Denver Venues Host Benefit Concert for Kathy Taylor
Multiple Denver-area shows over the November 6-7, 2026 weekend included a benefit to help Kathy Taylor pay a property tax bill.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Other — General
Denver-area music venues hosted several concerts on November 6 and 7, 2026, including a Stand Together Denver benefit show at the Oriental that raised money for Kathy Taylor. Taylor is trying to keep her home and owes a large property tax bill.
Why it matters
The benefit shows and an associated GoFundMe give local musicians and fans a direct way to help a neighbor facing a property tax bill she is trying to pay to keep her home. The weekend also highlighted the Denver live-music scene across several venues.
Westword has set a fundraising goal of $50,000 by December 31 for the effort. The amount raised so far and the total size of the tax bill are not yet reported.
The players
Daniel Donato
Daniel Donato is a musician who performed at two Denver-area venues over the November 6-7, 2026 weekend.
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela is a Mexican acoustic guitar duo known for their virtuosic fingerstyle playing, who performed at the Boulder Theater on the same weekend.
Stand Together Denver
Stand Together Denver is the organizer of the benefit bill staged at the Oriental to raise money for Kathy Taylor.
The details
On Friday night, King Rat, Nasty's Nightmare featuring Uncle Nasty, and the Hippie Werewolves performed at the Oriental in a Stand Together Denver bill, with proceeds donated to Kathy Taylor. The performing acts also set up a GoFundMe to help her pay the property tax bill. The same weekend, Daniel Donato played Cervantes' Other Side on November 6 and the Mission Ballroom on November 7, while Rodrigo y Gabriela performed at the Boulder Theater.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: Daniel Donato performs at Cervantes' Other Side and the Oriental benefit show takes place.
November 7, 2026: Daniel Donato performs at the Mission Ballroom.
December 31, 2026: Target date for Westword's $50,000 fundraising goal.
Industry Dynamics
Benefit concerts like the Oriental show follow a long-standing pattern in which local music scenes organize shows to cover individual financial emergencies. The Denver event shows that pattern applied to a property tax bill rather than medical or funeral costs.
Readers who want to help can contribute through the GoFundMe set up by the performing acts for Kathy Taylor's property tax bill. Future Denver benefit shows of this kind are typically announced through local venue listings.
The takeaway
Local live-music venues can serve as a direct channel for helping neighbors through benefit shows and crowdfunding campaigns. Readers who want to support Kathy Taylor can contribute to the GoFundMe while the fundraising goal remains open.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Denver Westword.
