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Category Archives: Matt’s Blog
Major News from Cobalt HQ – goodbyes, hellos, and the new record
Hi everyone! A lot of BIG news: 1) Saying goodbye to Matt… It’s with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to one of our founding members, Matt Hart, as he moves out to Seattle on April 30th. He’s got … Continue reading
Posted in Latest News, Matt's Blog
Tagged amanda, atlantic ocean, big d and the kids table, goodbye, hello, jumping around, kazoo, lady gaga, matt, midbynorthwest.com, new album, prom, recording, sax, seattle, subterannean, twitter
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Audio/Visual, Jesse's Blog, Latest News, Matt's Blog, Reviews/Press
Tagged carbon neutral, chicago bluegrass and blues festival, chicago roots collective, i fight dragons, jump the fence, kittypalooza, manno, metro, of summer, radio interview, spotlights, you left your sweater
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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 … Continue reading
“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 … Continue reading
Posted in Latest News, Matt's Blog
Tagged contest, music lovers, OurStage.com, several thousand, up to you, win, you left your sweater
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Audio/Visual, Latest News, Matt's Blog, Road Journal
Tagged accordion, cake, chapel hill nc, dear friend, horn section, jeff brown, nathan xander, of summer, sax, schubas, silliness, silly moments, the old ceremony, video
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“Of Summer” wins NY Songwriters Circle honorable mention
We won a New York Songwriters Circle Honorable Mention for “Of Summer” Check out all the finalists and honorable mentions HERE including Chicago pop sensation IJ Quinn who we met at the NYSC’s event at Schuba’s back in September. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Latest News, Matt's Blog, Reviews/Press
Tagged contest, honorable mention, love, new york songwriters circle, nysc, of summer, radio, schubas
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Interview in The Deli Chicago
Before our big tour-kick-off show at Schubas on August 12, we had the opportunity to sit down with Erin from The Deli Chicago for a quick interview. You can read it all here, but here are some choice excerpts: Double … Continue reading
Posted in Jesse's Blog, Latest News, Matt's Blog, Mike's Blog, Reviews/Press, Tom's Blog
Tagged anthem, band philosophy, dashboard confessional, fun, having a great time, heart strings, love, musical performance, of summer, review, schubas, sweet vocals, the deli chicago, the dou, the double single, tour, you left your sweater
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Live acoustic rooftop footage from BROOKLYN ROCKS blog
On the final day of our first tour this summer – July 24 in Brooklyn – we stopped in Crown Heights to do a session with the Brooklyn Rocks blog. We ended up on the roof eating some snacks, drinking some beverage, and playing an acoustic set Continue reading
Posted in Audio/Visual, Latest News, Matt's Blog, Reviews/Press, Road Journal
Tagged acoustic set, beverages, brooklyn, crown heights, nice things, no sleep till brooklyn, power pop, review, rocks, snacks, the clash, union hall, uptown, video
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Introducing the CHICAGO ROOTS COLLECTIVE
We are very pleased to announce our involvement as a founding member of the Chicago Roots Collective – a group of 10 great Chicago bands working together to build community and get their music heard.It’s a VERY exciting project that … Continue reading
Posted in Latest News, Matt's Blog, Stuff We Like
Tagged band called catch, bluegrass, chicago bands, chicago bluegrass and blues festival, chicago roots collective, cubby bear, facebook, future laureates, goodbyehome, how far to austin, jackpot donnie, mike mangione, mole hill, myspace, roots, shams band, todd kessler
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