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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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Music Grand Prize Winner May 2008

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Holy Cow! We won the GRAND PRIZE!!!

Wow.

ThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYou to everyone who took some time out and supported us! This is so ridiculously exciting – we cannot even describe what it was like watching the charts last night only to come out on top! It was crazy and surreal and awesome!

Check out our 1 chart-topping glory and listen to the other great songs from the finals here: http://www.ourstage.com/winners/2008/5/

The $5000 grand prize is going to make a huge difference for us – cutting a big chunk into our post-album-making debt. And hopefully the prestige of this big win will carry over to many more opportunities for us!

So again, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. So many of you have sent us notes or comments of congratulations and encour...

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19 comments

Posted by Hugo y Jenny on Jun 23 at 3:00 PM EDT

Great music hope to see you perform one of these days...

HJ
Posted by Cathie Fredrickson on Jun 15 at 12:02 PM EDT

Hey, love Spotlights and you Left your Sweater, is a riot!!!!! All songs have great lyrics. You guys rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Gabriel Soriano on Jun 12 at 3:47 PM EDT

hey guys,
thanks for the comment matt, i'm glad you dig my stuff. i really like you guys too. and congrats on winning the grand prize, that's some legit shit right there, plus the 5 g's must not hurt too much either good luck this month in the comps. take it easy -gabriel
Posted by REALITY ADDICTION on Jun 7 at 2:36 PM EDT

CONGRATS!!!
It was a pleasure being in the finals with you! Please keep us up on all the great things you are doing!
Best,
Cindy D'Adamo
Manager/Reality Addiction
Posted by Theo band on Jun 4 at 4:47 PM EDT

Congrats on the big win! We should do some shows together in the future.
Posted by Ukasick on Jun 4 at 1:40 PM EDT

Hey there guys!!!
Congratulations on the amazing win!!! You have a wonderful song there, and a fabulous sound!!! Well done! You deserve the win!!!! Much success to you!
Peace and blessings,
Mia Ukasick
Posted by ZStar on Jun 3 at 3:03 AM EDT

Congratulations on the big win... I really like your songs..
Keep Shining!
Zuri
Posted by eatliz on Jun 3 at 1:08 AM EDT

Congratulations for the prize!
We like "Rome" a lot.

Cheers from Israel,
Eatliz
Posted by Celtic Soundsystem on Jun 1 at 7:05 PM EDT

Congrats C & THG-A great song. Keep it up!

Martin
(celtic soundsystem)
Posted by Gabriel Soriano on Jun 1 at 1:00 PM EDT

hey guys! congratulations for getting number one in singer/songwriter male. it was such an honor being in the top 10 with you guys. hopefully we'll go neck and neck again soon i'd really like to setup some shows with you in chicago. i'll probably be out there by december (i know it's awhile away) but i'd love to open for you guys. keep up the good work and good luck in the comps this month. take care. -gabriel
Posted by Shiloh on Jun 1 at 12:35 PM EDT

way to go guys u rock congrats on the no.1
Posted by Daniel Palmer on Jun 1 at 1:16 AM EDT

Big congrats from me too on the GP win! Way to go!!
Posted by Jennifer Thomas on Jun 1 at 12:34 AM EDT

Just wanted to congratulate you guys on your win tonight! - Jennifer
Posted by Daniel Palmer on May 31 at 10:31 PM EDT

Up to You is Songwriting at its finest. Congrats on your big May channel win!
Posted by nfurlan on May 31 at 2:02 PM EDT

Looks like you guys are pretty much unstoppable... almost done voting for finals! Good luck! -Nicole
Posted by kosei on May 30 at 1:50 AM EDT

Rock on, Cobalt. Was a pleasure seeing you guys play at Oberlin, but "Up To You" is really an incredible song. Sarah (Johnson) and I have been listening to it a lot!

Keep it up!

-Jaremy
Posted by The Dave Pepper Band on May 20 at 11:29 AM EDT

Have a great week! Stay LOUD All the best, Dave Pep.
Posted by Danny Holmes on May 20 at 8:07 AM EDT

Hey Cobalt and THG,

You guys sound a bit attractively nuts, as people, and it comes across in your music. There's something there that should be out there soon, so hang on and it will, if that's what you want. Thanks for the work. I do have a very good friend in promo at Atlantic and would be willing to send your stuff on. Let me know. DH
Posted by Gabriel Soriano on May 11 at 5:00 PM EDT

you guys effing rock. i really dig your sound alot and i would love to play some shows with you guys. maybe even a little tour or something. i am heading out in september so we should coordinate some dates where i could open for you guys. where are you guys from? talk to you soon. -gabriel