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AEG Live is thrilled to announce CAKE live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Saturday, July 28, 2012.
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 13 AT 10AM!!!
As they approach their twentieth anniversary, CAKE’s adherence to their original guiding principles has only grown stronger. Formed in the early nineties as a somewhat antagonistic answer to grunge, which they saw as just another form of big, dumb American rock, CAKE’s democratic processes, defiant self-reliance, and lucid yet ever-inventive music has made them a nation-state unto themselves, with no obvious peers, belonging to no school.
Now, in addition to writing, arranging, producing, and performing their own music, they have taught themselves to engineer their recording projects in their own recently-constructed solar powered studio, which actually generates more power than is needed to run it, causing the building’s electrical meter to run in reverse. CAKE’s latest album, Showroom of Compassion, released on their own Upbeat Records label, making the album as pure
an extension of the DIY aesthetic as ever attempted by an established act.
“There are quite a few different kinds of talent in this band,” observes founding member John McCrea, “so our process has become even more democratic with this record, with the band playing a much larger role in production decisions.” Echoes bassist Gabriel Nelson, “This album is the most collaborative CAKE album – and the band did nearly all the engineering, which has been a real education in technical stuff.”
Initially, CAKE's small sound was mostly just mistaken for weakness, and their embracing of non-rock sonic elements was mostly mistaken for humor. Luckily, there were a few people who seemed to understand. The San Francisco Bay Guardian pointed out that “CAKE doesn’t ask you to suck its angst,” and The St. Louis Dispatch described CAKE’s music as "An utterly fresh sound, especially given today’s preponderance of overblown ‘alternative’ bands." Somehow a copy of CAKE’s first demo tape even made it all the way to France, where it was completely understood and well received – “The drug dealers do not thank CAKE,” astutely observed French music magazine, Les Inrockuptibles.
By maintaining their ideals while continuing to challenge themselves artistically and professionally, CAKE has managed to not only survive, but to thrive. “We still exist,” explains McCrea, “because we’ve always stayed outside of current trends. We’ve watched them inflate and deflate. We’ve never been invited to the party, so we’ve never had to leave the party whether the police arrived or not. It’s a sad and beautiful world.”
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 13 AT 10AM!!!
$30 EARLY BIRD GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND ONLY!!!
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General Admission and Reserved tickets are $36.50 - $45.00 plus applicable service charges. All ages are welcome.
$30 early bird general admission tickets available this weekend only!
Reserved Seating: Rows 25-60 General Admission Seating: Rows 2-24, 61-69