Lead Guitar - Michael "Lo" Rafalowich,
Drums - David Berger,
Bass - David Bentley,
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals - Douglas Hodges
Influenze
Hawkwind, Roman Polanski, 1968 Paris student riots, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, LSD, "Taxi Driver", fuzzboxes, Angela Davis, Black Sabbath, the Indonesian herbal cigarette trade, Beethoven (the cat), $11 bottles of 1997 Rioja.
Formed summer 2004, Brooklyn NY by DOUGLAS HODGES, formerly the drummer with the MOONEY SUZUKI, EASY (pre-TRANSLOVE AIRWAYS), Tav Falco's PANTHER BURNS, BELLMER DOLLS, GRAND PASSION and others, now wielding a silver-sparkle Italian Les Paul copy guitar and slashing away at it with a hypnotic pulse that only a former drummer could provide, while at the same time singing with a lilting, blissed-out irreverence. He was soon joined by his former bandmate MICHAEL LO on lead guitar, who provided the perfect foil for Doug's jittery rhythms with dizzying vibrato lead lines and an ocean of reverb-laced fuzztone swoops. Completing the circle, the rhythm section was supplied by drummer DAVE BERGER, a heavy hitter with jazz training and finesse in the Elvin Jones tradition, who punishes his drums one minute and carefully caresses them the next, and bassist DAVE BENTLEY, who provides a heavy rhythmic underpinning that is both stone solid and melodic, fluid riffs weaving in and out of the mix.
The Cobra Phase performed their debut live show in January 2005 in Brooklyn and met with an unexpectedly enthusiastic reponse. Since then, the band has been plied with offers to perform, by enthused promoters and admiring musical peers, and the word of mouth continues to spread virulently. This response is staggering considering that the group has not yet even provided a demo recording and has been playing live for mere months.
Get stoned with the Cobra Phase - they'll bugger you till you faint!
We are recording a LIVE ALBUM next week at The Trash Bar with 16 bands! Be There!
On June 14th DJ Mojo & BREAKTHRURADIO. COM present the first in an ongoing series of live shows intended to epitomize the podcast station's mandate to bring to the public the best,most innovative and exciting music being made today. The bands below will give the audience an experience of good music, great fun and fantastic entertainment!
june 14 - $8 +++++++ BELL HOLLOW-10 CRUEL BLACK DOVE-11 APPOMATTOX-12 DESIRE LINES-9 LUDLOW LIONS-8
AND *DJ MOJO'S BIRTHDAY BASH - July 2 featuring Gary Lucas' Gods and Monsters* Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart) Billy Ficca (Television) Ernie Brooks (Jonathan Richmond & The Modern Lovers) Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) Joe Hendel (The Latest Show on Earth)
JOCK-8 WILD YAKS-11 TELENOVELA STAR-10 GARY LUCAS' GODS AND MONSTERS-12 RENMINBI-9
