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Marc M Cogman

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Marc M Cogman

new single: “Right With God” - a Minnesota fundraiser

go Here to download the single and give money to a good cause.

Last week the band and I had the opportunity to travel to Minnesota to make my next record, a set of circumstances that unexpectedly paired us with good people smack-dab in the middle of a fight for their city and their lives. While we would retire each night to the house on the property, they would drive back night after night into the chaos, to protect their friends and neighbors, attend community meetings, and defend their city.

We recorded a new song on January 16, and we’ve gone ahead and released it as a way to raise money. It’s called “Right With God.”

I sing this song at the perpetrators, enablers, and defenders of this regime. But perhaps most of all, I sing it at the unbelievable hypocrisy at work in those who would claim a religious identity as the motivation for taking these actions, supporting these injustices, and defending these crimes. Others might have the capacity to forgive you. I do not.

At my Bandcamp site, $1.00 (or a name your own donation) gets you a download of the song, with every cent going towards organizations helping the victims of the fascist invasion of Minneapolis/St. Paul. We’re receiving good recommendations from locals on what those orgs should be and will tell you when we identify them.

Moreover, for anyone willing to make a larger donation who doesn’t yet have all the first four records on CD or the last four records on vinyl: give $25 or more and let me know which one you’d like (or what you’d like me to send to a friend on your behalf).

Special thanks to the hero Nick Tveitbakk who recorded and mixed the track at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, and James Cheeks III for directing the video.

Donate Here to Receive a Download of "Right With God"

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Since his 2007 debut, Welcome to the Danger Show, Marc M Cogman has built a deep catalog of critically acclaimed albums ranging from indie-rock to Americana. Born in Washington DC and raised along the northeast coast, he fronted rock bands in Boston and Los Angeles before beginning his solo career. Sometimes alone with an acoustic guitar or piano, sometimes backed by his long-time band, The Dead Messengers, his music has been heard in motion pictures and on stages across America and the world.

Over the years, Cogman has collaborated with a bevy of world-class musicians, producers, and mixers in some of America’s greatest recording studios to release nine full-length albums. A throwback to an era when the LP was king, Cogman crafts each group of songs to be a cohesive whole, with musical and lyrical themes that make each a unique statement and a snapshot of that moment in time. In the tradition of those who made album-oriented rock music, each record is pressed on vinyl in addition to being released digitally.

From 2022 to 2024, COgman undertook his most ambitious project yet. Diving deep into his family tree, he created a double LP telling stories of his parents, grandparents, and further ancestors, deeply intertwined with the history of the place they called home: Oklahoma. Utilizing archival audio, support from his backing band, the Dead Messengers, a wide array of guest musical collaborators, and his same brand of expert americana songwriting, Cogman has crafted his fined album yet.

Heritage, Legacy, and the Blood-Red Dirt arrives March 21, 2025 from Last 3 Punks records on limited edition vinyl and in digital retailers everywhere.

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Heritage, Legacy, and the Blood-Red Dirt arrives March 21, 2025 from Last 3 Punks records on limited edition vinyl and in digital retailers everywhere.