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| Alternative/indie group Cake, fresh off a leg of the “Unlimited Sunshine” tour, will stop at Southwestern University in Georgetown April 17 for a performance. |
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Georgetown to get a big serving of Cake
MARCIAL GUAJARDO
Managing Editor
They've never performed there, but alternative/indie band Cake will soon be going the distance to Georgetown for a concert at Southwestern University.
Southwestern officials last week announced the unconventional rockers will be the featured performer at the school's annual Large Act Concert April 17. The show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. at the Corbin J. Robertson Center on-campus.
"We are very excited to have Cake play at Southwestern," said Brittany Bosse, student co-chair for the Large Act Concert. "We jumped at the opportunity to bring them to campus because they are such a pivotal band and they don't tour often.
"Their music combines multiple rock genres that will make a great show for the students and community."
Southwestern officials said the appearance will kick off a national tour for the band this spring, to include performances at Middlebury College in Vermont and the Paramount Club in Seattle.
The band just completed another segment of its "Unlimited Sunshine" tour, which included performances Nov. 29-Dec. 14 at East and West Coast venues. The tour closely followed the Oct. 2 release of its "b-sides and rarities" CD.
"b-sides and rarities" was released on the band's own Upbeat Records label, created after Cake split with Columbia Records. The split took place after the two-year tour of the band's most recent studio album, "Pressure Chief," released in 2004.
"b-sides and rarities" features unlikely remakes of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs," as well as Barry White's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up."
However, it isn't the first time the bank has recorded an unlikely remake. While still under Columbia, they recorded their version of Gloria Gaynor's disco classic, "I Will Survive."
Formed in Sacramento, Calif. in 1991, the band recorded five studio albums through Capricorn and Columbia record labels, starting in 1994. That came after the band's first album, "Motorcade of Generosity," was launched independently.
The record labels exposed the band's unique sound - which combines jazz blasts, funk twists and country twangs with a rock base - to a nationwide audience, and commercial success came quickly. Widespread radio airplay came with such hits as "Never There," "The Distance," "Sheep Go to Heaven," "No Phone" and "Short Skirt/Long Jacket."
Tours have taken the band to points throughout North America, as well as Europe, Australia and Japan. Its "Unlimited Sunshine" tour is a festival-type series, with three installments already that have included performances by bands such as Modest Mouse, De La Soul, The Flaming Lips and Cheap Trick.
Cake's performance will be the third Large Act Concert held at Southwestern, according to school officials. New Found Glory performed in the first concert that was a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina in spring 2006 and Wyclef Jean performed in fall 2006.
Tickets for the April 17 performance will go on sale Monday, April 7 at the Southwestern Student Activities Office, on the third floor of the McCombs Campus Center. Tickets will sell for $15.
Alternate advance purchase locations will include The University of Texas and Austin Community College on April 11-12. Tickets, if any are left by the show date, also can be purchased at the door.
For more information, visit southwestern.edu.
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