The Detroit Cobras

The Detroit Cobras
The Detroit Cobras play The Santa Fe Brewing Co., 6 June 2008
Background information
Origin	Detroit, Michigan
Genres	Garage rock
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Black Mamba, Human Fly, Scooch Pooch, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Rough Trade, Bloodshot
Associated acts	Big Chief, The Black Crowes, Electric Six, Elvis Hitler, The Fondas, Ko and the Knockouts, Oblivians, Reigning Sound, Rocket 455, Vertical Pillows, Meg White
Website	Official website
Members	Rachel Nagy : Vocals, Piano Mary Ramirez : Guitar
Past members	Steve Shaw : Guitar Soup : Guitar Dante Adrian White : Guitar Dan Meister : Guitar Greg Cartwright : Guitar Mike "Hadji" Hodgkiss : Guitar Eddie Baranek : Guitar Reuben Glazer : Guitar Brad Meinerding : Guitar Joey Mazzola : Guitar, Bass Steve Nawara : Guitar. Bass Jeff Meier : Bass guitar Rob Smith : Bass Guitar John Szymanski : Bass guitar Matt O'Brien : Bass guitar Jim Diamond : Bass Eddie Harsch : Bass guitar Ko Melina : Bass guitar Carol Schumacher : Bass Guitar Gina Rodriguez : Bass Guitar Jake Culkowski : Bass Guitar Dale Wilson : Bass Nick Lucassian : Drums, Bass Vic Hill : Drums Chris Fachini : Drums Damian Lang : Drums Kenny Tudrick: Drums Dave Shettler : Drums Skeeto Valdez : Drums Tony DeCurtis : Drums Dave Vaughn : Drums Johnny "Bee" Badanjek : Drums Richie Wohlfeil : Drums

The Detroit Cobras are an American garage rock 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. The two albums consisted entirely of cover versions of popular songs from the 1960s. Their retro-garage rock formula proved popular in the UK and prompted the London-based Rough Trade Records^[1] to sign the band. They released an EP, Seven Easy Pieces, in 2003 and their third full-length album, Baby, in 2004. 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^[2] (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 on their 13x31 tour. For the summer of 2009, The Detroit Cobras headlined a tour w/ the Dex Romweber Duo in support.

Discography

Albums and EPs

• Mink Rat or Rabbit LP, CD (1998, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
• Life, Love and Leaving LP, CD (2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
• Seven Easy Pieces EP CD (2003, Rough Trade)
• Baby LP, CD (2004, Rough Trade; 2005, Bloodshot including Seven Easy Pieces and Enhanced Video of Cha Cha Twist)
• Tied & True LP, CD (2007, Bloodshot)
• The Original Recordings CD, 7" Box Set (Singles and Unreleased 1995–1997) (2008, Munster Records)
• Life, Love and Leaving LP, CD 2016 Third Man Records

Compilations

• ""Bankstock II CD (44 Caliber Records, 1995, RFD 2301)

recorded live at The Miami, Detroit, July 4th weekend, 1995 Maria Christina-Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding)

• ""'Half-Assed, Will Travel' LP (PerineumRecordings/AnywayRecords,1997)

You Don't Knock

• ""Shreds - Volume 4, American Underground '96 CD (Shredder Records, 1997)

Village Of Love (Mayer, Brown)

• ""Scooch Pooch Plays: Their Original Sins CD (Scooch Pooch, 1997, P0 28)

Slum Lord (Farren, Bishop)

• ""Shine On, Sweet Starlet LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 537) soundtrack of a film by John Michael McCarthy Coming Home
• ""Alright, This Time, Just The Girls 2xLP/2xCD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 576) Ain't Hittin' On Nothing (N. Neville)
• ""Where The Action Is CD (1+2 Records, 2001, 1+2 CD 124) You Knows
• ""Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001

produced and recorded by Jack White, mixed by Jack White and Jim Diamond

• ""Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding)
• ""Hometaping - Volume 1 CD (Kerrang!, 2002, kerrang 900)Hey Sailor (M.L.Lane)
• ""Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 1 7" (Mute Records, 2002, mute 289) Hey Sailor Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 2 xCD (Mute,CDStumm 212) Hey Sailor
• ""Jackass: The Music, Vol. 1 CD (Interscope Records, 2002) Cha Cha Twist
• ""New Blood - The New Rock N Roll Vol 3 CD (Artrocker, 2003, RRR 33010)Bad Girl
• ""Stop Me If You've Think You've Heard This One Before ... CD (Rough Trade Records, 2003, rtradecd 100) Last Nite (The Strokes)
• ""Rave On Buddy Holly - Cd/Vinyl - (2011, Hear Music, Fantasy/Concord Music Group)- Heartbeat

Singles

• "Down In Louisiana" 7" (1996, Black Mamba)
• "Village of Love" 7" (1996, Human Fly)
• "Ain't It a Shame" 7" (1996, Scooch Pooch)
• "Cha Cha Twist CD, 7" (2004, Rough Trade)
• "Ya Ya Ya 7" (2008, Stag-O-Lee)
• "Feel Good" Digital Single (2015, iTunes)

References

External links

• Official website
• Profile on the Bloodshot site
• - Interview with Rachel Nagy (page 21)
• Interview with lead singer Rachel Nagy, October 2, 2006
• Interview with lead singer Rachel Nagy, September 26, 2005
• NPR Interview with Rachel and Mary, July 15, 2007
• Interview with Rachel Nagy on HEAVEmedia
• Interview with Rachel Nagy (Pt 1 of 2 via Talk Rock To Me) July 27, 2012
• Interview with Rachel Nagy (Pt 2 of 2 via Talk Rock To Me) August 3, 2012