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Cobalt & the Hired Guns

JUMP THE FENCE

About Me

Cobalt & the Hired Guns is a boot-stompin', tambourine-shakin', irresistibly genuine good time. Seamlessly blending upbeat genres from Americana to Ska, this dynamic four piece puts on a rambunctious show filled with sharp musicianship and emotion. Cobalt & the Hired Guns is about love and guts, energy and enthusiasm - refusing to pretend they aren't having fun.

Their new record Jump the Fence, created at Chicago Recording Company with producer/engineer Brian Humphrey (State Radio, The Hives, Stephen Kellogg) , is a fresh blend of dance-fueling vigor and introspective sentiment. Jump the Fence is also a carbon neutral album - all of the greenhouse gases associated with the recording, production, and direct promotion of the CD were offset via investments in wind energy.

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Member Since: 2/13/2008
Band Website: cobaltandthehiredguns.com
Band Members: Ourstage.com Acceptance Speech (Gag Reel)

Alie Plotsky - drums, vocals, percussion

Mike Roth - bass, guitar, vocals

Tom Fort - vocals, guitar, bass

Matt Hart - vocals, guitar, bass

Other players on Jump the Fence record: Josh Lava (piano, organ, keys), Meg Risso (cello), Craig Dryer (sax), Pete Foss (organ), Dan Gingold (trombone), Brian Humphrey (mandolin), and Jeff Piper (additional percussion)
Sounds Like: rock/folk/pop/blues/awesome

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Record Label: Updawg Records (self-released)
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My Blog

Were up for a i-Go mixCD slot with Wilco & Neko Case! Please take 4 seconds to vote!

Hey Y'all,Fresh off one contest win and on to the next!  The awesome Chicago car-sharing company I-Go is putting together a compilation CD of Chicago artists called "Driving Music" that will be i...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:50:00 PST

Holy Cow! We won the OurStage.com NUMBER 1 song GRAND PRIZE!!!

Wow.  After topping the Male Singer/Songwriter chart for most of May, winning the quarter and semi-finals at the 1 spot, last night at 11pm CST we locked in at 1 for the finals - making us, with ...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:04:00 PST

We Need Your Help! Were in the OurStage.com quarter-finals! Vote by May 29!

So last month Matt found this cool free site called www.Ourstage.com where bands and artists can upload their songs into various genre channels to be judged head-to-head by thousands of other bands, a...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:34:00 PST

Yall are the BEST - Record Release Party a Huge Success!

To our most loved friends and fans,You braved the rain and the heat, you sweated with us in the basement of the Elbo Room all night long and you made last Saturday a night we will always remember. You...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Mon, 05 May 2008 03:06:00 PST

Oh-Hi-Oh-Hi-Oh-Hi-Oh

Just wanted to give a quick shoutout to everyone who saw us in oberlin and Akron this weekend!  We had an awesome little mini-tour and we're so glad y'all loved all the new tunes.  Drop us a...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:45:00 PST

Far from Chicago? Pre-Order the new CD online!

Dear Friends and Supporters,If you live far from Chicago and cannot make it to our May 3rd Record Release party @ the Elbo Room, fret not! PRE-ORDER Jump the Fence online from CDBaby!http://www. cdbab...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:08:00 PST

SouthBySouthBy

Cobalt & the Hired Guns take South By Southwest music conference and festival by storm:Thank you, Austin. Thank you for the shows. Thank you for the sun. Thanks for the free food and the free beer...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:51:00 PST

Rockin Out @ the Red Line Tap

Thanks to everyone who made it to the show last night at the Red Line Tap!  We had a really good time, debuted a brand new song, and started passing out our Jump the Fence sampler CD with "Rome" ...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:38:00 PST

Welcome to the New Stuff and the Contest Winner!

Welcome to the new myspace site for the band newly named "Cobalt & the Hired Guns," featuring new music from the upcoming CD Jump the Fence - due out May 3rd!  New New New New New.Thanks for ...
Posted by Cobalt & the Hired Guns on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:41:00 PST