Cobalt & the Hired Guns

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Cobalt & the Hired Guns
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Cobalt & the Hired Guns performing at the Abbey Pub, Chicago, October 2007
Background information
Also known asCobalt, CATHG
Origin Chicago and Oberlin College
Genres Americana, Pop punk, Rock
Years active2003 – present
Website CobaltandtheHiredGuns.com
MembersMatt Hart (vocals, guitar, bass)
Tomlinson Fort (vocals, guitar, bass)
Jesse Alexander (drums, vocals, percussion)
Mike Roth (bass, guitar, vocals)
Larry Bailey (bass, vocals (live))

Cobalt & the Hired Guns is an Americana-punk pop-rock band based in Chicago. They have been interviewed in The Deli Magazine, where they were named Chicago's Artist(s) of the Month. [1] In May 2009, they were finalists for MetroMix's Rock 'n' Vote competition, but first place went to another local band, I Fight Dragons. [2] Other online reviews include The Brooklyn Paper's video review, [3] and Jersey Beat . [4]

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History

Matt Hart and Tomlinson Fort are the founding members of CATHG, and members Mike Roth and Jesse Alexander joined soon after the band's inception in 2003 at Oberlin College in Ohio. The band members graduated from Oberlin in 2006, and headed back to Chicago, where Matt and Tomilnson grew up. The band released their first Carbon neutral album in 2008, Jump the Fence.

In January 2012, the band created a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the recording of their newest album, Everybody Wins, which raised $8,000. Fans that donated money to the campaign chose from prize options such as receiving mix CDs, having the band play a show in the fan's hometown, and becoming an 'Honorary Hired Gun' and being named on the album. "Everybody Wins!" was released June 12, 2012. [5]

Discography

Chicago Roots Collective

CATHG is a founding member of the Chicago Roots Collective, a consortium of 10 local Chicago bands working together to promote each other's music. [6] The idea to form the collective came about in the fall of 2008 at the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival.

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References

  1. The Deli Chicago's Interview with CATHG Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. MetroMix Chicago's 2009 Rock 'n' Vote Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Brooklyn Paper
  4. The Jersey Beat
  5. "Jesse".
  6. "Chicago Roots Collective". Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-02.