Cake

Seventeen years since their inception, CAKE is still an outsider – defiantly and proudly cutting their own path. Both their music and their way of operating in the ever-evolving marketplace are fueled by the same core principles of self-reliance, democracy, and integrity that inspired their formation. 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 John 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 Vince DiFiore’s trumpet playing, which makes brilliant use of a timbre rarely heard in post-modern rock. Having toured extensively throughout the world, CAKE has developed a vital and thriving community of listeners.