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New Music Video!!
The video we shot amidst the results of Blizzard 2011 is done! We overcame cold and wet and hangovers (we headlined Cubby Bear the night before and celebrated appropriately) to make a sweet video for “Of Summer.” Thank you to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blizzard 2011, chicago, Cobalt & the Hired Guns, cubby bear, entertainment, frolic, music, music video, of summer, snowball fight, Summer, thundersnow, weather
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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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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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"Of Summer" voted #1 modern rock song on OurStage.com

“Of Summer,” track 2 of The Double Single, rose to the top of the charts this month to become the #1 song in the OurStage.com modern rock channel for September! The song garnered several thousand plays in the month, and … Continue reading
Posted in Audio/Visual, Latest News, Reviews/Press
Tagged #1 song, modern rock, of summer, OurStage.com, the double single, top of the charts, winamp radio
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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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Radio Radio – XRT and WLUW Love

As if things were not exciting enough already over here in Cobalt-land getting ready for our big summer tour, we had a big week in Chicago radio last week when our new song “Of Summer” was played on WXRT 93.1 … Continue reading
Posted in Latest News, Reviews/Press
Tagged angelic vocals, chicago radio, chicago's finest rock, love, of summer, radio radio, richard milne, WLUW, wxrt, xrt
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