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SACRAMENTO
United States

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   CAKE: General Info
Member Since6/13/2005
Band Websitewww.cakemusic.com
Band MembersJOHN McCREA - Lead vocals, Acoustic Guitar / VINCENT DiFIORE - Trumpet, Keyboard, Percussion, background vocals / XAN McCURDY - Electric & Acoustic Guitar, background vocals / GABRIEL NELSON - Bass guitar, background vocals / PAULO BALDI - Drums, background vocals.
Sounds Like"...music that defies simple-minded pop paradigms" -Los Angeles Times

"...a small number of bands can claim an actual catalog of worthwhile tunes. Count CAKE in that category..." -Oakland Tribune

"Every now and then, a band with actual personality sneaks onto the modern rock radio playlist". -Washington Times
Record LabelUpbeat Records
Type of LabelIndie


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Dec 31 2009 7:00P
The Moore Theater Seattle, Washington
Jan 9 2010 8:00P
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   About CAKE


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Setting out from Sacramento, California in 1991, CAKE quickly graduated from packing local venues to becoming a favorite in the thriving San Francisco scene. The combination of McCrea's captivatingly unwitting amalgam of Jonathan Richman, David Byrne, and Woody Guthrie – off-kilter yet strangely relatable – with CAKE's shambolic country funk took Northern California by storm. Key to the band’s sound then and now is DiFiore’s trumpet playing, which makes brilliant use of a timbre rarely heard in post-modern rock.

Motorcade of Generosity, CAKE’s debut album, was initially self-released before being picked up and re-released by Capricorn Records in 1994. It featured their first radio hit, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Lifestyle,” a wry deconstruction of rock star clichés and excesses. Their second album, 1996’s Fashion Nugget, included the taut, propulsive hit “The Distance,” still a radio staple and heard regularly in TV and films, along with an unconventional reworking of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” “Never There,” powered by a looped dialtone sample, announced the arrival of their third album, Prolonging the Magic, in 1998. That album also cemented the band’s core lineup of McCrea, DiFiore, bassist Gabe Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. From there, the band moved to Columbia records for 2001’s Comfort Eagle (featuring the hit “Short Skirt/Long Jacket”) and 2004’s Pressure Chief (which included the popular “No Phone”). Each album built on the one prior, with increasing breadth and musical evolution, encompassing a range of styles including funk, soul, pop, jazz, rap, and country. “There is a CAKE sound,” says DiFiore, “but we are careful not to repeat ourselves. We acknowledge our strengths while finding new ways to express ourselves.”

Pressure Chief marked a bold step for CAKE, as it was the first album recorded by the band themselves, in their own studio. “That was when we started taking into our hands the tools of production in a very serious way,” reflects McCrea. “We learned how to turn the knobs and make it sound like we want it to sound – it may not be the right way, but it’s the way we wanted it. We’ve always self-produced, from the beginning, but this is moving even further along in that direction.” Following the release of Pressure Chief, CAKE ended its relationship with Columbia Records and founded their own label, Upbeat Records. “There is something about the geometry of the relationship between artist and label that leaves the musicians at a disadvantage,” McCrea explains. “It’s a bit of a schlep to have your own label, but, on the other hand, it is nice to not be told what to do or when to do it.”

“We never took for granted what a record company did,” DiFiore adds, “but you’re always sitting on pins and needles waiting for the record company to do something with your record. When you’re in control of it, your destiny is in your own hands.”

The first release on Upbeat was B-Sides and Rarities, which came out in 2007 and compiled over a decade’s worth of rare and unreleased tracks. “It had been a long time between albums,” DiFiore says, “and we wanted to offer our listeners something new. We thought about a live album, but that seemed too much like a greatest hits set – like we’d be putting a cap on our own career. So we sifted through our old tapes, looked under beds and in shoe boxes, and found a lot of songs – some people knew about, others were completely unheard.”

“We took a lot of songs that didn’t fit the mood of another album, and somehow created a coherent album out of them,” McCrea explains. “There were some songs we did not have time to complete for other albums, so we took some time in the studio and finished some things that we’d always wanted to get done.”

Before their new studio album hit stores in the summer of 2009, CAKE will present an expanded and remastered reissue of Motorcade of Generosity, available in early 2009 via Upbeat. “We’ve added some video from our first national tour, recorded back in May of 1995,” says DiFiore. The reissue will also be available in a deluxe vinyl edition. “Looking back on it, through all that we’ve experienced, the dynamics of the band are very similar to when we first started. There have been some bumps along the way, but we’ve somehow managed to maintain our momentum and stay on track.”

As-yet-untitled, CAKE’s new studio album will be the first project they have undertaken since they overhauled their studio to run entirely on solar power. It was a decision that was made with both environmental and artistic consequences in mind. “It just seemed like the right thing to do,” McCrea says. “I believe in science, and science is telling us that we need to make adjustments. Being in California, it seemed like a waste not to take advantage of all the free electricity.”

“It felt great to get off the city’s power grid and free up some electricity for the rest of the neighborhood,” DiFiore adds. “We actually produce more electricity than we need right now. Also, it just feels better working there. We work in the spirit of cooperation, and when there is something like solar energy above your head, there is a little bit more levity added. It makes for a more positive environment.”

Having toured extensively throughout the world, including North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Japan, CAKE has developed a vital and thriving community of listeners, with which the band interact with regularly on cakemusic.com. “We’re always putting up new material, keeping a road journal, posting news items and links, along with a weekly poll and an advice column,” DiFiore explains. “We try to encourage environmental responsibility: we have a carpool page for listeners who drive to shows, we give away a tree at every show, and we do a lot of linking to items about the environment and public policies that relate to it.”

In the meantime, CAKE is putting the finishing touches on the as-yet-untitled new album. “I write songs all the time, so I have this stockpile of music,” says McCrea. “I’ll bring it in and play it on acoustic guitar and from that point the real work begins, the arrangement process. That’s an arduous part of the whole experience – hundreds of small decisions that build upon each other.”

“Fortunately,” DiFiore concludes, “since we’ve started doing this, people have become stronger musicians – more versatile, with a bigger musical vocabulary. People are bringing their musical growth to the table. For all we do, our strength is still working well together as a band.”

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The Well Experience

The Well Experience



Dec 23 2009 9:38 PM

Merry Christmas!!!!!!
Threatcon Charlie. New Ep out!!!!

Threatcon Charlie. New Ep out!!!!



Dec 23 2009 7:17 PM

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On the tracklist you will find: The Storylines, Threatcon Charlie, Arnoux, R.o.Fi.x, Little Fat Baby and Hanna Tuomela feat. Jackeyed.
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Kevin Wright

Kevin Wright



Dec 23 2009 6:01 PM

Happy holidays and a bright new year to you.

Peace,
KW
Mausoleum

Mausoleum



Dec 23 2009 4:14 PM

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Holly

Holly Rogers



Dec 23 2009 3:27 PM

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Dec 23 2009 9:15 AM


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David Art

David Art



Dec 23 2009 4:50 AM

Hey Everybody!!!
I'm a NEW artist to myspace music...
So stop by and check me out..
And if you dig what you hear...
Add me too, and tell a friend!
Many thanks, and Happy Holidayz
Peace.Hope.Love.Respect.
DAVID ART
David Art

David Art



Dec 23 2009 4:49 AM

Hey Everybody!!!
I'm a NEW artist to myspace music...
So stop by and check me out..
And if you dig what you hear...
Add me too, and tell a friend!
Many thanks, and Happy Holidayz
Peace.Hope.Love.Respect.
DAVID ART
ephen stephen

ephen stephen



Dec 23 2009 12:38 AM

you guys are awesome; great thoughtful lyrics, often with a heaping helping of sarcasm. Music that is strangely catchy and at the same time diverse.  complex and fucking a joy to listen to which is hard to get sick of. blush, go ahead and blush. you deserve it. easily one of the best and despite your fame, one of the more underrated bands of the last two decades. and i really do not think you have received full credit for the range and some of the more unique music you guys have put out., music that other musicians listen to and just smile cause it is so well layered, like a, well cake. seriously, i heard some of your music as a kid in the nineties, and i liked it but until i more recently listened to non released stuff did i fully appreciate of what you guys were capable of. it was even on my ipod for a few years it was on random and i was like>? shwaH? that is cake? but they are so melodic and diverse and funky.  just thought i would share and give a bit of an ego boost to a band that dserves it. if it were up to me i woulda released i bombed korea every night or some more esoteric material that is lighter and funkier..  but maybe you are sick of the radio? it sucks but its nice to have good music on it when you have no alternative... like driving a van full of autistic guys to the dayprogram....... where were you when i needed you the most? huh? ha. alright later.  

  
GuteMusikistbesser

Silke A



Dec 22 2009 11:34 PM





... and a happy new year 2010!
Rebel Road

Rebel Road



Dec 22 2009 9:46 PM


We wish you and yours a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY  
NEW YEAR! We got a new song called "Back In The Saddle" on 
myspace :) Ulrich, Stefan and Markus
Jessie

Jessie Brown



Dec 22 2009 6:59 PM

You guys are awesome.
just rob

Rob Beatty



Dec 22 2009 5:32 PM

someone's crappy rap music is playing over your profile.  can't hear your music!
C-MOR

C-MOR



Dec 22 2009 4:33 PM

L O L ! !

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A M Y C A N B E

A M Y C A N B E



Dec 22 2009 3:24 PM

Grazie!!!!!

Yes!!! We are in PEACE, compilation for Amnesty International out next January, along with other great names. See our blog section for infos. Cheers!!

Amy*

Search on WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK or iTunes to buy our albums

Amnesiac quartet, Tribute to RADIOHEAD

Amnesiac quartet, Tribute to RADIOHEAD



Dec 22 2009 12:01 PM

Many thanks for the add ; ) Album now available on Itunes.com, cdmail.fr and musearecords.com !
Bob(by)

Bob Cymber



Dec 22 2009 6:31 AM

This is my YouTube channel that features some of the music projects I have been working on. I'm just trying to share the gift of music with everyone. Thanks for checking it out!

Jon

Jon



Dec 22 2009 3:55 AM

Yet another reason myspace is dying--people rudely adding their own music to musicians pages.  I don't care how good you think your music is, no one wants to hear it by trickery you inconsiderate selfish fool
Laura

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Dec 22 2009 2:15 AM

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Patrick Leydon

Patrick Leydon



Dec 21 2009 9:11 PM

Hi,
Just put up some new songs.

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Jackeline

Jackeline Jones



Dec 21 2009 1:01 PM

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My musician friend, with Plus when you sell your music you don't pay any percentage and receive directly from your fans at your PayPal account.

My Best Wishes are for you today, tomorrow and forever!

I wish you best of LUCK!!!

Four Minutes Til Midnight

Four Minutes Til Midnight



Dec 21 2009 9:25 AM

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Wendy Jans

Wendy Jans



Dec 20 2009 10:55 PM

Merry Christmas!! Come on and get "In the Mood" - check out my Christmas song and video featuring Millie the Wonder Dog.



Logos

Logos



Dec 20 2009 9:28 PM

"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?"
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Mark



Dec 20 2009 7:10 PM

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