The Cab

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The Cab
Origin Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre(s) Pop rock, Soul, Alternative rock
Years active 2004–present
Label(s) Decaydance Records, Fueled By Ramen

The Cab is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, signed to Fueled by Ramen subsidiary Decaydance Records. Their debut album, Whisper War, was released on April 29, 2008. They have also been called "The Band You Need To Know 2008" by Alternative Press.

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[edit] Biography

Band members Alex DeLeon and Cash Colligan first began playing together in high school, and recorded demos as a duo which they put up on their MySpace page.[1] Alex DeLeon asked drummer Alex Johnson (who was playing in a local hardcore band) to join The Cab. In late 2005, they were a full band with guitarist Paul Garcia, guitar/pianist Alex Marshall, and drummer Alex Johnson, and they played their first show at Rock n' Java in Las Vegas. The band signed to local label Olympus Records in January 2006;[2] however, they released no material on Olympus. They gave a demo to Spencer Smith of Panic at the Disco at a Cobra Starship/Boys Like Girls/Cartel show, who helped them sign to Decaydance Records in May 2007.[3] Shortly after this, the band's members graduated from high school.[4]During this time they decided to replace Garcia with Ian Crawford, who moved from Washington to join the band. [5]

Blender named them #75 on their Top 100 Hot Report in September 2007, before they had actually released any official material. [6] The group has toured with We the Kings, Metro Station, Cobra Starship, Charlotte Sometimes, Forever the Sickest Kids, and others. In February 2008, their touring van flipped over in Wisconsin, but none of the bandmembers were seriously injured, and they only missed one tour date. [7] In March 2008 the band played SXSW.[8]

Their Matt Squire-produced debut album, Whisper War was released on April 29, 2008 which featured Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy on the first single off the cd "One Of THOSE Nights", which was written by Stump. [9][10][11] The videos for "I'll Run" and "One Of THOSE Nights" feature members of Panic at the Disco, while the latter also features Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. As of February 15, 2008, the featured song from the album, "I'll Run", had over 300,000 hits on the band's MySpace page.[12]

On May 7, 2008, Whisper War debuted at #108 for its first week of sales [13] and was named the #1 Top Heatseeker by Billboard[14]

[edit] Members

Current
  • Alex DeLeon - vocals
  • Cash Colligan - bass
  • Alex Johnson - drums
  • Alex Marshall - piano/guitar
  • Ian Crawford - guitar
Former
  • Paul Garcia - guitar
  • Andy Pugh - guitar

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EP's

  • Glitz And Glamour (2007)

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Cab at All Music Guide
  2. ^ The Cab Rides into Local Music Scene. Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 14, 2006.
  3. ^ Decaydance Signs The Cab. Alternative Press, May 16, 2007.
  4. ^ Exclusive Session with The Cab.
  5. ^ Dig Magazine, December 13, 2007.
  6. ^ The Hot Report 2007:84-70. Blender, September 2007.
  7. ^ The Cab Hope to Gain Fame with Debut CD. Quinnipac Chronicle, March 5, 2008.
  8. ^ The Cab Previews Debut CD, Wraps First Major Tour with SXSW Slot. Las Vegas Weekly, March 13, 2008.
  9. ^ Review of Whisper War. All Music Guide
  10. ^ Review of Whisper War. Absolutepunk.net, April 30, 2008.
  11. ^ Review of Whisper War. The Album Project, April 30, 2008.
  12. ^ The Show Must Go On. Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 15, 2008.
  13. ^ Billboard.com - Discography - The Cab - Whisper War
  14. ^ Billboard- Updated Album Charts from the most Trusted Music Magazine

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