Cobalt & the Hired Guns » mike mangione http://www.cobaltandthehiredguns.com Cobalt & the Hired Guns offical website Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:38:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Introducing the CHICAGO ROOTS COLLECTIVE http://www.cobaltandthehiredguns.com/introducing-chicago-roots-collective/ http://www.cobaltandthehiredguns.com/introducing-chicago-roots-collective/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:44:08 +0000 admin http://testing.ohaskin.com/wp/?p=135 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 … Continue reading →]]> 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

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