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Cake is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Daniel McCallum, and drummer Todd Roper. The band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan vocals, and their wide-ranging musical influences, including norteño , country music ...
Paulo Baldi is an American drummer and percussionist best known as a former member of the band CAKE.Baldi currently plays with The Claypool Lennon Delirium consisting of Sean Lennon and Primus' Les Claypool.
John McCrea (born June 25, 1964) [1] is an American singer and musician. He is a founding member of the band Cake. [2] He is the vocalist and primary lyricist for the band, in addition to playing acoustic guitar, vibraslap, and piano.
Frank French is an American rock drummer from Sacramento, California. He is a former member of the bands True West, Thin White Rope, Permanent Wave, the Mumbles, Roughousers, the inversions, and Cake. He was the original drummer for Cake, departing from the band after the release of their debut album, Motorcade of Generosity. He has played in ...
The band wrote: "Due to unforeseen changes in national media, CAKE must now change its upcoming single from 'Comfort Eagle' to 'Love You Madly.' We apologize to those of you who voted for the latter, but due to its airplane, corporate, and Middle Eastern references, 'Comfort Eagle' has been deemed inappropriate for today's emotional climate." [4]
DiFiore is a founding member of Cake, along with John McCrea and Greg Brown, Shon Meckfessel, and Frank French. The band released their first album, Motorcade of Generosity, in 1994, and have since released five more. Since 2019, DiFiore has been a member of the That, with whom he plays trumpet and keyboard, as well as singing accompanying vocals.
After Cake, he joined Deathray, a band where he provided backing vocals and lead guitar. He also wrote four songs and co-penned two more for their 2000 debut album, which was released on Capricorn Records and then re-released on Doppler Records.
Deathray (1998–2007) was a band from Sacramento, California, formed by former Cake members Greg Brown and Victor Damiani, and Dana Gumbiner, a musician formerly of the Sacramento indie band Little Guilt Shrine. After leaving Cake, Brown and bassist Victor Damiani met up with Gumbiner, who was playing solo shows under a variety of names, most ...