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Quizshow featured on Seattle Wave Radio

Bar | October 15, 2021

Hey all! The new album Quizshow is being released this week (!!!), so we hoping for all sorts of exciting updates as reactions or reviews start pouring in. First up, Seattle Wave Radio is featuring the entire Quizshow album on their new site, in both the “Rock” and “NW Prime” […]

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Hive added to EPK

Bar | July 29, 2021

For those of you interested in hearing one of the new tracks off Quizshow, we’ve added the song “Hive” to our Electronic Press Kit (EPK for short) that we’re sending out to venues and radio stations. So you can hear the FULL song in all it’s glory. There is a […]

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Quizshow Sampler

Bar | July 12, 2021

We’re excited to share with you a sampler of the new songs from the upcoming Quizshow album. There’s just a quick snippet per song, so you get a sense of each hook and unique sound! Quizshow is set to be released in October 2021. 10 tracks. Mastered by the great […]

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Welcome (back) to Rob

Bar | January 29, 2021

Obol would like to extend a big “welcome back” to Rob Sones, who will step into Obol to help us finish recording the Quizshow album. A few years ago, Rob had to leave Obol due to health and commitment issues, but a surgery or two later, things are looking positive […]

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Dan’s Tunes Review

Bar | September 24, 2019

Super stoked and flattered by the awesome review courtesy of Dan’s Tunes. In addition to some phenomenal photos by Zen Wolfang, the review features great sound bites such as “Frontman Barry Craig delights with exceptional presence.” Head on over to Dan’s Tunes here.

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Dreaming Album Review

Bar | September 10, 2019

Raymond Hayden has some epic things to say about Obol’s latest release Dreaming: “Halfway through the album, I felt as if I was listening to the soundtrack to a new Alien movie, but directed by Hitchcock… This is a must listen album.” Read the full review via the Seattle Wave […]

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Obol on Seattle Wave Radio

Bar | April 19, 2019

Seattle Wave Radio has made Obol a featured artist on a couple of their stations, and is playing our single “Gender” on their home page! It is an honor and we’re excited to get the exposure. For people who don’t know SWR, check ’em out… they have different channels for […]

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Spotlight On: Dreaming

Bar | February 1, 2019

After Bruce’s death, Letha couldn’t sense her father anywhere—not in the faces of her nieces and nephews, not in moments of great happiness. “Why can’t I get a sense of you? Where are you?” Letha’s siblings all insisted that they felt Bruce’s presence in different ways, but for Letha, he […]

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Obol seeks a keyboard player or cellist

Bar | December 1, 2018

I’ll leave this post up until we find our person. So if you see this news post, it means we’re still lookin’, and you should write us. We’re currently looking for a fourth and final member. This person would be playing the second melody line in the songs, which is […]

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Predilections of a Musician on the Spectrum

Bar | November 28, 2018

I don’t talk or write a lot about my dysfunctional “weirdness”. A lot of musicians are freaks, and by comparison to most, I’m a well-adjusted Joe with my feet firmly on the ground. But like most try-hard Joes, I struggle to appear normal and cool, trying my best to blend […]