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Refimprove|date=September 2010Infobox musical artist| name = The Detroit Cobras| image = CobrasSantaFe.jpg| caption = The Detroit Cobras play The Santa Fe Brewing Co., 6 June 2008| background = group_or_band| origin = Detroit , Michigan | genre = Garage rock | years_active = 1994& ndash;present| label = Black Mamba, Human Fly, Scooch Pooch, Sympathy for the Record Industry , Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade , Bloodshot Records|Bloodshot | associated_acts = Big Chief, The Black Crowes , The Come Ons, Electric Six , Elvis Hitler , The Fondas, Ko and the Knockouts, Oblivians , Reigning Sound , Rocket 455, Sponge (band)|Sponge , Vertical Pillows, MegWhite | website = http://www.detroitcobras.org/ Official website| current_members = Rachel Nagy : Singing|vocals , piano Mary Ramirez : Guitar Joey Mazzola : Guitar Kenny Tudrick : Drum kit|drums Gina Rodriguez : Bass Guitar | past_members = Dante Aliano ( Dante Adrian White ): Guitar Greg Cartwright : Guitar Chris Fachini : Drums Eddie Harsch : Bass guitar Vic Hill : Drums Damian Lang : Drums Jeff Meier : Bass guitar Ko Melina : Bass guitar Steve Nawara : Guitar Matt O'Brien : Bass guitar Steve Shaw : Guitar Rob Smith : Bass guitar John Szymanski : Bass guitar Kenny Tudrick : Drums Carol Schumacher : Bass Guitar Dave Vaughn : Drums Jake Culkowski : Bass Guitar The Detroit Cobras are an American garage rock cover band from Detroit , Michigan , formed in 1994.
History
The Detroit Cobras signed with Sympathy for the Record Industry and released their first full-length album, Mink Rat or Rabbit , in 1998. After a three-year gap, they released a second album, Life, Love and Leaving Their retro-garage rock formula proved popular in the United Kingdom|UK and prompted the London-based Rough Trade Records cite web|url= http://www.roughtraderecords.com/thedetroitcobras/ |title=The Detroit Cobras |publisher=Rough Trade Records |date= |accessdate=2012-04-01 to sign the band. They released an EP, Seven Easy Pieces (album)|Seven Easy Pieces , in 2003 and their third full-length album, Baby (The Detroit Cobras album)|Baby , in 2005. Baby broke with the Cobras' tradition in that it included one original song, "Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)". Baby was picked up for release in the US by Bloodshot Records|Bloodshot cite web|url= http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/detroit-cobras |title=The Detroit Cobras |publisher=Bloodshot Records |date= |accessdate=2012-04-01 (who added the songs from the Seven Easy Pieces EP to the end of Baby . In April 2007, Bloodshot released the band's fourth full-length, Tied & True .
The band is known for multiple lineup changes, as noted in the side bar. They generally have a touring lineup different from their recording lineup. Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound (aka Greg Oblivian of The Oblivians ) has been a constant creative force along with Nagy and Ramirez, who have been around since the group's genesis.
In the summer of 2008, The Detroit Cobras went on tour in support of X (U.S. band)|X on their 13x31 tour. For the summer of 2009, The Detroit Cobras headlined a tour w/ the Dex Romweber Duo in support.
Discography
Albums
Mink Rat or Rabbit (1998, Sympathy for the Record Industry )
Life, Love and Leaving (2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry )
Baby (The Detroit Cobras album)|Baby (2005, Bloodshot Records|Bloodshot )
Tied & True (2007, Bloodshot Records|Bloodshot )
Compilations
The Original Recordings (Singles and Unreleased 1995-1997) (2008, Munster Records)
" Heartbeat (Buddy Holly song)|Heartbeat " on Rave On Buddy Holly (2011, Hear Music , Fantasy Records|Fantasy / Concord Music Group )
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.detroitcobras.org/ Detroit Cobras official website and merchandise
http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artists/detroitcobras/ Profile on the Bloodshot site
http://www.antigravitymagazine.com/antigravity_vol4_issue7.pdf - Interview with Rachel Nagy (page 21)
http://www.dane101.com/music/2006/10/01/road_raging_an_interview_with_rachel_nagy_of_the_detroit_cobras Interview with lead singer Rachel Nagy, October 2, 2006
http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/detroit-cobras-050926.shtml Interview with lead singer Rachel Nagy, September 26, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=11961785 NPR Interview with Rachel and Mary, July 15, 2007
http://www.heavemedia.com/interview/72/The-Detroit-Cobras-/ Interview with Rachel Nagy on HEAVEmedia
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