What's Up! Magazine » coty hogue http://whatsup-magazine.com Bellingham's music scene magazine Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Compilation – Various Artists – Breakfast for Dinner http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/12/08/compilation-various-artists-breakfast-for-dinner/ http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/12/08/compilation-various-artists-breakfast-for-dinner/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:20:22 +0000 Eric Holl http://whatsup-magazine.com/?p=9991270
Compilations have long held a special place in my heart; within this special place is an even special-er space devoted to local compilations. This appreciation began sometime in middle school after discovering North of Nowhere, a 19-track CD of Bellingham bands, most of whom I have never even heard of, and has continued with the [...]]]>
Compilations have long held a special place in my heart; within this special place is an even special-er space devoted to local compilations. This appreciation began sometime in middle school after discovering North of Nowhere, a 19-track CD of Bellingham bands, most of whom I have never even heard of, and has continued with the help of Four Dots, ancient KUGS cassettes and impressive collections by MASA, Estrus, Clickpop, Murder Mountain and countless other DIY efforts.

My appreciation is not just in being able to easily discover new bands (at least to me), but in that they serve as documents for our community’s musical history. Breakfast For Dinner, self-released from the ruins of Friendship City, steps up and offers 11 tracks into our town’s legacy, including intimate solo efforts from Cumulus, Nick Duncan and Coty Hogue, So Adult channeling a sober Westerberg, Stuck and Femme Uke’s adult-friendly sing along “F’uked Up”. Council of Lions contribute a track not found on their new EP while the now defunct Connecticut Four do the opposite.

Closing this record is Party Thighs’ ode to crazy cat women, and Aryeh Gonif lamenting backward Seahawk caps at Rumors. Despite its short playtime, Breakfast For Dinner covers a lot of area and serves as a great snapshot for Bellingham 2009.

Self Released

]]> http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/12/08/compilation-various-artists-breakfast-for-dinner/feed/ 0 October/November Bellingham Compilation http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/12/04/octobernovember-bellingham-compilation/ http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/12/04/octobernovember-bellingham-compilation/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:18:59 +0000 Brent Cole http://whatsup-magazine.com/?p=229 Download the October/November Compilation here Boris Budd and the Waterboarders – Roll on Roller Betties The Oregon Donor – October/November Compilation Council of Lions – Six Point Two Percent Vintage Rhymes and Valentines – The New Year OuiSi – The Party Snug Harbor – A Version of Love Amber Darland – Without Blame Coty Hogue – Word in Hand Anna Schaad – Mermaid MURmen – [...]]]>
November 2009 Cover by Bradley Lockhart

November 2009 Cover by Bradley Lockhart

Download the October/November Compilation here

Boris Budd and the Waterboarders – Roll on Roller Betties

The Oregon Donor – October/November Compilation

Council of Lions – Six Point Two Percent

Vintage Rhymes and Valentines – The New Year

OuiSi – The Party

Snug Harbor – A Version of Love

Amber Darland – Without Blame

Coty Hogue – Word in Hand

Anna Schaad – Mermaid

MURmen – In Cars We Faded Far Too Wasted

]]> http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/12/04/octobernovember-bellingham-compilation/feed/ 0 Coty Hogue – To the West http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/10/07/coty-hogue-to-the-west/ http://whatsup-magazine.com/2009/10/07/coty-hogue-to-the-west/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:17:20 +0000 Boris Budd http://whatsup-magazine.com/?p=104
Coty Hogue hits it out of the park with her new full length album To the West. This album offers up a slice of Americana with introspective songs of renewal and hope performed flawlessly by Hogue. The vocal performance shines with Hogue’s fabulous voice grabbing the listener and inviting them into the Appalachia feelings of nature [...]]]>
Coty Hogue hits it out of the park with her new full length album To the West. This album offers up a slice of Americana with introspective songs of renewal and hope performed flawlessly by Hogue.

The vocal performance shines with Hogue’s fabulous voice grabbing the listener and inviting them into the Appalachia feelings of nature and nostalgia. Coty brings it home early in the record with the haunting “Dear Mother.” The song evokes the feelings and hardships of family, farms, and money. I also loved the a Capella “Shiloh’s Hill/Battle of Shiloh Hill.” The song made me feel as if I were involved in a Civil War era march with my unit after a bloody battle. Part gospel, part country, the number really hits hard. Coty shows the ability to write words that are reflective of a time in the past, but they also have a fresh, current feel that keeps interest. This is evident in the awesome, “Undone in Sorrow,” a country tear jerker that pretty much does what the title says it will.

My favorite track on the record though is the Patsy Cline like “Sugar Moon.” Hogue just sounds downright hot when she sings this song. The group behind Coty really does a fine job of setting the mood for this one. Overall, the band does it right through the whole record. I like Coty Hogue a lot. She has a great amount of talent.

Cello Room Productions

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