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 a hunger for salt water and topography, and will be broadcasting his experiences diving [...]

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 some questions. This one was just Jesse, Matt, [...]

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 what a music scene is supposed to [...]

“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 to those of you who took some time, especially on the last day of [...]

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 [...]

"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 a great organization, and we are thrilled to be getting the recognition!
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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 Single was the perfect way to kick off a Chicago summer.  You Left Your Sweater is [...]

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

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 has come out of the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival we played last fall – [...]