Geico caveman aerial banner. Brave Combo — from left, Carl Finch, Little Jack Melody, Arjuna Contreras, Danny O’Brien and Jeffrey Barnes — plays Dallas this weekend on a tour that leads to a 30th anniversary bash in Denton.

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The group has a big bash scheduled for next month in Denton but officially begins its celebratory shows with a date in Dallas at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Sons of Hermann Hall, 3414 Elm St.

The Brazen Bellies, a Dallas belly dancing troupe, will perform with the band during some numbers.

Brave Combo will play dates in Sherman, Coppell, Oklahoma and Nebraska before putting on a special anniversary show at Dan’s Silverleaf Aug. 29.

—Lucinda Breeding

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