CAKE (Band)

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This New Animated Video for Cake's "Long Time' Is Pretty Freaking Dark

Sad monkey.​You're forgiven for thinking that an animated music video -- even one from such a head-in-the-shitty-real-world kind of band as Sacramento's Cake -- will be at least a little cartoony. That drawn characters will cause the plot to resolve in a fantastical way. After all, Gorillaz have t ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Sad monkey.​You're forgiven for thinking that an animated music video -- even one from such a head-in-the-shitty-real-world kind of band as Sacramento's Cake -- will be at least a little cartoony. That drawn characters will cause the plot to resolve in a fantastical way. After all, Gorillaz have t ... More >>

Video: Cake's John McCrea Talks Playing S.F., Leaving Columbia Records, and Building a Green Studio

​Perhaps you noticed that Sacramento's Cake recently played four sold-out nights at the Fillmore. Perhaps you noticed that Cake recently put out a new album, Showroom of Compassion, that ranks among its best. Well we did, and we got a chance to sit down with Cake singer John McCrea at the Fillmore ... More >>

Five Shows President Obama Should See in S.F. Tonight (After His Tech Meeting)

You're coming tonight? But Prince isn't 'til next week!​Congratulations, President Obama, on picking one our nastiest days, weather-wise, to show up to the Bay Area. We're truly sorry "Sunny California" had to drench you. But, Mr. President, while we know you have important meetings scheduled for ... More >>

Last Night in Photos: Cake's Valentine's Day Show at the Fillmore

Christopher VictorioCake at the Fillmore last night.​CakeFebruary 14, 2011@ The FillmoreSacramento alt-rock veterans Cake opened a four-day string of shows at the Fillmore last night on Valentine's Day. As you might expect, the show was something of a smoochfest, as the crowd pictures from ph ... More >>

The Shelf Life of Cake

The alt-rock radio kings return with a familiar-sounding new album

In Print: The Return of Cake, and Smith Westerns' Epic Power-Pop

From SF Weekly's latest print music section:​The Shelf Life of Cake: John McCrea and his band, Cake, have gone the distance, and more than a few times. Maybe more than he would have liked. McCrea is the declarative voice of a band that came of age at the pinnacle of alt-rock radio and more or less ... More >>

Sub Swara, Renegade Craft Fair, Todd Rundgren Tribute, Agent Ribbons, HoliGay Buffet, and More

Christopher Fairman Agent Ribbons plays the Crescent Hotel this Friday​San Francisco spoils you. It really does. There are so many free or dirt-cheap shows this weekend, you'll have your choice of genre and neighborhood. We hope you feel blessed to live in such an music-friendly city. Here's our l ... More >>

The Amazing Adventures of Magic Curry Man

To a soundtrack of Cake and Led Zeppelin, Brian Kimball provides a window into the reconstruction of his Magic Curry Kart after its dust-saturated trip to Burning Man. It's the first official episode of a new Web series Kimball hopes will illuminate more of his personal story as an unconventional ... More >>

The Loved Ones, a (Be)Loved '90s S.F. Quartet, Are Reuniting for One Night Only

Local music fans seasoned enough to have accrued a significant percentage of their adolescence (or, hell, their lives) prior to the adoption of the Internet may remember the Loved Ones, a celebrated S.F. power-pop quintet from the mid-'90s. They may also be thrilled to hear this: The Loved Ones are ... More >>

Cake Singer John McCrea Melts Down at Global Warming Concert

McCrea berated the audience, and acted like a dictator with the band. ​ ClimatePalooza July 1, 2010 The Independent Better than: crying about worldwide environmental devastation. A gazillion gallons of oil are pouring into the Gulf every day as football fields of rain forests go down for o ... More >>

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Sonny Smith unveils 100 Records...or something close to that number​If it was really going to stay sunny all day and night this weekend, we would recommend grabbing a picnic basket, a blanket, a boom box, and some buddies and doing a little urban camping until the sun and the moon switches places ... More >>

Local Yokels and Handsome Strangers

Sonny Smith unveils 100 Records...or something close to that number​If it was really going to stay sunny all day and night this weekend, we would recommend grabbing a picnic basket, a blanket, a boom box, and some buddies and doing a little urban camping until the sun and the moon switches places ... More >>

Last Night: Cake at the Fillmore

Joseph SchellJohn McCrea, Cake​CakeThe FillmoreJanuary 9, 2009Better Than: cake, the food.Although birthday cake was available upstairs, it was clear that last night's sold-out crowd didn't come to the Fillmore for the desert -- they came for Cake. The show was birthday bash for Bill Graham, San F ... More >>

Carnival of Sorts

Monte Carlo Restaurant & Bar

Let Them Eat Cake

Cake debunks the "Rock and Roll Lifestyle" with Motorcade of Generosity