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Dang. The event that will happen at Metro tomorrow night is turning out to be not just a rock show, but a Most Spectacular Extravaganza. We’ll be giving out FREE CDS of one of the tracks we just recorded with Sean O’Keefe, our NEW TSHIRTS are scheduled to be there, and we have a few more fun surprises lined up.

Also, our Tenor Sax player’s band, Kemman, has been added to the bill. It’s their triumphant return to the stage after a baby-centric hiatus. Make sure to get your tickets in advance so you don’t miss out on all of this! See our Shows section for more info and how to get tickets for only $6.

And Now a Word From CO&HG

Introducing the CHICAGO ROOTS COLLECTIVE

Chicago-Roots-CollectiveWe 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 – we are really pumped to be working more formally with bands we already know, love, and have been playing with around the city.  It has already proven to be a great resource and community for all the bands involved.

Chicago Roots Collective roster:CRC Sept. 19th Poster

Cobalt & the Hired Guns – Mole Hill
Goodbyehome – Band Called Catch
How Far To Austin – The Shams Band

Mike Mangione – The Future Laureates
Jackpot Donnie – Todd Kessler

The Collective‘s big kick-off festival/show at the Cubby Bear in September was a big success, with all 10 bands playing and over 500 people attending.  The Collective has also gotten some nice press on OurVinyl.com and is generating a buzz around the city

Please take a listen and become a fan of the CRC on MySpace and Facebook.  For more info, email matt@cobaltandthehiredguns.com

Links for you!

The Shams Band  http://www.myspace.com/theshamsband
http://www.youtube.com/theshamsband

Molehill – http://www.myspace.com/enterthemolehill
http://www.youtube.com/enterthemolehill

How Far to Austin – http://www.myspace.com/howfartoaustin
http://www.youtube.com/howfartoaustin

Mike Mangione & His Band – http://www.myspace.com/mikemangione
http://www.youtube.com/mikemangione

Band Called Catch – http://www.myspace.com/bandcalledcatch
http://www.youtube.com/bandcalledcatch

The Future Laureates – http://www.myspace.com/thefuturelaureates
http://www.youtube.com/thefuturelaureates

Goodbye Home – http://www.myspace.com/jacksoncombsmusic
http://www.youtube.com/jacksoncombs

Cobalt & The Hired Guns – http://www.myspace.com/cobaltandthehiredguns
http://www.youtube.com/cobaltandtheHGs

Jackpot Donnie – http://www.myspace.com/jackpotdonnie
http://www.youtube.com/jackpotdonnie

Todd Kessler & The New Folk – http://www.myspace.com/toddkessler ,
http://www.youtube.com/toddkessler82