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 when you grow. It’s when you’re at your best and [...]

Introducing, You!

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 dark snow mess in Chicago right now.  We now have this [...]

Cobalt Sold Out. The Metro. With State Radio.

Cobalt & the Hired Guns climbed the stairs, had the largest huddle ever and took the stage. First I should tell you, the show was all ages. So there were a bunch of teenages pressed across the front, but I saw some 9 year olds in the balcony. Yes, 9. I went up later and checked. Some cool little 9 year olds, I tell ya. They started screaming just as we walked out. I love playing all ages shows. The kids are just excited to BE there. To be part of what’s happening. Their energy and enthusiasm is contagious.

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 you waiting for? Put down your coffee and [...]

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 [...]

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 vote! It takes anywhere from 1.5 – 2.3 seconds to do, and we [...]

“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 [...]

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 NIGHT!
We’re pulling out all the stops [...]

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 [...]

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