CAKE in Brooklyn, NY on Tuesday, April 19 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and in New York City on Thursday, April 21 at Terminal 5.

CAKE land in Brooklyn, NY on Tuesday, April 19 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and in New York City on Thursday, April 21 at Terminal 5.

The band recently wrapped up a headlining tour that sold out within minutes of being announced. The dates took them across the U.S., connecting them with their ceaselessly loyal fan base that have supported the band’s live performances since the release of their first album in 1993. CAKE will head back out in mid-April for another string of sold out dates, kicking off April 14 in Washington D.C. with stops in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and more.

SHOWROOM OF COMPASSION debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, marking the band’s first number one album in their nearly two decades of existence. The album continues to receive acclaim with recent appearances on NPR’s “All Things Considered” as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lopez Tonight, Conan, The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon and more. Meanwhile, their first single, “Sick Of You,” remained a Top 5 hit at both Alternative and Triple A radio for ten weeks.

It’s their sixth studio album, which was recorded over the last 2-1/2 years and was produced and engineered by the band at their solar electric powered studio in Sacramento, CA, which they built themselves. The album has been met by enthusiasm from both fans and critics alike, with the Los Angeles Times raving that SHOWROOM OF COMPASSION shows CAKE is “in toned condition, turning out polished compositions that could fit in with its classic catalog” and Entertainment Weekly awarding the album a rock-solid B+, declaring SHOWROOM OF COMPASSION as “remarkably fresh.”

In addition, CAKE can now add bookmaking to their list of accomplishments. The lyrics to “Bound Away,” from the new album, were chosen as the subject and title of a limited edition handmade book illustrated by Bay Area artist Rigel Stuhmiller, which includes a compact disc of the single. In creating Bound Away, the members of CAKE worked under the artistic direction of San Francisco book artist Pam DeLuco on every step of the production process, including design, typesetting, linoleum carving, letterpress printing, paper-making and book binding. Recycled and reclaimed materials are used throughout the book, including the band's old 100% cotton t-shirts and denim jeans for the cover paper.

CAKE is John McCrea (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, organ, piano, vibraslap), Vince DiFiore (trumpet, keyboard, harmony vocals, percussion), Xan McCurdy (lead guitar, backing vocals), Gabe Nelson (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Paulo Baldi (drums, percussion, backing vocals)--

“John McCrea's sardonic, half-sung lyrics and Vincent DiFiore's plaintive
trumpet still cut like a mouthful of glass." - TIME Magazine

"Deadpan brilliance" - The New Yorker

" Post-new wave with smart lyrics" - New York Times

CAKE on the web - www.cakemusic.com, www.facebook.com/cakemusic, www.myspace.com/cake

CAKE: MULTI-PLATINUM ICONOCLASTS READYING SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM USING 100% SOLAR ENERGY

CAKE:MULTI-PLATINUM ICONOCLASTS READYING SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM USING 100% SOLAR ENERGY GROUP HONORED AS ONE OF BILLBOARD’S TOP TEN GREENEST BANDS BAND TO RELEASE FREE RING TONES OF NEW MUSIC VIA INNOVATIVE CAKE ENTHUSIAST PROMOTION

CAKE--one of the most principled, enduring, self-reliant, and best-selling artists in post-alternative rock--are currently in the midst of recording their sixth studio album, with an entirely green twist: the new project is being written, rehearsed and recorded entirely with solar power. During the recording process, CAKE is sharing the results with their fans via a set of free ring tones--each based on a song from the upcoming album--released via the band’s mailing list.

Starting today, the first of six ring tones based on brand new album tracks will be released through CAKE’s mailing list. The first ringtone, titled “Long Time,” is only available for download to members of the CAKE mailing list; to sign up, visit: http://cakemusic.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi. Every six weeks, a ringtone for a new CAKE song will be released via e-blast to all mailing list members up until the new album launch in Spring 2010.

Says trumpeter VINCE DIFIORE: “All the parts we've written for a song work symbiotically for the whole; however, some hooks have enough merit on their own to justify offering them as utterly satisfying ring tones." "We weren't sure if people were still even listening to albums,” adds songwriter and lead vocalist JOHN McCREA, “so we thought we might just release ring tones and car commercial music instead. This allows people who own cell phones a chance to sample our wares long before an album is ever released. That's what we know people want. Ring tones." And bassist GABRIEL NELSON says simply: "We are proud to offer high quality, custom crafted ring tones to listeners worldwide."

Recently honored as one of the top 10 “greenest” bands on the planet in a special issue of Billboard, CAKE teamed with Borrego Solar to convert their entire Sacramento recording studio into solar power. The innovative group documented their break away from the city’s energy grid, as illustrated by this video of CAKE’s solar conversion: www.cakemusic.com/solar.html. The group’s decision to record their forthcoming album entirely with solar power was made for both artistic and environmental reasons: “It just seemed like the right thing to do,” says McCREA. “I believe in science, and science is telling us that we need to make adjustments. Living in California, it seemed like a waste not to take advantage of all the free electricity.” DIFIORE chimes in: “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.”

Founded in 1992 and reaching worldwide attention on the strength of their platinum albums Fashion Nugget and Prolonging The Magic, CAKE have been cited by Rolling Stone as creators of “a modern pop that is both mechanized and organic...highly developed and virtually unique.” Highlights in recent years range from raves for their latest studio album Pressure Chief (2004), and a subsequent compilation of unreleased tracks B-sides and Rarities (2007), to major success in concert, including multiple runs of their self-founded ‘Unlimited Sunshine’ tour and solo dates in large theaters and arenas worldwide.

CAKE reissued their first album, Motorcade of Generosity, on June 9th as an enhanced CD. The re-issue includes previously unavailable video footage and limited edition decal. The 180g vinyl version of the album features limited edition poster art and sold out in two days.

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