Bio
Cobalt & the Hired Guns is a boot-stompin', tambourine-shakin', irresistibly genuine good time. Seamlessly blending upbeat genres from Americana to PopPunk, this dynamic four piece puts on a rambunctious show filled with emotion and sharp musicianship. This band is about love and guts, energy and enthusiasm - refusing to pretend they aren't having fun. 2008's Jump the Fence saw the band getting serious about art and environmentalism - the album was a carbon neutral project - and the new Double Single ("You Left Your Sweater" & "Of Summer") aims for the rafters with a one-two punch of rip-roaring cow punk! Mike Roth ...
Schubas w/ The Old Ceremony was FANTASTICO
We had a fantastic time playing with Nathan Xander (from Chicago) and The Old Ceremony (from Chapel Hill, NC) last Monday at Schubas! The show featured a new Sax-o-licious horn section of Amanda and Jeff, as well as our dear friend Jeff Brown pretty-ing it up on the accordion.Thanks so much to everyone who came out on a Monday night to fill up that great room and rock out with us. This was our 4th time playing at Schubas since May and it sure does feel like home. So much so that we keep on (Matt keeps on) having ...
T-Shirts
ALL ONLINE ORDERS INCLUDE: ~ a FREE CD of our latest release The Double Single ~ Dino-on-a-Bike stickers ~ $1 shipping charge per item ~ a whole lot of love from us and USPS American Apparel ANTLERS T-Shirt Men's Cut - designed by Alex Blom - www.supergirlart.com $15 Size SMLXL Color Kelly GreenBaby BlueRaspberry Buy Men's ANTLERS T-Shirt AND Jump the Fence CD for $20 (save $5) Size SMLXL Color Kelly GreenBaby BlueRaspberry American Apparel TRAIN T-Shirt Women's Cut (all colors) or Men's (yellow only) Handmade and designed by Alex Blom www.supergirlart.com $15 - WARNING: Women's cut runs small! thanks American Apparel... Size SMLXL Color Baby BlueKelly GreenRaspberryMen's Yellow Buy Women's TRAIN T-Shirt AND Jump the Fence ...
Video
For ALL the video footage we have (especially the random and/or silly stuff) visit our YouTube Channel: CobaltandtheHGs as well as the "Audio/Visual" category of our blog "Uptown" recorded live at Duke University, during our opening slot for Dashboard Confessional on 3.31.09. This was an awesome, incredibly memorable show! Also check out footage of "MySpace" from this night below. An early incarnation of our new song "Wreckage" recorded live at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ on 7.13.09. 80's throwback superimposing light show crazy time! Our new song "MySpace" (or "Like You Like Me") recorded live at Duke University, during our ...
The Double Single
lyrics - credits - awards - reviews LYRICS: You Left Your Sweater... Of Summer You Left Your Sweater... by t. fort, ASCAP Well she's headed from Cheyenne to Maine And she's only in Chicago for a day So I'm gonna make the most Of playing host I've always got tomorrow to cry I offer a shower and wine She says "I'm good like this and cold beer would be fine" So take me as you have me Cuz baby you can't keep me I have to be leaving by nine You and I both know why you came here A gamble we both sought to loose You and I we both paid the dealer To trade in our riches ...
Jump the Fence
lyrics - credits - awards - reviews LYRICS: Rome Never a Harbor Secrets of the Burgh Spotlights Up to You Self Portrait Boston and Alone Chicago Rome As you sit solemn faced, sonnets scrawled in your book and you’re Determined to keep chaste, as me and the boys call you out in the street You’re heartbroken and hard-nosed with your brim pulled low so your eyes won’t show And you’re stuck ‘cause you believe that she’s the woman of your dreams (well) I’ve got news... yeah I’ve got news she’s far from the best, you could do... Through all your Rosalyns and your Tybalts, built for you like bookends After your star crossed loves, I’ll be your brother You’ll be my Romeo And I’ll ...
Cobalt & the Hired Guns IS:
Cobalt & the Hired Guns is a boot-stompin’, tambourine-shakin’, irresistibly genuine good time. Seamlessly blending upbeat genres from Americana to PopPunk, this dynamic four piece puts on a rambunctious show filled with emotion and sharp musicianship. This band is about love and guts, energy and enthusiasm - refusing to pretend they aren’t having fun.
2008’s Jump the Fence saw the band getting serious about art and environmentalism - the album was a carbon neutral project - and the new release The Double Single ("You Left Your Sweater" & "Of Summer") aims for the rafters with a one-two punch of rip-roaring cow punk!
Latest News
Working with Brian Humphrey
He keeps asking us to die. Really. He talked a lot about how we were gonna be “Doing a lot of dying this weekend”. It was intense, but it’s supposed to be an intense process when someone pushes you past your comfort zone. But that’s... [Read more of this blog entry]
Introducing, You!
hey. Hey out there in bloggity land! This is Jesse. Right now the band is having some down time in Durham, NC while we’re waiting to play a show with State Radio tonight. It’s actually sunny here, which is wonderful, because it is a crappy... [Read more of this blog entry]
Cobalt Sold Out. The Metro. With State Radio.
Wow. They are so friendly.State Radio are just a killer bunch of guys. I’m sorry- let me start at the beginning. Mike got in Wednesday. Seeing him back in town- it’s not just like him coming home; it’s like all of us getting home again.... [Read more of this blog entry]
Metro review on Stic-of-the-Week
A great little review of our big show at the Metro last Saturday just posted at the Stic-of-the-Week blog. Here is a small exceprt, click the link to read the whole article: For those of you who are not familiar with this band, I would say what are... [Read more of this blog entry]
Fearless Radio interview with Ryan Manno
In the week leading up to our big show at the Metro with I Fight Dragons, the Cobalt & the HGs crew was VERY busy with various promotional gigs. The funniest one was probably our spot with Ryan Manno and Fearless Radio - playing some tunes and answering... [Read more of this blog entry]
Lumino Magazine interviews Tom & Matt
In the week leading up to the big Metro show with I Fight Dragons, Tom & Matt got a chance to sit down and wax philosophical with Barmey Ung of Lumino Magazine. Here are some clips: You have to give them props for being so organized and really representing... [Read more of this blog entry]
Vote for us as Band-of-the-Month at the Deli Chicago Magazine!
We are honored to have been selected as a finalist for the Deli Magazine’s Chicago band-of-the-Month poll! We are also happy to be in such good company, especially with our Chicago Roots Collective brethren Band Called Catch. SO now we need your... [Read more of this blog entry]
“You Left Your Sweater…” wins #1 IndiePop song
Many Much Winnings! With your help our song “You Left Your Sweater…” was the #1 song in the IndiePop channel on OurStage.com! The song garnered several thousand plays in the month, and people seemed to really dig it Thanks SO much... [Read more of this blog entry]
HUGE SHOW at the METRO on Dec. 12 w/ I Fight Dragons
Let’s be clear about this: THIS IS OUR BIGGEST SHOW EVER. So if you haven’t been to a show in a while, or if we’ve invited you before and it never quite worked out, this is the time to show up. WE ARE PLAYING THE METRO ON A SATURDAY... [Read more of this blog entry]
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