Cobra Verde
Easy Listening (Muscle Tone)
by Craig Regala
Cobra Verde is the soul blowout of John Petkovic. He gets the troops and lights their fuse, they go to work to make these songs register. By his position, age, and literacy, John could be some sorta post-whatever singer/songwriter fuck. Instead, he takes the low road and risks the ridiculous (he has a rock band, fer christsake), trying to make emotional sense of this world with words, an acidic sleaze come-on, a couple guitars, and ye olde rock pulse. In many ways, Cobra Verde are the American Soundtrack of Our Lives. Less social cachet, more arterial spray.
(8949 Sunset Blvd. #203, West Hollywood, CA 90069)